Workshop Schedule:

COVID19 Protocols: We are following state guidelines for safe practices during our workshops, and also asking that students confirm their vaccination status before attending our workshops.  Outdoor areas are available for meal breaks. For the health and safety of our at-risk members and students, we are asking that unvaccinated individuals refrain from taking in-person classes at this time.

If you are signed up for a class, please bring either your vax card, or a photo of your vax card, to the workshop with you.

Textile & Vinyl Screen Printing

Ever wanted to print your own tee-shirts? Stickers? Tote bags?

In this one day workshop we focus on the processes for textile and vinyl printing. Participants will learn about printing with plastisol, registration with textile printing, repeating pattern textile prints, and more! Pre-processed screens with images will be available for use, but participants are also welcome to bring stencils (maximum size 9"x9") to process their own screens for print. Working knowledge of the screen print process is highly recommended.

Class Dates: October 30, 2021
Class Fee: $180 + tax
Instructor: Pete McCracken / Owner, Crack Press and Portland Type®, Portland Oregon

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Intro to Screen Print II

Our first round of screen printing classes were so popular, we decided to offer them again this fall!
This introductory workshop teaches students the fundamentals of screen printing. We’ll spend two days in the studio covering the variety of uses for screen print, materials (ink, paper, process supplies), tools and the print process. Each student will learn how to create a one-color print using basic stencil methods and get hands-on experience with every aspect of the screen print process

Planning to take all 3 classes in the series? Click here to receive a $30 discount by signing up for Intro, Intermediate & Advanced at the same time.

Class Dates: November 6-7, 2021
Class Fee: $240 + tax
Instructor: Pete McCracken / Owner, Crack Press and Portland Type®, Portland Oregon

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Intermediate Screen Print II

Our first round of screen printing classes were so popular, we decided to offer them again this fall!
Second in the series, this workshop builds on the knowledge from Intro to Screen Print.
The two day workshop focuses on a variety of historic and contemporary processes for creating artwork to print. We will review different prints and discuss how they were created. Each participant will plan a print by sketching out the idea, creating artwork/stencils and prepping screens for print. We will also mix/proof the inks, prepare the substrate and setup the press for the print run.

Planning to take all 3 classes in the series? Click here to receive a $30 discount by signing up for Intro, Intermediate & Advanced at the same time.

Class Dates: November 13-14, 2021
Class Fee: $240 + tax
Instructor: Pete McCracken / Owner, Crack Press and Portland Type®, Portland Oregon

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Advanced Screen Print

Our first round of screen printing classes were so popular, we decided to offer them again this fall!
Third in the series, this two day workshop builds on the knowledge from Intro and Intermediate.
This workshop will focus on multicolor printing utilizing the accumulated knowledge. Each participant will plan their own 2+ color print by creating stencils with available tools and materials. Participants will mix/proof ink colors and process their own screens for print. Different methods of multicolor printing will be demonstrated. Everyone will work together to execute and collaborate on the print runs.

Planning to take all 3 classes in the series? Click here to receive a $30 discount by signing up for Intro, Intermediate & Advanced at the same time.

Class Dates: November 20-21, 2021
Class Fee: $240 + tax
Instructor: Pete McCracken / Owner, Crack Press and Portland Type®, Portland Oregon

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Watercolor Monotype

Challenge convention and take chances in this monotype workshop that explores the rich intersection between painting and printmaking.
In this unique workshop, watercolor washes are laid down on Yupo paper, allowed to dry, then cut up and reconfigured into multi-layered monoprints when run through the press with damp paper. To these painterly washes, linear marks are added using drypoint and transfer drawing techniques.
We invite the experienced and the inexperienced to join us in this creative, colorful journey into the many possibilities of watercolor monotypes…
Instructor: Mary Sundstrom ​​
Weekend workshop​

Class dates: Saturday & Sunday, December 4-5, 2021​
Class time: 10 AM – 5 PM, includes lunch break
Class fee: $240 + tax, includes all printing materials and one large paper (divided in quarters.) Additional paper may be purchased.

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We're scheduling new workshops for winter '21/spring '22 -
stay tuned!