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Printing on the Presses

By Sharon Kim

- The students of Freshman Seminar 34z: "Pressing the Page," use lead type to create visual mediums, ranging from extraction of poems to alphabet books. This student uses one of the machines in the Bow & Arrow Press, a letterpress studio located in Adams House, to experiment with different prints of the word "slight." By Sharon Kim

- One of the students in the Freshman Seminar 34z works with a block type that she had made that reads "Fat Has Flavor." With the use of the machine in the Bow and Arrow Press studio, the student transfers the design onto a piece of paper. By Sharon Kim

- Zachary Sifuentes, the head of the freshman seminar, guides his students on how to use the printing presses. The freshman seminar consists of a total of 12 students, but the class is split up in half due to the lack of printing presses. The presses are used so that the students could complete their final projects. By Sharon Kim

- Various prints are created by students using block designs. Various letter blocks are found in cabinets located at the entrance of the Bow & Arrow Press studio. By Sharon Kim

- Zachary Sifuentes, the head of the freshman seminar, works with one of his students in creating a print with the use of her block design. By Sharon Kim

- A student works diligently with the printing press to create her own original prints. The freshman seminar meets in the Bow and Arrow Press, located in the basement of Adams House. By Sharon Kim

Freshman Seminar 34z, "Pressing the Page: Making Art with Letters, Paper, and Ink", is one example of a freshman seminar that allows its students hands-on experience in creating their own original art products. Students in the class use the printing presses in the Bow and Arrow Press to produce their own original prints.

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Printing on the Presses

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