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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.

As always, registrations are first come, first serve, so check the registration dates and times. And if you’re new to Groundworks Art Lab, be sure to set up an account on our registration platform, Coursestorm, by clicking this link - don’t worry, it’s completely free to get set up.

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

*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

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.

  • Tabletop Postcard printing with Tom Parson

    Learn the basics of setting type to print on a tabletop Kelsey letterpress. Students will learn how to set type, how to lock type up in the chase, and how to print with these small but mighty letterpress machines. Students will create their own personalized message for their postcards. Each student will go home with a set of 10 postcards.

    16+ (children under 16 must be accompanied by adult)

    Sat Dec7th, 2024 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

  • Holiday Paper Crafts

    Join Brenda Gallagher for an afternoon of fun paper projects to liven up your holiday decor. We'll create some colorful bulb ornaments from decorative paper strips, lattice cut holiday trees and a folded star wreath. Come join the fun! All materials provided.

    16+ (children under 16 must be accompanied by adult)

    SunDec15th, 2024 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm

  • Ephemera Exchange Print Date

    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

    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

    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. 

     

     

Open Studio

Open Studio Hours The Book Arts League will now offer open studio hours for members for a $5 fee. The shop will be available monthly for members who would like to print their own work. The first quarter’s open studio dates are listed below. Members, please send an RSVP to bal.workshops@gmail.com. Non-members can also join the open studio dates by registering for a $50 fee here. BAL board members will be your hosts, helping you to print your project. Bring your paper and get ready to print! 

Fiber Arts

  • BEAUTIFUL BATIK

    NEW Class dates: Tuesday November 19 and Thursday 21, 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM

    2 sessions at Full Circle Art Studio, 5707 Gunbarrel Rd, Longmont, CO 80503

    Instructor: Claudia Lewis, M.A.

    $105 plus $25 materials fee.

    Batik is an ancient technique using wax to make resist designs and patterns on fabric, then dyeing the fabric with beautiful procion dyes! The possibilities are endless! In this class, you will learn a variety of ways to apply the wax and dyes, creating pieces that can be worn, used to make functional art, or mounted as wall hangings. We start by experimenting with the techniques and then create a finished product of your choice. 

    Ages: 15+