Letterpress is the traditional process of printing by hand using moveable type. This lab will feature a short guided activity to get familiar with assembling & printing a letterpress project. Participants will be able to use wood type, handset lead type and ornaments, and learn how to hand ink and print on a Vandercook cylinder press. If you like, stay longer to work on a more involved project.

New to letterpress? Please arrive at the start of the program for a 20-minute demonstration of how to use our equipment.

Make a simple quilling card of flowers for that special someone to show your appreciation.

Join us for fun process-based arts and crafts for children age 2 to 5 years, accompanied by an adult.

This event with the same activity will repeat on Monday May 6 at Traverwood, Wednesday, May 8 at Pittsfield, and Thursday, May 9 at Malletts Creek.

We'll walk you through how to use analog tools to design a two-color risograph print, this time with India ink. Following the event, participants will copies of their design.

Join us for fun process-based arts and crafts for children age 2 to 5 years, accompanied by an adult.

This event with the same activity will repeat on Monday May 6 at Traverwood, Wednesday, May 8 at Pittsfield, and Thursday, May 9 at Malletts Creek.

Learn to make a realistic bouquet of roses using pipe cleaners! Note: This event uses hot glue.

Build your own small design out of LEGO and then pull a print of it using our letterpress printing presses.

Note: No equipment from our Open Letterpress Labs will be accessible during this event. There will only be LEGO Letterpress happening.

Join us for fun process-based arts and crafts for children age 2 to 5 years, accompanied by an adult.

This event with the same activity will repeat on Monday May 6 at Traverwood, Wednesday, May 8 at Pittsfield, and Thursday, May 9 at Malletts Creek.

Zines are self-made little magazines or booklets that can be about absolutely anything! They can be made using a single sheet of paper or printed more professionally. Zines can include writing, comics, collage, art, or anything you can think of. In this workshop, you'll be able to make your own zine and copy and share it with others. You are also welcome to bring a recent issue of your zine to show off. Presented by zine maker Steve Hughes, who has published Stupor since 1995.

Letterpress is the traditional process of printing by hand using moveable type. This lab will feature a short guided activity to get familiar with assembling & printing a letterpress project. Participants will be able to use wood type, handset lead type and ornaments, and learn how to hand ink and print on a Vandercook cylinder press. If you like, stay longer to work on a more involved project.

New to letterpress? Please arrive at the start of the program for a 20-minute demonstration of how to use our equipment.

Using a simple rule-based process that you design, you can make your own art! You can use dice, your partner, random pen selection, or the lines you just drew to influence the next step of your drawing. See this AADL page for some examples of generative art with a partner.

Letterpress is the traditional process of printing by hand using moveable type. This lab will feature a short guided activity to get familiar with assembling & printing a letterpress project. Participants will be able to use wood type, handset lead type and ornaments, and learn how to hand ink and print on a Vandercook cylinder press. If you like, stay longer to work on a more involved project.

New to letterpress? Please arrive at the start of the program for a 20-minute demonstration of how to use our equipment.

Using soft blocks and cutting tools, you will carve and then print your own design onto blank note cards or paper. We'll provide the supplies and tools, you bring the creative ideas! No experience is necessary.

Make "quilt" squares out of paper to celebrate Ann Arbor's Bicentennial. All squares will be combined at the end of the event series and placed on display in the Library as a collective representation of Ann Arbor's citizens and visitors.

In this introductory woodcarving program you can use AADL's tools to carve a small bird.

Due to the nature of the tools used in this program it is intended only for teens and adults.

Get creative with a bewildering array of die cutting and embossing equipment. Make some DIY greeting cards, try your hand at a craft project, or just experiment and have fun!

Junk Journaling: Scrapbooking's messier little sibling.

The point of a Junk Journal is to fill a journal with little things that make you happy! Unlike scrapbooking, the final product isn't for others to look at in the future–it's all about making something, right now, with what you have on hand. Of course, if you love what you've made, there's nothing stopping you from showing it off!

Learn about the Gardner Heist from Kelsey Museum Docent and retired art teacher Kathy Gunderson. Kathy uses visuals to guide the audience through the artists works, style, and significance in history.