Pyramid Atlantic Art Center

Welcome to the Pyramid Atlantic Classes page. Please make your selection below from our list of classes and proceed to PayPal to complete your purchase.

*PLEASE READ: Upon completion, you will be prompted to return to our site for class registration. Your registration will not be considered complete without this information. Some classes are subject to an additional materials fee (listed in description.) All additional fees are payable to the instructor by cash or personal check upon arrival. All classes are subject to Pyramid Atlantic's Refund Policy (See Below)

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PRINTMAKING

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Chine Collé Workshop
Saturday, September 18 from 10am-4pm
Instructor: Melanie Lower
Tuition: $120 (plus $25 materials fee)
Description: Add texture, color and nuance to your intaglio prints using the little known technique of chine collé. With chine collé part or all of an image is printed on a delicate paper, which pulls finer detail off the plate, and is bonded to a heavier paper. We will see examples, discuss ways to incorporate the technique into your own works, learn to trace and cut to size japanese paper, print and bond papers, and experiment with various papers and configurations. Workshop for those with some etching experience wishing to enrich and further develop their etchings. Please bring already etched plates.

Letterpressed Posters with Wood Type
Saturday and Sunday, October 9 and 10, 10am-4pm
Instructor: Moira McCauley
Tuition: $300
Description: Do you love the vintage look of posters by Hatch Show Print or Yee-Haw Industries? Try designing and printing your own limited edition letterpress posters in this class with our new collection of wood and metal type.

The Art of Aquatint
Oct 12 & Oct. 19, 6-9pm
Instructor: Jake Muirhead
Tuition: $110 (plus $35 materials fee payable to instructor)
Description: Add richness and depth to your etchings through aquatint- the process by which a copper plate is finely pitted to create smooth and rich tones.Also learn techniques for scraping and burnishing to create an even wider range of darks and lights. Class will also cover rosin, spray paint and sugar-lift methods! This workshop is geared towards those with at least a little experience with etching. Add to your printmaking repertoire by learning the art of aquatint.

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Introduction to the Tabletop Letterpress
Saturday, October 16, 10am-4pm
Instructor: Melanie Karlins
Tuition: $130
Description: Have you ever fantasized about having a small letterpress in your home? Try out this small group workshop for beginners who want to try printing on a tabletop platen press. The class will cover how to set metal type, use a Chandler & Price Pilot tabletop platen press, troubleshoot, and clean up and maintain the press. Each participant will print a few lines of text of their own choosing on business card
to postcard-sized paper.

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Letterpressed Holiday Cards
Saturday, November 13 from 10am-4pm
Instructor: Letterpress Staff
Tuition: $130
Description: Make your own holiday cards and come away with letterpress skills too! In this small group workshop, you will design a holiday card using metal type and print up to 30 cards on a Vandercook press. (Bring whatever cards you'd like!) Suitable for beginners.

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Letterpressed Wedding Invitations
Two Saturdays, Jan 8 and 22 plus one 4-hour individual appointment
Instructors: Nancy Bratton and Moira McCauley
Tuition: $375 per individual or $425 per couple (plus the cost of a polymer plate and your own paper or other materials.)
Enrollment: 4-7 individuals or couples, but no more than 10 people
Description: Thinking of making your own invitations for a wedding or commitment ceremony? During group sessions, you will work with a graphic designer to develop an invitation or save-the-date card, troubleshoot your design, and learn how to print photopolymer plates on a Vandercook press. Then enjoy individualized attention as you print your invitations during a one-on-one session.

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Make Your Own Valentines!
Two Tuesdays, Feb 1 and 8 from 6pm-9pm
Instructors: Beth Parthum and Moira McCauley
Tuition: $100
Enrollment: 4-7
Description: Curious about papermaking and letterpress printing? Try both as you produce unique love notes for Valentine's Day! During the first session you'll pull sheets of handmade paper, and during the second, you'll use metal type to print your own message on them. Then give to friends, family, or a special someone!

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Deconstructed/Collaged Prints
February 5, 12, 2011 10am-4pm
Instructor:Sabeth Jackson
Tuition: $200, (plus a $25 materials fee payable to the instructor)
Enrollment: 2 minimum, 5 max
Description: Add texture, color, and dimension to your prints with layers. In this 2 day class we will create Linocut prints and Pronto Plate prints --then dissect them! Cutting, tearing, layering--even swapping images with other classmates-- will produce exciting collaged prints.

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Intro to Drawing Workshop
Tuesdays, February 1, 8, 15, and 22, 6-8:30pm
Instructor: Annie Albagli
Tuition: $250, (plus the cost of supplies, which should be about $50 and purchased at Plaza.)
Min/Max Enrollment: 3-10 students
Description: This class will teach the fundamentals of observational drawing, measurement, and proportion using a variety of drawing media. We will explore contour line and value, creating dynamic compositions, and learning the fundamental elements of design. This class is perfect for students working in printmaking but wanting to develop better compositions or feel more confident in their drawing skills.

