Letterpress Basics
Jun
8

Letterpress Basics

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In this four hour workshop we will each design and print a one-color design. Each participant will walk away with a stack of prints to share with their pals. This is a great workshop to learn the basics of setting type, and printing on the Vandercook cylinder press. 

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Freewriters Unite!
May
25

Freewriters Unite!

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Join Alex Laws, experienced local writer and editor for some exciting writing exercises to set your imagination free!

What is freewriting?

We walk through a prompt, generate ideas, pick one to explore in a timed writing exercise, and share if you feel inclined.

Why freewrite?

Freewriting is fun, easy, and requires no experience.

It unlocks your creativity and helps you find flow!

Inspired by champions of creativity like Lynda Barry and Julia Cameron, it’s a journey with no map!

Limited to 15 participants, ages 12 and up. $10-$30 sliding scale.

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May Day
May
3

May Day

Feeling crushed by the ruling class? Join us on Saturday, May 3rd from 3-7 pm for a celebration of International Workers’ Day. Together we can find strength, solidarity and inspiration in the long memory of the labor movement in America & beyond! "The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too." Fresh bread, good speakers, block printed roses, live music, & letterpress demos. All ages welcome. To Hell With Gloom! Power to the People!

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EcoGathering: Work
Apr
19

EcoGathering: Work

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Join EcoGather at the Hard-Pressed Print Shop for community, conversation & camaraderie. A series of five cozy, drop-in, donation-based EcoGatherings.

Learn more about EcoGather and their work here: https://ecogather.ing/

Tonight’s theme: Solidarity

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Family Friendly Block Printing Workshop
Apr
13

Family Friendly Block Printing Workshop

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Looking for something fun to do during school break? Join us for an engaging and interactive block-printing workshop for young artists and their caregivers, hosted by friend of the shop, printmaker and artist Morgan LaChance!

In this workshop, we will learn how to design, create, and print our own 4x6 stamps using materials that are safe for young children to handle. Pre-made stamps created by the instructor will also be available to experiment with. Everyone will go home with multiple prints on paper and/or fabric as well as their unique blocks which can be used again. Best suited for children ages 5 -12.

Limited to 10 children. Accompanying adults are free. $35-65 sliding scale.

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Poetry & Liberation
Apr
11

Poetry & Liberation

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Join Toussaint St Negritude and Uncle Erok for an evening of lively poetry, printing and conversation. Toussaint and Erok will share poems on the topic of art and liberation, followed by group discussion and sharing on the theme. Please bring a poem to share if you feel inspired! 

We'll also be printing! Hard-Presssed Community Printshop members will share about the letter press and will have a broadsheet set up that folks can print to take home featuring words by Toussaint and art by Erok.  

Suggested donation $10-$20. No one turned away for lack of funds.

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