Exploring Ways to Get Text on the Page
Instructor: Dorothy McCuistion
Saturday, June 4, 2022, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Location: This in-person workshop will be held at Dorothy McCuistion’s Tacoma studio (address and directions will be given to enrolled participants prior to the workshop.)
Registration for PSBA Members Opens April 30, 2022
Registration for Non-Members opens May 28, 2022
Member Fee: $55; Non-member Fee: $90—workshop fee includes a $5 materials fee.
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Space is limited to 10 participants
Skill Level: All levels welcome
Workshop Description: If you’re like me and don’t have access to letterpress, it’s always a dilemma to figure out how to put text in my art books. In this class, we will explore many low-tech ways to get words on the page. We will work on our own and at hands-on stations with a variety of methods ranging from pencil to image transfer to printing. While the instructor has many techniques to teach, participants are invited to bring samples of their own methods to share with the class. By the end of the day, each person will have a set of 10 or more sample cards to use as reference for future projects. A few techniques of binding the cards will be demonstrated.
About the Instructor: Dorothy McCuistion lives and maintains a studio in Tacoma, Washington. She has been involved in the arts for many years both as an artist and administrator. Primarily a printmaker, for the past twenty years she has been concentrating on monotype prints and book arts. Her work is often concerned with environmental issues and the natural world, but is open to and inspired by many subjects.
Participants bring a basic kit to include:
- Bag lunch (refrigerator and microwave available)
- Assortment of pens and pencils
- Cutting mat (12” x 18”)
- Scissors
- Cutting knife (i.e. Xacto or olfa)
- 12” ruler
- Glue stick
- Sewing needle and one color of embroidery thread
- Awl or large needle in a cork
- About a half page of writing--ideally bring your own. This could be a poem, prose paragraph, or list of unrelated words or phrases. We will not be spending workshop time writing.
Optional items:
- Instructor will provide assorted papers, but you may also wish to bring some of your own 4” x 6” pieces of paper of various types, both blank and decorated.
- Examples of low-tech text you have used to share with others.
Questions? Contact: Dorothy McCuistion, dorothykmc@gmail.com, 253-678-8587