Workshop Descriptions

All Workshops Happen Thursday, 9/21, at Central Print!

10:00 am – noon:

Brush Lettering Basics with Timothy Maddox (register here)

In this two-hour workshop, we will take a hands-on approach to learning brush stroke lettering. The participants will be provided demonstrations intended to convey efficient and smooth brush strokes, as well as instruction on letter forms and styles. Much time will be reserved for participants to practice their own strokes and letters with guidance provided by the instructor. The workshop will be a tactile exploration of mark making with a lettering brush and an informative study of letterforms.

1:30 – 3:30:

Fun with EVA: Ethyl Vinyl Acetate in the letterpress workshop with Arie Koelewyn (register here)

EVA foam is readily available and inexpensive from a variety of sources, such as craft stores, larger department stores like Walmart, and fabric stores, etc. It can be found in sheets and diecut shapes with and without adhesive. EVA has a number of uses in letterpress printing, but it really shines a material to print with. It’s durable enough to stand up to hundreds, even thousands of impressions, takes ink well, and is easy to form and manipulate into any shape imaginable. The goal of this workshop is to create a printeable type-high form using EVA foam sheets and/or diecut shapes using simple tools. You’ll go home with all you need to make EVA forms at home and use them in your own press. If time permits we’ll do some printing with your forms before you leave.