Intro to Letterpress

Instructor: Bryan Baker

8-week class

Sundays: June 2 – July 24

Time: 4-7pm

Students will learn the basics of letterpress, from setting type, lock-up, printing and cleaning plus the redistribution of type. Students will be comfortable using both Chandler and Price Presses as well as Vandercook Presses by the end of the 8-week session. Class will include instruction for registration of type and image, as well as teach proper studio etiquette clean up and safety. Students of all levels are welcome.

Bryan Baker runs Stukenborg Press, a letterpress studio that has recently moved to Grayson, GA. He received his BFA in printmaking from Ohio University, and MFA from the University of Tennessee. He has taught classes and workshops at Arrowmont, Ox-Bow, Penland, The Arm (NYC), The Center for Book Arts (NYC), UT Knoxville, Clarion University, and the College for Creative Studies. Along with his teaching he has spent many years as a production printer doing custom letterpress posters, ephemera, and stationery.

Intro to Screenprint

Instructor: Erika Ruvell Coleman

8-week class

Sundays: June 2 – July 24

Time: 4-7pm

In this course students will learn the basics of screenprinting. The instructor will demonstrate and guide students in preparing hand drawn and digitally printed art for photosensitive emulsion, creating stencils, preparing and exposing screens, and setting up to print both single-color and multi-color projects. Students will also be given the opportunity to explore different experimental techniques that can be employed with a print. This is a project-based course and students will be able to apply these techniques creating a print. Most supplies are included, but students will provide paper and ink.

Erika Ruvell Coleman is a Screenprinter and educator who recently relocated to Atlanta from Los Angeles, where she had been teaching the craft of Screen Printing since 2011. While studying manual Photography, Erika took her first Screenprinting class in 2004, changing the course of her life. She fell in love with the tactile nature of the craft.  She went on to work as a studio assistant and printer at Modern Multiples, under her mentor, legendary Chicano artist Richard Duardo. From there, she spent many years as the Lab Assistant and later, Instructor of Screen Printing at Pasadena City College, in the very same lab that changed her life. With a passion for teaching and community outreach, Erika thrives on sharing her love of printmaking with the masses.

Box-Making

Instructor: Kim Norman

4-week class

Mondays: June 3 – 24

Time: 6:30-9:30pm

Students will learn to make custom-sized clamshell (or drop spine) boxes, using book board, book cloth, adhesive, and decorative paper. Each student will make the same sized box, cutting all necessary material and adhering the box parts together.

Students will complete the class with skills to construct book projects for specific items, making their boxes in any size and format. Instruction will be ongoing throughout the class, and handouts will be provided. Some comfort with accurate measuring and cutting with sharp tools will be needed for this class. Otherwise, all skill levels are welcome, and prior experience is not required.

Kim Knox Norman is a book and paper conservator with great interest in artist’s books. Her teaching includes traditional as well as creative approaches to book structures and protective enclosures. Kim has an MFA in Book Arts and Printmaking from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

Intro to Relief

Instructor: Jamaal Barber

8-week class

Tuesdays: June 11 – July 30

Time: 6:30-9:30pm

Relief printing is the oldest and most direct form of printmaking. In this class, you will learn to design, cut and print an image from a wood or linoleum block. We will work with one to two colors for each image and use the printing press or hand rubbing to transfer the image from the block to the paper. We’ll cover multi-block and reduction printing. Perfect for beginners or for intermediate students who want to experiment and branch out.



Inks, clean-up supplies and some cutting tools will be provided but students will need to purchase blocks and paper.

Jamaal Barber earned his BA in Communication Arts from East Carolina University in 2003. While in school he won the 2002 JOSA award for drawing and 1st Place in Graphic Design for the Rebel Magazine. In 2013 after seeing a screenprinting demo, Barber started experimenting with printmaking and has made it his primary focus and form of creative expression. Barber’s fine art has been on display at Zucot Gallery, Community Folk Art Center, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, The Southern Gallery, Kai Lin Art, and the University of Maryland Driskell Center. Jamaal’s art has created work for Black Art in America, The National Black Arts Festival, and Emory University.

REGISTERING FOR A CLASS OR WORKSHOP

Full payment is required to reserve a seat and guarantee enrollment for all classes and workshops.

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Contact Kathy Garrou  with any questions about classes/workshops.

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CANCELLATION POLICY

For cancellations made at least 10 days prior to the first class/workshop, we will refund 100% of the full tuition minus a $10 administrative fee, or give 100% credit towards a future APS class to be used within the following 3 months. For cancellations made with less than 10 days notice, you will receive a 50% refund. No refund or transfer to another class can be made if student cancels within 48 hours of the beginning of the class/workshop unless we are able to fill your spot from a waiting list.

APS reserves the right to cancel any class because of low enrollment; you will be notified and your class fee will be refunded.

Located in Hapeville just south of downtown Atlanta, APS offers the community classes in a wide range of techniques, utilizing equipment available in our printmaking studio. The small, hands-on classes foster creative exchange with instructors and fellow students, and all classes are led by professional artists actively working in Atlanta’s print community, as well as, talented visiting artists. Choose a class that explores a new interest, or refines previous experience. Both beginners and advanced professional artists will find classes at appropriate skill levels. On the occasion that a class requires some experience, we will note that in the course listing. Class sizes are limited so that each student will receives quality-individualized instruction. Please read on for detailed descriptions of classes and workshops, pricing, and instructors’ biographical statement listed below.

Aside from our regular schedule of classes and workshops, we are also happy to provide demonstrations and workshops for adults or children throughout the community. Learn more about custom workshops in our outreach programs.