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BOOK ARTS & PRINTING
WORKSHOPS
ON UNION SQUARE, NYC
Learn
the ART
of the BOOK
Print POETRY
Create Elegant LETTERPRESS
Combine
Image and Text
Create a BROADSIDE Edition
Work
with an ETCHING
PRESS
Make
your IDEAS
a Reality
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. . our little mascot is allergy-free!
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LETTERPRESS PRINTNG & BOOK ARTS
WORKSHOPS AT STUDIO ON THE SQUARE
AN INTIMATE SETTING FOR LEARNING
Studio on the Square
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 5 centuries.
Our intimate classes (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 artists engage
in the rewarding processes of combining text and imagery.
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 yours. 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. Please call to inquire about the best class
for your interests.
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Get
in touch with your Imagination & Creativity!
FALL
PREVIEW 2010
Class Schedule
September/October
with
Additional
workshops To Be Announced...
Email:
IntimaPress@yahoo.com
Join
us on Sunday, September 12
for the Brooklyn Book Fair!
Brooklyn
Borough Hall 10am-6pm
www.brooklynbookfestival.org/
Give
Yourself or Someone You Love
the GIFT of ART
Letterpress Classes or Private Instruction!
Please check this website for
additions
to class sections
in the Art of the Book & Letterpress Printing
Studio
on the Square - 32 Union Square East, Studio 310
917-412-4134 - intimapress@yahoo.com
www.IntimaPress.com - www.StudioOnTheSq.com
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Ask
about one-on-one Private Instruction
& Letterpress Business Consulting
Let us Customize
a Tutorial that's right
for you!
We've introduced hundreds of students to the Art of the
Book
Read what students have to say about our Workshops:
"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.
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Register Now for these Unique Book Arts
Classes!
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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THIS
OLD BOOK
Book Restoration Marathon
with
Joseph A. Osina
(Bookbinding & Repair - All Levels)
Sat/Sun
10AM-4PM Sept 11
& 12
$285 plus $30 studio fee
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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THE
ARTIST'S BOOK: ADVANCED
with
Mindy Belloff
(Book Arts Level III)*
Tuesday
eves. 6-9PM
September
14, 21, 28, October 5, 12, 19
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Dates Ongoing
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Description:
From the historic to the digital and back again, continue
your mastery of book arts techniques, as you become
more proficient in your use of the Vandercook letterpress
and your ability to combine text with various printing
processes. Continue your personal journey & develop
a discriminating eye, as your book ideas become reality!
{Required: The Art of the Book
weekend intensive}
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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
September 15, 22, 29, October 6, 13
(no class September 8)
$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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DIY
WEDDING INVITATIONS
Do it Yourself in Letterpress!
with
Mindy
Belloff
(All Levels Letterpress)
5
Thursday eves, 6-9:30PM
September 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14
Please Inquire (possible alt. Tuesday eves)
$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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INTRODUCTION
TO LETTERPRESS
with
Mindy
Belloff (Beginning Letterpress)
(Beginning
Letterpress)
Sunday,
12:00-3:30PM
September
19
$80 plus studio fee $30
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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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ADVENTURES
IN LETTERPRESS
with
Mindy
Belloff
(Letterpress All Levels)
4 Monday eves, 6-9PM
September
20, 27, October 4 & 18
(no class October 11)
$295 plus $40 studio fee
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Description:
From the historic to the digital and back again, experiment
with letterpress printing, as you set type by hand,
in the 15th century tradition. Discover the elegance
of working with moveable wood and metal type. Learn
type composition, inking, impression, and press adjustment
on the Vandercook printing press. Extend your current
art making practice, integrating your own ideas and
narrative elements into a broadside edition poster,
postcard, greeting card, or print series. You may combine
digital, photographic and painterly images utilizing
multiple colors and overlays, and add lyrical writing
and poetry, as you develop your individual projects.
Come get your hands dirty, and make beautiful, multiple
impressions!
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LETTERPRESS
IN ONE WEEKEND!
with Mindy
Belloff
(Letterpress - All Levels)
Saturday & Sunday, 10AM-4PM
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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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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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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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 studio 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.
