We like to run workshops that will be fun and lasting. We also like working with kids as we think any of these workshops will help them learn patience, develop handskills, value the relationship between effort and results, and strengthen their creativity.

Costs of workshops includes all materials (paper, bookboard, board cloth, paste, etc.) along with a light lunch (usually Nick & Joe’s Pizza, which we especially like) for the workshops scheduled for six or more hours.

Letterpress workshops:

Saturday, January 10, 10 - 4
Metal type composing and tabletop letterpress printing / $120 - COMPLETED
Sunday, January 25, 10 - 4
Metal type composing and tabletop letterpress printing / $120
Focus of this workshop will be making a small edition of Valentine cards.
Saturday, February 7, 10 - 4
Vandercook SP-15 / $120
Sunday, February 22, 10 - 4
Metal type composing and tabletop letterpress printing / $120
Saturday, March 7, 10 - 4
Chandler & Price platen press / $120
Sunday, March 22, 10 - 4
Vandercook SP-15 / $120

Bookmaking workshops:

Sunday, January 11, 10 - 5
One day, one book / $140 - COMPLETED
Saturday, January 17, 9 - Noon
No sew, no glue books / $60
Saturday, January 24, 2 - 5
Pastepaper primer / $60
Sunday, February 8, 10 - 5
One day, one book / $140
Saturday, February 14, 9 - 1
A pair to remember / $70
Saturday, February 14, 2 - 5
The hard case of the two books / $80
Sunday, March 8, 10 - 4
Classic clamshell box / $140
Saturday, March 14, 9 - 1
No sew, no glue books / $70
Saturday, March 21, 10 - 5
One day, one book / $140

Participants can be as young as 9 for any of the bookmaking workshops or 12 for the letterpress workshops. For younger participants bookmaking workshops provide wonderful handskills that are being lost in a world of joy sticks. We would love to do a workshop limited to young participants if there is enough interest. We would also be willing to run a series of workshops for after school either in consecutive days or the same day for several weeks. Let us know if you have such an interest.

A family or perhaps a design studio can buy out a workshop session with at least 4 attendees and we can provide a more focused discussion, if that is useful (wood type, mixing presses, wedding invitations, etc.).

With 5+ from the same family / business scheduling at the same time, we will discounts (5th and 6th at 50% off). It is worth mentioning that we can do workshops most any day and any time of the day if at least a group of three schedules at the same time. Make us an offer.

Depending on interest we may remove workshops with less than two subscribers. There are other letterpress and bookmaking workshops we can offer. Feel free look through the list on our website to encourage one and an approximate time frame.

If you are in the area of Newark, Delaware, let us know by email a couple of days early and we’ll see if we can schedule a tour of the Lead Graffiti studio.

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