APS schedules an ongoing rotation of classes and workshops, covering a variety of printmaking topics. Unless specified otherwise, classes are held at the APS studio. Class sizes are kept small in order to provide the best working environment, so register early to secure your place. For more information, contact Kathy Garrou, Education Director

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UPCOMING:
•VALENTINE CARD PRINTING WORKSHOP
•LETTERPRESS II
•LETTERPRESS I - Afternoon
•LETTERPRESS I - Evening
•POLY PLATE/PAPER LITHO
•TEXTILE SCREEN PRINTING



VALENTINE CARD PRINTING WORKSHOP
Friday, February 5, 2010, 6:00-10:00pm
$50 APS members / $60 non-members
(Fee includes cards, envelopes and all supplies)
Instructor: Margot Ecke
Have you ever wondered how a letterpress actually makes that beautiful impression in paper? Would you like some really special Valentine cards to send out this year? Looking for a fun activity to experience with a friend, sister, husband, etc...? If any of these apply to you, then please come join us for a fun evening letterpress workshop!

You will be guided through the printing process by Margot Ecke and get a taste of what it’s like to print your own cards. There will be a selection of various custom designed Valentine images to choose from. At the end of the class, you will have learned the basics of letterpress printing, and you will bring home a set of 25 of your very own handmade letterpress cards with matching envelopes. 
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LETTERPRESS II
(8 week class)
Sundays, March 14 – May 2, 2010, 4:30-7:30pm
$230 APS members / $240 non-members
Instructor: Margot Ecke
Advanced Letterpress is designed to build on previous technical knowledge learned in the Introductory Letterpress course. Students will continue to work with metal and wood type, polymer plates and wood and linoleum blocks. In addition, there will be demonstrations on pressure printing, wire and magnet printing, and various other monotype techniques. For those who are interested in polymer plate production, we will be exposing our own matrices in the studio. Students are welcome to work on independent projects and are  encouraged to use the span of the course to work on more elaborate printed projects.

The class will be taught by Margot Ecke, who received her M.F.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design and her B.F.A. from Cornell University, as well as, the Professional Printing Certificate from the Tamarind Institute at the University of New Mexico and her Certificate in Bookbinding at the North Bennett Street School in Boston. Her artists’ books are shown internationally and her work is in the collections at the Getty, the New York Public Library, and the RISD Artists’ Book Collection, among others.
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LETTERPRESS I - Afternoon
(8 week class)
Mondays, March 15 – May 3, 2010, 1:30-4:30pm
$230 APS members / $240 non-members
Instructor: Margot Ecke
Letterpress is the traditional method of pressing inked words and images, cast in metal or polymer, or cut from wood, directly into paper. The letter forms leave their mark, adding a unique and sensuous texture to the page.

In this class you will learn the basics of letterpress printing – composing type, mixing ink, press set-up  and printing on  the Chandler & Price Platen and Vandercook presses. The class will start with a group project after which students will design and print their own small project such as a postcard, greeting card, business card, or broadside. Ink is provided by the studio, students will supply their own paper or cards. The class will be taught by Margot Ecke, who received her M.F.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design and her B.F.A. from Cornell University, as well as, the Professional Printing Certificate from the Tamarind Institute at the University of New Mexico and her Certificate in Bookbinding at the North Bennett Street School in Boston. Her artists’ books are shown internationally and her work is in the collections at the Getty, the New York Public Library, and the RISD Artists’ Book Collection, among others.
Enrollment is now limited to 6 students in order for everyone to have ample time using the presses. This class fills up quickly so mail your registration/payment early in order to hold your place.
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LETTERPRESS I - Evening
(8 week class)
Mondays, March 15 – May 3, 2010, 6:30-9:30pm
$230 APS members / $240 non-members
Instructor: Margot Ecke
Letterpress is the traditional method of pressing inked words and images, cast in metal or polymer, or cut from wood, directly into paper. The letter forms leave their mark, adding a unique and sensuous texture to the page.

In this class you will learn the basics of letterpress printing – composing type, mixing ink, press set-up  and printing on  the Chandler & Price Platen and Vandercook presses. The class will start with a group project after which students will design and print their own small project such as a postcard, greeting card, business card, or broadside. Ink is provided by the studio, students will supply their own paper or cards. The class will be taught by Margot Ecke, who received her M.F.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design and her B.F.A. from Cornell University, as well as, the Professional Printing Certificate from the Tamarind Institute at the University of New Mexico and her Certificate in Bookbinding at the North Bennett Street School in Boston. Her artists’ books are shown internationally and her work is in the collections at the Getty, the New York Public Library, and the RISD Artists’ Book Collection, among others.
Enrollment is now limited to 6 students in order for everyone to have ample time using the presses. This class fills up quickly so mail your registration/payment early in order to hold your place.
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POLYESTER PLATE & PAPER LITHOGRAPHY
(8 week class)
Tuesdays, March 16 – May 4, 2010, 6:30-9:30pm
$230 APS members / $240 non-members
Instructor: Joe Tsambiras
Learn two printmaking processes to print hand drawn and photocopied/laserprint images onto fine art papers. These techniques work well using original artwork as well as found images as source material. Photographic images can also be printed beautifully using this form of printmaking. Throughout the course, we will also be exploring various techniques from printing multi-color images to printing from large-scale photocopies. Emphasis will be put on mastering these techniques as well as focusing on specific goals that individual students set out to accomplish. Students will be encouraged to experiment and create original prints throughout the class.

Joe Tsambiras has an MFA from Georgia State University’s Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design and exhibits his prints nationally. He is an avid printmaker who currently specializes in alternative lithography techniques and etchings.
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Textile Screen Printing
(8 week class)
Wednesdays, March 17 – May 5, 2010, 6:30-9:30pm
$230 APS members / $240 non-members
Instructors: Ed Jewell and J Gilman
Learn to the basics of screenprinting in 24 hours! (3 hours/wk x 8 weeks = 24 hours). This course will teach you the basics of screenprinting your own designs onto t-shirts and other fabrics with the guidance of two professionals in the textile printing industry.  This is a project-based class that begins by discussing project ideas and goals with the instructors after which students will work one-on-one with Ed and J  as they walk you through preparing your art, exposing the photoemulsion, and printing your project. This is an advanced class and students should have some previous screen printing experience. Maximum of 6 students.

Instructors Ed Jewell and J Gilman screenprint every day as owners/operators of Danger Press, a commercial screen printing shop with corporate clients such as Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, CNN, MTV and Delta Airlines, and clothing lines such as Esperanza, Black Black Label, and 25.org. Visit their website www.dangerpress.com
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