PRINT/LETTERPRESS – SUMMER SESSION 3
JUNE 15-27, 2025 (11 STUDIO DAYS)
Jessica Spring
Lettersport and Wordplay

As the elemental building block for printers and book artists, letters and words propel—and elevate—explorations of content and form. Inspired by writing prompts, vintage ephemera, and Penland’s environs, we will explore a variety of structures ranging from faux postage stamps and coasters to volvelles, folded book structures, and broadsides. Each form offers an ideal surface for both wordplay and daredevil typesetting: mastering historic circular and angle quads, adapting tools from art supply and hardware stores, experimenting with Daredevil Furniture. Our first week will focus on collaborative projects, then each student will complete their own edition. All levels. Letterpress studio.

Studio artist; former visiting assistant professor at Pacific Lutheran University (WA); designer of Daredevil Furniture; teaching and residencies: Paper & Book Intensive (MI), Wells Summer Institute (NY), Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum (WI, International Printing Museum (CA), Penland; collections: Library of Congress (DC), British Library (London), National Museum of Women in the Arts (DC); co-author of Dead Feminists: Historical Heroines in Living Color. 

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November 15-December 16: Scholarship applications accepted
February 3: Regular enrollment opens