Step outside the margins and rethink how type lives on the page. This experimental letterpress workshop invites participants to break from traditional grids and explore expressive, unconventional approaches to setting and printing with movable type.
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Using finely-beaten, pigmented paper pulp, students will make imagery on freshly pulled sheets of handmade paper. Participants will learn introductory handmade paper techniques such as Western sheet formation, as well as surface design methods of pulp painting, stenciling, and inclusions.
During this workshop students will learn about the history of paste paper. Together we will look at different samples and use different kinds of paste and tools to create decorative paper. This fun class focuses on color blending, textures, and graphic design on paper for artistic use in a variety of book arts or colla…
Join us for fun and free drop-in art-making and live musical performances outdoors between the Cantor Arts Center and Anderson Collection. ART for ALL Family Day is a celebration for all families and ages. Engage with art at the Stanford museums through free hands-on art activities and live music outside on the lawn pl…
Learn how to sketch with award-winning artist Eileen P. Goldenberg. — Registration includes a comprehensive sketch kit. Sunday, October 11, 2026 11am-12:30pm San Francisco Botanical Garden — Meet at Main Gate About the Program Pumpkins are iconic symbols of fall (the season of change), as well as Halloween and spooky t…
Get hands-on with the art of letterpress in this beginner-friendly workshop. We’ll explore the basics of printing on a press, from setting up a design to inking and pulling your very first prints.
Step outside the margins and rethink how type lives on the page. This experimental letterpress workshop invites participants to break from traditional grids and explore expressive, unconventional approaches to setting and printing with movable type.
