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Letterpress I Intensive: Platen and Cylinder Presses (IN-PERSON)
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Monday, August 9: 12:00 – 4:30pm Tuesday, August 10: 12:00 – 4:30pm Wednesday, August 11: 12:00 – 4:30pm Thursday, August 12: 12:00 – 4:30pm (16 hours total instruction) All times are Central/US time zone. AGES: 18+* LEVELS: Open to all skill levels, no prior experience necessary. *Ages 18 and up (15- to 17-year olds with […]
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Jessica Snow
Houston based printmaker and graphic designer, Jessica Snow, has been working with relief printing methods since childhood. She loves combining modern and traditional techniques to create images that reflect her curiosity about the world, our relationship to it and each other, and the stories we tell ourselves about that interplay. She is the studio manager for The Printing Museum and teaches courses in letterpress and relief printing.
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- August 9, 2021 - August 12, 2021
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Fee: $360
- Age restriction: 18 and up (15- to 17-year olds with a paying guardian)
Intro to Paper Making (IN-PERSON)
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This workshop is in-person at The Printing Museum. We look forward to welcoming you back and are taking recommended safety precautions regarding COVID-19. The class size will also be limited, so sign up early! Papermaking is an engaging and physical process that you can do right in your own home or workspace. Learn the basic […]
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Kathy Gurwell
Kathy Gurwell has years of experience in the fields of paper and printing, beginning with her graphic arts study in Paris and continuing as a Curator Fellow at Tamarind Lithography Institute in Albuquerque, NM, at the Museo della Carta in Fabriano, Italy and the Awagami Paper Factory on Shikoku Island, Japan. She has demonstrated papermaking in San Francisco, Santa Fe, and Houston, where she now lives. She makes paper in both Western and Japanese styles, working with fibers such as cotton, linen, kozo, abaca, and flax. She has taught workshops in Houston and the surrounding area for the past 20 years. More of her work can be viewed at kathygurwellhandmadepaper.com
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- August 7, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Fee: $75
- All Levels
Follow-along Friday: Fishbone fold book
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Gather your supplies and follow along with us as we make a fishbone fold book together. This unique origami-style book starts as a single sheet of paper that comes together after scoring, cutting, and folding it just so. The small class size allows for individual attention, so sign up early before it fills up! This […]
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Adrianne O’Donnell
Adrianne came by bookbinding while volunteering in the Book Conservation Lab at the University of Texas during her undergrad. She is a member of the Houston Book Arts Group and Guild of Book Workers. She teaches bookbinding classes at The Printing Museum where she is also the Educations Program Manager.
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- August 6, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Fee: $20
Reduction Linocut (IN-PERSON)
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Friday, July 30: 6:00 – 9:00pm Saturday, July 31: 10:00am – 1:00pm Sunday, August 1: 10:00am – 1:00pm All times Central/US time zone AGES: 13+ LEVELS: No previous experience required This class is for beginners and experienced printers alike. This 3 day intensive course focuses on the “reduction” technique of linoleum block printing.This is an […]
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Alexander Squier
Alexander Squier is native Houston artist and printmaker. After receiving his MFA degree in
Printmaking and Sculpture at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Squier returned
to Houston, where he has continued his artistic practice out of his studio at BOX 13 ArtSpace in
the city’s East End. Pulling mostly from critical study of the Houston landscape, Squier’s work
embraces all forms of printing including screen printing, relief, lithography, and etching, as well
as pushes traditional ideas of print into the sculpture or design realm. Harboring a deep passion
for teaching, Squier has taught at Art League Houston, Strake Jesuit, the University of Houston,
and the Glassell School of Art. He currently teaches printmaking at Art League and the Museum
of Printing History, as well as privately.
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- July 30, 2021 - August 1, 2021
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Fee: $190
- All Levels
Exploring Monoprint (IN-PERSON)
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Monday, July 19: 9:30am – 12:30pm Tuesday, July 20: 9:30am – 12:30pm Wednesday, July 21: 9:30am – 12:30pm Thursday, July 22: 9:30am – 12:30pm All times Central/US time zone AGES: 13+ LEVELS: No previous experience required Printmaking usually refers to a process of making multiples, or “copies”. However artists have long experimented with using printmaking […]
Instructor Bio
Alexander Squier
Alexander Squier is native Houston artist and printmaker. After receiving his MFA degree in
Printmaking and Sculpture at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Squier returned
to Houston, where he has continued his artistic practice out of his studio at BOX 13 ArtSpace in
the city’s East End. Pulling mostly from critical study of the Houston landscape, Squier’s work
embraces all forms of printing including screen printing, relief, lithography, and etching, as well
as pushes traditional ideas of print into the sculpture or design realm. Harboring a deep passion
for teaching, Squier has taught at Art League Houston, Strake Jesuit, the University of Houston,
and the Glassell School of Art. He currently teaches printmaking at Art League and the Museum
of Printing History, as well as privately.
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- July 19, 2021 - July 22, 2021
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Fee: $250
- All Levels
