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Welcome to the San Francisco Center for the Book’s Autumn 2012 Catalog. In this catalog you will find highlights from our upcoming season of book arts programming: workshops, public events, and exhibitions.

Students new and returning, we encourage you to sign up today to ensure your spot in our core curriculum workshops to experience hands-on the joys of traditional letterpress printing and bookbinding. Don’t miss the veritable wave of new techniques and methods being offered in the related arts program – creative extensions to accompany the core book-binding and letterpress crafts.

Our biggest and most exciting event of the year, Roadworks: A Steam-roller Printing Festival, will be held on Saturday, September 22nd from 12pm–5pm. For the ninth year running, we bring you the original steamroller printing event: using a three-ton construction steamroller and an unlikely letterpress bed —Rhode Island Street — a team of artists and printers create large-scale prints from three-foot-square hand-carved linoleum blocks. Plus, we celebrate our longest-standing Roadworks art-ist participant Rik Olson with a retrospective of his work in the Austin/Burch Gallery: Rik in Detail: A Celebration of the Work of Printmaker Rik Olson.

Finally, we announce some big news! In December 2012, SFCB will move to a new facility located at 375 Rhode Island, right around the corner from our current location. The new building will provide a modern, open floor plan with nearly twice the space for more classrooms, improved exhibition space, and possibilities for growth. As we enter our 16th year as the premier book arts center on the west coast, our new building rep-resents our commitment to a growing role in the book arts community both in San Francisco and nationally. We look forward to hosting all our community members in the new space in 2013.

Join us as we practice, celebrate, and innovate the fine arts of letterpress printing and hand bookbinding this autumn! Not on our mailing list? Sign up at sfcb.org to receive invitations and announcements.

Letterpress Printing at SFCB

From the novice to the master printer, SFCB offers workshops for everyone interested in the art of letterpress printing. Using our antique presses, learn everything from basic typesetting to advanced editioning and experimental techniques on the press. The listings here are a selection of our offer-ings; please visit sfcb.org/workshops/printing to view the full list and sign up.

Letterpress Certificate ProgramFor the committed student, SFCB offers a compre-hensive program in traditional letterpress printing. Students who sign up for the program receive special studio access and perks, culminating in a certificate to indicate proficiency. The program is designed to provide the highest caliber of instruction in traditional letterpress printing available in a non-academic setting. It brings together our key workshops into one sequence that leads the participant from introductory typesetting through the production of multi-color, high quality finished pieces. The Certificate Program includes Letterpress Printing on a Vandercook Cylinder Press, Photo-polymer Platemaking Lab, and Advanced Letterpress Production Printing. Please note, these workshops can also be taken on their own. Visit sfcb.org/workshops/printing to learn the advantages of participation. To sign up for the Certificate Program and receive the program discount, call us at 415–565–0545.

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Curious about the world of letter-press printing but not sure where to start? Wondering if letterpress printing is up your alley? Get your feet wet in this introductory work-shop by pulling your own print off both a Vandercook cylinder press and a tabletop platen press. You will learn the difference between the types of presses as well as the basics of setting type using our vast collection of lead type, wood type, and decorative ornaments. The in-structor will give a full overview of the SFCB Letterpress Program and how (and why) to obtain the SFCB Letterpress Certificate. Plus, you’ll receive $25 off any core curriculum registration if you sign up during this workshop!

Introduction to Letterpress PrintingAll sessions: Fee $406:30–9:30pm

Adam Ewing Tuesday/ September 11

Rocket Caleshu Tuesday/ October 9

Paula Gloistein Tuesday/ November 13Monday/ December 3

Introduction to Letterpress Printing: Print with Wood Type DaylongRocket Caleshu Fee: $75Saturday/ November 249:30am–5:30pm

Introduction to Letterpress Printing

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Letterpress Printing on a Vandercook Cylinder Press: Core Curriculum—This series of workshops covers typesetting and printing on a Vandercook cylinder press using metal type, wood type and photo-polymer plates. You will have the opportunity to work on your own projects as well as create collabora-tive works with other students. You will learn advanced typeset-ting and press lock-up, how to print on dry and damp paper, ink mixing, multiple-color registration, and the basics of press mechanics. After this workshop you will be qualified to rent SFCB’s Vandercook presses.

