Print a letterpress poster with your personal mantra. In this one-day workshop students will learn typesetting techniques, with a focus on wood type, to create a set of twenty 12x19 posters. This class will teach the primary skills of letterpress printing using type from Signal-Return’s extensive collection. Each participant will learn how to properly compose, lock-up, and print a form on our printing presses.

Bring quotes, jokes, words of wisdom, or your favorite text to class to see in print.
Think short and sweet. Try to keep text within 8 words or less and/or 60 letters.

Cost of workshop includes materials, instruction by S-R staff and takeaway prints. Paper in this workshop is from French Paper Company, a small Michigan Paper Mill around for more than 140 years.

Saturday, April 20, 10am-4pm

Price: $150

Class Size: Maximum 8

Laura Beyer is an artist specializing in printmaking and book arts. She graduated with her BFA from Albion College and her MFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Laura’s artwork has been collected by colleges & universities, private collections as well as the Detroit Institute of Art. Her letterpress business, Hearty Greetings, uses the long tradition of print along with the modern possibilities of design to produce artisanal goods for special occasions or everyday use. 

This beginners linocut printmaking workshop is intended for people with little to no previous experience in printmaking. This workshop will cover in depth explanation about image transfer, printmaking papers, carving tools, registration, inking, and printing. This workshop offers the hands-on experience needed in order to create an edition of 5 - 10 small prints.

Students should come to class with an idea or example of the imagery they will carve on a 8”x 5” linoleum block. They will learn to properly lock-up, register, and print their block on our printing presses. 

Linoleum carving is a common method used by printers to create illustrations and other shape-based elements in their print projects.

Cost of workshop includes materials, instruction by S-R staff and takeaway prints. Paper in this workshop is from French Paper Company, a small Michigan Paper Mill around for more than 140 years.

Saturday, March 30, 10am-4pm

PRICE: $150

Class Size: Maximum 8

Instructors:  PALOMA NÚÑEZ-REGUEIRO

https://www.palomanr.com/

Paloma Núñez-Regueiro is a printmaker living in Ann Arbor, Michigan; she is also a resident artist at Ypsi Alloy Studios. Paloma studied Fine Arts in Mexico at the Facultad de Artes Plásticas, and in the USA at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Her work is in the Henry Ford Cancer Institute Art Collection and has been published in numerous publications.

Make your next St. Patrick’s Day, cocktail hour or holiday party extra special with your own custom letterpress drink coasters!

Learn to design with vintage movable lead type & take home a set of 20 handmade drink coasters. Come with a short phrase in mind (8 words / 60 letters or less) & peruse our collection of typefaces and ornaments for inspiration. Students will learn letterpress basics like composing with movable type, locking up designs in a chase, and mixing ink by hand. Each person will print their own design on one of our tabletop platen presses.

Cost of workshop includes materials, instruction by S-R staff and takeaway prints. Paper in this workshop is from French Paper Company, a small Michigan Paper Mill around for more than 140 years.

Saturday, March 16, 10am-4pm

Price: $150

Class Size: Maximum 8

Elizabeth Isakson-Dado is an artist, educator, and curator. She holds a BFA in Printmaking from Wayne State University, and an MFA in Book & Paper Arts from Columbia College Chicago. Liz has exhibited widely in the US and has work in institutional collections including the Poetry Foundation, the Center for Book and Paper Art, and Art in Print Magazine. For the past 10 years, she has taught university classes and community workshops in letterpress printing. Liz also sells her own prints through her Instagram, @theaquariushouse, to raise money for social justice campaigns. She lives and works in Berkley, Michigan.

Print a letterpress poster with your personal mantra. In this one-day workshop students will learn typesetting techniques, with a focus on lead type, to create a set of twenty 8x10 posters. This class will teach the primary skills of letterpress printing using type from Signal-Return’s extensive collection. Each participant will learn how to properly compose, lock-up, and print a form on our presses.

Bring quotes, jokes, words of wisdom, or your favorite text to class to see in print.
Think short and sweet. Try to keep text within 8 words or less and/or 60 letters.

Cost of workshop includes materials, instruction by S-R staff and takeaway prints. Paper in this workshop is from French Paper Company, a small Michigan Paper Mill around for more than 140 years.

