This six-week, in-person workshop takes place at CBA on Tuesday nights, October 24–December 12, 2023 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. canceled as of Tuesday, October 10, 2023
- Tuesday, October 24, 6–9pm
- Tuesday, November 7, 6–9pm
- Tuesday, November 14, 6–9pm
- Tuesday, November 28, 6–9pm
- Tuesday, December 5, 6–9pm
- Tuesday, December 12, 6-9pm
Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on October 17th, 2023 at 11:59 pm.
About the Workshop:
This in-person class at Center for Book Arts is taught by instructor Roni Gross.
This workshop is for anyone who wants to learn how to print their own publications on the Vandercook press. In this advanced letterpress workshop, participants will design and print an edition of chapbooks using text. Each student will provide a brief text (either their own or another writer’s) and we will design and edition the book collaboratively. At the end of the class there will be a reading and an opportunity to show the book.
The text will be handset in metal type with additional ornamentation. A great opportunity for experienced letterpress printers to begin to edition books on the press!
All students will be required to participate in 3 hours of independent studio time per week, included in class tuition.
Prerequisite - Letterpress I and II at Center for Book Arts
Required Materials:
- Closed-toed shoes
- Pencil and paper for taking notes
- Provide a text that you would like to use as material for the book.
About Roni Gross
Roni Gross is a book artist whose work is in the collections of The Library of Congress, Harvard, Yale, and many other public and private collections. She runs Z’roah Press which produces limited edition sculptural books.
Gross has been an instructor at Center for Book Arts teaching letterpress technique and much more for a number of years. In 2019 she initiated the Book Talk series that continues to feature a diverse range of artists and scholars.
All images courtesy of CBA's Fine Art and Artists' Book Collection
Class size is limited to ensure an optimal participant to Instructor ratio. Register now before spots fill up! Registration for this workshop closes on October 17th at 11:59pm. Tuition for this workshop is $630 + a $40 materials fee.