All sessions: Fee $525

Mary Laird SundaysSeptember 2, 9, 16, + 239:30am–5:30pm

Leigh McLellan Monday eveningsSeptember 17, 24, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, November 5 + 126:30–10pm

Letterpress Printing on a Vandercook Cylinder Press PLUS:Core Curriculum(5 days instead of 4)Fee: $650Mary Laird Monday – FridayNovember 5, 6, 7, 8, + 99:30am–5:30pm

Grendl Lofkvist SundaysNovember 11, 18, December 2, + 99:30am–5:30pm

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Letterpress Core: Tabletop Platen PressesFee $3009:30am–5:30pm

Lisa Rappoport SundaysOctober 7 + 14orSaturday + SundayDecember 15 + 16—Learn to print on a press small enough to fit into almost any studio! This workshop is ideal for beginners, especially those inter-ested in printing cards and invita-tions. This workshop qualifies you to rent time on SFCB’s tabletop platen presses.

Letterpress Core: Floor Model Platen PressFee $300

Lisa Rappoport SaturdaysSeptember 1 + 8 or November 3 + 10—Learn the fundamentals of print-ing on an antique C&P platen press. Increase production and print on oddly shaped and thick papers, such as coaster stock. This workshop qualifies you to rent time on SFCB’s C&P floor model platen press.

Photopolymer Platemaking LabFee $756:30–9:30pm

Joel Benson Wednesday/ September 12

Rocket Caleshu Tuesday/ October 2

Joel Benson Thursday/ October 25

Rocket Caleshu Thursday/ November 15

Joel Benson Tuesday/ December 11—Learn how to make detailed, high-quality photopolymer plates from digital files and film for letter-press printing. This lab qualifies you to rent SFCB’s photopolymer platemaker.

Advanced Letterpress PrintingJames Tucker Fee $300

Tuesday evenings + SundayOctober 23 + 30, November 46:30–9:30pm on October 23 + 30; 9:30am–5:30pm on November 4—Take this workshop to learn the essential skills for creating profes-sional quality editions of your work. Using both platen presses and Vandercook cylinder presses, we will cover design strategies for good printing, polymer plate setup and production, letterpress resources and press maintenance. Students will work with the teach-er to design a project for produc-tion within provided guidelines.

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Black and White Linoleum PrintmakingRik Olson Fee $150Saturday/ September 159:30am–5:30pm—Learn the basics of linoleum-block design, carving, and printing. Led by master printer Rik Olson, you’ll create a linoleum print of your own design.

New Workshop!Innovative Printed BooksRocket Caleshu & Jaye Lee Fishel Fee $150Wednesdays October 17 + 246:30–9:30pm—Explore innovative book making! Learn adaptable book structures and practice alternative tech-niques for mark-making on the Vandercook in this two evening workshop. Students will leave with their own small edition of books.

Letterpress Book in a DayMary Laird Fee $150Monday/ October 22 or Monday/ December 109:30am–5:30pm—Make an edition of 30–40 chapbooks with master printer Mary Risala Laird in this beginning level letter-press workshop that has been a staple of our curriculum for 15 years.

Introduction to Linoleum Carving and PrintingGrendl Löfkvist Fee $150Saturday/ November 17—Learn to cut patterns into linoleum blocks to create simple, beautiful images on a Vandercook press.

New Workshop! Slapdash PrintingJames Tucker Fee $150Saturday/ December 19:30am–5:30pm—In this workshop students will learn a series of unorthodox techniques that will explore off-the-cuff letter-press printing. A few of the processes will be multi-color printing from one plate, scratch film methods, split fountain, partial over printing, distressing polymer plates, printing on non-paper substrates, and more.

Handmade Letterpress NotebooksLara Durback Fee $150Wednesdays/ December 5 + 126:30–9:30pm—There is nothing better than a good notebook! We will print a few sturdy covers with patterns and images on the Vandercook using wood and metal type, as well as collographs made from scraps of fabric or paper, then bind them into notebooks.

Hand Bookbinding at SFCB

Interested in the art of the handmade book? SFCB’s bookbinding program offers instruction and inspiration for all levels of bookmakers. Our commitment to traditional hand bookbinding proves that the art of the book is alive and well! So join us to advance your skills in this beautiful craft.

Bookbinding Certificate ProgramSFCB offers a comprehensive program in hand bookbinding, including instruction in a variety of traditional book structures and access to our studio equipment, culminating in a certificate to indicate proficiency. It is designed to provide the highest caliber of instruction in traditional hand bookbind-ing available in a non-academic setting. It brings together key bookbinding workshops into one sequence that leads the participant from the fundamentals of book construction all the way through the making of full leather bound books. The Certificate Program includes the following series: Beginning Bookbinding and Intermediate Bookbinding. Visit sfcb.org/workshops/binding to learn the advantages of participating in the Certificate Program.

