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Introduction to Hand Printing Explore the basics of hand typesetting and letterpress printing using a Vandercook Proof Press. The workshop will include type composition, paper selection, mixing ink, press set-up, and printing. Participants will design and produce a small project of their own such as a business card, greeting or post card. A demonstration of how to print with photopolymer plates will be conducted, with a special focus on printing in other languages. We will also consider the ways that letterpress printing can add texture, words, and a new dimension to art and book arts projects. All experience levels welcome. | |
Frank Brannon is the proprietor of SpeakEasy Press and a graduate of the M.F.A. in the Book Arts Program, University of Alabama. He also holds a B.S. and M.S. in physics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Frank approaches bookmaking in a holistic way; letterpress printing, hand papermaking, and book binding all combine to produce his different work. | |
Colin Frazer is an educator, printer and lover of all things wild. He has been a letterpress printer for the last eight years, has exhibited his work regionally and nationally and is an active member of the Rocky Mountain letterpress community. Colin received a B.A. in physics from Colorado College in 2002. He has worked for Blue Barnhouse letterpress in Asheville, and his work is included in collections at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont, the Library of Congress, and the RISD Library. He now serves as the director of The Press at Colorado College. The Press at Colorado College was founded in 1978 and is dedicated to the art of making limited edition books and broadsides. The Press has become one of the finest letterpresses in the country and has published work by some of the best writers in the world. | |
