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Sunday, February 5 • 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Letterpress Printing Workshop

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Explore the art of letterpress printing, the way most text and books were printed from 1550 to 1950. Participants will explore typesetting with metal and wood type and then print the words they set on a hand operated, flat bed cylinder printing press.

Instructor: Before opening her own printshop in 2012, Jessica Peterson taught letterpress printing, book arts and graphic design at University of Alabama and Mississippi University for Women. She holds a BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a MFA from Book Arts Program at University of Alabama. Her artists’ books are collected in private and public libraries around the country.

Location: The Southern Letterpress, 3700 St. Claude, New Orleans, LA 70117

Maximum Participants: 10 
 
Fee:  $75 (fee includes supplies and transportation)
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Amanda Meeks

Arts and Humanities Librarian, Northern Arizona University
Amanda Meeks is a Teaching, Learning, and Research Services Librarian at Northern Arizona University. Her instruction and outreach efforts center critical and social justice issues through thoughtful and reflective collaboration with faculty and students. She is interested in pushing... Read More →

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Jessica Peterson


Sunday February 5, 2017 1:00pm - 4:00pm
The Southern Letterpress 3700 St. Claude Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70117
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