Course Code: 26FLP304I
This two-day, in-person workshop takes place at CBA on Saturday and Sunday, September 26th - 27th, from 11AM to 5PM ET.
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Saturday September 26 from 11AM to 5PM
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Sunday September 27 from 11AM to 5PM
Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on September 17 at 11:59 pm.
About the Workshop:
With the leading-expert in Letterpress, Paul Moxon, learn all aspects of maintenance, cleaning, and lubrication so you can prepare for potential problems and make or direct repairs in this weekend workshop. We will discuss all models of interest and other brands as warranted. Whether you use the center’s presses, own a press, or are thinking of buying one, this workshop will provide excellent guidance. Bring your questions, photos, and/or broken parts.
Required Materials:
- work clothes and shoes
All other materials will be provided by the Center for Book Arts at no additional cost.
About the Instructor
Paul Moxon is a studio letterpress printer, book designer, and independent educator (MFA, MLIS Alabama). He has lectured at over sixty book arts centers and universities in the U.S. and Canada and is the author of Vandercook Presses: Maintenance, History and Resources and moderates vandercookpress.info. Paul is the website editor for the American Printing History Association and has held fellowships at Rare Book School and the Newberry Library. You can find his letterpress work at fameorshame.com.
All images courtesy of the instructor unless otherwise noted.