Printmaking | Jim Horton | All Levels | All-Day Class | Week 3 (July 20-24, 2026)
Letterpress is a realm of the graphic arts that uses relief printing type and engraved illustration. The roots go back to the fifteenth century, yet has modern applications (such as Hatch Showprint). The class will have students design and print a broadside (posters) using wood and metal type. Wood engraving and lino will also be taught for illustration. Students will print an edition of unique designs for a real or imagined event. All materials will be provided and antique presses poised for printing.
A materials fee of $15 will be added to this class at registration.
About the Instructor
Jim Horton is a printmaker who learned wood engraving and letterpress printing from the last remnants of the commercial trade. He authored the book, Commercial Wood Engraving in the 20th Century (available at Legacy Press). Jim teaches workshops and is active as an artist, in what he claims is a working museum of graphic arts. He has taught classes at Augusta reaching back 25 years. Jim lives in rural Ann Arbor, Michigan.
