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BOOK ARTS & PRINTING
WORKSHOPS
ON UNION SQUARE, NYC
Learn
the ART
of the BOOK
Print POETRY
Create Elegant LETTERPRESS
Combine
Image and Text
Create a BROADSIDE Edition
Work
with an ETCHING
PRESS
Make
your IDEAS
a Reality
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. . meet our new mascot!
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LETTERPRESS PRINTNG & BOOK ARTS
WORKSHOPS AT STUDIO ON THE SQUARE
AN INTIMATE SETTING FOR LEARNING
Studio on the Square
Studio on the Square
is committed to helping artists develop their work in book
form. We continue the tradition of teaching elegant letterpress
printing, as it has been handed down for over 5 centuries.
Our intimate classes (most limited to 4 students) allow
for individual attention much like an apprenticeship in
Gutenberg's shop. With an emphasis on the Art of the Book,
we encourage students to free up their thinking & experiment
through their art. The Studio prides itself on cultivating
creativity within a unique environment where artists engage
in the rewarding processes of combining text and imagery.
Our teachers are friendly professionals who have been practicing
their Art for years. They are at home in the studio, generous
with their knowledge, and eager to share yours. Open dialogue
& process along with product, distinguishes Studio on the
Square workshops (as does our refreshing snack time!). Try
our classes in letterpress printing, intaglio, & bookbinding.
We welcome Artists & students with all levels of interest
and experience. Please call to inquire about the best class
for your interests.
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Get
in touch with your Imagination & Creativity!
FALL
2009
Class Schedule
September/October/November
Thank
you for making the Studio so successful.
We look forward to continuing to nurture your creativity
this Fall!
Please check this website for
ADDITIONS
to class sections
& new classes in the Art of the Book
Give Yourself or Someone You
Love the
GIFT of ART
Letterpress Classes or Private Instruction!
Come
by and meet us at our
OPEN STUDIO
Sunday, November 8
noon - 4 pm
UnionSquareArtists
Please check this website for ADDITIONS to class sections
and NEW classes in the Art of the Book & Letterpress
Printing
Studio
on the Square - 32 Union Square East, Studio 310
917-412-4134 - intimapress@yahoo.com
www.IntimaPress.com - www.StudioOnTheSq.com
We've introduced hundreds of students to the Art of the
Book
Read what students have to say about our Workshops:
"Thanks sooooo much for such a fabulous workshop.
It was really great to meet you and all the other wonderful
people in class.
You are truly inspiring !!!!" - Cherie Z.
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for more Student Comments
Register Now for these Unique Book Arts
Classes!
| INTRODUCTION
TO LETTERPRESS
with
Mindy
Belloff (Beginning Letterpress)
(Beginning
Letterpress)
Monday, November 9,
6:00-9:30PM
or
Wednesday, December 2, 6:00-9:30PM
$75 + materials fee $10
(check website for monthly class additions)
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Description:
Get a taste of the elegant printing of the 15th century.
Experience the fun & fundamentals of letterpress: the
California job case, hand typesetting with moveable
metal foundry type, the origins of spacing & leading,
composition, lock-up, inking & impression on our Vandercook
Uni III. A great introduction to printing beautiful
impressions.
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THE
ARTIST'S BOOK: A PERSONAL JOURNEY
with Mindy Belloff (Book Arts Level II)*
Wednesday
eves. 6:00-9:00PM
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Dates Ongoing *
(choose 4 or 6 week session: tuition variable)
$245
(4-session class)
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Description:
Turn your conceptual ideas into an incredible object,
& expand your knowledge of designing & printing as you
gain the skills to formulate your unique or editioned
book. You will be guided to develop your vision & choose
the best techniques for your project: wood or linoleum
relief, drypoint, etching, typesetting, digital processes
and/or polymer plate printing. Create an intimate artwork,
explore narrative sequencing, & release your inner voice.
