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From making the paper to binding the book, students will participate in the hands-on and historical art of bookmaking at the Printing Museum’s Summer Book Arts Studio. On each successive day of the Studio, participants will create an element of the finished book. Cost: $150 (includes materials) Please note that Museum Members receive 10% off […]
Learn the basics of setting type by hand and letterpress printing using the table-top platen press, still widely available on the market. Learn the california job case, set type, use a pica ruler and composing stick, mix ink, ink the press and print. Each student will set and print his or her own business card. […]
Amanda Stevenson is the director of the newly formed Austin Book Arts Center. She cut her teeth in the book arts at the Center for Book Arts in New York City, where she was the Registrar/Administrator from 2004-2007. Availing herself with many classes in bookbinding and letterpress, she learned from some of the best. Before coming to ABAC, she worked for seven years at The Printing Museum in Houston, primarily as the Curator, where she was responsible for organizing exhibitions, collections management, and education programs. She holds a Master’s degree in Library Science from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, with a concentration in special collections management, and a BA in Art History from UT Austin. She has been teaching Letterpress Business Cards since 2008
×Need a box to hold your freshly printed postcards, stationary, book, or other specialty item? Boxmaking requires many of the same techniques as bookbinding to measure, construct, and cover, but is modified to create open structures. Come learn how to make a custom, partitioned, cloth-covered, hinged box. Bring 4 or 5 small items that are […]
John-Michael Perkins is originally from Jackson, Tennessee. He received his MFA in Book Arts from The University of Alabama and has lived in Houston since 2013. Besides everything book arts related, his hobbies include reading, drawing, spinning basketballs on his finger, and cooking.
×The Longstitch sewing technique makes a great travel journal. The name comes from the long running stitches that go up and down the spine. Not only does this wide spine lay open flat, the five signatures of paper inside give you plenty of room for easy sketching and writing. Our second book will feature a […]
Lee Steiner, Houston book artist, is thrilled to team up with The Printing Museum to offer unique book arts workshops. Lee has taught bookbinding at Texas museums and schools and through her own Domestic Papers studio for several years. Her handmade books can be seen on Facebook and Instagram (@domesticpapers) and at www.domesticpapers.etsy.com.
×Learn the fundamentals of letterpress printing using photopolymer plates. During the first class students will receive a brief introduction to the letterpress print process and learn the basics of print production for photopolymer platemaking using the Adobe Creative Suite. Instruction will be provided on best design practices for letterpress printing, file prep, and how to […]
John Earles is the co-founder and designated pressman at Workhorse Printmakers, a boutique letterpress studio. When not laboring over making a deep impression or maintaining ink, he can be found illustrating for paper goods at Product Superior. Earles received his Master of Fine Arts at the School of Visual Arts in New York and teaches letterpress at the University of Houston. John currently serves as the Director of Operations for AIGA Houston and Secretary on the Board of Directors of The Printing Museum.
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