Atlanta Printmakers StudioIntro to Letterpress
Students will learn the basics of letterpress, from setting type, lock-up, printing and cleaning plus the redistribution of type.
Students of all levels · Sundays: January 14 – March 3, 4-7pm
From atlantaprintmakersstudio.org/classes-copy ↗About this program
Instructor: Bryan Baker
Students will learn the basics of letterpress, from setting type, lock-up, printing and cleaning plus the redistribution of type. Students will be comfortable using both Chandler and Price Presses as well as Vandercook Presses by the end of the 8-week session. Class will include instruction for registration of type and image, as well as teach proper studio etiquette clean up and safety. Students of all levels are welcome.
Bryan Baker runs Stukenborg Press, a letterpress studio that has recently moved to Grayson, GA. He received his BFA in printmaking from Ohio University, and MFA from the University of Tennessee. He has taught classes and workshops at Arrowmont, Ox-Bow, Penland, The Arm (NYC), The Center for Book Arts (NYC), UT Knoxville, Clarion University, and the College for Creative Studies. Along with his teaching he has spent many years as a production printer doing custom letterpress posters, ephemera, and stationery.
Questions
Who is the instructor?
Bryan Baker
Is this class full?
This class is full.
Who can take this class?
Students of all levels are welcome.
Details
- Who
- Students of all levels
- When
- Sundays: January 14 – March 3, 4-7pm
- Where
- Located in Hapeville just south of downtown Atlanta, APS offers the community classes in a wide range of techniques, utilizing equipment available in our printm
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