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Red Bird Nest for Book Arts and Print

LXCL:Red Bird Nest is dedicated to preserving and advancing Printmaking and Book Arts through accessible, community-driven programming. Rooted in collective collaboration and a commitment to accessibility, we create pathways for artists, learners, and the public to deepen their understanding and appreciation of print and book arts through educational programs and shared creative opportunities. Click "See More" at the bottom to show all of our current happenings!

Join us in painting some diyas to prepare for the Festival of Lights! Diyas are oil lamps that are lit during the festival of Diwali to symbolize the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and wisdom over ignorance. We will also be screening the Hindi film The Lunchbox, a movie about two souls meeting due to a mixup in a lunch box delivery service. &nbsp;

Diwali Craft Night

Join us to celebrate Zoey&rsquo;s 18th birthday with a pet-friendly party at Red Bird. You can expect good company, human and dog snacks and optional pet portraits by Lauren Lohman for $25! Zoey is our official shop dog and she knows her way around the studio. Join us in celebrating her 18th birthday and the many years of service she has dedicated to being the best studio assistant and shop dog a girl could ever ask for. If you know Zoey, you know her special skills include:&nbsp;naps, emotional support, quality control, floor supervision, snack detection, naps, did we mention naps? HOORAY FOR 18 YEARS - We love her.

A DOG EVENT: Zoey Turns 18

Join us for some Witch Crafts!&nbsp; 10/7 -&nbsp;Spooky Gelli Printing while we screen: The Others 10/14 - Bring your own craft! Bring something to work on at the tables while we screen: KiKi&#39;s Delivery Service 10/21 - Witch&#39;s Hats: Eraser Stamp Carving: pick out a design to carve or design your own, while we screen: Practical Magic

Witch Crafts

Join us for an introduction to letterpress printing at Red Bird Press. Participants will learn the basics of hand-setting type, operating a proofing press, and printing their own small edition of keepsakes to take home. No prior experience is required. Perfect for curious beginners, artists, writers, and anyone interested in learning one of the oldest printing methods still practiced today!&nbsp;

Little Letterpress Workshop

Ofrendas &ndash; D&iacute;a de los Muertos!&nbsp;Create your own travel size Ofrenda! Together, we&rsquo;ll build altars, share stories, and create pieces that reflect those we remember and the traditions we carry forward. *Bring wallet sized photos of your loved ones*&nbsp; We will be screening the film Coco!

​Ofrendas - Dia de los Muertos

This Treasure Book Workshop will teach you how to take your old books and turn them into a clamshell box! Hide your treasures inside and go home with your own box and the knowledge and skills to make one on your own! Book and all materials provided.Taught by Missy Bosch

Treasure Book Workshop

Join us on Friday October 9th for another hands-on printing party! This time we will party in the name of civic action! Come print some postcards on a vintage press or craft your own postcard to mail to your friends and family reminding them and encouraging them to vote in the upcoming midterm election.&nbsp; Make some art, meet your neighbors, and inspire voters to hit the poll! All materials provided!

Get Out The Vote!

Join our 2-day Relief Workshop! Sept 29 and Sept 30 from 6-9pm Participants will learn the basics of designing, carving, inking, and printing their own relief blocks while exploring the tools, materials, and techniques of the medium. Each student will leave with an edition of 5 prints and their carved block, which can be printed again at home or in the studio later! No previous printmaking experience is required, all materials included. Taught by Liz Gates

2-day Relief Workshop

Learn some basic bookbinding skills in this 3-hr workshop. Students will create a hard-cover book with pages of watercolor paper (140 lb Arches cold press). It is an accordion fold construction, so the book opens wide and the pages unfold to lay flat, perfect for sketching or watercolor. No prior experience needed.Taught by Amanda Stevenson

Accordion Sketch Book Workshop

Enter the Red Bird Annual Pull Raffle 2026 to support accessible printmaking and book arts in our community. Every ticket helps open workshop seats to artists, students, and curious beginners through scholarships and low-cost classes. Raffle Prizes Include: Handmade Book Bundle | Valued at Set of personalized A2 letterpress greeting cards by Jessica Snow | Valued at $250 2 x 1 month membership to Crux Climbing | Valued at $115/each $200 Mimo Gift Certificate 2 x Ticket Packages for two people to a wine tasting at La Rosa | Valued at $100/each Sony WH-1000XM5 Premium Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones, Midnight Blue | Valued at $300 Two tickets to Meow Wolf | valued at $120 $100 tab Notsuoh or Deans Private Lesson w/ Missy Bosch | Valued at $300 Pair of Monster Jam Tickets + Pit Passes | Valued at $300

Red Bird Annual Pull Raffle 2026

Explore tunnel books during Bird Week with a hands-on workshop that guides you from folded structure to finished piece. You&rsquo;ll experiment with sequence, depth, and simple print and drawing techniques to build a layered, sculptural book. All materials included, beginner friendly, suitable for ages 16+ Led by Janet Reynolds

Bird Week - Tunnel Book Workshop

Join us to explore Secret Belgian Binding, a distinctive book structure that opens flat and invites creative covers. In this hands-on workshop, you&rsquo;ll create your own 6&quot; x 9&quot; blank journal. &nbsp;You will learn a lacing technique to join the covers and spine. Once created you will stitch blank signatures to finish the book! Taught by Janet Reynolds, you&rsquo;ll practice careful measuring, piercing, and sewing while connecting with others who care about keeping book arts vibrant in a digital age.

