Don't you adore opening your mailbox and finding a gem among bills and junkmail? Would some lovely handmade personal stationery encourage you to put down your smartphone and put pen to paper instead? Feel more connected than ever with the texture of cotton paper at your fingertips, the story moveable type has to tell and the kiss of impression on a century year old press. Come learn the basics of letterpress: combining old craft and new, vintage wood type, pattern, color and design. Walk away with a set of personal stationery and truly believe in the power of the printed word. You will take a day trip off campus to our letterpress studio in Lyons, CO, and spend a lovely day with letters and pretty paper. 

Skill Level
No experience necessary

Material List

• a creative spirit
• clothes to get dirty in
• your fearless ink-friendly hands

Material Fee
$30 (includes paper, envelopes, twine, fabric, printing plates, ink, wood type for printing, a borrowed apron, transportation to our studio)

Allison Bozeman

Allison Bozeman wears many aprons as a letterpress pixie / woodtype worshiper / indie ink siren / vintage fabric vixen and owner of BirdDog Press in Lyons. What started as a penchant for pen and paper in the digital age, an obsession with a more tactile, interactive experience grew. Feathered with more than 13 years of design expertise in her cap, Allison began spreading her wings into letterpress printing, non-traditional materials and a handmade eco-friendly approach. BirdDog Press was born when a rescued hunting dog inspired a design + letterpress studio with a trained eye for craftsmanship in place of perfectionism, a love of pattern and perspective and a collaboration of history and modern technology.

Contact
www.birddogpress.com
woof@birddogpress.com

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