Calling all last minute shoppers! Come to the Holiday Dash at Holland Arts on December 21st from 4pm-8pm to finish your gift list. On this winter solstice, the longest night of the year, we’re bringing light and warmth to Holland Arts East by decking the halls and stuffing the gallery with our talented artists and makers for a pop-up market. The event features artisan gifts under $100, complimentary gift wrapping, and hot cocoa!

If you’re looking for unique and local gifts for your favorite people (or yourself!), then let Holland Arts help. We will have paintings, prints, ceramics, leather handbags, accessories, textiles, jewelry, clothing, stickers, zines, photography, and more available. Come usher in the start of winter with us!

Featured artists and makers: Brooke Bartholomew, Indura Athletic, Julie Meyer Leather Goods, Joe Torke, My Bit of Wonder, Earnest Threads, Avail Ceramics, Art of Womensy, Julia Klatt-Singer, Carolyn Cone, Ross Thompson, Sorta Ordinary Ceramics, Carbon Copy Co., and more!

More than 40 Artists & Makers will be tabling for the 2nd Annual event at Open Book.

Find me there from 10 am-4 pm for all your last-minute holiday gift needs!

Come say hello and shop for the holidays!

WHEN: Every 2nd Saturday from 11am-4pm & at the Casket Arts Building!

I’ll be sharing a table at this fun event with fellow artist Ellen Mueller.

Come say hi and support local artists and makers this holiday season!

Come say hey, shop in person & see what I’ve been working on.

WHEN: Every 2nd Saturday from 11am-4pm & at the Casket Arts Building!

This in-person letterpress workshop offers an introduction to MCBA’s print studio—including key equipment, tools, and terminology—in addition to an opportunity to experience the satisfaction of printing a message through the hands-on process of letterpress printing. Get to know MCBA’s wood type collection and learn beginning typesetting with wood type. Learn the basics of working with a flatbed cylinder press including operation, safety, and care while building skills using the equipment with support from a teaching artist. In pairs, design and print your own small edition of posters on a Vandercook press.

Thursdays, November 3rd & 10th, 6 pm -9 pm

Registration opens soon!

Polymer plates allow printers to translate drawings, etchings, and photographs into letterpress prints. In this in-person letterpress workshop, learn how to mount, register, and print polymer plates on the Vandercook press. Instruction will focus on inking polymer plates, ideal paper options, and how to clean and store polymer plates.

A demonstration of the physical plate-making process using MCBA’s photopolymer platemaker will also take place during this workshop. While there is value in seeing this process, participants will not create their own plates during the workshop because, at this time, there are no local service bureaus creating film negatives for letterpress. Options for sending digital files to be made into polymer plates are discussed in Digital File Preparation for Letterpress, where participants learn how to digitally prepare artwork using Adobe Creative Suite.

Participants who have polymer plates are encouraged to bring them, along with any preferred paper to proof during the workshop. Example plates and proofing paper will also be available.

Register Here!

Use wood type on a Vandercook press to letterpress print a notebook cover and bind your own journal!

Register Here!

Come say hey, shop in person & see what I’ve been working on.

WHEN: Every 2nd Saturday from 11am-4pm & at the Casket Arts Building!

Come pull a print & try out paper marbling during Free First Saturday at the Walker Art Center!

This in-person letterpress workshop offers an introduction to MCBA’s print studio—including key equipment, tools, and terminology—in addition to an opportunity to experience the satisfaction of printing a message through the hands-on process of letterpress printing. Get to know MCBA’s wood type collection and learn beginning typesetting with wood type. Learn the basics of working with a flatbed cylinder press including operation, safety, and care while building skills using the equipment with support from a teaching artist. In pairs, design and print your own small edition of posters on a Vandercook press.

Register Here!

Come say hey, shop in person & see what I’ve been working on.

WHEN: Every 2nd Saturday from 11am-4pm & at the Casket Arts Building!

Learn different kinds of pamphlet stitches and how to create unique notebooks in this single-session workshop. Participants will learn the historical significance of the pamphlet,material considerations, 3 & 5 hole sewing, double-pamphlet sewing, and cover customizations.

All skill levels welcome

$65/participant (10% discount for MCBA members) + $15 materials fee
$35 for BIPOC participants (10% discount for MCBA members) + $15 materials fee

Saturday, August 20th, 1 pm-4 pm

Please note: Registration closes 8/15 at midnight (CT).

Register here!

CATCH US IN SEPTEMBER!

Learn a new technique for transferring images onto different materials by using Citrasolv.

In this 2-hour virtual workshop, participants will learn proper safety and handling of Citrasolv, image and material considerations for successful transfers, and techniques for transferring images by hand as well as with a printing press.

Note: This class will be taught virtually through the Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Norwalk, CT.

REGISTER HERE

Join me for this in-person workshop at MN Center for Book Arts. Experiment with different materials, media, and exercises to generate unique collaged compositions in this day-long workshop. Get inspired with an introduction to collage and zine-making, then build community and creativity while making art together. The day will conclude with an opportunity to share work, offer feedback, and ask questions. All participants will receive a Collage Club Pack to get them started. Designed for those experienced with collage and total newbies, this single-evening workshop will help you dive right in!

Saturday, July 30th, 10 am- 4 pm

All skill levels welcome

$130/participant (10% discount for MCBA members) + $48 materials fee
$65 for BIPOC participants (10% discount for MCBA members) + $48 materials fee

Register Here!

Please note: Registration closes 7/25 at midnight (CT).

Catch us next month!

Saturday August 13TH

Learn a new image-transfer technique using Citrasolv to create one-of-a-kind monotype prints and the knowledge/skills to experiment with this process on your own.

In this 4-hr workshop participants will learn proper safety and handling of Citrasolv, image and material considerations for successful transfers, and techniques for transferring images by hand as well as with a printing press.

All materials provided. Please bring digital images to be printed at the studio. A reminder to reverse your image if you have text.

Max of 6 people

Masks and proof of vaccination are required.

Sign up HERE.

This in-person letterpress workshop offers an introduction to MCBA’s print studio—including key equipment, tools, and terminology—in addition to an opportunity to experience the satisfaction of printing a message through the hands-on process of letterpress printing. Get to know MCBA’s wood type collection and learn beginning typesetting with wood type. Learn the basics of working with a flatbed cylinder press including operation, safety, and care while building skills using the equipment with support from a teaching artist. In pairs, design and print your own small edition of posters on a Vandercook press.

Registration opens soon! Sign up for this class through MN Center for Book Arts.

Bring your carved wood or linoleum blocks & print your heart out!

BYOPaper—Inks, brayers, and newsprint provided. There is also a small relief press available to use.

$30—Sign-up HERE.

Masks and proof of vaccination are required.

Come say hey, shop in person & see what I’ve been working on.

WHEN: Every 2nd Saturday from 11am-4pm & at the Casket Arts Building!

OUR STUDIO WILL BE CLOSED in preparation for ART-A-WHIRL WEEKEND 5/20-5/22.

Take an evening to collage your heart out with me and meet other makers! Bring your favorite pair of scissors and a stash of magazine clippings. I have plenty of magazines, paper, and glue to share. Bring your own mixed-media materials or other supplies you’d like.

Sign-up HERE.

Max of 6 people.

Masks and proof of vaccination are required.