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| ADVENTURES
IN LETTERPRESS
with
Mindy
Belloff
(Beginning Letterpress)
4 Thursday eves 6:30-9:30PM
October
8, 15, 22, 29
$225 plus $20 materials fee
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or -
3 Wednesday eves 6-9:00PM
November 4, 11, 18, 25 or
3
Monday eves, 6:30-9:30
December 7, 14, 21
$165
plus 20 materials fee
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Description:
From the historic to the digital and back again, experiment
with letterpress printing, as you set type by hand,
in the 15th century tradition. Discover the elegance
of working with moveable wood and metal type. Learn
type composition, inking, impression, make ready and
press adjustment on the Vandercook printing press. Extend
your current art making practice, integrating conceptual
ideas and narrative elements into a broadside edition
poster, postcard, greeting card, or print series. You
may combine digital, photographic and painterly images
utilizing multiple colors and overlays, and add lyrical
writing and poetry, as you develop your individual projects.
Come get your hands dirty, and make beautiful, multiple
impressions!
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POLYMER
PLATE PRINTING
Holiday
Cards, Art Prints, & More!
with Mindy Belloff
(Letterpress Printing All Levels)*
4 Monday eves: 6:30PM-9PM
November
2, 16, 23, 30
Session
B: Wednesday
eves.
December 2, 16, 23, 30
$230 (+ outside plate costs approx. $40)
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Description:Polymer
plates allow flexibility in printing image and text.
Combine digital design with classic letterpress printing.
Learn how to set up your computer files, consider typography
and composition, and set up specs for plates. You will
gain an understanding of multiple color printing. Complete
a number of independent projects - many beginning students
have printed their holiday cards, so come see what all
the fuss is about! (Basic computer knowledge required
of Word, Adobe PhotoShop, Illustrator, InDesign, or
Quark.)
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WEDDING
INVITES
Do it Yourself in Letterpress!
with
Mindy
Belloff
(All Levels Letterpress)
4 eves Thursday 6-9:30PM
November
12, 19,
December 3, 10
$360 plus $20 studio fee
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Description:
With
close guidance, you will make your own wedding invitations
as you learn to design your cards, hand set your text
using “real” fonts from our metal foundry
type collection, and print them with perfection, one
at a time on our awesome Vandercook press. You will
create a one or two-color main invitation + reply card
for your special day and print them in elegant letterpress.
Choose our paper which takes letterpress beautifully,
or supply your own. This is perfect for a quantity of
50-125. If you are planning on a larger edition, you
may rent additional time outside of class (please inquire).
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| A
BOX IN A DAY
with
Joseph A. Osina
(Bookbinding All Levels)
One
day session: 10:00AM-4:00PM
Saturday,
November 7
$125 plus $20 materials fee
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Description:
Construct a box with a separate lid, covered with decorative
paper, sized 4" x 6" (or similar) for photos, books,
jewelry, or personal objects. Learn the proper way to
measure and cut. Then customize your piece, as you play
with new, fanciful additions to our enclosure.
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LETTERPRESS
INTENSIVE WEEKEND
with Mindy
Belloff
(Letterpress - All Levels)
Saturday & Sunday, 10:00-4:00PM
November
14 & 15
$225 plus $20 materials fee
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Description:
In this weekend intensive you will explore basic to
advanced hand typesetting. Whether you are a beginner
discovering the elegance of working with movable metal
and wood type, or more advanced, extending your current
art making practice, you will have a block of time to
experiment and create beautiful cards, prints, &
broadsides. You will also increase your knowledge of
operating a Vandercook proof press.
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LETTERPRESS
WORKSHOP
with Mindy
Belloff
(Letterpress - All Levels)
Saturday 10:00-4:00PM
November 21
$125 plus $20 materials fee
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Description:
In this one-day intensive you will have a block of time
to experiment with metal and wood type. Create beautiful
note cards, print a quotation, & work on a group
broadside. Increase your knowledge of operating a Vandercook
proof press, learning composition, inking and impression.
A great way to begin your letterpress journey and sign
up for additional independent class sessions.
