Letterpress Christmas Card Printing with Type Tom
Discover the craft of letterpress printing in this full-day workshop with Type Tom. You’ll learn the essentials of setting up printing presses, handling wood type, exploring different inking techniques and understanding the basics of design and composition.
Throughout the day, you’ll create your own unique Christmas cards, which you’ll be able to take home as finished prints.
Participants will enjoy special access to Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft’s remarkable collection of antique wood type and print on a vintage Farley proofing press - a rare opportunity to experience traditional letterpress in action.
Tickets include lunch and all materials.
About the Workshop Leader
Tom Boulton studied typographic design at the London College of Printing then became a self-taught letterpress printer.
With over fifteen years of experience as a designer and printer, Tom has been commissioned by the likes of Tate Modern, Fortnum and Mason, Southbank Centre and The Design Museum. He has been featured in publications such as Creative Review, The Telegraph and Country Living, and has won a D&AD award.
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Discover the craft of letterpress printing in this full-day workshop with Type Tom. You’ll learn the essentials of setting up printing presses, handling wood type, exploring different inking techniques and understanding the basics of design and composition.
Throughout the day, you’ll create your own unique Christmas cards, which you’ll be able to take home as finished prints.
Participants will enjoy special access to Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft’s remarkable collection of antique wood type and print on a vintage Farley proofing press - a rare opportunity to experience traditional letterpress in action.
Tickets include lunch and all materials.
About the Workshop Leader
Tom Boulton studied typographic design at the London College of Printing then became a self-taught letterpress printer.
With over fifteen years of experience as a designer and printer, Tom has been commissioned by the likes of Tate Modern, Fortnum and Mason, Southbank Centre and The Design Museum. He has been featured in publications such as Creative Review, The Telegraph and Country Living, and has won a D&AD award.
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