The Print & Book Arts Studio has a full press run of classes ahead, from letterpress fundamentals to handmade books and monoprinting. Whether you’re setting type for the first time or binding a book from scratch, there’s a project waiting for you.

Classes We Think You’ll Love

Letterpress Essentials: Metal Type

Saturday, Nov. 7, 2 – 6 PM: Learn the basic skills required to find, set, ink, print, clean, and store metal type. By the end of this class you should have acquired the fundamentals required to get certified to use the Vandercook proof press.

Intaglio Monoprinting

Thursday, Nov. 12, 10 AM – 4 PM: Create drypoint plates and layer on multiple colors through monoprint painting. A great next step for printmakers ready to add depth and texture to their work.

Letterpress Printing with the Platen Press

Saturday, Nov. 14, 3 – 7:30 PM: Design and print your own personalized greeting cards on the studio’s platen press. A hands-on introduction to a classic printmaking tool. Prerequisite: Letterpress Essentials: Metal Type.

Make a Hand-Sewn Hardcover Book

Two meetings, beginning Saturday, Nov. 14, 10:30 AM – 2 PM: Learn the fundamentals of handmade book design and construction, and leave with your own hardcover book, sewn by hand from cover to cover.

Gelli Plate Printing

Thursday, Nov. 19, 10 AM – 3 PM: Use flexible Gelli plates, stencils, and ink to pull colorful prints by hand. A playful, approachable class for printmakers of any experience level.

Quick Picks

Letterpress Essentials: Metal Type: Sunday, Dec. 13, 2 – 6 PM

Handwork: Sacred Geometry and the Local Landscape:  Five meetings, beginning Monday, April 12, 10 AM – 5 PM. Visiting instructor intensive.

Questions or ideas? Contact printbookarts.lead@bainbridgebarn.org