Letterpress: Typesetting
Nif Hodgson
Class #52 Saturday, June 2, 10am-5pm
Tuition $129
If you are curious about learning to set type, this letterpress intensive covers all the basic processes: hand-setting and printing of type, the history of hand-set type and the specialized terminology involved in the process. You'll also learn how to use, adjust, and maintain the Vandercook press. All workshop participants have an opportunity to set and print type with tips on how to achieve sharp, correct inking. Enrollment is limited to 7 students.
Nif Hodgson is a San Francisco artist working in traditional and contemporary printmaking and letterpress techniques. She has been an artist-in-residence at Kala since 2000 and received her MFA from San Francisco State University. Her work has been shown in national exhibitions, as well as throughout the Bay Area. And her artist books are available through the Seager Grey Gallery. She is the recent recipient of the Murphy, Cadogan & Phelan Fellowship and the Leo D. Stillwell Scholarship. www.nifhodgson.com