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BOOK
ARTS & LETTERPRESS PRINTING
at STUDIO
ON THE SQUARE
AN INTIMATE
SETTING FOR LEARNING
WORKSHOPS
ON UNION SQUARE, NYC
Learn
the ART
of the BOOK
See your own POETRY
in metal type
Print Elegant LETTERPRESS
Combine Images
and Text
Create a BROADSIDE Poster
Edition
Work
on an ETCHING
PRESS
Make
your IDEAS
a
REALTY. . .
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. . our little mascot is allergy-free!
Learn
Twice as Much in Half the Time
at
Studio on the Square
New
York, New York
Studio on the Square
is committed to helping artists develop their work in book
form. We continue the tradition of teaching elegant letterpress
printing, as it has been handed down for over 500 years.
Our intimate class sizes (most limited to 4 students) allow
for individual attention much like an apprenticeship in
Gutenberg's shop. With an emphasis on the Art of the Book,
we encourage students to free up their thinking & experiment
through their art. The Studio prides itself on cultivating
creativity within a unique environment where all engage
in the rewarding processes of combining text and imagery
(whether you want to create stationery or art prints). Our
teachers are friendly professionals, who have been practicing
their Art for years. They are at home in the studio, generous
with their knowledge, and eager to share. Open dialogue,
& process along with product, distinguishes Studio on the
Square workshops (as does our refreshing snack time!). Try
our classes in letterpress printing, intaglio, & bookbinding.
We welcome Artists & students with all levels of interest
and experience.
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Get
in touch with your Imagination & Creativity!
FALL 2010
Class Schedule
September/October/Noveember
Additional workshops To Be Announced...
Email: IntimaPress@yahoo.com
We
offer one-on-one Private Instruction
& How to start your own Letterpress Business
Consulting!
Let us Customize
a Tutorial that's right for you!
Give
Yourself or Someone You Love
the GIFT of ART
Check
out our New Blog & see
What's going on in the Studio!
http://intimapress.wordpress.com/
Ask about
Custom
Letterpress Wedding Invitations & Announcements
(since 1996)!
Visit our newly launched parent company at
www.LetterprssDesigns.com
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Mindy
Belloff, Intima
Press received
an Honorable Mention from the University of Texas
Hertzog Award for book design - for W2LZX, fine press
book edition
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See this unique, historic re-creation
of
Mary Katharine Goddard's
Declaration of Independence
(printed January 1777)
Hand set in Caslon and printed on custom
handmade paper in a limited edition. See information
and images on our blog at www.IntimaPress.com
The re-written, contemporary version went to press
July 4, 2010. Order yours for a limited time at the
$400-publication price: Makes a great gift!
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News
from the Studio:
Come see us & view our fine
press artist's books
& letterpress printed broadsides
Saturday October 2, noon-5pm
& Sunday October 3, noon-3:30pm
at the Oak Knoll Book Fair in Delaware
www.oakknoll.com/fest
Sunday, September 12
at the Brooklyn Book Fair!
Brooklyn
Borough Hall 10am-6pm
www.brooklynbookfestival.org/
Independence Weekend Presentation on
"Mary Katharine Goddard's Declaration
of Independence printed in 1777 & 2010 by Intima
Press"
at The Maryland Historical Society
Saturday, July 3, 2010, 12:15 or 2:00 p.m.
http://www.mdhs.org/events/index.html
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Hear
an interview with Mindy Belloff about the Goddard
Declaration on NPR's local Baltimore station 88.1
on
Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast.
You may listen to the podcast at www.WYPR.org or go
to: http://mdmorn.wordpress.com/
From
WYPR:
Many of the names associated with the Declaration
of Independence-John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Samuel
Chase-are household names. Another one-Mary Katherine
Goddard-is probably not. But Goddard played a central
role in this foundational American document-she printed
it. At the time she was living in Baltimore and was
in fact Baltimore’s Postmistress. Mindy Belloff,
an artist who runs Intima Press in New York City,
has spent a year recreating Mary Katherine Goddard’s
printing of the Declaration of Independence. She joins
Sheilah from the Argot Studios in New
York.
