Letterpress and Book Arts Education
An important goal of Brian Allen and Officina Briani is to be an educational resource for the craft of letterpress printing and the book arts.
The Introduction to Letterpress Printing class is a one weekend unit, repeated on multiple weekends.
Class size maximum: 6 people
We will cover the basics of hand-setting lead type, lockup, makeready, inking, and presswork. We will also cover the use of photopolymer plates, to show how to go from computer-derived designs to letterpress. Learn about getting plates made, adhering them to bases, lockup, makeready, presswork.
The Intermediate Letterpress Printing class is a follow-on class, going into more detail and complexity, focussing on makeready and presswork, and on a single project.
Fun with wood type is a day-long session exploring positive and negative spaces, color overlays, and emphasizing serendipity!
Paste Papers is a day-long playful exploration of technique, layering, and patterns, using acrylic paint mixed with wheat paste. You'll leave with a number of decorated sheets suitable for small book covers and endsheets, for framing, scrapbooking, and boundless possibility.
Call with a credit card or send a check for the class and material fees, made out to "Officina Briani,":
Officina Briani
5024 Departure Dr., Unit E
Raleigh, NC 27616
USA
Terms and Conditions
Receipt of your class fee will be your reservation for a seat in the class. Payment is required to register. If you cancel less than 7 days before the class, and I am unable to replace you, your class fee is forfeit.
Contact Brian Allen by email or call 919.876.4887.
wood type 
wood type
paste paper 
paste paper
Photograph by Elizabeth Bradburn
Left hand photograph by Bryan Rierson Photography / right hand photograph by Brian Allen
Photography by Brian Allen