Continuing Education

Letterpress is a medium of endless possibilities. This course will start with the basics: ink, rollers, type, paper and a press, and introduce the setting of type, locking up a form and using spacing materials to fill out the press. Relief printing from woodcuts, linoleum and photo-polymer plates made from digital output will also be introduced. Students will learn to print with both the Vandercook flatbed cylinder presses and traditional clamshell letterpresses. Printing on T-shirts and bags, printing from found objects (collagraphs), and even press cutting and folding will be explored. Past projects have included stationery, wedding invitations, poetry, children's books, artist books and calendars. No previous printing experience is required.
Note: This course is held on campus at SVA.