Saturday, March 2, 10am-4pm

Price: $150

Class Size: Maximum 8

Elizabeth Isakson-Dado is an artist, educator, and curator. She holds a BFA in Printmaking from Wayne State University, and an MFA in Book & Paper Arts from Columbia College Chicago. Liz has exhibited widely in the US and has work in institutional collections including the Poetry Foundation, the Center for Book and Paper Art, and Art in Print Magazine. For the past 10 years, she has taught university classes and community workshops in letterpress printing. Liz also sells her own prints through her Instagram, @theaquariushouse, to raise money for social justice campaigns. She lives and works in Berkley, Michigan.

Print a letterpress poster with your personal mantra. In this one-day workshop students will learn typesetting techniques, with a focus on lead type, to create a set of twenty 8x10 posters. This class will teach the primary skills of letterpress printing using type from Signal-Return’s extensive collection. Each participant will learn how to properly compose, lock-up, and print a form on our presses.

Bring quotes, jokes, words of wisdom, or your favorite text to class to see in print.
Think short and sweet. Try to keep text within 8 words or less and/or 60 letters.

Cost of workshop includes materials, instruction by S-R staff and takeaway prints. Paper in this workshop is from French Paper Company, a small Michigan Paper Mill around for more than 140 years.

Saturday, February 24, 10am-4pm

Price: $150

Class Size: Maximum 8

Elizabeth Isakson-Dado is an artist, educator, and curator. She holds a BFA in Printmaking from Wayne State University, and an MFA in Book & Paper Arts from Columbia College Chicago. Liz has exhibited widely in the US and has work in institutional collections including the Poetry Foundation, the Center for Book and Paper Art, and Art in Print Magazine. For the past 10 years, she has taught university classes and community workshops in letterpress printing. Liz also sells her own prints through her Instagram, @theaquariushouse, to raise money for social justice campaigns. She lives and works in Berkley, Michigan.

My ideal Saturday is an afternoon spent in the letterpress studio—printing while jamming to my favorite tunes. In this workshop, we’ll do just that. You’ll learn the basics of letterpress printing in order to create posters inspired by lyrics from your favorite songs. Music conveys so many complex emotions and ideas. We’ll take that creative energy and put it to use on the press, bringing lyrics to life on paper with a lively playlist bouncing in the background.

Cost of workshop includes materials, instruction by S-R staff and takeaway prints. Paper in this workshop is from French Paper Company, a small Michigan Paper Mill around for more than 140 years.

Saturday, February 17, 10am-4pm

Price: $150

Class Size: Maximum 8

Ben Blount is an artist, designer and letterpress printer best known for work that explores questions of race and identity and the stories we tell ourselves about living in America. Ben is a believer in the power of the printed word and shares his passion for print and design by speaking and teaching around the country. He is an active member of his local art scene and founding board member of Artists Book House. His artists’ books and prints are included in numerous collections including The Newberry Library, Chicago Field Museum, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Born and raised on Detroit’s west side, he is happy to be back home putting ink on paper.

Join us for a collaborative workshop co-hosted by Detroit Rose and Signal Return to learn the art of candle making and letterpress design. In this workshop, you will learn how to develop your own fragrance and the process of hand pouring a soy wax candle with Detroit Rose. Signal Return will be providing the history and instruction on traditional letterpress typesetting and printing. Using those techniques, you will design your own label to apply to your finished candle with some sweet Valentine's Day flair - name your candle after the scent you created, the place of your first date, or an inside joke between you and your BFF. 

Cost of workshop includes materials, instruction by S-R and Detroit Rose staff, takeaway prints and candles.

Saturday, February 10, 11am-2pm

Price: $150

Class Size: Maximum 8

Detroit Rose handcrafts soy candles and organic skincare for everyone. Their work is steeped in intentionality, creating space to slow down in celebration of one's wellbeing.

Detroitrose.com

Design your own letterpress Valentine’s greetings card in this one-day workshop. Students will learn typesetting techniques to print a set of twenty folded letterpress cards with a custom greeting of your design. Using Signal-Return’s collection of type and ornaments, students will learn to properly compose, lockup, register and print their greeting card on the platen presses and/or proof presses. Enjoy learning new techniques or refining your letterpress skills to create something special to send to all your Valentines.

