Hey girl hey! It’s that time of the month again! The time when I post the AS220 Community Print Shop schedule of events & classes, because in the midst of tigers being racist and Will Smith eating hard-working American citizens, everybody needs a little bit of wholesome, friendly, hands-on learning! Just sayin’!
JANUARY CLASS SCHEDULE!!!!!!!!!
OPEN HOUSE!!!! – MONDAY JAN.7th, 6pm – FREE !!!
Any and all interested in learning a bit about the shop and how it works, come to the FREE shop open house. We’ll walk you through our silkscreen, letterpress and intaglio facilities! If you miss it this month, don’t worry! There’s an open house the first Monday of every month, at 6pm. Bring your work to show you can already print and get signed off to use the shop, or come and find out what sort of neat stuff the shop has to offer!!!
LETTERPRESS I – THURSDAY JAN.10th, 5pm-9pm – $25
LETTERPRESS II – THURSDAY JAN.17th, 5pm-9pm – $25
LETTERPRESS III – THURSDAY JAN.24th, 5pm-9pm – $25
This course provides a quick, basic introduction to letterpress. Participants learn to ink the press, adjust pressure, adjust roller height, register and feed a sheet of paper, make an impression and then clean the press. Creating and using plastic plates in combination with metal movable type to create your own vision in letterpressed embossment. Participants must take ALL THREE letterpress classes in order to be certified to use the letterpress during print time. The total cost of taking all 3 classes is $75.
INTRO TO SILKSCREEN A – TUESDAY JAN.15th, 5pm-9pm – $25
This course provides a very quick and basic introduction to silkscreen. Participants will learn the basics of the photo-emulsion process, in addition to ink mixing, how to troubleshoot the process, registration and printing methods. Students will be provided with a small supply list when they sign up for the course. Students need not take BOTH silkscreen A and silkscreen B, one course is sufficient.
T – SHIRT SILKSCREEN – SATURDAY JAN.19th, 1pm-5pm – $25
Student will learn the very basics of screen-printing 1-color images on t-shirts, using the photo-emulsion process. They will also discover the best methods for keeping t-shirts flat, using the proper ink for fabric, as well as how to properly set the ink into the shirt using the hot press or other at household methods. By the end of the class, students will have produced a wearable, 1-color t shirt.
POST HOLIDAY CRAFT PARTY PARTY REDUX – SATURDAY JAN.26th, 5pm-9pm – $5 donation
Join us for a crafty post holiday workshop!!! Learn simple silkscreen and linoleum techniques if you want and make some holiday presents and cards using pom-poms and glitter and pipe cleaner ’cause you haven’t since shortly after you were a fetus!!! “F” ART LETS GET CRAFTY!!!!!!!!!!! BYOB and BYOS (bring your own supplies!). We will provide AWESOME food and drink and MAYBE STEAM SOME CIDER AND GET SOME COFFEE FROM DUNKIES!!! ALSO we have an IPOD!!! ALL AGES!!! and it ENDS AT NINE so you can enjoy your regular scheduled Saturday night!
INTRO TO SILKSCREEN B – SUNDAY JAN.27th, 1pm-5pm – $25
This course provides a very quick and basic introduction to silkscreen. Participants will learn the basics of the photo-emulsion process, in addition to ink mixing, how to troubleshoot the process, registration and printing methods. Students will be provided with a small supply list when they sign up for the course. Students need not take BOTH silkscreen A and silkscreen B, one course is sufficient.
INTRO TO PAINTERLY MONOPRINTS – THURSDAY JAN.31st, 5pm-9pm – $25
This course will cover a number of different types of water based monoprinting techniques, such as trace monotype, additive/reductive monotype, watercolor transfer, Xerox transfer and multi-plate registration. This combination of mediums will intrigue both the printmaker who’s looking to loosen up, and the painter who’s looking to broaden their horizons.
The course load is a little light this month ’cause we figure you’ll all be burnt out from your hardcore holiday happenings and want a little time to re-laxxxx! But we still have some WICKED things to look forward to, like, HELLO, POST-HOLIDAY CRAFT PARTY REDUX!!! Also, stay tuned for February. ’cause we’re gonna have some BRAND NEW CLASSES!
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