Print & Book Arts
Introduction to Letterpress - Thank You Cards
Create custom cards while learning how to use the Challenge press and set wood type and ornaments.
Tuition Assistance and Other Policies
Meeting Times
- Tue, 9/10/2024 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tue, 9/10/2024
Closed
About
We will use wood type, ornaments, and/or cuts to create our custom card designs. We'll then learn how to lock the type securely in a chase and load it into the Challenge press. After printing, we'll trim and score the prints to card size and pair them with envelopes. At the end, we will trade prints, so everyone will go home with an assortment of their own and their classmates' work.
Details
- Please bring a lunch. BARN has a refrigerator and microwave you can use.
Project
Custom letterpress cards made using the Challenge press.
Materials
- A $10 materials fee is included in the cost of the class, covering the materials you'll need, including cards, envelopes, and ink.
Class Policies
- Ages 14 and up are welcome.
- View BARN’s current COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
- BARN is committed to accessibility. Tuition assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.
BARN Policies
- View BARN's Cancellation and Refund Policy.
- Tuition Assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.
- BARN is committed to accessibility. We try to make accommodations when requested; the earlier you contact us, the more likely we can help. Please email accessibility@bainbridgebarn.org to find out more or request an accommodation.
- Sensory Statement: Makerspaces like BARN can be noisy and cluttered, smell strongly, and have bright or flickering lights.
Instructors or Guides
Eli Backer
Eli Backer is an artist, composer, and engineer who works in a wide range of media and is constantly making. A Bainbridge native, she holds a master's degree in glass from the Rhode Island School of Design, and a bachelor's in computer engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Her work can be found in the Cynthia Sears Artist’s Books Collection at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, at the Center for Book Arts in NYC, and at the Fleet Library in Providence, R.I. She finds setting type and working with the presses quite meditative.
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