Letterpress Classes Chicago - Anti-Valentine's Letterpress Workshop | Go Your Own Way

Anti-Valentine's Letterpress Workshop | Go Your Own Way

ABOUT THIS EVENT

Event Category

Arts & DIY

Event Overview

Print your feelings in day-glo pink. Using handset metal and wood type, each participant will create a set of 15 anti-valentines. We'll walk you through the process of setting type and introduce you to our collection of 19th and mid-20th-century wood and metal type. You'll design your card, choose ink and paper colors, and print your cards on our Vandercook proof press. Swap with everyone there and you’ll walk away feeling the love.

Paper and ink will be provided but feel free to bring your own jazzy paper / BYOB.

Minimum age

All ages welcome

What's Provided

French Paper, Ink, Light snacks

What You Can Expect From This Experience

Hands-on letterpress printing
Choose from a variety of paper and ink colors
Take home a set of printed cards

Cancellation Policy

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MORE ABOUT YOUR HOST

Fata Morgana Press

Fata Morgana Press is a print shop and craft collective on the south side of Chicago. Amy Leners, Angela Davis Fegan, and Mary Clare Butler started the studio after receiving their MFAs in Interdisciplinary Book and Paper Art from Columbia College Chicago. The studio is home to letterpress printing and bookbinding equipment as well as a small offset press used to print posters and zines.

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