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Learn
twice as much in half the time
with unsurpassed individual instruction & crazy-small
class sizes
at Studio on the Square!
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I
LOVE STATIONERY!
INTRODUCTION
TO LETTERPRESS
with
Mindy
Belloff
(Beginning Letterpress)
Friday eve 6:30-9:30PM
October 15
$80 plus $30 studio fee
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here for more images]
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Description:
Do it yourself as you make your own personalized stationery!
Learn the elegant printing of the 15th century letterpress:you
will hand set real metal type, understand
the origins of our alphabet, learn press lock-up,
inking & printing and edition on our Vandercook Uni
III. A great introduction to printing beautiful impressions.
You will go home with a set of two dozen personalized
notecards with matching envelopes, in type you set
and printed yourself!
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ADVENTURES
IN LETTERPRESS
with
Mindy
Belloff
(Letterpress
All Levels)
4 Monday eves, 6-9PM
September 20, 27, Oct 4 &
18, Nov 1
(no class October 11)
$295 plus $40 studio fee
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Description:
Discover the elegance
of working with movable metal and wood type. Extend
your current art making practice, integrate your own
ideas and narrative elements into a broadside edition
poster, cards, or print series. Experiment with hand
painting & combining digital, photographic and
painterly images utilizing multiple colors and overlays
+ add lyrical writing and poetry, as you develop your
individual projects. Learn composition, inking, impression,
& press adjustment on the Vandercook. Come get
your hands dirty, and make beautiful, multiple impressions!
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DIY
WEDDING INVITATIONS
Do it Yourself in Letterpress!
with
Mindy
Belloff
(All Levels Letterpress)
5
Monday eves, 6-9:30PM
September
27, October 4, 18, 25
$595 plus $40 studio fee
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Description:
With close guidance, you will make your own personalized,
custom wedding invitations as you learn to design
your cards, hand set your text using “real”
fonts from our metal foundry type collection, and
print them with perfection, one at a time on our awesome
press. You will gain an understanding of planning,
paper qualities, and specialized printing. You will
create a one-color main invitation + reply card for
your special day, on paper you will choose on your
own, and print them in elegant letterpress! If you
would like to combine this with a design from your
home computer, we will guide you in this too. This
is perfect for a quantity of 50-100. If you are planning
on a larger edition or complex design, you may rent
additional time outside of class (please inquire).
(Suggested:
Introduction to Letterpress)
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FROM
COMPUTER TO LETTERPRESS:
Printing From Plates
Stationery, Greeting
Cards, Art Prints, & More!
with Mindy Belloff
(Letterpress Printing All Levels)*
5
Wednesday
eves, 6:30-9:30PM
October 13, 20, 27, November 3 & 10
$440 (+
outside plate costs)
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Description:
Polymer plates allow flexibility in printing image
and text. Combine digital design with classic letterpress
printing. Learn how to set up your computer files,
consider typography and composition, and set up specs
for plates. You will gain an understanding of multiple
color printing. Complete a number of independent projects
- many beginning students have printed their holiday
cards, so come see what all the fuss is about! (Basic
computer knowledge required of Word, Adobe PhotoShop,
Illustrator, InDesign, or Quark.)
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VINTAGE
POSTERS IN
WOOD & METAL TYPE
with
Mindy Belloff
(Letterpress
AII Levels)
5
Thursday
evenings: 6:00-9:00PM
October 14, 21, 28, November 4, 11
$360
plus $25 studio fee
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Description:
Create
classic looking broadsides with our wood & metal
foundry type in
the tradition of musical posters, poetry and art prints.
You
will learn how to print on our Vandercook press and
will play with various
hand printing techniques on and off press, creating
colorful, painterly prints. Experiment with handmade
papers, collage, and overprinting on existing images.
