Edinburgh Printmakers are running courses on relief print-making from 10 November, taking place over a series of six weeks. For more details and information on how to book, see the EP website.
February course at St Brides
St Bride’s Foundation are running a one day courses on using an Adana platen press, including hand typesetting and printing, as well as practical points regarding maintenance of the press, workshop management and what to look out for when purchasing equipment. It is running on 23 February. More details of the course and how to […]
Residential letterpress and bookbinding courses
The Grange, near Ellesmere in Shropshire, offers a range of residential courses that follow the creation of a traditional book right through from printing to finished illustrated book — letterpress printing courses, bookbinding courses, and paper marbling courses. For details of the courses running in 2020, and how to book, see their website.
Printmaking guides and manuals
For those who missed the chance to book onto one of their courses, or who are based to far away, Glasgow Print Studio have made some guides and manuals for printmaking techniques available on their website. The guides cover etching and relief printing techniques among others. You can also find out more about courses at […]
Where is printing being taught
The National Printing Heritage Trust is attempting to answer the questions ‘Where is printing being taught?’ and ‘In what manner is printing being taught (as a hobby, a profession, an art or a craft)? Email Paul Nash, editor of Printing History News, with any information. paul@strawberry.co.uk
Block type workshop in Edinburgh
On 12 April Edinburgh Printmakers are running workshops on how to use wooden block type and create posters. ‘Block it up, roll it up, print it up. Lovely!‘For more details see the Edinburgh Printmakers website.
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