Creative Letterpress Techniques

This six hour workshop will use a number of presses from the Vandercook Proof Press, an historic Albion, a foot-operated treadle platen to tabletops, depending on students' interests.

It will introduce a range of creative techniques for letterpress printers, such as:
- printing multi-colour posters
- embossing without dies
- diecutting without a die
- circling type
- printing with offset blankets
- using furniture for printing blocks
- multi-colour fountains

The workshops are run by Graham Judd of Inkiana Press, formerly GTO Printers. Graham is a highly experienced, qualified letterpress machinist. and one of the top letterpress educators in the country with regular assignments abroad. https://www.inkianapress.co.nz

Cost: $150 (less 10% for members). Places are limited and can only be confirmed by payment.

Enrolments to: info@theprintingmuseum.org.nz