Letterpress Printing Workshops

• Do you love using your hands?
• Are you a closet paper-nerd?
• Do you miss the joy of creativity outside a computer screen?

If you’d love to experience the creativity of print, The Distillery’s letterpress printing workshops are perfect for you…

Beginner workshops – hands on

Get your mind dreaming, fingers inky, and meet like-minded people at a Thursday evening workshop, in the heart of Darlinghurst, Sydney.

See, feel, and experience design as you craft your very own custom letterpress printed stationery. Your stationery could include a small run of business, social, memo or greeting cards.

Led from start to finish by senior Printmakers from The Distillery, you’ll learn about the world of craft, paper stationery, and vintage printing technology, and understand how it all beautiful fits together in 2017. Explore paper-stocks, rubber-based Pantone inks, and Heidelberg platen and Korrex proof printing presses – you’ll re-discover the fun of creating something gorgeous with your own hands.

The 3 hour beginner workshops make for an unforgettable evening. It’s even better when experienced with a friend! With a maximum of 6 students per workshop, with only 2 students per press, you’ll be living and breathing ink all night.

Course Outline

Three hour introduction to Letterpress Printmaking

• Health and safety in a printmaking environment
• The heritage of letterpress, artistic and commercial modern-day practice
• Photopolymer platemaking process
• Pantone ink mixing process
• Introduction to Heidelberg Printing Press
• Supervised printmaking on Platen Press, 1 colour run
• Supervised poster printmaking on Korrex Proofing Press

Level: Beginner
Date: 22 June 2017
Time: 6pm – 9pm
Cost: $179
Where: The Distillery, 115 Crown St, Darlinghurst

Instructors: Tom, Jules & James

With backgrounds in printmaking, fine arts, and design, the Production Team of The Distillery have a passion to help spread the love of letterpress in Australia. You’ll meet and be guided by Tom Scarcella, Julian Henderson, and James Fonseca. Passionate about process, technique and teaching, your guides will help you experience and appreciate the beauty and fun of letterpress printing.

Workshop Requirements

No prior knowledge is required, however for safety purposes the following are strict requirements for participants.

1. Wearing of closed toe shoes.
2. No excessively loose or flappy clothing.
3. Long hair must be tied back into a short length.
4. During letterpress printing, all jewellery including rings, necklaces and bracelets must be removed.
5. Aprons must be worn at all times.

Health and safety is the highest priority of this workshop. Following WHS requirements and to ensure the safety of participants, The Distillery reserves the right to immediately remove participants from printmaking activities if we feel a student is at risk of being in an unsafe environment.