Second Saturday Workshop - For Love of the C&P w/Lana Lambert

We're bringing back a Center tradition: The Second Saturday Book Arts Series. These three- to four-hour work-along sessions often involve creating a book structure or providing a hands-on demonstration of a bookmaking or printing technique.

Join us on Saturday, February 8 between 11 AM and 3 PM as we show some love to our Chandler and Price "Clamshell" type letterpress.

Lana Lambert will host this drop-in Second Saturday session featuring the printing of Valentine-inspired ephemera on our 1888 vintage C&P plantin letterpress.
Plan on spending a few hours with us as Lana demonstrates type lockup, press setup, and printing on what was the workhorse of the pre-offset local printshop.
We are asking folks to register (at no charge) for one of the two demonstration sessions as standing space around the C&P press is quite limited.

Details: Second Saturday Workshop: For Love of the C&P a Valentine Printing Demo

• Presenter: Lana Lambert with assistance from Garrett Queen
• Day/Date/Time: Saturday, February. 08, 2025, (11 AM to 1:00 PM. or 1:00 to 3:00 PM)
• Location: Virginia Center for the Book at the Jefferson School City Center
• For additional session information and/or details concerning registration contact Garrett Queen at [email protected]

Workshop Registration and Fees

• There is no registration fee for this workshop
• As standing space is limited around the press we ask that folks drop in either from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM or from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
• Due to C&P's exposed moving mechanism, it is recommended that children do not attend

Our COVID Policy for this workshop:
The Virginia Center for the Book expects that all program participants are vaccinated.
Should public health guidelines change, and new norms be applicable, we reserve the right to revisit the expectations in the interest of participant health and safety.

Program Support
The Josef and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation has partially funded this program, as well as many of the Center's artist talks and workshops.

Host or Publisher Virginia Humanities