Cost of workshop includes materials, instruction by S-R staff and takeaway prints. Paper & envelopes in this workshop are from French Paper Company, a small Michigan Paper Mill around for more than 140 years.

Sunday, February 4, 10am-4pm

Price: $150

Class Size: Maximum 8

Laura Beyer is an artist specializing in printmaking and book arts. She graduated with her BFA from Albion College and her MFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Laura’s artwork has been collected by colleges & universities, private collections as well as the Detroit Institute of Art. Her letterpress business, Hearty Greetings, uses the long tradition of print along with the modern possibilities of design to produce artisanal goods for special occasions or everyday use. 

Design your own letterpress Valentine’s greetings card in this one-day workshop. Students will learn typesetting techniques to print a set of twenty folded letterpress cards with a custom greeting of your design. Using Signal-Return’s collection of type and ornaments, students will learn to properly compose, lockup, register and print their greeting card on the platen presses and/or proof presses.

Enjoy learning new techniques or refining your letterpress skills to create something special to send to all your Valentines.

Cost of workshop includes materials, instruction by S-R staff and takeaway prints. Paper & envelopes in this workshop are from French Paper Company, a small Michigan Paper Mill around for more than 140 years.

Saturday, January 27, 10am-4pm

Price: $150

Class Size: Maximum 8

Elizabeth Isakson-Dado is an artist, educator, and curator. She holds a BFA in Printmaking from Wayne State University, and an MFA in Book & Paper Arts from Columbia College Chicago. Liz has exhibited widely in the US and has work in institutional collections including the Poetry Foundation, the Center for Book and Paper Art, and Art in Print Magazine. For the past 10 years, she has taught university classes and community workshops in letterpress printing. Liz also sells her own prints through her Instagram, @theaquariushouse, to raise money for social justice campaigns. She lives and works in Berkley, Michigan.

In this one day workshop students will learn how to make a printed accordion book using carved linoleum blocks.

Students will learn with step by step instructions how to plan the prints for an accordion book. They will carve the contents of the book on linoleum to later put together a beautiful book with covers on both ends.

Saturday, September 16th, 10am-4pm

Price: $150

Class size: Maximum 6

Paloma Núñez-Regueiro is a printmaker living in Ann Arbor, Michigan; she is also a resident artist at Ypsi Alloy Studios. Paloma studied Fine Arts in Mexico at the Facultad de Artes Plásticas, and in the USA at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Her work is in the Henry Ford Cancer Institute Art Collection and has been published in numerous publications.

In this one day workshop students will learn how to make a printed accordion book using carved linoleum blocks.

Participants will learn with step by step instructions to plan their prints for an accordion book. They will carve the contents of the book on linoleum blocks to later print, and create a beautiful book with front and back covers.

Saturday, February 25, 2023

10 am to 4 pm

Price: $150 (includes all materials)

Class size: Maximum 6

Instructor: Paloma Núñez-Regueiro is a printmaker living in Ann Arbor, Michigan; she is also a resident artist at Ypsi Alloy Studios. Paloma studied Fine Arts in Mexico at the Facultad de Artes Plásticas, and in the USA at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Her work is in the Henry Ford Cancer Institute Art Collection and has been published in numerous publications.

Design your own letterpress Valentine cards in this one-day workshop. Students will learn basic typesetting and printing techniques to create a set of twenty folded cards with your custom greeting. Enjoy learning something new or refining your letterpress skills to create a special Valentine message!

Saturday, February 11, 10am-4pm

Price: $150

Class Size: Maximum 8

Elizabeth Isakson-Dado is an artist, educator, and curator. She holds a BFA in Printmaking from Wayne State University, and an MFA in Book & Paper Arts from Columbia College Chicago. Liz has exhibited widely in the US and has work in institutional collections including the Poetry Foundation, the Center for Book and Paper Art, and Art in Print Magazine. For the past 10 years, she has taught university classes and community workshops in letterpress printing. Liz also sells her own prints through her Instagram, @theaquariushouse, to raise money for social justice campaigns. She lives and works in Berkley, Michigan.

Design your own letterpress Valentine cards in this one-day workshop. Students will learn basic typesetting and printing techniques to create a set of twenty folded cards with your custom greeting. Enjoy learning something new or refining your letterpress skills to create a special Valentine message!

