Letterpress Finesse & Maintenance Workshops with Paul Moxon

Letterpress Finesse and Maintenance Workshops at Center for Book and Paper Arts at Columbia College Chicago

Do you need to refine your printing techniques?
Are you interested in learning how to better maintain your press?

Join us for these essential workshops with Paul Moxon this January 2011 - Sign up for both and receive a discount!

Registration Open! Call 312.369.6630 / Visit www.bookandpaper.org for more information.

Proof Press Finesse
January 5-6: 10-5
Limit 10 students
$195 (Add Vandercook Maintenance (see below) for a discounted total of $350)
Developed for intermediate printers, this problem-solving workshop will help improve the technical quality of your presswork. With a focus on production printing using
proof presses we will closely examine the control of inking, cylinder packing, proper height of plates, form imposition, lockup and registration aids. By standardizing materials (as much as possible) we will do “minimum makeready” to achieve maximum results - just like Vandercook intended. Bravely bring examples of your worst printing to critique in class.

Vandercook Maintenance
January 7-8: 10-5
Limit 12 students
$175 (Add Proof Press Finesse (see above) for discounted total fee of $350)
Join Paul Moxon for an in-depth review of the parts and functions of the Vandercook. Learn all the points of maintenance, lubrication and cleaning. This workshop takes
you beyond cranking the press and into the mechanical what and why essential for troubleshooting. Paul will explain the differences between various models, so bring your questions, press photos and/or broken parts. Whether you use studio presses, own your own press or are thinking of buying one, this workshop will provide excellent direction for your future press work. Paul will also share examples from his collection
of Vandercook literature.

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Instructor Bio:

Paul Moxon (MFA, MLIS, Alabama) is a studio letterpress printer and an authority on the history and maintenance of Vandercook proof presses. He maintains the website
vandercookpress.info and teaches workshops throughout the U.S. He publishes limited edition books and broadsides under the imprint Fameorshame Press. This work is included in several public and private collections; examples can be seen online at fameorshame.com. He is also editor of the American Printing History Association Newsletter.

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