Spring 2025 Polymer Letterpress (2 Saturdays)

Letterpress: 2-Day Weekend Workshop

Format: 1-Day via Zoom, 1-Day in Person
$320 (materials included)
Instructor: Phoebe Todd-Parrish (she/her)
Class size: 6 participants

Schedule:
Saturday, May 10, 2025 (Online via Zoom) – 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Saturday, May 24, 2025 (In-Studio) – 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

This workshop explores polymer plate letterpress printing, which uses low-relief plastic plates mounted onto a base for printing. In the first virtual session, instructor Phoebe Todd-Parrish will introduce participants to the possibilities and limitations of polymer plate printing. She will guide them through optimizing designs, file setup, and plate creation in preparation for the hands-on studio session.

The second session takes place in person, where participants will print on the Vandercook 4T Proof Press. This session will cover multi-colour printing alignment, press maintenance, and troubleshooting plate production and cleanup.

Participants should have some familiarity with Photoshop and/or Illustrator and access to the software for file setup.

No prior letterpress experience is needed. Suitable for all levels.

About the Instructor: Phoebe Todd-Parrish is a Toronto-based printmaker and book artist. She holds an MFA in Printmaking from the University of Alberta (2018) and specializes in the intersection of text and image. Drawn to letterpress for its connection to the book arts, Phoebe has gained expertise through both academic training and hands-on experience, apprenticing with and learning from fellow letterpress printers.

She prints stationery, posters, and limited edition works from her Queen West studio and teaches Print Media at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario.