2009 Meetings

January 3:
Site Visit and Gold Foil Stamping Demonstration at the Workshop of Guild Member Joe Devries  See Photos

February 7:
Presentation by University of Texas professor David Shields, titled "Preserving the Material Construction of 19th Century Wood Type."

March 7:
Demonstration of Screen Printing by Museum of Printing History Artist-in-Residence Charles Criner, printing T-shirts with Printers Guild logos  See Photos

April 4:
Presentation by Casey McGarr, Graphic Designer and Printer from Inky Lips Press in Dallas See Photos

May 2:
Site visit and Paper Marbling Demonstration at the Studio of Guild Member Armando Rodriguez

June 6:
Guild Members will print the Guild’s contribution to the Vandercook 100 Centenary Print Exchange, led by Gordon Rouze

July 11:
Demonstration and Workshop: Guild Member Suzanne Powney will lead members in printing pop-up cards

August 1:
Guild Members will assemble the 2010 Calendar at this meeting

September 12:
"Letterpress 101" presentation by Guild Member Steve Sylvester

October 3:
Demonstration and presentation by Charlie Jones: artist, wood engraver and professor at Steven F Austin University in Nacogdoches, Texas.

November 14:
Presentation by professional bookbinder Phillip Ochoa of the Bookbindery in Missouri City, Texas

December 12:
Presentation by Vandercook expert Paul Moxon, and Guild Holiday Party

2008 Meetings

January 5
Site visit and tour of Charter Graphics type house, hosted by Jim Nelson

February 2
Papermaking workshop led by Guild member Kathy Gurwell

March 1
Printing workshop: making tags and bookmarks for the Gift Shop
                      
April 5
Paper representatives presentation and roundtable, featuring Vicki Trammel (Art Supply), Steve Campbell (independent paper representative) and Carolyn Guidry (Xpedx)

May 3
Guild member Dan Williams presents a film of printer Bob Halbert and his collection of printing presses

June 7
Letterpress Demonstration: printing wood type broadsides on the Vandercook, led by Guild member Gordon Rouze

July 7
Lecture: Poster Printing; possible off-campus meeting

August 2
Printing workshop: printing 2009 Calendars

September 13
Lecture on typography by Sibylle Hagmann, independent print, web and type designer and Associate Professor at University of Houston

October 4
Wood engraving demonstration led by Todd Samuelson, Outreach Curator for the Cushing Memorial Library and Archives, Texas A&M University, and former curator at the Museum of Printing History

November 1
Printing workshop: printing Holiday Cards

December 12
Presentation by Guild Member Mort Fefer on his experiences as a Printer's Mate in World War II and the Korean War,
and Guild Holiday Party