LETTERPRESS FOR PRINTING TEXT

Nathaniel Russell
7 hour workshop
Class #10: February 26: Saturday 10am - 5pm -------> maximum enrollment reached
Class #44: June 18: Saturday 10am - 5pm
Tuition $105 Materials $10 Total Cost $115

If you are curious about learning to set type, this letterpress intensive covers all the basic processes: hand-setting and printing of type, the history of hand-set type and the specialized terminology involved in the process. You'll also learn how to use, adjust, and maintain the Vandercook press. All workshop participants have an opportunity to set and print type with tips on how to achieve neat, sharp and deep black text.

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LETTERPRESS FOR RELIEF PRINTMAKERS

Nathaniel Russell
7 hour workshop
Class #24: April 16: Saturday 10am - 5pm
Class #59: August 20: Saturday 10am - 5pm
Tuition $105 Materials $10 Total Cost $115

An all day workshop for artists interested in exploring the versatility of the Vandercook press as an art-making tool. Designed in the early 1960s for industrial printing needs, the Vandercook press is also perfectly suited for producing large editions of perfectly registered relief prints with remarkable ease. Although this press can handle paper up to 19" in width, the workshop will focus on a small scale format to explore as many experimental techniques as possible in a short period of time. Also covered are the mixing of inks and multi-color printing.

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Nathaniel Russell is a Bay Area printmaker, painter, and freelance illustrator who specializes in limited, one-of-a-kind editions of record sleeves, posters, and books. Originally from Indiana, he has been a Kala Artist-in-Residence since 2000. He has previously worked with the Sandbox and Simparch artist groups, and his drawings and woodcuts have been exhibited internationally. He is a founding member of both the Essen and Milvia art and design collectives.