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BOOK
RESTORATION
with
Joseph A. Osina
(Bookbinding & Repair - All Levels)
Sunday 10AM-4PM
November 22
- FULL
$135 plus $10 materials fee
Next Session: Saturday, December
12
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Description:
Concentrating on traditional restoration techniques,
learn paper repairs using Japanese tissue, spine and
hinge repairs, re-sewing loose sections, and cloth re-backing.
Pull all those broken books from your shelves and get
them looking like new in a few days of fun & intense
work. Familiarize yourself with the structure of the
book while learning bookbinding & restoration, proper
use of tools, materials and adhesives. Please bring
several damaged cloth bound volumes to class. All the
books will have different structural loss which we will
explore as a class, learning from these various mends
together.
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| MINIATURE
ARTIST'S BOOK
with Mindy Belloff
(Book Arts/Letterpress All Levels)
Weekend Intensive F/S/S
Friday 6-8PM, Saturday & Sunday 10AM-4PM
November
27, 28, 29
$285 plus $20 materials fee
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Description:
In the tradition of the hand printed,
illustrated book a la Gutenberg, print a series relief
blocks with 3 pages of text. Learn all phases of creating
& printing an image: designing, planning, & transferring
the image; cutting the blocks; mixing colored inks;
and operating a press. You will set
your text in metal foundry type and print it on the
letterpress. In this intensive, you will make beautiful
impressions in 2-colors, completing 10 printed books!
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| CLAMSHELL
BOX
with
Mindy Belloff
(Bookbinding All Levels)
Saturday
& Sunday 10:00AM-4:00PM
Weekend Intensive
December
5 & 6
$235 plus materials fee $30
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Description:
In this weekend intensive you will learn to measure,
cut, and glue with precision, as you construct a sturdy
2-tray clamshell box. This beautiful structure is an
art object in itself. You may use it to house a rare
book, artist book, album, or portfolio of prints. Trays
will be lined with Japanese papers and the box will
be covered in silk bookcloth. The size will be approximately
6 "x8".
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THE
ARTIST'S BOOK: ADVANCED
with
Mindy Belloff
(Book Arts Level III)*
Tuesdays
eves:
6:00-9:00PM
*
Dates Ongoing *
March/April/May
$345 plus materials fee $15
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Description:
From the historic to the digital and back again, continue
your mastery of book arts techniques, as you become
more proficient in your use of the Vandercook letterpress
and your ability to combine text with various printing
processes. Continue your personal journey & develop
a discriminating eye, as your book ideas become reality!
{Previous printing experience
required: Introduction to Book Arts, The Artist's
Book
II, or similar}
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| RELIEF
PRINT EDITION
with
Mindy Belloff
(Prints/Letterpress All Levels)
One
day session: 10:00AM-4:00PM
Sunday, December 13
$125 plus $20 materials fee
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Description:
Create a print edition in one day! Using linoleum relief
blocks, design & transfer your image, learn secrets
for carving your block, & print 1 or 2-color impressions
in perfect registration. An introduction to relief printing
and the Vandercook includes lock-up, press adjustment,
inking, make-ready, and trouble shooting on the press.
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| CLASSIC
BOOKBINDING
with
Mindy Belloff
(Bookbinding All Levels)
Friday
6-9PM, Saturday 10:00AM-4:00PM
December 18 & 19
$165 plus $30 materials fee
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Description:
Learn
to sew a blank book of multiple signatures in this classic,
versatile codex binding. This is a great workshop for
the beginner or more advanced binder. Working with archival
papers (watercolor paper is optional), learn proper
scoring and folding, the use of templates, and sewing
techniques. Then case in your pages with archival boards
and adhesives, creating a lovely silk wrapped hardcover
book. A great structure for journal writings, drawings
& collage.
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ART OF THE BOOK:
UNDERSTANDING
& PLANNING YOUR EDITION
with
Mindy Belloff (Book Arts Level I)
Sunday,
10:00AM-4:00PM
December
20
$135
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Description:
Description:
Combine
text & images to effectively communicate ideas, emotions
and stories in the form of an artist's book.
