This two-day, in-person workshop takes place at CBA on Saturday & Sunday, June 15 & 16, from 11:00 am—4:00 pm.
- Saturday, June 15, 11:00am—4:00pm
- Sunday, June 16, 11:00am—4:00pm
Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on June 1, at 11:59 pm.
About the Workshop:
This experimental letterpress workshop is led by Roni Gross.
This two day workshop provides an opportunity for participants to experiment with wood type on press, making source material that they will share on the second day. Participants will learn how to lock up their wood forms and print with multiple colors and formats. On the second day, they will draw from the pool of prints, abstracting the originals through a series of exercises and collage techniques to generate new relationships.
Participants will enjoy exploring the large collection of wood type at CBA and printing with it as both abstract pattern and readable language. They will experience the qualities of letterpress ink, in terms of overlapping colors and increasing transparency. Sharing their prints as a pool of source material, they will work with the printed work through a variety of exercises which will transform the original work and create unforeseen connections.
Required Materials:
- (optional) On the second collage day, participants are welcome to bring anything that can be glued to a base sheet.
All other materials will be provided by Center for Book Arts at no additional cost.
About Roni Gross
Roni Gross is a book artist whose work is in the collections of The Library of Congress, Harvard, Yale, the Bodleian Library, Manchester University and many other public, private, and international collections. She runs Z’roah Press which produces limited edition sculptural books.
Gross has been an instructor at Center for Book Arts teaching letterpress technique and much more for a number of years. In 2019 she initiated the Book Talk series that continues to feature a diverse range of artists and scholars.
All images courtesy of the instructor.
