Ted Ollier, Rachel Carr
Enrollment: Studio space limited
Sign-up by 01/05
Limited to 8 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $30.00
for materials
This four-session workshop will start with the basics of handling lead and wood type and operating a vintage Vandercook proof press. We will work up to printing multicolor broadsides, large-format posters to catch the eye with simple text and design.
No experience needed. Scientists, engineers, artists all welcome. Workshop will culminate with an opportunity to exhibit prints at MIT.
Sessions will be Saturday afternoons at Reflex Letterpress in Charlestown, Boston (reflexletterpress.com). Instruction by artist and printing teacher Ted Ollier. Participants may meet us at Reflex; we will also organize a carpool from the MIT campus. A materials fee of $30 will be collected at the first session.
Contact: Rachel Carr, recarr@mit.edu
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Jan/12 | Sat | 12:00PM-04:00PM | Reflex Letterpress |
Intro session. Learn how to deal with the press and with wood type. Typeset names and pertinent information on a very large piece of paper.
Ted Ollier, Rachel Carr
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Jan/19 | Sat | 12:00PM-04:00PM | Reflex Letterpress |
Condensation of information. Make a poster that describes your research, your lab culture, or your field. No more than 140 characters.
Ted Ollier, Rachel Carr
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Jan/26 | Sat | 12:00PM-04:00PM | Reflex Letterpress |
Make a statement on a poster. Post it in a public place such as your laboratory bulletin board.
Ted Ollier, Rachel Carr
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Feb/02 | Sat | 12:00PM-04:00PM | Reflex Letterpress |
Use transparent inks and multiple print passes to make text into a background for your message.
Ted Ollier, Rachel Carr