As a complement to the Bookbinding Certificate, and for more advanced students, we are proud to announce the introduction of Advanced Bookbinding this trimester. Learn more about this exciting development on page 10.

Special Topics in Letterpress

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Introduction to BookbindingFee $406:30–9:30pm

Jaye Fishel Tuesday/ September 11

Nina Eve Zeininger-Byrne Tuesday/ October 9

Rhiannon Alpers Tuesday/ November 13

Nina Eve Zeininger-Byrne Monday/ December 3

Ever been curious about how to make a book? Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. This introductory course teaches basic structures and stitches that every book artist should know in order to create a multitude of books. You’ll discuss the tools and materials for bookbinding and explore adhesives, paper types and uses, as well as grain for paper and book cloth. You’ll learn a variety of structures—single-sheet book, accordion book, single-section pamphlet stitch, Japanese stab, and one surprise structure—and make fun, simple books that can be turned into artists’ books. The instructor will give a full overview of the SFCB Bookbinding Program and how (and why) to obtain the SFCB Bookbinding Certificate. Get $25 off any core curriculum registration during this workshop.

Beginning Bookbinding: Core CurriculumRhiannon AlpersFee: $470

Wednesday evenings September 26, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, November 76:30–10pmorSundays September 30, October 7, 14, + 229:30am–5:30pmorSaturdays November 3, 10, 17, + December 19:30am–5:30pm

Learn bookbinding’s basic vo-cabulary, its fundamental tools and their uses, as well as the materials (paper, cloth, board, and adhesives) and techniques (folding, sewing, and gluing) of the craft. Students will construct four hardcover, hand-bound, multi-section books over the course of the series. Each binding in the series will add to the skills previously learned and integrate new techniques.

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Intermediate Bookbinding: Core CurriculumFee $580

Hannah Tashjian SaturdaysSeptember 15, 29, October 6, 13, + 209:30am–5:30pm

Juliayn Coleman Thursday eveningsSeptember 20, 27, October 4, 11, 18, 25, November 1, 8, 15 + 296:30–10pm—Following Beginning Bookbind-ing, Intermediate Bookbinding is the final class in the SFCB Bookbinding Certificate Program. You will learn advanced binding techniques to make a rounded and backed cloth binding that is sewn on a sewing frame, and learn to make hand sewn endbands. You

will also begin working with leather and make a full leather binding.

New Workshop!Advanced BookbindingHannah Tashjian Fee $610

Sundays/ October 28, November 4, 11, 18, December 29:30am–5:30pm—This advanced leather bookbind-ing series teaches how to make a half-leather case binding with a goatskin leather spine and corners, and decorative paper sides. Topics covered include preparing and sewing text block on tapes; round-ing and backing; making “made” endsheets and sewing double-core silk endbands, as well as practicing with your leather paring knife and the Sharf-Fix paring machine.

Foil Stamped Titles and Paper Labels for Your BooksHannah Tashjian Sunday/ September 29:30am–5:30pm—Learn the essentials behind great titling using the Kwikprint gold foil stamper and a simple but elegant way to inset a label on a cloth book cover.

Hard Cover Japanese Stab BindingRhiannon Alpers Fee $130Saturday/ September 89:30am–5:30pm—In this workshop we will be build-ing a hinged hard cover Japanese bound book and then constructing an enclosure to house it.

New Workshop! The Decorated EdgeJuliayn Coleman Fee $130Sunday/ September 99:30am–5:30pm—A beautifully decorated edge can be highly expressive part of a fine binding or artist’s book. In this workshop we will learn the basic graphite and 23K gold leaf edge treatments.

Puzzle BoxesBettina Pauly Fee $130Tuesday evenings/ December 4 + 116:30–9:30pm—The puzzle box workshop is a great introduction to box making. Make your own puzzle boxes to contain collections of objects or a game.

New Workshop! Lift Top BoxAndrew Rottner Fee $130Sunday/ December 169:30am–5:30pm—In this one day workshop we will construct a “lift off top” style protective box for suites of prints or books.

