Print Adult Classes

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This year, share the gift of art making!

For Session 1*, all Adult and Youth classes in our Print**, Wood, Metal, and Glass studios are:

BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE!

That means, when you purchase a class in one of these studios, you’ll receive a link in your receipt to sign up a friend or family member for absolutely no additional cost.

Come find a new hobby and an amazing community with us in the new year!

*Buy One Get One offer has expired for Session 1A classes, but you can still get the deal on Session 1B classes if you sign up by January 26!

**Only Print classes in our Print Studio are applicable to the buy one get one offer. Book Arts League and Fiber Arts classes as well as Print Office Hours are NOT included.

SESSION 1 REGISTRATION SCHEDULE

All Monday and Tuesday classes will be available to register on Monday, Dec 9 at 8:00am.

All Wednesday and Thursday classes will be available to register on Wednesday, Dec 11 at 8:00am.

All Friday, Saturday, and Sunday classes will be available to register on Friday, Dec 13 at 8:00am.

You can view specific class information and descriptions by following the class link in the drop down menus. You can also view the entire class catalog here.

Printmaking Classes

Adaptive Print Classes

 

Adaptive Print

This four week class is offered exclusively to folks living with acquired/traumatic brain injuries and to those living with developmental, physical or intellectual disabilities. Our experienced instructors and supportive assistants will guide you through the exciting world of printmaking. You’ll learn how to create a simple monotype: a unique, one-of-a-kind print. We’ll provide a calm and encouraging environment, with an adaptable studio and easy-to-use tools. Our small class size (limited to 8 students) ensures personalized attention from the instructor and assistants. Caregivers are welcome to join us.

Ages: 16+ 

All supplies and materials will be provided. 

To registar, please reach out to Sara Hailey, to make sure the class will fit your needs. sara.h@groundworksartlab.org

Mondays 11:30am - 2:00pm
Dates: Jan 6 - Jan 27
Instructor: Jax Perna
Location: Main (3750 Canfield Street Boulder, CO 80301)

Cost: Pay What You Can

Will be available to register on Friday, Dec. 13 at 8am

Thursdays 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Dates: Feb 6 - Feb 27
Instructor: Molly Hoverstock
Location: Main (3750 Canfield Street Boulder, CO 80301)

Cost: Pay What You Can

Will be available to register on Friday, Dec. 13 at 8am

 

Printmaking “Office Hours”

You've taken a class, but now you just want to be heads down working on your block, plate, or other idea, and you want to print it! We can help. Sign up for this freeform session to get some time in the studio, with an instructor present to answer questions and operate the press. There will be a limit of 4 people, to ensure you'll have press time.

What's included: Time in the studio and use of the press, with an instructor present, 1 sheet of 22"x30" archival quality printmaking paper (Arches, Rives, or other) and a limited amount of ink/modifiers, tools, such as palatte knives, basic carving tools, etc.

What's not included: Your plate/block - bring your own, whatever you worked on in class or purchase your own, extra paper - we'll get you started, but bring the specific paper you want to use for your project.

“Office Hours” for Session 6A will be from 1:30-4:30pm on Wednesdays and 9:30am-12:30pm on Thursdays. Click here to reserve your spot today!

Book Arts League

We are excited to announce our partnership with the Book Arts League. The Book Arts League is a Colorado-based community of individuals who share an interest in letterpress printing, calligraphy, and bookbinding.

  • Ephemera Exchange Print Date • Tuesday • Jan 21 • 9:00am - 12:00pm • $50 • EAST

    Would you like to participate in the Book Arts League's annual ephemera exchange but don't have a press?

    Come on over to the print shop to print your 30 pieces of flair and enter the 2025 EE collection. Greg and Brenda will host you to print your carved block, or your letterpress idea. Bring your paper and apron and get ready to print!

    Visit https://www.bookartsleague.org/ephemera-exchange to learn more! 

    (kids 12+ must be accompanied by an adult)

    All supplies and materials will be provided. 

    Will be available to register on Monday, December 9th at 8:00am.

  • Cuts and Cards: Letterpress Printing Your Own Cards •  Thursday • Jan 23  • 9:00 am - 4:00 pm  • $140  • EAST 

    In some printshops you can find images that look like raised pictures mounted on wood or metal blocks.  Commonly called cuts, they are for advertisements or illustrations used in letterpress printing jobs in the mid-19th-late 20th century.  They are still around to be used for a variety of letterpress projects, like this workshop. 

    This class will use the cuts available in our print studio to make cards.  Students will pick some images and be shown how to set them up in the Vandercook press and print an edition.  They will also set and print metal type for a phrase to accompany the images on their cards.  

    Everyone will leave with a set of cards of their own making.

    This is an opportunity to explore the printshop and make a truly unique card.

    No experience required.

    Ages: 16+ 

    All supplies and materials will be provided. 

    Will be available to register on Friday, December 13th at 8:00am. 

  • Experimental Momigami Paper and Letterpress Printed Book (4-week) • Thursdays • Session 1B • Feb 6 - Feb 27 • 9:00am - 1:00pm • $250 • East

    Students will prepare decorative cover paper and print a broadside which will be cut, folded, and sewn into a small book the second half.  Covers will be folded and created with the decorative paper we created on the first day of the workshop. No experience is required, but do bring a sense of creativity and collaboration!

    Konnyaku is made from a root vegetable in Asia that has been used culinarily since the 6th century CE. It can also be used as a paper sizing and strengthening agent; the paper is often crumpled and kneaded to make a strong, flexible, and durable product.  The result is known as momigami.

    We invite participants to experiment with konnyaku paste on various papers. We will provide lokta (a sturdy colorful paper from Nepal that is versatile for many art projects) and brown, paper grocery bags, both of which make lovely momigami.

    Participants are welcome to bring papers that they would like to try with momigami. Ideally, the paper would be fairly heavy - similar to a brown paper bag - and not sized.

    We will provide the  prepared konnyaku paste which we will brush onto papers and allow to dry, We will also experiment with painting ink onto the paper before applying the paste.  The crumpling and working of the paper multiple times results in a sturdy and super flexible material akin to cloth fabric.

    While our momigami dries, we will begin to design and create the content for the broadside that will be printed. We will print fourteen pages of content on an oversize sheet of Arches Text Wove paper. The oversize paper will then be cut and folded using an intricate combination of meander accordion folding and pamphlet stitch binding to make a multi-page book. 

    Collectively the participants will choose two ink colors and a theme for the book. Each participant will get to select cuts (images) for a page or two and set a few lines of appropriate text. Collectively we will write a colophon and print the momigami cover sheets with the colophon and a title.

    No experience required.

    Ages: 16+ 

    All supplies and materials will be provided. 

    Will be available to register on Friday, December 13th at 8:00am. 

Book Arts Open Studio

Open Studio Hours The Book Arts League is excited to announce that we will now offer open studio hours! Our shop will be available monthly for you to print your work. Below are the open studio dates for the first quarter. BAL board members will be your hosts and will assist you with your printing projects. Please bring your own paper and get ready to print. Click here to reserve your spot today!

Fiber Arts