Creative Letterpress Techniques

This six hour workshop, an extended introduction for beginners but also ideal for those who want to try out new presses and extend the possiblities in letterpress, will use a range 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, from the following selection:
—printing multi-colour posters
—embossing without dies
—diecutting without a die
—circling type
—printing with offset blankets
—using furniture for printing blocks
—multi-colour fountain
—your special request

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

Venue: WCBA, Wellington Centre for Book Arts, Woolstore Building, 262 Thorndon Quay, Wellington

Time: 3.00pm-9.30pm Sun 13th April, 2025.

Cost: $160 (less 10% for members). Places are limited and can only be confirmed by payment.

Enrolments to: info@theprintingmuseum.org.nz