Lock’s Letterpress Course
Once again Margaret Lock will be running one of her excellent two-day courses on typesetting and letterpress printing the second weekend in April. Two of the three spots have already been filled, so if you are interested, be sure to contact her quickly to nab the final spot. Details of the course are below:
Introduction to Typesetting and Letterpress Printing
taught by Margaret Lock on 10-11 April, 2010 at 231 Johnson Street, Kingston, ON.
Participants will learn basic typographic design concepts, and how to set lead type by hand and print on a Vandercook proof press. The two-day workshop will cover setting type, letter-spacing capitals, distributing type, imposition, proofing, registration, and printing on handmade paper. As an exercise, participants will design and print a broadside up to 11 x 14 inches in size. Participants should bring a short, favourite piece of poetry or prose (fewer than 20 lines of poetry, and fewer than 160 words for a piece of prose).
The cost for each participant is $185. The workshop hours are 9:30am-5:30pm, Saturday and Sunday.
If interested, please contact Margaret Lock by email lockfp@queensu.ca or telephone 613-544-3505.
Hello,
I’m interested in taking this course but I was wondering if there is any courses scheduled for the coming year in 2011. If you could let me know when I would appreciate it!
Hope to hear from you soon!
Ivonne