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Intro to Letterpress
Saturday, March 5, 10am-4pm
Instructor: Letterpress Staff
Tuition: $130
Enrollment: 5-8
Description: A small group workshop for beginners who want a thorough introduction to traditional printing. The workshop will cover how to set metal type, how to use a Vandercook press, how to troubleshoot to get good prints, how to clean up and maintain the presses, and some information about how to use digital technology in combination with letterpress. Each participant will print a few lines of text of their own choosing on postcard to poster-sized paper.

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The Next Step: Using Photopolymer on the Vandercooks
Saturday March 19, 10am-4pm
Instructor: Letterpress Staff
Tuition: $100
Enrollment: 5-8
Description: Are you familiar with printing metal type, but want to learn how to expand your practice using photopolymer? A one-day small group session covers the basics of designing and creating Illustrator files for photopolymer and ordering the appropriate kind of plate. You will also practice printing photopolymer plates on our Vandercooks. Suitable for students who have taken Intro to Letterpress.

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Printed Portfolios
Tuesday Evenings October 5, 12 and 19th
6:30 - 9:30 PM
Instructors: Patricia Lee and Marty Ittner
Tuition: $150 (plus $25 materials fee payable to instructor)
Description: House your treasured collection of photographs, prints or samples in a customized portfolio. Working from Books, Boxes and Portfolios by Franz Zeier for inspiration, we will design, screenprint and construct your one-of-a-kind portfolio. The first session will cover preparing your artwork for screenprinting, selecting a portfolio design, creating a template and settling on a color palette. Next, we will screenprint your 1 or 2-color design onto bookcloth or paper. The final class will cover cutting boards, hinges and gluing the components together to create the finished portfolio.

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Rubylith for Screenprinters
Sunday, October 3
10am to 3pm
Instructor: Rebecca Katz
Tuition: $130, plus a $10 materials fee due to instructor
Enrollment: minimum of 3 and maximum of 6
Description: Do you enjoy using an X-acto knife or scissors to cut intricate designs? Rubylith is a masking film used in printmaking to create hand-cut stencils. Its use is technically outdated, due to the ease of using a computer to produce imagery. However, cutting and aligning Rubylith, with an X-acto knife or scissors, is still a fun way to prepare images for screenprinting. In this class you will create a hand-cut stencil using rubylith, and expose and print your image. Suitable for all levels of screenprint experience. The Rubylith will be supplied, but bring your own X-acto knife and scissors, your ideas for images, and printmaking paper on which to print.

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Screenprinting for Kids and Parents
Saturday, November 6
10am to 3pm
Instructor: Rebecca Katz
Tuition: $130 (per team of two people)
Enrollment: Max: 5 children and 5 adults/Min: 2 children and 2 adults
Description: In this one-day workshop, children are invited to explore their creativity by creating a drawing to screenprint on paper or a T-shirt. Each child must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, who will also be an active participant. Suitable for ages 8 to 11.
Bring ideas or drawings for your project, and bring paper and t-shirts on which to print. It is recommended that you bring a lunch and an extra activity for the child, as there will be some downtime between stages of the screenprinting process. Wear clothes that can get dirty.

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Introduction to Screenprinting on Fabric
Sunday, November 14, 10am-3pm
Tuition: $130
Enrollment: minimum of 3 and maximum of 6
Instructor: Rebecca Katz
Description: In this one-day workshop, learn how to create basic stencils for screenprinting. Students will use the photo emulsion technique, and learn the steps for coating, exposing and reclaiming a screen. The goal of the class is to grasp the process of screenprinting and the possibilities that this process offers. Students must supply their own cotton fabric (t-shirts, pillowcases, etc.) on which to print. Ink will be provided.

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Introduction to Papermaking
Saturday February 12th
Instructor: Beth Parthum
Tuition: $130.00
Description: This class will cover western papermaking with cotton and abaca. Students will learn to use our Hollander beater, how to form sheets of paper and how to color pulp with aqueous pigments Instructor will then demonstrate artistic techniques such as howto incorporate collage, inclusions and pulp painting into handmade paper.

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Personal Geographies
January 15, 22, 2011, 10 am-4 pm
Instructor: Gretchen Schermerhorn and Sabeth Jackson
Tuition: $240.00
Enrollment: Min 5, Max 8
Description: This class will cover western papermaking with cotton and abaca. Students will learn to use our Hollander beater, how to form sheets of paper and how to color pulp with aqueous pigments Instructor will then demonstrate artistic techniques such as howto incorporate collage, inclusions and pulp painting into handmade paper.

