• Print-a-Thon

    This event is a shared workshop time for anyone to bring in their current printing project (screen, block, letterpress, etc.) projects to share ideas, tips, techniques, or to get troubleshooting help on their projects. Supplies for basic small-scale printing projects are typically available for purchase (ink, paper, carving blocks, etc) from Paul or Astrud, who typically host the event. Astrud typically brings her small etching press for anyone who has a block to print or has taken the Laser Etched Woodcarving class and would like to print their plates. Please e-mail to sign up in advance for a one-hour time slot on the etching press with either Astrud (existedbean@gmail.com) or Paul (flyingprintmonkeys@yahoo.com). 

    Steamroller Printing Event – GO BIG OR GO HOME

    The Printmaking SIG is a regular participant in a Steam Roller Printing Event in Deep Ellum or at DallasMakerSpace. While these "larger than the average bear" wood blocks could be printed via more conventional block printing techniques, an actual steamroller is used as the press for the Steam roller events.

    For the Spring event, block sizes ranged from 24" square up to 30"x 48".

    Watch the calendar for information regarding the Spring edition of the event.

    Print Exchange

    To be announced!

Dallas Makerspace Calendar - Printmaking
Events and Classes available at the Dallas Makerspace - Subjects: Printmaking
Robot Madness! Block printing exploration
When Sat Jul 27 1pm — 5pm Central
Where Workshop - Printmaking
Details The reduction block print - a multi color block print.
Host Astrud Aguirre
Cost $10.00

Students will be carving a robot (or other image) while experimenting with a relief printing technique called Reduction Printing.

students will practice plate registration while printing an "edition" of 20-25 prints.

A reduction print is a multicolor print in which the separate colors are printed from the same block at different stages. Usually, the lightest color of the design is printed first, then the block is "reduced" by carving to the areas which the artist wants to print the second color from, and so forth.

The $10 materials fee covers supplies (paper, inks & plates) and will enable you to take home a set of your own hand printed images

** WE WILL BE PRINTING WITH WATER BASED INK ***
Wear something comfortable that you won't mind if it gets "Inky"

Class is set for 4 hours but you may finish early depending upon the complexity of your print.

Print making committee Meeting
When Sat Jul 27 2:30pm — 3:30pm Central
Where Common Area - North Flex Area
Details Let’s talk about prints!
Host Mikael Kusturin
Cost $0.00

Come hang out and talk about what’s going on in printmaking.
We will talk about upcoming classes, equipment and new ideas!

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