Related Arts Workshops

Image TransfersCourtney Cerruti Fee $75Monday/ September 24orFriday/ November 96:30–9:30pm—Learn image transfer techniques for paper arts, collage, fiber arts, and more. Explore transfer options using inexpensive materials and go home with a wealth of knowledge and a packet of samples made in class.

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New Workshop!The Book of YouWill Cloughley Fee $75Tuesday/ October 166:30–10pm—In this workshop you will learn how to integrate the visual and linguistic maps of your experience in a blank book. A blank book is a wonderful thing: a place to collect your thoughts, images, ideas, impressions, and anything else you may want to put to paper.

New Workshop!Black Letter CalligraphyGrendl Löfkvist Fee $130Wednesdays/ October 3 + 106:30–9:30pm—Get Medieval! Learn the his-tory and fundamentals of Gothic Textura in this introductory cal-ligraphy workshop. Practice using the broad-edged pen and learn to write a basic Blackletter alphabet in this workshop designed for calligraphy novices.

New Workshop!Curriculum Development for Art TeachersTaun Relihan Fee $110Thursday evenings/ November 1 + 86:30–9:30pm—Designed for both experienced and new adult art teachers, this workshop will cover numerous topics including curriculum plan-ning, evaluation, and working specifically with adult learners.

New Workshop!Tin Can PapermakingJulia Goodman Fee $130Fridays/ November 9 + 166:30–9:30pm —This workshop is ideal for those who are curious about creative ways to make paper with minimal equipment and maximum fun.

New Workshop!The Art of Gift WrappingBilly Ola Hutchinson Fee $75Thursday/ November 296:30–9:30pm—Join us for another gem of a workshop from our beloved Hand Lettering teacher Mr. Billy! This year, wow your friends and family with the gifts you present. Learn how to wrap them beautifully in one evening workshop.

Related Arts

Collograph PrintingCourtney Cerruti Fee $130Saturday/ September 19:30am–5:30pm—Learn the art of collograph print-ing, a process that combines a variety of materials, both 2-D and 3-D, to create a plate that is print-able on an etching press.

Trace MonotypeJenny Robinson Fee $300Sundays/ October 21 + 2810am–5pm—This two day workshop focuses on the beauty of the drawn line combined with the spontaneity and painterly approach of the multiple drop monotype.

Weeklong Screenprinting IntensiveMarsha Shaw $400Friday and Tuesday through Friday/ November 9 + November 13–1610am–6pm—Learn screenprinting in this in-tensive, five-day workshop taught at Mission Grafica in the historic Mission District.

We are excited to announce the start of our new papermaking program! See sfcb.org/workshops/arts for more information and to sign up.

Paste PapersCourtney Cerruti Fee $75Wednesday/ December 56:30–9:30pm—Spend an evening creating original, hand-painted paste paper to use as gift wrap, in collage, and as bookbinding decoration. Tradition-ally used as endpapers in books, paste paper is used by artists today in myriad of paper crafts, including card making, painting and mixed media. Learn various techniques for making traditional and modern patterns and take home a stack of samples.

Artist Trading CardsCourtney Cerruti Fee $75Wednesday/ December 126:30–9:30pm—Artists Trading Cards (or ATCs) are the ultimate artistic indulgence. They can be collaged, stamped, stitched, painted or doodled then traded with artists worldwide.

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Weeknights5–10pm

Wednesday/ September 5Monday/ September 10Wednesday/ September 19Friday/ September 28Friday/ October 12Tuesday/ October 16Friday/ October 26Wednesday/ October 31Tuesday/ November 20Wednesday/ November 28Monday/ December 10

Studio access is one of the high-lights of our offerings — we have numerous specialized pieces of equipment to help you com-plete your printing and binding projects. Once you have been thoroughly trained, our studios are open to you to work on your own projects. Open Print Studio nights, where an expert printer is on hand to offer advice, are a great place to dive in to your own work. Presses and equipment are also available for rent during select weekday hours.

Call 415–565–0545 x14 or email studiorental@sfcb.org to check availability and reserve studio time.

Equipment Available For Rental

Printing→ 3 Vandercook V4s→ 1 Vandercook 219 → 1 C&P floor model platen press→ 4 tabletop platen presses → Photopolymer platemaker→ Plate material for sale

Bindery→ Guillotine → Board shear → Kwikprint→ Wire binder→ 3 spiral binders→ Kutrimmer→ Rounder/backers→ Schärf fix→ Piercing troughs→ Sewing frames→ Nipping presses

Open Print Studio: Public Equipment Rental

Imprint Publications

YIQJY. 2010. Balsa Wood, Paper, Metal. Edition of 500 (12 x 6 inches). Paolo Salvagione.

