Studio
Workshop
Workshop
Introduction to Letterpress Printing (3-Hour Workshop)
In this three-hour workshop, you’ll explore the fundamentals of working with movable type and relief printing. We’ll start with a brief overview of letterpress history and tools, then move into practical skills: setting type, locking up a small form, inking the press, and making your own prints. By the end of the session, you’ll create a simple, beautifully textured print to take home, along with the knowledge and confidence to continue exploring letterpress and relief printing.
Whether you’re a designer, artist, or simply a curious maker, this workshop offers a welcoming introduction to the craft of printing by hand.
Intro Class (2-3 hrs) (one-on-one private instruction)
Fee: varies by project, email andyschwanbeck@gmail.com for pricing
Fee: varies by project, email andyschwanbeck@gmail.com for pricing
Overview:
Learn to hand set type and how to operate a variety of presses.
Learn to hand set type and how to operate a variety of presses.
Participants will:
Compose and handset a unique line of type.
Make a small edition of prints: a mini-poster 8.5 x 5.5
Compose and handset a unique line of type.
Make a small edition of prints: a mini-poster 8.5 x 5.5
Traveling
Workshops
Workshops
Unique Printing Project (3-6 -Hour Workshop)
We host an onsite (your location) letterpress experience for small to medium sized groups. Workshops are set up with a pre-designed project in mind so that participants learn press operation and how to create a successful print. Projects can be created with traditional hand-set type, custom designed relief plates, lino-cut, and lego block printing. Contact us for further details and to schedule a meeting to discuss your workshop idea.
Collaborate
on a Project
on a Project
If you're an artist, printmaker or creative, and would like to work on a project of your choice with us, we can set up an instructional guided studio experience for you to bring your idea to life.
Collaborators have access to our entire shop and equipment. Training and oversight is provided as needed. Collaborators will be fully involved in all phases of making the work. Email us to discuss your project ideas. If you've never letterpress printing before, you should start with our intro course.
Collaborators have access to our entire shop and equipment. Training and oversight is provided as needed. Collaborators will be fully involved in all phases of making the work. Email us to discuss your project ideas. If you've never letterpress printing before, you should start with our intro course.
Work for Hire
Love letterpress but don't want to get inky?
If you're looking for letterpress printing services we offer a range of design and printing abilities that span customized digital work to hand set traditional type. Check out our instagram for a current snapshot of what we're up to, and send us a message with outlining your project needs.