Each student will create a series of prints or small
edition broadsides. A class print exchange is encouraged
for a unique portfolio of prints.
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THE
ART OF THE BOOK:
UNDERSTANDING
& PLANNING YOUR EDITION
with
Mindy Belloff
(Book Arts Level I)
Saturday/Sunday
10:00AM-4:30PM
October 16 & 17
$295
plus materials fee $40
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Description:
Combine
text & images to effectively communicate ideas,
emotions and stories in the form of an artist's book.
For the binding component, you will make 4 different
bookbinding structures. For the printing component,
you will set type, print letterpress or create a drypoint
image that you will print on our etching press. Printmaking
processes will be demystified and digital techniques
revealed. We will view and discuss over 50 artist
books from the instructor's collection. The wealth
of information in this weekend is like our 12-week
semester in only two-days! You will emerge with a
solid understanding of processes involved in producing
an editioned book, your own book mock-up, and new
ideas to jump start your artist's books and editions.
(Follow-up recommended: The
Artist's
Book:
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A
BOOK IN A DAY:
PRINTING WITHOUT A PRESS
with
Mindy
Belloff
(Book Arts All Levels)
Saturday 10:00AM-5:00PM
One
day Intensive: October
23
$150 plus $30 materials fee
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Description:
Print a small book edition in one day, combining
text & image with hand printing & waterbased inks.
Even if you have never made an image before, you will
gain confidence and amaze yourself and your friends
when you show off your very own book! Create and design
your image, transfer the image, plan the printing
sequence, carve a soft block, and print it by hand
with a brayer and waterbased inks. Each letter of
text will be set in rubber fonts. Collage elements
will be encouraged. Soon you'll have no more blank
books collecting dust on the shelf. All aspects of
this green printshop can be re-created at home.
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IMAGE
PRINTING MADE EASY
with
Mindy Belloff
(Prints/Letterpress All Levels)
Sunday
10:00AM-4:30PM
October 24
$150 plus $30 materials fee
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Description:
Create an image and print an edition in one day! Using
a linoleum relief block, learn secrets for carving
your image & print it in 1 or 2-colors in perfect
registration on our letterpress. Image printing is
demystified in this one-day workshop, as you create
a print series in the studio. You will also be shown
the "green" way to create additional images
at home for your art prints and greeting cards.
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FROM
COMPUTER TO PRINT:
POLYMER WORKSHOP
with Mindy Belloff
(Letterpress Printing All Levels)*
Friday
eve, 6:30-9:30 PM October
29
Sat/Sun 10AM-4PM November 13 &
14
$440 (+
outside plate costs)
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Description:
Polymer plates allow flexibility in printing image
and text. Combine digital design with classic letterpress
printing. Learn how to set up your computer files,
consider typography and composition, and utilize the
correct specs for plates. You will gain an understanding
of paper properties and color printing, as you complete
a couple of small independent projects to get you
started: note cards, poetry broadside, business cards
or letterhead. (Basic computer knowledge required
of Word, Adobe PhotoShop, Illustrator, InDesign, or
Quark.)
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LETTERPRESS
FUNdamentals!
with Mindy
Belloff
(Letterpress - All Levels)
Saturday,10:00AM-4:00PM
October 30
$150 plus $35 studio fee
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Description:
In this intensive you will have a block of time to
print with metal and wood type. Create beautiful note
cards, print a quotation, and work on an art poster
- all in one day! Increase your knowledge of operating
a Vandercook proof press, learning composition, inking
and impression. A great way to begin or extend your
letterpress journey, and sign up for future independent
class sessions.