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A
BOOK IN A DAY:
PRINTING WITHOUT A PRESS!
with
Mindy
Belloff
(Beginning Book Arts)
Saturday 10:00AM-5:00PM
October 23
$150 plus materials fee $30
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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, learn to 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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BOOKBINDING
BASICS
with
Joseph A. Osina
(Beg., Adv Beg, Intermed)
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 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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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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CLASSIC
BOOKBINDING
with
Mindy Belloff
(Bookbinding All Levels)
Friday
6-8:30PM, Saturday 10:00AM-4:00PM
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 F/S/S
Friday 6-8PM, Saturday & Sunday 10AM-4PM
TBA
$285
plus materials fee $30
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Description:
In the tradition of the hand printed,
illustrated book a la Gutenberg, print a series relief
blocks with 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 10 printed books!
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VINTAGE
POSTERS IN
WOOD & METAL TYPE
with
Mindy Belloff
(Letterpress
AII Levels)
5
Tuesday evenings: 6:00-9:00PM
TBA
$345
plus $30 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 broadside.
A class print exchange is encouraged for a unique portfolio
of prints.
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THE
ARTIST'S BOOK: A PERSONAL JOURNEY
with Mindy Belloff (Book Arts Level II)*
Tuesday eves. 6:00-9:00PM
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Dates Ongoing *
(choose 4 or 6 week session)
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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. You will be guided to develop your vision & choose
the best techniques for your project: wood or linoleum
relief, drypoint, etching, typesetting, digital processes
and/or polymer plate printing. Create an intimate artwork,
explore narrative sequencing, & release your inner voice.
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LETTERPRESS
INTENSIVE WEEKDAY
with
Mindy
Belloff
(Letterpress - All Levels)
3 days, Monday-Wednesday, 10:00-3:00PM
TBA
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Description:
Delve into the world of letterpress in this 4-day intensive.
Whether you are just beginning or have some printing
experience, you will discover an appreciation for working
with moveable metal and wood type. We will begin by
printing personal note cards on press and experiment
with hand printing multiple colors. You will pursue
individual projects, which may include a poetry broadside,
wood edition poster, greeting card or print series.
Experiment with combining digital images + add lyrical
writing. Learn composition, inking, impression, make
ready and press adjustment on our Vandercook press,
as you create beautiful, multiple impressions!
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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; 2003 NEA Book
Grant recipient. www.StudioOnTheSq.com
Artist Steven
Daiber,
book artist (Red Trillium Press), printmaker, & student of
nature; taught at Hampshire College & various print shops
in Cuba & Vietnam in lithography, silkscreen, etching
and woodcut; private & public collections.
www.bookarts.com/gallery/daiber.htm
Artist
Joseph
A. Osina, printmaker,
book artist; book & paper conservator at NYPL; founding
member of Manhattan Graphics Center; teaches monoptype, bookbinding
and book restoration; art work exhibited internationally;
collections include the Metropolitan Museum & Library of Congress.
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Artist
Sage
Reynolds,
bookbinder and designer, begn making paste papers 30 years
ago and
enjoys revealing his secret paste recipes for successful painterly
papers. www.sagereynolds.com
Artist Maddy Rosenberg,
painter, printmaker, book artist; art work exhibited throughout
the U.S. and Europe; public collections include MoMA, Tate
Gallery, & Fogg Museum. www.maddyrosenberg.com
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
Artist
Suzanne
Vilmain, from Santa Fe, utilizes layering techniques
in her book arts and series of ephemeral memoirs; she teaches
printmaking, binding, letterpress, and marbling workshops
and is interested in collaborations, surrealist techniques
of exquisite corpse and deconstructing the book.
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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 fill out the Registration Form and send 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 on PDF File below for
Registration Form & class listing.
Cancellation/Refund Policy:
Tuition is non-refundable for cancellations less than 7 days before
class. 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 tuition.
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
project.
EQUIPMENT: Studio
equpiment includes a Vancercook Universal III automatic motorized
letterpress with adjustable press bed - max. sheet size 18.5 x 28
for printing linocut, woodcut, engraving plates, photopolymer plates,
wood & metal type; antique foot-pedal press (turn-of-the-century,
clamshell style) 9x12 chase; Golding Official clamshell press, 5x7
chase; Ettan Etching Press; Book press; Challenge Guillotine; Great
selection of lead 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.
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.)
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