You know what’s cuter than a love note? How about a hand-crafted one-of-a-kind art print? You know where you can make those? Right in Groundworks Art Lab’s Print Studio!

Bring your sweetheart, your sibling, your pal, or just yourself for this beginner-friendly class and fall in love with a new hobby. The projects and tools will vary from week to week, so you may find yourself making a print from a hand-carved linoleum plate, or making a completely unique never-to-be-repeated monotype print. Whatever the project, you and your date will have a limited edition set of prints to swap with each other at the end of the night!

Materials and tools included. Ink is forever, so wear clothes you’re not attached to just in case!

PLEASE NOTE:

⁃ Date Night tickets are non-refundable. If you need to change or reschedule your reservation, please do so by 5:00pm on the Monday before your scheduled Date Night. No transfers are allowed after 5:00pm on the Monday prior to your Date Night.

⁃ Registrations are not transferable to another person. If you would like to purchase a class on someone’s behalf, the intended registratrant’s information must be provided at the time of registration.

⁃ Date Night tickets may only be rescheduled one time.

The Book Arts League is excited to announce that we will now offer open studio hours! Our shop will be available monthly for you to print your work. Below are the upcoming open studio dates. BAL board members will be your hosts and will assist you with your printing projects. Please bring your own paper and get ready to print! Book Arts League Members please RSVP to bal.workshops@gmail.com. If you are not a Book Arts League Member, register here!

WEDNESDAY November 11 — 4:30-6:30PM

WEDNESDAY December 9 — 4:30-6:30PM

With polymer plates, you can letterpress print anything you can draw. This class will meet on two different days*. The first night (Monday December 7th from 6-8pm) we will talk about drawing your designs, translating drawings into files to make polymer plates to print with. We'll discuss the Boxcar plate system so students understand how the plates and base function together in the press. Then Brenda will send off to have plates made from our drawings at Boxcar press. We will meet again to print our plates on Saturday (December 12th 10:00am - 4:30pm) for an all day printshop day. Students can draw or scan holiday card designs or any other designs you want to create. We'll be printing on the BAL Pilot press which is a platen press. If time permits students can share/combine plates for multiple color designs or add a second pass of type from the BAL wood type collection. Each student will finish the class with a set of hand made cards with matching envelopes.

*NOTE: If you are unable to make the first night, you can email your drawing/design to Brenda and still join us to print your plate (made from your drawing) on Saturday Dec 12th.

We'll be taking a break for lunch, so please feel free to bring or pack your meal.

The Book Arts League is a Colorado-based community of individuals who share an interest in letterpress printing, calligraphy, and bookbinding.

Will be available to register on Monday, September 21 at 8:00am.

You know what’s cuter than a love note? How about a hand-crafted one-of-a-kind art print? You know where you can make those? Right in Groundworks Art Lab’s Print Studio!

Bring your sweetheart, your sibling, your pal, or just yourself for this beginner-friendly class and fall in love with a new hobby. The projects and tools will vary from week to week, so you may find yourself making a print from a hand-carved linoleum plate, or making a completely unique never-to-be-repeated monotype print. Whatever the project, you and your date will have a limited edition set of prints to swap with each other at the end of the night!

Materials and tools included. Ink is forever, so wear clothes you’re not attached to just in case!

PLEASE NOTE:

⁃ Date Night tickets are non-refundable. If you need to change or reschedule your reservation, please do so by 5:00pm on the Monday before your scheduled Date Night. No transfers are allowed after 5:00pm on the Monday prior to your Date Night.

⁃ Registrations are not transferable to another person. If you would like to purchase a class on someone’s behalf, the intended registratrant’s information must be provided at the time of registration.

⁃ Date Night tickets may only be rescheduled one time.