The Letterpress Studio at the Copper Country Community Arts Center is a hidden gem in our community.
Established in 2012, our Letterpress Studio contains working presses, type, and materials which have mainly come from a variety of former local printers and community member donations. Our printer-in-residence Daniel Schneider teaches classes year round. Students can become certified to used the studio during scheduled open studio hours. Watch our class listings for opportunities or contact us for more information.
We are always working on inventorying, restoring, cleaning, and sorting through our equipment, type, and materials.
Our studio includes the following and we always welcome donations:
-Vandercook IV proof press
-Two table top presses, Chandler & Price
-multiple small Kelsey presses
-4 nipping presses
-board shear, paper cutters, and ream cutter
-70+ cases of metal type, metal furniture
-48 cases of wood type, wood furniture
-several hundred printers cuts
-additional tools and materials for bookbinding, paper marbling, printmaking, and suminagashi
We are always working on inventorying, restoring, cleaning, and sorting through our equipment, type, and materials.
Our studio includes the following and we always welcome donations:
-Vandercook IV proof press
-Two table top presses, Chandler & Price
-multiple small Kelsey presses
-4 nipping presses
-board shear, paper cutters, and ream cutter
-70+ cases of metal type, metal furniture
-48 cases of wood type, wood furniture
-several hundred printers cuts
-additional tools and materials for bookbinding, paper marbling, printmaking, and suminagashi
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In 2020 Daniel Schneider and Bonnie Loukus made a short video for the Michigan Humanities Council, showcasing our letterpress studio and how the Michigan Humanities grant award helped us make interpretive signage and materials! Now visitors can stop by the studio and read about letterpress printing and history!
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Interested in classes or learning more about letterpress? Contact [email protected]