Through examples & problem solving sessions, brain storm
your ideas as you create a book macquette. Many examples
of artist's books will be discussed & digital processes
covered. You will print letterpress & intaglio, and
will make 4 different bookbinding structures. You will
emerge with a solid understanding of processes involved
in producing an editioned book.
(Follow-up recommended: The Artist's
Book:
A Personal Journey.)
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LETTERPRESS
INTENSIVE WEEKDAY
with
Mindy
Belloff
(Letterpress - All Levels)
4 days, Monday-Thursday, 10:00-4:00PM
TBA
$395 plus $25 materials fee
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Description:
Delve into the world of letterpress in this 4-day intensive.
Whether you are just beginning or have some printing
experience, you will discover an appreciation for working
with moveable metal and wood type. We will begin by
printing personal note cards on press and experiment
with hand printing multiple colors. You will pursue
individual projects, which may include a poetry broadside,
wood edition poster, greeting card or print series.
Experiment with combining digital images + add lyrical
writing. Learn composition, inking, impression, make
ready and press adjustment on our Vandercook press,
as you create beautiful, multiple impressions!
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LETTERPRESS
WORKSHOP:
WOOD & METAL TYPE BROADSIDES
with
Mindy Belloff
(Letterpress
AII Levels)
3
Thursday evenings: 6:00-9:00PM
TBA
$165
plus materials fee $20
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Description:
Create
classic looking broadsides with our wood & metal
foundry type in
the tradition of musical posters, poetry and art prints.
You
will learn how to print on our Vandercook press and
will play with various hand
printing techniques on and off press, creating colorful,
painterly prints. Experiment with handmade papers, collage,
and overprinting on existing images. Each student will
create a series of prints or small edition broadside.
A class print exchange is encouraged for a unique portfolio
of prints.
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| BOOKBINDING
BASICS
with
Joseph A. Osina
(Beg., Adv Beg, Intermed)
Saturday
& Sunday:
9:30AM-3:30PM
September 26 & 27
$235 plus materials fee $40
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Description:
Gain all the basic skills of binding in this fun weekend.
You will complete finished books to use as journals
or drawing books including an accordion fold structure
with hard covers, an Asian binding, and an album with
multiple sewn signatures inside silk covered boards.
Learn proper adhesive applications, use of archival
materials, professional techniques of folding, cutting,
sewing and tool usage.
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FROM
COMPUTER TO PRINT:
POLYMER WORKSHOP
with Mindy Belloff
(Letterpress Printing All Levels)*
Friday October 9 6:00-8:00PM
Sat & Sun October 24 & 25 10AM-4PM
$275 (+ outside plate costs approx. $40)
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Description:
Polymer plates allow flexibility in printing image and
text. Combine digital design with classic letterpress
printing. Learn how to set up your computer files, consider
typography and composition, and utilize the correct
specs for plates. You will gain an understanding of
paper properties and color printing, as you complete
a couple of small independent projects to get you started:
note cards, poetry broadside, business cards or letterhead.
(Basic computer knowledge required of Word, Adobe PhotoShop,
Illustrator, InDesign, or Quark.)
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BOOK IN A DAY:
PRINTING WITHOUT A PRESS
with
Mindy
Belloff
(Beginning Book Arts)
One day session: 10:00AM-4:00PM
Sunday, November 1
$125 plus materials fee $20
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Description:
Print a small book edition in one day, combining
text & image with hand printing & waterbased inks. Even
if you have never made an image before, you will gain
confidence and amaze yourself and your friends when
you show off your very own book! Create and design your
image, transfer the image, plan the printing sequence,
carve a soft block, and print it by hand with a brayer
and waterbased inks. Each letter of text will be set
in rubber fonts. Collage elements will be encouraged.
