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My goal in attending this letterpress conference will be to participate in workshops and attend panel discussions that offer new skills and ideas that can be applied to my own art. Some of the technical skills I expect to learn include Die Cutting using a platten press, printing coasters on Kelseys, techniques for poster printing, edge painting, and foil gilding. All of these techniques are ones that will enhance my art and expand my knowledge of letterpress. My goal is to gain applicable knowledge from other letterpress artists through the offered workshops and panel discussions that I can then apply to my own art in letterpress. The practical skills I will attain will enhance and allow me to take my letterpress art in new directions. Skills I plan to attain and apply to my own art are: die cutting, edge painting, foiling, coaster printing, and new ideas for poster printing.
I gained new applicable skills for my continued work in letterpress. The skills I attained included: -Thermography, the application of resin powders to wet ink which is then heated to enhance the printed material with texture or a gloss or matt finish. -Die cutting on a platen press, which involves setting your press up to use die cuts for creating distinct shapes with printed material. -The operation of a Windmill Press. -Setting up a type project and printing on a variety of small table top presses. In addition to these hands on workshops, there were panels that offered great discussion around how we as artists can support ourselves financially through our art. The opportunity to learn from and share ideas and techniques with other artists was amazing! I gained a network of peers from whom I can ask for advice, assistance and feedback as I move forward in my art.
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