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Letterpress I: Hand Typesetting
In this course you will learn the basics of hand typesetting and letterpress printing. We will cover the essentials of good presswork, including inking, imposition and impression and move on to discuss typefaces, paper, incorporating illustrations and adding color. This course concentrates on the traditional methods of hand typesetting, using the Center's collection of lead and wood type. This course requires no computer experience. You will develop your own small composition, such as greeting, business or postcards and, time allowing, complete a second project. Bring words and ideas to class and be ready to roll up your sleeves. Letterpress I is a prerequisite for renting in the printshop.

Sarah McCarry
October 5 - December  7 , ten Monday nights, 6 - 9pm

Sarah McCarry is a letterpress printer and zinemaker. She has worked for Stumptown Printers, Textura Letterpress, and the Oregon College of Art and Craft, and has taught classes in letterpress printing at the Center for Book Arts, the Independent Publishing Resource Center, Booklyn Artists Alliance, and Penland School of Craft. Her work is in the collections of Columbia University, Barnard, the San Francisco Public Library, and other institutions around the country.









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