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BAAP LETTERPRESSING & LETTERSETTING

$75.00

In this pop up workshop, you will learn how to letterset and use a letter press. You will also have the opportunity to cut rubber, using carving tools, to make a linocut and then make prints! You can then use the linocut on your pottery!

This pop up is in collaboration with the Bay Area Alternative Press. BAAP is a private membership association of volunteer printers, designers, artists, writers and others in the publication field who have joined together to assist organizations seeking change in the interest of low-income workers and poor minority communities. Operating independently from any government funding or policy controls or other funding with strings attached, BAAP provides these organizations with a means to publicize their efforts. BAAP believes that access to reliable information is a human right and the only way to secure this right is through organization. BAAP supports independent media reporting on labor conditions and political struggles and victories from the working class perspective, both within the U.S. and abroad.

In this workshop, you will learn how to letterset and use a letter press. You will also have the oppurtunity to cut rubber, using carving tools, to make a linocut and then make prints!

80% of the proceeds will go to BAAP.

*This is an adults only class - ages 16 and up.

In this pop up workshop, you will learn how to letterset and use a letter press. You will also have the opportunity to cut rubber, using carving tools, to make a linocut and then make prints! You can then use the linocut on your pottery!

This pop up is in collaboration with the Bay Area Alternative Press. BAAP is a private membership association of volunteer printers, designers, artists, writers and others in the publication field who have joined together to assist organizations seeking change in the interest of low-income workers and poor minority communities. Operating independently from any government funding or policy controls or other funding with strings attached, BAAP provides these organizations with a means to publicize their efforts. BAAP believes that access to reliable information is a human right and the only way to secure this right is through organization. BAAP supports independent media reporting on labor conditions and political struggles and victories from the working class perspective, both within the U.S. and abroad.

In this workshop, you will learn how to letterset and use a letter press. You will also have the oppurtunity to cut rubber, using carving tools, to make a linocut and then make prints!

80% of the proceeds will go to BAAP.

*This is an adults only class - ages 16 and up.

Which wheel throwing class should I take?

Beginner

This class is for students who are new to working on the wheel or who are still getting the hang of centering. In this class we will go over the basics of working on the wheel taking a piece from start to finish. This includes centering the clay, pulling up walls, trimming, and glazing. Students may take this class several times before being ready for the next level.

Advanced Beginner

This class is for students who have taken at least one beginner class and have the hang of the basic steps of working on the wheel including a basic comfort with centering the clay, pulling up walls, trimming and glazing. In this class we will work on increasing comfort with forming different shapes, learn to make and attach handles, carve designs, and begin to throw with intention.

Intermediate

This class is for students who have taken several classes and are comfortable working on the wheel. You should be able to center at least two pounds of clay. In this class we will work on making more advanced shapes and throwing taller and larger. Students will become more comfortable planning and executing their plan, making sets of things, and adding decoration to their pieces.

Advanced

This class is for students who are comfortable and confident working on the wheel and are looking for a refresher or specific guidance. In this class students will decide together on a project like teapots, coffee pour-overs, bottles, etc. and create a finished product. There will also be time to work on your own ideas under supervision of the instructor.