This drop-in activity will give participants a chance to make-and-take a layered print, similar to pieces in the Chance Operations exhibition at Signal-Return Gallery.

This activity will guide participants on the art of overprinting to make an abstract monoprint (aka- a one of a kind letterpress print!)  With a variety of ink colors and textures to print, we will experiment with layering transparent ink colors from plates, woodblocks, and linocuts on different printing presses in the signal return studio.  The results will be surprising, and differ from one print to the next.

This workshop is great for anyone curious about experimental printmaking and creating one-of-a-kind pieces with letterpress. Drop in anytime between 11-3pm to make a print of your own.

Chance Operations: Monoprints, Make Ready, Test Prints, and Artist Proofs

A group exhibition curated by Elizabeth Isakson-Dado

Signal Return, Detroit, Michigan, September 18-December 19, 2025

Curated by

Elizabeth Isakson-Dado / The Aquarius House