Saturday, January 28, 10am-4pm

Price: $150

Class Size: Maximum 8

Elizabeth Isakson-Dado is an artist, educator, and curator. She holds a BFA in Printmaking from Wayne State University, and an MFA in Book & Paper Arts from Columbia College Chicago. Liz has exhibited widely in the US and has work in institutional collections including the Poetry Foundation, the Center for Book and Paper Art, and Art in Print Magazine. For the past 10 years, she has taught university classes and community workshops in letterpress printing. Liz also sells her own prints through her Instagram, @theaquariushouse, to raise money for social justice campaigns. She lives and works in Berkley, Michigan.

Make your next cocktail hour or holiday party extra special with your own custom letterpress drink coasters!

Learn to design with vintage movable type & take home a set of 20 handmade drink coasters.Come with a short phrase in mind & peruse our collection of typefaces for inspiration. Students will learn letterpress basics like composing with movable type, locking up designs in a chase, and mixing ink by hand. Each person will print their own design on one of our tabletop platen presses

Saturday, December 10th, 10am-4pm

Price: $150

Class Size: Maximum 6

Elizabeth Isakson-Dado is an artist, educator, and curator. She holds a BFA in Printmaking from Wayne State University, and an MFA in Book & Paper Arts from Columbia College Chicago. Liz has exhibited widely in the US and has work in institutional collections including the Poetry Foundation, the Center for Book and Paper Art, and Art in Print Magazine. For the past 10 years, she has taught university classes and community workshops in letterpress printing. Liz also sells her own prints through her Instagram, @theaquariushouse, to raise money for social justice campaigns. She lives and works in Berkley, Michigan.

Get in the holiday spirit with this fun, one-day workshop! Students will learn letterpress typesetting techniques to design and print a set of twenty 5”x 7” folded letterpress cards with a custom greeting of your choosing.

Cost of workshop includes paper & envelopes from French Paper Company, a small Michigan Paper Mill around for more than 140 years. Enjoy learning something new or refining your letterpress skills to create something special to send to everyone on your mailing list.

Saturday, December 3rd, 10am-4pm

Maximum class size: 6

Price: $150

Laura Beyer is an artist specializing in print, paper and book design. She graduated with her BFA from Albion College in Albion, Michigan and her MFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She works as an arts educator at various institutions in the Detroit area including Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center & College for Creative Studies. Her business, Hearty Greetings, focuses on the production of letterpress goods and handmade books. Laura’s artwork has been collected by colleges & universities, private collections as well as the Detroit Institute of Art.

Get in the holiday spirit with this fun, one-day workshop! Students will learn letterpress typesetting techniques to design and print a set of twenty 5”x 7” folded letterpress cards with a custom greeting of your choosing.

Cost of workshop includes paper & envelopes from French Paper Company, a small Michigan Paper Mill around for more than 140 years. Enjoy learning something new or refining your letterpress skills to create something special to send to everyone on your mailing list.

Saturday, November 19th, 10am-4pm

Maximum class size: 6

Price: $150

Laura Beyer is an artist specializing in print, paper and book design. She graduated with her BFA from Albion College in Albion, Michigan and her MFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She works as an arts educator at various institutions in the Detroit area including Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center & College for Creative Studies. Her business, Hearty Greetings, focuses on the production of letterpress goods and handmade books. Laura’s artwork has been collected by colleges & universities, private collections as well as the Detroit Institute of Art.

Send your next note with personalized style! Learn to design with vintage movable type and take home a set of 10 letterpress printed cards with matching printed envelopes.

Whether it’s a clever phrase or a classic design with your name or monogram, students will be able to customize their stationery in every step of the process. Participants will design their pieces with movable type, learn how to lock up a chase, and mix ink by hand. Each person will print their own design on one of our tabletop platen presses.

Saturday, November 5th, 10am-4pm

Price: $150

Class Size: Maximum 6

Elizabeth Isakson-Dado is an artist, educator, and curator. She holds a BFA in Printmaking from Wayne State University, and an MFA in Book & Paper Arts from Columbia College Chicago. Liz has exhibited widely in the US and has work in institutional collections including the Poetry Foundation, the Center for Book and Paper Art, and Art in Print Magazine. For the past 10 years, she has taught university classes and community workshops in letterpress printing. Liz also sells her own prints through her Instagram, @theaquariushouse, to raise money for social justice campaigns. She lives and works in Berkley, Michigan.

