Immerse yourself in the oldest form of marbling, Suminagashi 墨流し (“spilled or floating ink”).
Foil adds rich gold, shiny silver, and wild holographic accents to prints and bindings. Learn how to use the hot foil stamping machines in MCBA’s bindery, aptly named Kwikprint machines.
Experience the magic of marbling firsthand with this in-person workshop!
This in-person letterpress workshop offers an introduction to MCBA’s print studio—including key equipment, tools, and terminology—in addition to an opportunity to experience the satisfaction of printing a message through the hands-on process of letterpress printing.
Prep screens and print in MCBA's darkroom and screen print studio while enjoying the fellowship of other artists.
Beat fiber with MCBA’s Reina beater and two Valley beaters. Or, bring prepared paper fiber for sheet-forming.
In this virtual workshop, transform flat sheets of paper into several different types of performative and entertaining paper cards.
Learn to sew a two-color silk headband, make custom book cloth from any fabric, and color a book edge with gouache.
In this in-person workshop, learn foundational techniques and methods to care for aged and damaged books.
Learn the tools, terminology, and procedures of European-style papermaking in this in-person studio workshop.
Prep screens and print in MCBA's darkroom and screen print studio while enjoying the fellowship of other artists.
Bookbinding Lab provides access to basic binding tools, hot foil stamping machines, buttonmaker, and large tables.
Beat fiber with MCBA’s Reina beater and two Valley beaters. Or, bring prepared paper fiber for sheet-forming.
Using ephemera, images, and scrap paper, build a unique structure that houses a folded accordion, which reveals a dimensional tunnel attached to the inside of the back cover.
Join us for a reception for our current exhibition, Crossing the Line: The Passport Re-Imagined.
Experience the process of relief printing while carving and printing your own design in this in-person workshop.
Get ready to play with pulp! In this relaxed, hands-on studio workshop, dive into the colorful world of stenciling with pigmented pulp on freshly formed sheets of handmade paper.
250 years ago, printers composed and inked type to print the first copy of the Declaration of Independence on a hand press.
Refresh your skills and build confidence in MCBA’s screen printing studio in this in-person workshop focused on fabric.
Bookbinding Lab provides access to basic binding tools, hot foil stamping machines, buttonmaker, and large tables.
February 7, 2026–May 31, 2026
