That's right friends. There are a slew of classes slated to start next week, and we need you to be there! How can you sit idly by and let a class that spans thousands of years of printing technology pass you by? How could you not succumb to the temptation of learning the AVR Assembly Programming Language? Is is possible that you have already mastered the 35mm camera? Do you really not want to add blinking lights and motion sensors to your artwork? Don't you love lasers???
Honestly, how can you resist? Check this out:
Drypoint Printing-Sharp, Dark and Heavy!
May 1st, 1-5pm Drypoint $40
Make direct marks into a copper plate using sharp tools to leave lines for inks to sit in and then be transfered to paper by running it though the press at high pressure.-AKA-Heavy Metal Printing!!
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Laser Cut Eastern Woodblock Printing-The Impossible is Possible...and Printable!
May 5, 9(1-5pm), 12, 5:30-10pm $125
Cottage Industry Crossover!! Learn to use the Laser Cutter in the FabLab to cut your own woodblock, then shuffle over to the printshop and make prints from your own custom designed woodblock! Dreamy!
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Intro to the 35mm Camera-Film is your Friend!
May 6 & 13, 7-10pm $50
Dig up that camera and snag a roll of film, we're kickin' it old school in the darkroom! Go beyond auto focus and dive into f-stops. We'll walk you through the process frame by frame.
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AVR Assembly Language-Learn Geek Speak!
May 6, 13, 20, 27, 7-10pm $60
Listen up hackers! We're diving deep on this one, probing the inner workings of the Arduino platform, then making it do our bidding! No hardware purchase required, just a desire to turn little micro controllers into massively amazing machines through the beauty of AVR Assembly Language.
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Antique Photo Printing-Old Time Tricks in the Modern Age of Photography
May 12, 7-10pm $50
Gum Bichromate ain't no Bubblicious! Learn to paint color into your photos like they did in the old days! Better than Paint-by-Numbers and way cooler than C41. Give your prints a new life in custom color!
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Basic Electronics for Artists-Make art like a Mad Scientist
May 14 & 21 $100
Wanna know how to make that painting really pop? LED's baby!! We got the parts if you've got the art. Learn to laser your way into brave new territories by going all Frankenstein with your artwork. Turn that ragdoll into a robot! Put motion detectors in your photo montages! It's not crazy; it's science!
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Intro to the Laser Cutter-Lasers+Cutting=INSTANT AWESOMENESS!
May 15, 10am-1pm $65
Don't fight the laser. It want's to help! Learn to master this amazing machine to make virtually anything. We just made some keychains that unintentionally double as bottle openers! See! Lasers are Magic!!! See for yourself.
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Letterpress and Diecut CD Cases-DIY in Style!
May 17, 24, 31 5-9pm $90
Attention rockers and soon to be letterpress rollers! You CAN make your own CD cases with our fabulous letterpress with ultra awesome accessories, including the Die Cut metal cast that will cut your cd in to a classy folded home for your beloved CD.
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Open Screenprinting Session-All you can print! $5 bucks a screen!
May 20 5-9pm $5 per screen
That's right! It's open session every third Thursday of the month in the printshop. Bring your ready to print images and your money in $5 increments and print the night away! Some experience required, total enthusiasm encouraged!
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Well?? What are you waiting for! Get out there and get schooled!