In this one day workshop students will learn how to make a printed accordion book using carved linoleum blocks.

Students will learn with step by step instructions how to plan the prints for an accordion book. They will carve the contents of the book on linoleum to later put together a beautiful book with covers on both ends.

Saturday, October 29th, 10am-4pm

Price: $150

Class size: Maximum 8

Paloma Núñez-Regueiro is a printmaker living in Ann Arbor, Michigan; she is also a resident artist at Ypsi Alloy Studios. Paloma studied Fine Arts in Mexico at the Facultad de Artes Plásticas, and in the USA
at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Her work is in the Henry Ford Cancer Institute Art Collection and has been published in numerous publications.

Learn how to make stunning letterpress art posters with vintage wood type in a gradient of colors!

We will compose a text of your choosing and learn to set it up on a Vandercook press, then go over split fountain techniques (also known as a rainbow roll) to add a handmade touch to each print. Participants will take home a set of twenty 11"x 17" posters.

Saturday, October 1st, 10am-4pm

Price: $150

Class Size: Maximum 6

Elizabeth Isakson-Dado is an artist, educator, and curator. She holds a BFA in Printmaking from Wayne State University, and an MFA in Book & Paper Arts from Columbia College Chicago. Liz has exhibited widely in the US and has work in institutional collections including the Poetry Foundation, the Center for Book and Paper Art, and Art in Print Magazine. For the past 10 years, she has taught university classes and community workshops in letterpress printing. Liz also sells her own prints through her Instagram, @theaquariushouse, to raise money for social justice campaigns. She lives and works in Berkley, Michigan.

Print a letterpress poster with your personal mantra. In this one-day workshop students will learn typesetting techniques to create a set of twenty small posters, each measuring 8”x 10.” Cost of workshop includes paper from French Paper company, a small Michigan Paper Mill around for more than 140 years. Bring quotes, jokes, words of wisdom, or your favorite text to class to see in print.

Saturday, August 6th, 10am-4pm

Price: $150

Class size: Maximum 6

Laura Beyer is an artist specializing in print, paper and book design. She graduated with her BFA from Albion College in Albion, Michigan and her MFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She works as an arts educator at various institutions in the Detroit area including Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center & College for Creative Studies. Her business, Hearty Greetings, focuses on the production of letterpress goods and handmade books. Laura’s artwork has been collected by colleges & universities, private collections as well as the Detroit Institute of Art.

Send your next note with personalized style! Learn to design with vintage movable type and take home a set of 10 letterpress printed cards with matching printed envelopes.

Whether it’s a clever phrase or a classic design with your name or monogram, students will be able to customize their stationery in every step of the process. Participants will design their pieces with movable type, learn how to lock up a chase, and mix ink by hand. Each person will print their own design on one of our tabletop platen presses.

Saturday, July 16th, 10am-4pm

Price: $150

Class Size: Maximum 6

Elizabeth Isakson-Dado is an artist, educator, and curator. She holds a BFA in Printmaking from Wayne State University, and an MFA in Book & Paper Arts from Columbia College Chicago. Liz has exhibited widely in the US and has work in institutional collections including the Poetry Foundation, the Center for Book and Paper Art, and Art in Print Magazine. For the past 10 years, she has taught university classes and community workshops in letterpress printing. Liz also sells her own prints through her Instagram, @theaquariushouse, to raise money for social justice campaigns. She lives and works in Berkley, Michigan.

Print a letterpress poster with your personal mantra. In this one-day workshop students will learn typesetting techniques to create a set of twenty small posters.

Cost of workshop includes paper from French Paper company, a small Michigan Paper Mill around for more than 140 years. Bring quotes, jokes, words of wisdom, or your favorite text to class to see in print.

Saturday, June 25th, 10am-4pm

Price: $150

Class Size: Maximum 6

Elizabeth Isakson-Dado is an artist, educator, and curator. She holds a BFA in Printmaking from Wayne State University, and an MFA in Book & Paper Arts from Columbia College Chicago. Liz has exhibited widely in the US and has work in institutional collections including the Poetry Foundation, the Center for Book and Paper Art, and Art in Print Magazine. For the past 10 years, she has taught university classes and community workshops in letterpress printing. Liz also sells her own prints through her Instagram, @theaquariushouse, to raise money for social justice campaigns. She lives and works in Berkley, Michigan.