Soon youÕll have no more blank books collecting dust
on the shelf. All aspects of this green printshop can
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INSTRUCTOR
BIOs
Artist
Mindy Belloff, mixed media installation and book artist,
has also taught at the: School of Visual Arts, New School
University, Metropolitan Museum; Center for Book Arts, Pyramid
Atlantic, & WSW. Permanent collections include the Victoria
& Albert Museum and NMWA; MacDowell Fellow; 2003 NEA Book
Grant recipient. www.StudioOnTheSq.com
Artist Steven
Daiber,
book artist (Red Trillium Press), printmaker, & student of
nature; taught at Hampshire College & various print shops
in Cuba & Vietnam in lithography, silkscreen, etching
and woodcut; private & public collections.
www.bookarts.com/gallery/daiber.htm
Artist
Joseph
A. Osina, printmaker,
book artist; book & paper conservator at NYPL; founding
member of Manhattan Graphics Center; teaches monoptype, bookbinding
and book restoration; art work exhibited internationally;
collections include the Metropolitan Museum & Library of Congress.
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Artist
Sage
Reynolds,
bookbinder and designer, begn making paste papers 30 years
ago and
enjoys revealing his secret paste recipes for successful painterly
papers. www.sagereynolds.com
Artist Maddy Rosenberg,
painter, printmaker, book artist; art work exhibited throughout
the U.S. and Europe; public collections include MoMA, Tate
Gallery, & Fogg Museum. www.maddyrosenberg.com
Artist Gaylord
Schanilec, former
artist in residence at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts;
special collections include the Getty Museum, the British
National Art Library, and NYPL. www.midnightpapersales.com
Artist
Suzanne
Vilmain, from Santa Fe, utilizes layering techniques
in her book arts and series of ephemeral memoirs; she teaches
printmaking, binding, letterpress, and marbling workshops
and is interested in collaborations, surrealist techniques
of exquisite corpse and deconstructing the book.
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REGISTRATION:
You may register by mail, or reserve a place by e-mail or phone.
Register early, as space is limited. Full payment reserves your
place in class and is due in full before the start of a workshop.
Please fill out the Registration Form and send with check payable
to: Intima Press, LLC Mail to: 32 Union Square East, Suite 310,
New York, NY 10003. Or, PayPal payment to intimapress@yahoo.com.
E-mail questions to intimapress@yahoo.com, or call to inquire at
917-412-4134. We're happy to recommend the right workshop for you!
Please click on PDF File below for
Registration Form & class listing.
Cancellation/Refund Policy:
Tuition is non-refundable for cancellations less than 7 days before
class. Cancellations more than 7 days before start of class, tuition
is refundable minus $40 processing fee. If class is cancelled due
to unforeseen circumstances, you will be advised and fully refunded.
SUPPLIES: The cost
of ink, solvent, rags, and proof paper are included in tuition.
Students are expected to supply their own basic hand tools, or may
purchase a bone folder or linocut tool from the Studio. *Additional
plate and paper costs may be incurred, depending upon your individual
project.
EQUIPMENT: Studio
equpiment includes a Vancercook Universal III automatic motorized
letterpress with adjustable press bed - max. sheet size 18.5 x 28
for printing linocut, woodcut, engraving plates, photopolymer plates,
wood & metal type; antique foot-pedal press (turn-of-the-century,
clamshell style) 9x12 chase; Golding Official clamshell press, 5x7
chase; Ettan Etching Press; Book press; Challenge Guillotine; Great
selection of lead foundry type, monotype, wood type, ornaments;
Library of artist's books, book exhibition catalogues, chapbooks,
and books on typography.
STUDIO RENTAL: Studio
& press rental available to students in good standing.
STUDIO POLICIES:
All policies of the Studio are subject to the sole discretion of
Intima Press LLC, Studio on the Square, its managers, and members.
LOCATION: The Studio
is located at 24-32 Union Square East, on Park Avenue South, between
15th & 16th Street, on the 3rd Floor, Studio #310. Trains:
4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W to 14th Street, Union Square. Buses:
M 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 14, 101, 102, 103.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Planning
to spend the weekend in the City? Ask us about our recommendation
for accommodations just around the corner from the Studio!
CALL:
Please call the Studio 917-412-4134
to inquire about the best classes for your interests. (Please
note: There are no Studio Hours open to the public - By Appointment
Only.)
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