MCBA is teaming up with Mia to present Virtual Third Thursday: Discovering Book Arts! Continue reading “Virtual Third Thursday: Discovering Book Arts”
Saturday, November 7; 10am–4pm CST
Experience required**
Enjoy community in the print studio! Set type, make polymer plates, and print on MCBA’s presses while social distancing. Fee covers ink and solvents; users supply your own paper. Continue reading “Letterpress Lab November 7”
Saturday, November 7; 10am–4pm CST
Experience required**
Build your marbling skills! Marbling Lab provides individuals a fully equipped marbling station. Fee covers use of 16×20 inch tanks of carrageenan, rakes, alum, brushes, cups and eye droppers; supply your own Golden Fluid Acrylic paint and paper. Continue reading “Marbling Lab November 7”
Tuesday, November 10; 3–9pm CST
Experience required**
Enjoy community in the print studio! Set type, make polymer plates, and print on MCBA’s presses while social distancing. Fee covers ink and solvents; users supply your own paper. Continue reading “Letterpress Lab November 10”
Tuesday, November 10; 3–9pm CST
Experience required**
Build your marbling skills! Marbling Lab provides individuals a fully equipped marbling station. Fee covers use of 16×20 inch tanks of carrageenan, rakes, alum, brushes, cups and eye droppers; supply your own Golden Fluid Acrylic paint and paper. Continue reading “Marbling Lab November 10”
Tuesday, November 17; 3–9pm CST
Experience required**
Enjoy community in the print studio! Set type, make polymer plates, and print on MCBA’s presses while social distancing. Fee covers ink and solvents; users supply your own paper. Continue reading “Letterpress Lab November 17”
Tuesday, November 17; 3–9pm CST
Experience required**
Beat fiber with MCBA’s Reina beater and two Valley beaters. Or, bring prepared paper fiber for sheet-forming. The paper studio has a variety of western-style and eastern-style moulds and deckles for making sheets, two hydraulic presses, plenty of vats and felts with air-drying racks and restraint dryers. The valley beaters hold approximately .75 lb. (dry fiber or half stuff); the Reina holds up to 2 lbs. dry fiber (half-stuff only). Pre-weigh and pre-soak all fibers to be beaten. Continue reading “Papermaking Lab November 17”
Tuesday, November 24; 3–9pm CST
Experience required**
Enjoy community in the print studio! Set type, make polymer plates, and print on MCBA’s presses while social distancing. Fee covers ink and solvents; users supply your own paper. Continue reading “Letterpress Lab November 24”
Tuesday, Novemebr 24; 3–9pm CST
Experience required**
Prep screens, expose, and print in MCBA’s darkroom and printing studio, and enjoy the fellowship of other artists. Fee covers screen use and emulsion; supply your own ink and paper. Continue reading “Screen Printing Lab November 24”
Saturday, December 5; 10am–4pm CST
Experience required**
Enjoy community in the print studio! Set type, make polymer plates, and print on MCBA’s presses while social distancing. Fee covers ink and solvents; users supply your own paper. Continue reading “Letterpress Lab December 5”
Saturday, December 5; 10am–4pm CST
Experience required**
Build your marbling skills! Marbling Lab provides individuals a fully equipped marbling station. Fee covers use of 16×20 inch tanks of carrageenan, rakes, alum, brushes, cups and eye droppers; supply your own Golden Fluid Acrylic paint and paper. Continue reading “Marbling Lab December 5”
Tuesday, December 8; 3–9pm CST
Experience required**
Enjoy community in the print studio! Set type, make polymer plates, and print on MCBA’s presses while social distancing. Fee covers ink and solvents; users supply your own paper. Continue reading “Letterpress Lab December 8”
Tuesday, December 8; 3–9pm CST
Experience required**
Build your marbling skills! Marbling Lab provides individuals a fully equipped marbling station. Fee covers use of 16×20 inch tanks of carrageenan, rakes, alum, brushes, cups and eye droppers; supply your own Golden Fluid Acrylic paint and paper. Continue reading “Marbling Lab December 8”
Tuesday, December 15; 3–9pm CST
Experience required**
Enjoy community in the print studio! Set type, make polymer plates, and print on MCBA’s presses while social distancing. Fee covers ink and solvents; users supply your own paper. Continue reading “Letterpress Lab December 15”
Tuesday, December 15; 3–9pm CST
Experience required**
Beat fiber with MCBA’s Reina beater and two Valley beaters. Or, bring prepared paper fiber for sheet-forming. The paper studio has a variety of western-style and eastern-style moulds and deckles for making sheets, two hydraulic presses, plenty of vats and felts with air-drying racks and restraint dryers. The valley beaters hold approximately .75 lb. (dry fiber or half stuff); the Reina holds up to 2 lbs. dry fiber (half-stuff only). Pre-weigh and pre-soak all fibers to be beaten. Continue reading “Papermaking Lab December 15”
