Introduction to Letterpress
Alberta Printmakers
Dates: September 22, 2024
Cost: $135
Get Started with Letterpress printing and try different types of letterpress printing presses!
Looking for a quick and beautiful way to do relief printing? Using printing presses will give you the speed and flexibility to take your art to the next level.
Compatible with Linocut printing, Polymer plates and Woodcuts, this class gives you the knowledge to lock these things up with lead type or on their own in their two user friendly presses!
No experience required.
What you’ll learn:
- Operation of Vandercook SP-15 Cylinder Press
- Operation of Craftsman Superior and Kelsey Platen Press
- Tools and terminology for letterpress
- Basic lock-up techniques
- Printing linocut and type
- Machine clean-up
- Troubleshooting printing issues
About the instructor
Michelle Wiebe is a Cochrane, Alberta-based artist focused primarily on painting, printmaking and letterpress. With a great fondness for all things print, you can find her fixing rusty presses or spending time printing at Alberta Printmakers. Michelle is a passionate instructor with a deep love for teaching, she makes it her goal that students leave her class with quality work and the confidence to continue building their new skills.
Instagram: @mw.artco
For more information about Michelle Wiebe visit michellewiebe.com.
For more information and to register albertaprintmakers.com.
Workshop Fee: $295* prices not subject to GST
*Access to using the A/P studio equipment, including as a workshop participant, requires an A/P membership. Annual memberships are $30 and $10 for current students and current recipients of AISH. Membership fees can be applied directly to your workshop registration.
