Location Leicester Print Workshop Date & Time Saturday 19th August 10.00am - 4.00pm. Tutor Sat Kalsi Working up to A4 in size and using a selection of lead and wood type, you will learn how to set, ink and print type to create striking, bold prints using a range of colours. About the Tutor Sat Kalsi is a typesetter and printmaker based in Brighton and Leicester. Working largely with letterpress she uses lead type to produce type-based prints. She completed a BA in Graphic Design at the University of the Arts London (2008). She currently works as part of the studio team for Leicester Print Workshop and also as a Technical Demonstrator in the letterpress workshop for the University of Brighton School of Art, Design and Media. Course structure An introduction into the letterpress area and location of both lead and wood type Health and safety Demonstration: How to set lead type using composing stick Demonstration: How to take lines of type off the composing stick ready to take a proof print on the galley press. Packing explained. Demonstration: How to hand burnish Students will print using both the galley press and hand burnishing techniques.
