This small event is a combination make & take workshop, and social meetup for printmakers of all levels!  

After a brief introduction and overview of the exhibition Chance Operations at Signal-Return Gallery with curator Liz Isakson-Dado (The Aquarius House), participants can join in on a print jam in the Signal-Return studio and take home their own original monoprints.

Participants can choose to Bring Your Own Test Prints (BYOTP) cut down to 8.5 x 11, or use some provided from my own collection as a jumping off point for their design. We will use seconds, test prints, pieces of makeready, and other-wise cast off prints to create new artwork with lino, antique ornaments, or wood type printed text.  The results will be surprising, and differ from one print to the next.  It'll be a good chance to use equipment throughout Signal-Return, including a Sign Press, Vandercook Universal Press, and Provision Presses. 
Each work will also be photographed before attendees take them home for the online Chance Operations exhibition catalog and shared with the POMPOM community on Discord.

About POMPOM:

Printmakers of Michigan 〰️ Printing on Materials

POMPOM is an IRL community of printmakers in Michigan. Whether you’re a printmaker with years of experience or simply interested in learning more about print, you are welcome to join us.

POMPOM was founded in 2020 by Melissa Dettloff and Christina Jacobs.

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