PR286

This beginning printmaking course introduces letterpress & book-making techniques within an active, hands-on studio experience. With a keen eye towards craft, composition, concept and engagement, this course explores the ways that letterpress and books can function separately or interact. Letterpress techniques will focus on myriad applications of the typesetting and printing of lead & wood type, photopolymer plates, and other image-making processes. Traditional and non-traditional bookbinding will be introduced, including sewn and adhesive bindings. Alongside technical concerns, this course introduces the historical and contemporary considerations of print, paper & book culture as well as sequencing, narrative, typography, and the relationship between text and image. Current applications in letterpress and book for artists and designers, as well as how we read prints, texts and books, will be a focus during the course. A program of demonstrations, lectures, in-class projects, readings & discussions, visiting artists, and individual & group critiques will support student exploration.

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland

Fall and Spring