Greeting Cards on the Platen Press

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Greeting Cards on the Platen Press

$150.00
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PLATEN PRESS: PRINTING GREETING CARDS

Master the platen press by designing and printing your own edition of letterpress greeting cards. This workshop focuses on the specific techniques and rhythm of platen press operation—feeding paper, achieving even impression, and producing clean, consistent prints.

You'll set metal type to create one card design, then print an edition of 15 cards to take home. Through hands-on practice, you'll learn makeready, lockup, ink coverage, and troubleshooting common press issues. By the end of the workshop, you'll understand how to operate a platen press confidently and have beautiful cards ready to send or gift.

Ideal for printers who want to add platen press skills to their repertoire and create functional, finished work.

Prerequisites: Completion of NBLA's "Introduction to Letterpress" or equivalent typesetting experience required
Materials: All materials included (ink, paper, use of metal type)

Instructor: James Tucker is a printmaker and letterpress printer who founded and ran The Aesthetic Union in San Francisco for ten years. www.jameslewistucker.com

Available Dates

Sunday, May 24th
2:00pm - 6:00pm


 

WORKSHOP POLICIES & REGISTRATION INFO:

frequently asked questions:

  • Registration opens when classes are announced on our social media, newsletter, and posted around town. We encourage participants to register early, as space is limited and tends to fill up fast. We cannot reserve space in a workshop without receiving full payment, either with online registration.

    You can reserve a space if you can drop off or mail a check or cash within the week you reserved the space.

    E-mail reminders are sent out about one week before the workshop takes place.

    Walk-in registration on the day of the workshop is not accepted.

  • Please alert us as soon as you know you cannot make a workshop you have registered for. We will issue you a class credit if canceled seven or more business days before the workshop. The class credit must be used in the current or following workshop season.

    If canceled with less than 7 days remaining until the workshop, no credit will be issued.

  • Classes are not guaranteed to run if minimum enrollment is not met. You will receive updates via email regarding the possibility & confirmation of a class cancellation. If your class is canceled, we will issue you a refund via check to the address provided in your registration form.

  • Please email us at info@northbayletterpressarts.org to let us know if there is a workshop you would like to be placed on a waiting list for. If someone forfeits their place, you will be notified immediately by email with a link to register.

 

Location:

925 Highway 116 South
Suite D
Sebastopol, CA 95472
*park in the back gravel lot