Riso Basics: Discover Risography with BEARBEAR
Riso Basics: Discover Risography with BEARBEAR
Milwaukee, WI
Riso Basics is an exploratory workshop for those who want to understand what Risograph prints have to offer, how the process works, and how Risography translates visual information onto the page. What makes Riso prints so alluring? How does a Risograph print specialty colors and impart that retro…
Saturday, August 26 2023
9:00 AM
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12:30 PM
Coptic-Sewn, Swiss-Bound Journals
Coptic-Sewn, Swiss-Bound Journals
Milwaukee, WI
This beginner-level course explores two of our favorite bookbinding techniques: coptic sewing and Swiss-style covers. Coptic stitching is one of the oldest styles of sewn book that allows multiple sections (or "signatures") of paper to be stacked and linked together with thread. The result is a str…
Tuesday, August 15 2023
6:00 PM
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9:00 PM
A Slipcase for Any Book
A Slipcase for Any Book
Milwaukee, WI
This intermediate level course explores slipcase making in a custom way for each student: bring your own special book from home and learn to make a cozy, perfectly-sized case for it! Every student will be making their own open-ended, full bookboard slipcase from scratch using materials provided in…
Tuesday, July 11 2023
6:00 PM
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9:00 PM
Member Appreciation Night (Members only)
Member Appreciation Night (Members only)
Milwaukee, WI
The Bindery holds regular appreciation nights for its community of members. It's a chance for our in-house creative fam to connect, chat, have some snacks, and make something fun together. We typically print something with our letterpress (or bearbear's Risograph), foil stamp some bookmarks, or som…
Wednesday, June 21 2023
5:00 PM
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7:00 PM
Hardcover/Sewn Bookbinding
Hardcover/Sewn Bookbinding
Milwaukee, WI
Try your hand at bookbinding with this beginner's-level workshop that results in two hard-bound memo books! In this class led by The Bindery's lead bookbinder, Daniel Ehn, each participant will produce their own sewn blank books with a cased-in hardcover including a decorative paper covering, roun…
Tuesday, June 13 2023
6:00 PM
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8:30 PM
On Paper: Bay View Gallery Night Featuring Nomka Enkhee and Robert Trettin
On Paper: Bay View Gallery Night Featuring Nomka Enkhee and Robert Trettin
Milwaukee, WI
We're back for the always-amazing Bay View Gallery Night! We showcase a wonderful book/print artist--or two!--and welcome the public to our space for an open house and evening tour. FREE: pop in all evening until 8pm. For this year, we're hosting On Paper, an exhibit featuring Milwaukee-based arti…
Friday, June 2 2023
5:00 PM
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8:00 PM
Doors Open Kick-Off: letterpress BINGO!
Doors Open Kick-Off: letterpress BINGO!
Milwaukee, WI
Note: this event is ticketed through Historic Milwaukee: please register on their event page here. Join us to kick off the 13th annual Doors Open Milwaukee with early access to the limited edition 2023 Doors Open Milwaukee Bingo Card The Bindery created in-house. Come support Doors Open, meet thei…
Saturday, September 9 2023
2:00 PM
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4:00 PM
Foil stamped mini-books: An adventure in Typecasting!
Foil stamped mini-books: An adventure in Typecasting!
Milwaukee, WI
This workshop is an introduction to two old-school technologies we use to produce shiny metallic titling on books, prints, and other ephemera. Join us to learn hot-metal typecasting and hot-foil stamping while producing two pocket-sized notebooks! Choose your own title and typography: let’s get mak…
Sat, Mar 12 2022
11:00 AM
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Wed, Jul 19 2023
8:00 PM
2-Color Digital Riso Workshop with BEARBEAR
2-Color Digital Riso Workshop with BEARBEAR
Milwaukee, WI
What’s the best way to set up a file for Riso? Is working in layers better, or working with color channel separation better? What is trapping? This workshop seeks to answer those questions for illustrators and digital artists who want to integrate Riso printing into their practice. Students leave …
Friday, August 25 2023
5:30 PM
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8:30 PM
Riso Basics: Discover Risography With bearbear
Riso Basics: Discover Risography With bearbear
Milwaukee, WI
Riso Basics is an exploratory workshop for those who want to understand what Risograph prints have to offer, how the process works, and how Risography translates visual information onto the page.What makes Riso prints so alluring? How does a Risograph print specialty colors and impart that retro, s…
Sat, Sep 10 2022
9:00 AM
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Fri, Jun 16 2023
8:30 PM