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THIS
OLD BOOK
Book Restoration Marathon
with
Joseph A. Osina
(Bookbinding & Repair - All Levels)
Sunday, 10AM-4PM October 31
$150 plus $25 studio fee
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Description:
Focus on traditional restoration techniques as you
learn paper repairs using Japanese tissue, spine and
hinge repairs, re-sewing loose sections, and cloth
re-backing. Pull all those broken books from your
shelves and get them looking like new in a few days
of fun & intense work. Familiarize yourself with
the structure of the book while learning bookbinding
& restoration, proper use of tools, materials
and adhesives. Please bring several damaged cloth
bound volumes to class. All the books will have different
structural loss which we will explore as a class,
learning from these various mends together.
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BOOKBINDING
BASICS
with
Joseph A. Osina
(Binding All Levels)
Sat/Sun
10AM-4PM
November 6 & 7
$285 plus materials fee $40
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Description:
Gain all the basic skills of binding in this fun weekend.
You will complete 3 finished books to use as journals
or drawing books including an accordion fold structure
with hard covers, an Asian binding, and an album with
multiple sewn signatures inside silk covered boards.
Learn proper adhesive applications, use of archival
materials, professional techniques of folding, cutting,
sewing and tool usage.
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A
BOX IN A DAY
with
Joseph A. Osina
(Bookbinding All Levels)
Saturday
10:00AM-4:00PM
November 20
$145 plus 35 materials fee
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Description:
Construct a box with a separate lid, covered with
silk book cloth. The box will be sized 4" x 6" (or
similar) for photos, books, jewelry, or personal objects.
Learn the proper way to measure and cut. Then customize
your piece, as you play with new, fanciful additions
to our enclosure.
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THE
ARTIST'S BOOK: A PERSONAL JOURNEY
with Mindy Belloff (Book Arts Level II)*
Tuesday eves. 6-9PM
September/October
*
Dates Ongoing *
(4 or 6-session
class)
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Description:
Turn your conceptual ideas into an incredible object,
& expand your knowledge of designing & printing as
you gain the skills to formulate your unique or editioned
book. Work independently as you are guided to develop
your vision & choose the best techniques for your
project: letterpress, wood or linoleum relief, intaglio,
drypoint, typesetting, digital processes and/or polymer
plate printing. Create an intimate artwork, explore
narrative sequencing, & release your inner voice.
{Required: The Art of the Book
weekend intensive}
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CLASSIC
BOOKBINDING
with
Mindy Belloff
(Bookbinding All Levels)
Friday
6-8:30PM, Saturday 10:00AM-4:30PM
TBA
$190 plus $35 materials fee
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Description:
Learn to sew a blank book of multiple signatures in
this classic, versatile codex binding. This is a great
workshop for the beginner or more advanced binder.
Working with archival papers (watercolor paper is
optional), learn proper scoring and folding, the use
of templates, and sewing techniques. Then case in
your pages with archival boards and adhesives, creating
a lovely silk wrapped hardcover book. A great structure
for journal writings, drawings & collage.
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THE
MINIATURE
BOOK
TEXT + IMAGES
with Mindy Belloff
(Book Arts/Letterpress All Levels)
Weekend
Intensive:
Friday 6-8PM, Saturday & Sunday 10AM-4PM
TBA
$310
plus materials fee $30
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Description:
In the tradition of the hand printed, illustrated
book a la Gutenberg, print a series of relief blocks
with 3 images and 3 pages of text. Learn all phases
of creating & printing an image: designing, planning,
& transferring the image; cutting the blocks; mixing
colored inks; and operating a press. You will set
your text in metal foundry type and print it on the
letterpress. In this intensive, you will make beautiful
impressions in 2-colors, completing an edition of
10 printed books in one weekend!
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STRESS-FREE
CLAMSHELL BOX
with
Mindy
Belloff
(Bookbinding All Levels)
Saturday
& Sunday 10:00AM-4:00PM
Weekend Intensive
TBA
$285 plus materials fee $40
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Description:
A complicated box structure,
in this weekend we will break it all down as you learn
to measure, cut, and glue with precision, constructing
a sturdy 2-tray clamshell box. This beautiful structure
is an art object in itself. You may use it to house
a rare book, artist book, album, or portfolio of prints.
