Print Lab

instructor: No Instructor (Open Lab)

category: Printmaking

for:

price: $20 MEMBERS / $30 GENERAL (discounts with purchase of multiple passes)

Saturdays 10am-3pm 

Need a place to print? Did you take a printmaking class only to find out you had to purchase a press in order to keep your addiction alive? Myrtle Press to the rescue!

We have lab techs available to support you with getting familiar with our equipment & tools. And to assist with getting started with a project.

Price:

1 session: $20 MEMBERS / $30 GENERAL

Hourly: $10 MEMBERS / $15 GENERAL

Presses
• Charles Brand etching press, 32″ x 52″ (large format)
• Takach press for lino, monoprint, and relief
• Griffin lithography press with scraper bars
• Rutherford lithography press

Equipment and Materials
• Lithography: Stones and materials available
• Relief printing: 8” x 10” grey lino, carving tools, and rollers
• Etching: Edinburgh etch for copper, with ferric chloride acid coming soon for zinc. Ventilated
room for acid. Other important items: asphaltum, hard ground, and soft ground available
• Screen printing: Small screens, UV exposure unit in a dark room (no vacuum table), red light in
dark room, table boards with clamps, squeegees, scoop coaters, and washout sink (high grade
dishwashing handle for washout, no pressure washer)
• Ink provided for all methods
• Stonehenge paper available for proofing
• Additional tools: tear bar, soaking baths, hot plates, drying racks, and all the essentials for each
process

Upcoming Cancelled Print Labs Due to Classes:

  • April 25th

Community Standards

In order to create a safe and encouraging environment for creativity, we ask that all attendees comply with Verge’s non-discrimination policy which prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment based on race, color, gender, gender identity/expression, age, physical or mental disability, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by the state or local laws. We also ask that everyone contribute positively to a safe and comfortable environment for all attendees. We reserve the right to refuse entry to anyone who does not abide by our community standards stated above.

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