Imprint Publications is the publishing arm of the San Francisco Center for the Book, and a home for selected artists to learn and explore the art of the handmade book. Imprint facilitates SFCB’s mission of promoting the traditional book arts alongside exploration of experimental forms and techniques through two ongoing letterpress-based projects: the Artist in Residence Program and the Small Plates Edition Series. Visit sfcb.org/imprint to learn more and view and purchase the books.

Imprint’s 2012 Artist in Residence: Paolo Salvagione Paolo Salvagione is an artist who works at the intersection of engineering, participation, and levity. He has worked with Boeing and NASA, and is the design engineer on the Clock of the Long Now. His recent residency at the Headlands Center for the Arts sent people out a second story window.

Mr. Salvagione is currently producing his residency edition at SFCB through October, 2012. Stop by SFCB and you may even get to visit with the artist and view the edition in progress!

Join us for the release of Mr. Salvagione’s edition:Imprint Artist in Residence Release Party Friday/ November 2, 6–8pm

An exhibition of Mr. Salvagione’s work will be mounted in the Austin/Burch Gallery as part of his residency. Please see the details on this exhibition on page 17.

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Roadworks: A Steamroller Printing Festival Saturday/ September 22 12–5pm/ FREERhode Island Street between 16th and 17th StreetsThe San Francisco Center for the Book’s annual Roadworks Street Fair is a day-long public printmaking showcase presented amid a selection of local food and fine craft vendors. Using a three-ton construction steam-roller and an unlikely letterpress bed — Rhode Island Street — a team of artists and printers print large-scale prints from three-foot-square hand-carved linoleum blocks. Now in its 9th year, Roadworks has become a casual, popular tradition in the Potrero Hill neighborhood, drawing print-making and book art enthusiasts as well as locals and families. Events for all ages will be scheduled throughout the day. Free tours of the Austin/Burch Gallery, plus free letterpress, bookbinding, and other mini-work-shops will be offered at SFCB during the festival. The gallery-quality steamroller prints will be for sale at SFCB during a special preview event prior to the event; limited quantities of the prints will be available at the event itself. Details on print sales and featured artists will be available on our website at sfcb.org/events/roadworks. The steamroller prints are highly limited editions, so if you are interested in the work of a specific featured artist, please don’t hesitate to contact us at roadworks@sfcb.org with inquiries.

Holiday Craft Fair Saturday/ December 8 10am–5pm/ FREEAnother favorite tradition, our Holiday Craft Fair celebrates the makers in our community with an engaging craft fair focused on prints, books, and more. We hand-pick our favorite craft vendors and deck the halls of SFCB for a day of live letterpress demos, delicious food, and the opportu-nity to browse an incredible selection of handmade goods.

PhotographyAndria Lo/andrialo.comPage 4/ Robyn Lehr

Design Boon Design/boondesign.com

Web Dev futureprüf.com

Exhibitions in the Austin/Burch Gallery

Rik in Detail: A Celebration of the Work of Printmaker Rik Olson Monday/ September 10 – Saturday/ October 20, 2012We are proud to host an exhibition focused on the work of renowned printmaker Rik Olson, who has built a career focused on wood engraving, scratchboard, pen and ink, etching, linocuts and, in his words, “about anything that includes sharp instruments and a dab of ink.”

At SFCB, he is the sole artist to have participated in nine Roadworks fes-tivals (including this year’s), and contributed its iconic image at the very first Roadworks in 2003. A California native, Rik received his B.F.A. from the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. He has studied under such masters as Barry Moser, John DePol, Richard McLean, and Ralph Borge. He has lived, studied, and exhibited in Italy, Germany and the U.S. His influences include the years he lived in Europe and now the beautiful countryside of Sonoma County, California.

Please visit sfcb.org/exhibitions for updates on events celebrating this exhibition.

Paolo Salvagione: 2012 Imprint Artist in Residence Friday/ November 2 – Saturday/ December 15, 2012For our final exhibition of 2012, we feature work by our Imprint Artist in Residence Paolo Salvagione. We will highlight the work he created while in residence here at SFCB, as well as work from his archive to broaden our audience’s understanding of his process and piece for his residency.

300 De Haro Street San Francisco California 94103415–565–0545 sfcb.org

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