Trays will be lined with Japanese papers and the box
will be covered in silk bookcloth. The size will be
approximately 6" x 8".
(Recommended: Bookbinding)
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INTRODUCTION
TO LETTERPRESS
with
Mindy
Belloff
(Beginning Letterpress)
Sunday, 12:00-3:30PM
September 19
$80 plus $30 studio fee
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Description:
Get a taste of the elegant printing of the 15th century.
Experience the fun & fundamentals of letterpress:
learn how to hand set real metal type, the
origins of our alphabet, lock-up, inking & printing
on our Vandercook Uni III. A great introduction to
printing beautiful impressions.
You will go home with a dozen bookmarks in type you
set yourself, of your favorite quote!
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LETTERPRESS
IN ONE WEEKEND!
with Mindy
Belloff
(Letterpress - All Levels)
Saturday & Sunday, 10:00-4:00PM
September
25 & 26
$295 plus $30 studio fee
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Description:
In this weekend you will explore basic to advanced
hand typesetting. Whether you are a beginner discovering
the elegance of working with movable metal and wood
type, or more advanced, extending your current art
making practice, you will have a block of time to
experiment and create beautiful cards, prints, &
art posters. You will also increase your knowledge
of operating a Vandercook proof press.
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Read
what our students have to say about our Workshops:
"What
a resource! I am in awe of the specialized knowledge
you have been able to amass, and the individual
care you are able to give all your students." -
Jim E.
"Thanks sooooo much for such a fabulous
workshop.
It was really great to meet you and all the other wonderful
people in class.
You are truly inspiring !!!!" - Cherie Z.
Click here for more Student Comments
Register
Now for these Unique Book Arts Classes. . .
INSTRUCTOR
BIOs
Artist
Mindy Belloff, mixed media installation and book
artist, has also taught at the: School of Visual Arts,
New School University, Metropolitan Museum; Center for
Book Arts, Pyramid Atlantic, & WSW. Permanent collections
include the Victoria & Albert Museum and NMWA; MacDowell
Fellow; NEA Book Grant recipient. www.IntimaPress.com
Artist
Steven Daiber,
book artist (Red Trillium Press), & student of nature;
teaches at Hampshire College & printmaking in Cuba;
public & private collections.
www.bookarts.com/gallery/daiber.htm
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Artist
Joseph
A. Osina, printmaker,
book artist; book & paper conservator at NYPL; founding
member of Manhattan Graphics Center; teaches monoptype
& binding; exhibited internationally; collections include
the Metropolitan Museum & Library of Congress.
Artist Gaylord
Schanilec, former
artist in residence at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts;
special collections include the Getty Museum, the British
National Art Library, and NYPL. www.midnightpapersales.com
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Thank
you for making the Studio so successful.
We look forward to continuing to nurture your creativity
in 2010!
Please check this website for additions
to class
sections in
the Art of the Book & Letterpress Printing.
Fall,
Winter, Spring, & Summer Semesters
Studio on
the Square - 32 Union Square East, Studio 310
New York, NY 10003 - 917-412-4134
join our mailing list - e-mail: intimapress@yahoo.com
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REGISTRATION: You may register
by mail, or reserve a place by e-mail or phone. Register
early, as space is limited. Full payment reserves your place
in class and is due in full before the start of a workshop.
Please provide your name and contact information via e-mail
and/or mail with check payable to: Intima Press, LLC. Mail
to: 32 Union Square East, Suite 310, New York, NY 10003.
Or, PayPal payment to intimapress@yahoo.com. E-mail questions
to intimapress@yahoo.com, or call to inquire at 917-412-4134.
We're happy to recommend the right workshop for you!
Please
click below on PDF File
for Registration Form & class listing.
