So what exactly is an artist's book?

We've just updated our website to include the latest additions to our workshops, one of which is Intro to Artists Books. What exactly is an artist's book you ask? Well, check out the workshop listings on our website to find out! We are really excited about this class so we hope that you will be excited too. Class size is limited to 10 students.

We Love Faux Wood Grain!

We love letterpress printing and we love the look of faux wood grain! Above is a bar mitzvah invitation we created a few months ago for a custom client using our favorite wood grain pattern. This faux pattern was designed in Illustrator and then printed from polymer plates on one of our Vandercook proofing presses. 

I made this poster at the Hamilton Type Museum.

I made this poster this past weekend at the Hamilton Wood Type Museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.  It's all from their gorgeous wood type collection.  Will post more photos as soon as I get a chance.

Three Non-Adhesive Binding

This is just one of the three books you can make in Three Historic Non-Adhesive Bindings with Juliayn Coleman.  Juliayn trained at the North Bennet Street School in Boston (www.nbss.org), and is a very patient and knowledgeable.  She's eager to share her love of bookbinding with people of all skill levels.

This class runs Saturday, May 9th from 10:00 - 6:00.

Intro to Digital Letterpress

Intro to Digital Letterpress is one of our most sought after workshops! We have offered this class 3 times and it has been a ton of fun each time. This sample is from the class taught in the Fall of 2008 by the super talented Stacey Stern (of Steracle Press). Stacey is a wealth of knowledge and we feel so lucky to have her teach here at the shop.

For those of you wanting to learn how to make your very own polymer plates, and print designs from them then Intro to Digital Letterpress is the class to take. We offer it often so call us or check our website for the next scheduled class.

Coptic Book Workshop

This was the first workshop in our new space at 1127 Florence.  Jen taught the class on our amazing new tables.  If you've ever been to a workshop here before, you'll be amazed at how roomy our new space feels.  Jen is also offering a class on Artists' Books beginning March 31st, and an Altered Books workshop on April 11th.  We're in the process of adding Juliayn Coleman's Three Non-Adhesive Bindings class, too.  We hope on May 9th.  Watch our workshop offerings.  Once the taxes/accounting's done, more will come.

If you don't know what altered books are, you should checkout the blog at Shelter Bookworks.  She's got a great set of photos of Thomas Jefferson's altered Bible.  If I get permission, I'll share more of it here soon.  

Gocco Coptic Stitch Workshop

Our coptic stitch gocco workshop this past weekend was a huge success! Here is a photo of the students in action.