'Letterpress Light Workshop'
A workshop by Prof. Jeff Pulaski and Mrs. Joey Hannaford
Workshop Theme : Letterpress printing is a physical/analog process that allows artists to fully experience letters as 3-dimensional objects. In this guided "letterpress–light" workshop, participants will print with raised laser-cut letterforms to create typographic experiments using stamping and rubbing techniques that simulate traditional letterpress printing. This workshop will be completely experimental, allowing designers to push the boundaries of typographic form in new ways and in the process discover more expressive solutions to typographic problems.
About Instructor:
  Prof. Jeff Pulaski

A life-long Kansan, Jeff Pulaski was born and raised in Newton, Kansas. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Wichita StateUniversity in 1990 and a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Communication from Kansas State University in 2008. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Wichita State University. In addition to his teaching duties, he is an active letterpress lecturer, printer and collector. He has spoken internationally at various conferences including CAA in Chicago, SOTA in Los Angeles and ATypi in Dublin, Ireland. His letterpress collection has grown to weigh in at nearly 10 tons and includes various platen and cylinder presses, a Prouty Power Press newspaper press, a Model 31 Linotype and large assortment of metal and wooden type.

My work utilizes wood and metal type and is created with letterpress printing presses. Letterpress is a form of relief printing and was used commercially from the early 1800s through the 1970s. I enjoy the tactile nature of letterpress. Each element and letter in the design has to be picked up and placed on the press by hand. Each color is printed individually, so you create the image slowly, building it with color as you print. You are limited by the number of characters, fonts and sizes that you physically have on hand. Some of the letters have been heavily used and the scars of their use show up in your design. This is a far different way to create work than the often-instantaneous nature of the computer.

  Mrs. Joey Hannaford

Joey Hannaford is an award-winning graphic designer, typographer and lettering artist in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Currently an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at the University of West Georgia, Joey's teaching and design practice have a reputation for incorporating the handmade/analog [lettering, letterpress printing, and illustration] into digital contexts. Joey presents widely at national and international conferences and has taught workshops in the US, Europe and Asia. Her work has recently been exhibited at the National Print Museum, Dublin, Ireland, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, England and University of Notre Dame, Indiana.

  Mrs.Rakhi G Charwad
MFA BAMU,Aurangabad, 2011
G.D.Art ( Painting ) Abhinav College, Pune, 2003

Presently working in Vishwakarma Creative I College of Fine Arts, Design & Media as a Professor for last 10 years. Specialized Subject is Print Making.

Set Designing and Graphic Designing. Live performing painting shows with film writer Gulzarji. Performing painting in "ANTARNAAD" by Shri Shri Ravi Shankarji with 2850 Singers & Musicians in front of 1 lakh audience in Pune.Which has been enrolled in Guinness book of world record. Performing painting in Kesari Gaurav puraskar sohala in Nasik (Dec11) in the presence of Raj Thakray with great drummer Shivamani, Ravi Chari,Vijay Ghate.
Published Research Paper in National Conference on Visual Arts (NVAC-2013) organized by Department of Fine Arts, Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar University, Aurangabad 2013.

Collection Of Paintings:
A couple of Paintings in Symbiosis Bhavan Shri Shri Ravishankarji,Shri Sharad Pawar, Shri Ajitdada Pawar, Honarable Gulzarji, Shri Sudesh Bhosle, Shri Daler Mehandi, Lt.Shri.Jagjit Singh, Mr.Mittal(Airtel), Mr.Badri Poonawala, Shri Amin Sayani, Shrimati Rajashri Birla.Several collections in India & abroad.