PRIVATE INSTRUCTION:
Please ask about one-on-one instruction in letterpress printing
and the art of the book.
Cancellation/Refund Policy:
Tuition is non-refundable for cancellations less than 7
days before class. We will do everything we can to schedule
you into another session, if possible, within the semester.
Cancellations more than 7 days before start of class, tuition
is refundable minus $40 processing fee. If class is cancelled
due to unforeseen circumstances, you will be advised and
fully refunded.
SUPPLIES: The cost of
ink, solvent, rags, and proof paper are included in materials
fee. Students are expected to supply their own basic hand
tools, or may purchase a bone folder or linocut tool from
the Studio. *Additional plate and paper costs may be incurred,
depending upon your individual projects.
EQUIPMENT: Studio equpiment
includes a Vancercook Universal III automatic motorized
letterpress with adjustable press bed - max. sheet size
18x24 for printing linocut, woodcut, engraving plates, photopolymer
plates, wood & metal type; antique foot-pedal press (turn-of-the-century,
clamshell style from 1888) 9x12 chase; Golding Official
clamshell press, 5x7 chase; Ettan Etching Press; Book press;
Precision, electric modern Guillotine; Great selection of
foundry type, monotype, wood type, ornaments; Library of
artist's books, book exhibition catalogues, chapbooks, and
books on typography.
STUDIO RENTAL: Studio
& press rental available to students in good standing at
the discretion of the Studio.
STUDIO POLICIES: All
policies of the Studio are subject to the sole discretion
of Intima Press LLC, Studio on the Square, its managers,
and members.
LOCATION: The Studio
is located at 24-32 Union Square East, on Park Avenue South,
between 15th & 16th Street, on the 3rd Floor, Studio
#310. Trains:
4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W to 14th Street, Union Square. Buses:
M 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 14, 101, 102, 103.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Planning to
spend the weekend in the City? Ask us about our recommendation
for accommodations just around the corner from the Studio!
CALL:
Please call the
Studio 917-412-4134 to inquire about the best classes for
your interests. (Please
note: there are no Studio hours open to the public - By
Appointment Only.)
Studio
on the Square
32 Union Square East, Studio 310
New York, NY 10003 * 917-412-4134
(by appointment only)
www.StudioOnTheSq.com
www.IntimaPress.com
e-mail:
IntimaPress@yahoo.com
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here for Street Map
Download
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Vandercook
Universal III A/B Letterpress
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on the links &
Check out our Artists!
Jenna
Adams: B Press, Brooklyn NY
Mindy
Belloff:
Intima Press, NY, NY
Lisa Cirando: Luna Press,
Brooklyn, NY
Suzanne Coley, Brooklyn,
NY
Pamela
Markham: Two
Dog Press, NYC
Marianne
Petit
Nicole Matthiesen,
NYC
Dan
Smith: StrikeThree,
Brooklyn NY
Rich
Turnbul: Furious
Day Press, NY, NY
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Order
your gifts of letterpress
printed note cards & broadsides:
Ask About:
Custom
Invitations, Stationery,
Business Cards also
Limited Editon Books
Poetry Broadsides
Custom Clamshell Boxes
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The drawings on
these cards were created to celebrate the universal themes
of
Liberation, Peace and Freedom (by Nikos Stavroulakis).
Please help the rebuilding of Etz Hayyim Synagogue in Crete
after thousands of valuable books were burned
in two fires in January 2010 set by arsonists.
All proceeds go directly to Crete - please stay tuned for
more info shortly.
Donations may be
made to: www.etz-hayyim-hania.org
Sign the
on-line petition at: http://www.PetitionOnline.com/cretsyng/
Wall
Street Joural article here
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Threats
to France's Imprimerie Nationale: This historic collection
is a priceless testimony of the history of the written form,
from the 16th century to the present. Express your concern
over the threatened closing of the Imprimerie by signing this
online petition (click Anglais):
http://www.garamonpatrimoine.org/petition.html
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