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PÄS workshop with Alex Jackson

the saga continues… Alex Jackson’s letterpress classes happen every month if you’re interested in checking one out. for August, it was more of a printmaking class—kinda, as both students used photo polymer plates so they could use their own design on their calling cards as opposed to the old school type-setting. it was a fun [...]
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the kids of PÄS (project art school)

what an awesome summer. we finished up all summer kid workshops last week and we had a blast. we made great connections with the kids this summer and are looking forward to a future full of fun art sessions. take a look into what happened this summer (pictures below) and come out tomorrow night (at [...]
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books arts at PÄS

in april we held a Long-stitch Photo Album workshop with Connie Sasso. it was an adventure as all book projects usually are. getting creative with paper (wall paper in this case), the binding, and the entire process, book arts at PÄS is always fun… check out other workshops offered by Connie this year ://here. you [...]
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wendy peng. alex jackson. fresh.

this must be blog week of favorites. about a month ago, two very inspirational designers held workshops at cal state fullerton’s art department during arts week. alex jackson man-handled letterpress and wendy peng woman-handled resume packaging. a saturday afternoon filled with love for the design students. to take a LETTERPRESS Workshop with Alex Jackson at [...]
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workshop – Full Case-bound Book

this Sunday, May 2nd, come make your own full Case-bound Book from 2 to 5pm! Registration now open: deadline Friday 4/30/10 Sunday, May 2, 2010 – 2-5pm – $45 (+$10 for supplies paid directly to instructor) for more info and other details, click ://here.
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workshop – long stitch photo album

Just in time for Mother’s Day, make the perfect hand-crafted book for the Mom or Grandmother who already has everything. Saturday,  April 24, 2010, 11am-3pm Long-stitch Photo Album Book Cherish memories in a unique hand-made book. The perfect gift for mother’s, in-laws, grandmother’s! Three hours long, materials included. Saturday, April 24 2010 – 11am-3pm – [...]
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unique letterpress goodness

this just makes me smile. original letterpress dice prints from Stukenborg … so fresh … each pattern is built by laying dice, one by one, on the bed of the letterpress and rolling ink directly onto the face of the dice for each impression: SOURCE: http://papercrave.com/stukenborg-letterpress-dice-prints BUY: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Stukenborg
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double header workshops this weekend

this saturday, april 17th and sunday, april 18th, PÄS is hosting back-to-back workshops. Alex Jackson Letterpress is back on saturday (registration and more info) as well as Rachelle W. Chuangs’s Sunday Afternoon Book Arts on sunday (registration and more info)… just in time for mother’s day… Letterpress “Calling Cards” Simply Sewn: Pamphlet, Japanese-Stab Binding and [...]
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PÄS workshop — Alex Jackson Letterpress

L  E T T E R P R E S S   G O O D N E S S last saturday, march 27th marked the very first letterpress workshop at PÄS… and it was fantastic! Alex Jackson brought in his Chandler & Price PILOT press and the magic began. 3 of the 4 participants [...]
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workshop — coptic stitch journal

This Wednesday, March 24th from 6:30 to 9:30p Connie Sasso will be teaching the technique to make a coptic stitch journal. it consists of multiple sections (pages) and a hard cover. using this versatile binding method, the coptic stitch, we will sew the covers and sections together creating a beautiful unique journal which displays the [...]
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workshop — Accordion and Concertina Based Structures

our next workshop is approaching fast. register this week! if you want to learn how to learn the skills make your own unique books. as a part of Rachelle Chuang’s Sunday Afternoon Book Arts, we are offering Accordion and Concertina Based Structures this coming Sunday, March 7, 2010 from  2-5pm for $45. go beyond the [...]
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your __________ box workshop

come learn the art of making a box — your very own “secret/jewelry/ticketstub/recipe/scrap/fabric/prayer/collection/whatever-you-want” box. beyond walking away with your “personal” box, this workshop will teach you the basic skills necessary for other book/box projects like book covers, portfolios, photo albums, etc. using book board, book cloth and decorative paper we will build a 5″ cubed [...]
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