Print a letterpress poster with your personal mantra. In this one-day workshop students will learn typesetting techniques to create a set of twenty small posters, each measuring 8”x 10.” Cost of workshop includes paper from French Paper company, a small Michigan Paper Mill around for more than 140 years. Bring quotes, jokes, words of wisdom, or your favorite text to class to see in print.

Saturday, June 4th, 10am-4pm

Price: $150

Class size: Maximum 6

Laura Beyer is an artist specializing in print, paper and book design. She graduated with her BFA from Albion College in Albion, Michigan and her MFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She works as an arts educator at various institutions in the Detroit area including Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center & College for Creative Studies. Her business, Hearty Greetings, focuses on the production of letterpress goods and handmade books. Laura’s artwork has been collected by colleges & universities, private collections as well as the Detroit Institute of Art.

Print a letterpress poster with your personal mantra. In this one-day workshop students will learn typesetting techniques to create a set of twenty small posters, each measuring 8”x 10.” Cost of workshop includes paper from French Paper company, a small Michigan Paper Mill around for more than 140 years. Bring quotes, jokes, words of wisdom, or your favorite text to class to see in print.

10am-4pm

Price: $150

Class size: 4 individuals + instructor

Masks Required

Laura Beyer is an artist specializing in print, paper and book design. She graduated with her BFA from Albion College in Albion, Michigan and her MFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She works as an arts educator at various institutions in the Detroit area including Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center & College for Creative Studies. Her business, Hearty Greetings, focuses on the production of letterpress goods and handmade books. Laura’s artwork has been collected by colleges & universities, private collections as well as the Detroit Institute of Art.

Design your own letterpress Valentine card in this one-day workshop. Students will learn typesetting techniques to print a set of twenty 5”x 7” folded letterpress cards with a custom greeting of your choosing. Cost of workshop includes paper & envelopes from French Paper Company, a small Michigan Paper Mill around for more than 140 years. Enjoy learning something new or refining your letterpress skills to create something a special Valentine message!

Mask wearing required.

10 am to 4 pm

Laura Beyer is an artist specializing in print, paper and book design. She graduated with her BFA from Albion College in Albion, Michigan and her MFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She works as an arts educator at various institutions in the Detroit area including Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center & College for Creative Studies. Her business, Hearty Greetings, focuses on the production of letterpress goods and handmade books. Laura’s artwork has been collected by colleges & universities, private collections as well as the Detroit Institute of Art.

Design your own letterpress holiday card in this one-day workshop. Students will learn typesetting techniques to print a set of twenty 5”x 7” folded letterpress cards with a custom greeting of your choosing. Cost of workshop includes paper & envelopes from French Paper Company, a small Michigan Paper Mill around for more than 140 years. Enjoy learning something new or refining your letterpress skills to create something special to send to everyone on your mailing list this holiday season.

Mask wearing required.

10 am to 4 pm

Laura Beyer is an artist specializing in print, paper and book design. She graduated with her BFA from Albion College in Albion, Michigan and her MFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She works as an arts educator at various institutions in the Detroit area including Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center & College for Creative Studies. Her business, Hearty Greetings, focuses on the production of letterpress goods and handmade books. Laura’s artwork has been collected by colleges & universities, private collections as well as the Detroit Institute of Art.

Design your own letterpress holiday card in this one-day workshop. Students will learn typesetting techniques to print a set of twenty 5”x 7” folded letterpress cards with a custom greeting of your choosing. Cost of workshop includes paper & envelopes from French Paper Company, a small Michigan Paper Mill around for more than 140 years. Enjoy learning something new or refining your letterpress skills to create something special to send to everyone on your mailing list this holiday season.

Mask wearing required.

10 am to 4 pm

Laura Beyer is an artist specializing in print, paper and book design. She graduated with her BFA from Albion College in Albion, Michigan and her MFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She works as an arts educator at various institutions in the Detroit area including Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center & College for Creative Studies. Her business, Hearty Greetings, focuses on the production of letterpress goods and handmade books. Laura’s artwork has been collected by colleges & universities, private collections as well as the Detroit Institute of Art.