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BOOK ARTS

Box Your Book! - Clamshell Box Making Workshop
Two Tuesdays, September 14th and 21st, 7:00PM-9:30PM
Instructor: Jody McLean and Patricia Lee
Tuition: $100 (plus $10 materials fee payable to instructor)
Description: Take your handmade book to the next level, and make it a custom made clamshell box! This workshop will teach you how to make a clamshell box for your books. A boxed book is protected from damaging environmental effects such as UV light and humidity. The instructors will provide a pre-cut kit to learn how to construct the box, but we will also teach you how to make the measurements for a book of any size. This class can work as a continuation of the Intermediate Bookbinding Workshop (offered in August, see Pyramid Atlantic Workshop
Schedule for details). The measurements for one of the books made in the Intermediate Bookbinding Workshop will fit perfectly inside of the
box we will make in the Box Making Workshop. However, all intermediate students are welcome, relevant book measurements will be given to those who are not continuing from a previous workshop.

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Making Movable Books in the Classroom
November 4th, 6-8pm
Instructor: Paul Johnson, England-based internationally recognized book artist. He is most known for his pioneering work in developing literacy through the book arts, and is the author of over fifteen titles, including A book of One's Own and Literacy Through the Book Arts. His work is represented in most of the major collections in the US, including the Cooper-Hewitt museum in New York and the Library of Congress. www.bookart.co.uk
Tuition: $75
Description: Making movable books with your student is the perfect way to unlock their verbal and visual ideas, and meet your classroom goals. Learn how to construct a movable book with pull-outs, lift-the-flap sections, 90- and 180- degree pop-ups, removable units and more! Along the way, discussion touches on books as a means of communication and the value of bookmaking to teachers.
Some scholarships available. Please contact Gretchen at gschermerhorn@pyramid-atlantic.org

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Introduction to Bookbinding
Two Tuesdays January 11th and 18th, 6:00-9:00PM
Instructor: Patricia Lee
Tuition: $120 *(plus $10 materials fee payable to instructor)
Enrollment: 4-8
Description: Have you ever wanted to learn how to make your own journals, notebooks, photo albums, or scrapbooks but don't know where
to start? In this one-day workshop, students will gain a basic understanding of the materials and equipment commonly used in
bookbinding. Students will learn three different book structures, including pamphlet, accordian, and japanese stab binding. We will also
discuss how we can take our newly learned bookbinding skills and change the size and shape of a book to suit our personal design needs
and style.

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Intermediate Bookbinding Workshop Series
Two Tuesdays February 21st and 28th 6:00-10:00PM
Instructor: Patricia Lee
Tuition: $150 *(plus $20 materials fee payable to instructor)
Enrollment: 4-8
Description: Do you have some experience with bookbinding, but want to take it to the next level? In this series of two evening workshops we
will experience the delights of three exposed sewing structures, including longstitch, two-needle coptic stitch, and sewing over tapes.
Each student will use decorative paper and a rainbow of colored waxed linen thread to create their own collection of uniquely designed
books. This brand new format will give you the chance to explore how different materials and book designs can showcase your art or writing.
Students should have a strong understanding of basic bookbinding skills for this class. A detailed supply list will be provided upon
enrollment.

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Secret Belgian Binding
Tuesday March 8th, 6:00-10:00PM
Instructor: Patricia Lee
Tuition: $80 *(plus $10 materials fee payable to instructor)
Enrollment: 4-8
Do you want to know the secret to this unique binding? Rumored to be developed in Belgium in between the 14th and 16th centuries, the
secret to this very unique binding style was lost until it was recently resurrected by Hedi Kyle. Don't miss out on this opportunity for a new way for making a flexible hardcover book! It is perfect for any books you want to make that need to lay flat, like journals or sketch books, for example. Students should have a strong understanding of basic bookbinding skills for this class (covering boards, punching covers and text, etc.). A detailed supply list will be provided upon enrollment.

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Starbook
Tuesday March 22nd, 6:00-10:00PM
Instructor: Patricia Lee
Tuition: $80 *(plus $10 materials fee payable to instructor)
Enrollment: 4-8
Do you want a new and interesting way to display photos, mementos, and collectible paper ephemera? The starbook looks like a regular album when closed, but when opened and tied together, it blossoms into a multi-layered star with pockets. Kits will be provided with all that
you need to make your book, though you can bring your own decorative paper choices and incorporate them into your design. Students should have a strong understanding of basic bookbinding skills for this class (covering boards, punching covers and text, etc.). A detailed supply list will be provided upon enrollment.

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SPECIAL

Elegant Portfolios
Two-day workshop, October 16th and 17th, 10am-4pm
Instructor: Bob Muens
Tuition: $240, (plus $25 materials fee payable to instructor)
Description: In this class students will learn how to make their own archival custom portfolio suitable for holding mounted photographs, prints, books or small paintings. Based on traditional Japanese and Chinese wrapper cases, these portfolios add a modern twist by using contemporary materials to create elegant and distinctive housings for your art and books. These archival portfolios not only protect your art, but also create a dramatic presentation when opened. Detailed instruction and demonstrations guides each student through the steps needed to construct their own portfolio. You will learn how to measure, prepare, cut and assemble the materials for that perfect one-of-a-kind custom fit.

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