Secret Belgian Binding Workshop

RSVP for our 2nd Anniversary Annual Pull!Two years ago, Red Bird Press opened its doors with a simple goal: to build a community around printmaking and book arts and to keep printmaking accessible to our Houston community. Before Red Bird Nest existed, the Annual Pull began as a way to help sustain the studio. Today, Red Bird Nest gives Red Bird Press a way to grow that mission and make these art forms more accessible to our community. As we celebrate two years of Red Bird Press, we&#39;re asking our community to help us pull together for another year of making, learning, and creating. Donate what you can to RSVP! If you&#39;re not in a position to contribute financially, we still want you there. Come celebrate with us. Everyone is welcome! &nbsp;Be there at Red Bird Press on September 19th from 6 - 9 PM for an evening of live printing, live music with Ice House Radio, raffles, and more! Thank you for helping us build this community, one pull at a time. Let&#39;s ink, print, and pull together!

The Annual Pull: Two Years of Red Bird Press

Explore letterpress through playing with legos! In this hands-on workshop, you&rsquo;ll use LEGO bricks to design, set, and print your own lego designed prints! This workshop is kid friendly! No experience needed, all materials provided.

Lego Letterpress Workshop

Come learn Gyotaku, the Japanese art of fish printing, in this hands-on workshop where you&rsquo;ll work directly from our replica fish to create detailed prints on paper, guided step by step. No experience necessary. *Kid friendly event!*

Gyotaku Fish Printing Workshop

Explore cyanotype on fabric in a hands-on workshop that centers process, play, and shared discovery. Learn how light, chemistry, and everyday objects come together to create deep blue prints on cloth. These prints can be used for clothing, patches, quilts, book cloth, or even hung as finished artworks! Taught by Caroline Roberts,&nbsp; Caroline is an experimental photographer who specializes in alternative and historical processes.

Cyanotype on Fabric Workshop

Join us for a hands-on Paste Paper Workshop&nbsp;where you&rsquo;ll learn simple techniques to create richly patterned papers using paint, paste, and tools! You will leave the workshop with the knowledge to create beautiful patterned paper and a handmade journal, covered with your paper! Additional suggestions will be shared on how to create with the papers. &nbsp; This workshop supports Red Bird Nest&rsquo;s mission to keep traditional bookmaking skills alive through shared practice, learning, and community.

Paste Paper Workshop

Eraser Chop &ndash; Relief Workshop invites you to carve, ink, and print your own small relief designs. Learn simple, hands-on techniques using erasers and basic tools, no prior experience needed. Taught by Chris Fitzgerald, you&rsquo;ll explore how this playful process connects to traditional printmaking and book arts. Leave with your own prints, new skills, and a deeper appreciation for the craft we&#39;re working to keep alive!

Eraser Chop - Relief Workshop

Calling all baristas, oat milk fans, and really anyone interested in accessible matrices! Tetrapak is a cheap, accessible material typically made to package liquids such as juice, milk, broth, and more. Using boxes of oat milk (Thanks, Bohemeo&#39;s!), we will use the broken down packaging material to create beautiful etching matrices and beautiful prints! In this workshop, we will scratch, scrape, and tear into our tetrapak plates, creating effects similar to traditional copper-plate etching. This workshop is ideal for anyone interested in art, drawing, printmaking, or cheap crafts! Led by Jordan Bolduc. Materials provided. No experience is needed&mdash;just curiosity and a willingness to experiment.

Tetrapak Workshop

This Giving Tuesday, help us keep our presses running and make room for more printmaking and book arts in your community. At Red Bird Nest for Book Arts and Print, we bring artists, learners, and the public together to explore these historically rich art forms. Your donation helps us expand access in Houston through shared creative opportunities and programming that welcomes everyone. Your gift helps support:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">More free events and workshops: Opportunities for our community to learn, create, and connect through printmaking and book arts.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Studio materials and equipment: The supplies and tools needed for our studio, helping us keep our presses running.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Broader access and artist support: Scholarships for workshops and classes, free and low-cost community programming, and educational initiatives for artists at every stage of their practice.</li></ul> Together, we can keep printmaking and book arts accessible and sustainable for generations to come. Donate today to help keep our presses running and grow creative opportunities through Red Bird Nest.

This Giving Tuesday, help us keep our presses running and make room for more printmaking and book arts in your community.At Red Bird Nest for Book Arts and Print, we bring artists, learners, and the public together to explore these historically rich art forms. Your donation helps us expand access in Houston through shared creative opportunities and programming that welcomes everyone.Your gift helps support:More free events and workshops: Opportunities for our community to learn, create, and connect through printmaking and book arts.Studio materials and equipment: The supplies and tools needed for our studio, helping us keep our presses running.Broader access and artist support: Scholarships for workshops and classes, free and low-cost community programming, and educational initiatives for artists at every stage of their practice.Together, we can keep printmaking and book arts accessible and sustainable for generations to come. Donate today to help keep our presses running and grow creative opportunities through Red Bird Nest.

Giving Tuesday: support Red Bird Nest for Book Arts and Print in your community

Make a simple pinhole camera from a box, a soda can, and photo paper! We&rsquo;ll build our cameras, then use them to take and develop photographs. Please bring a box no bigger than a shoebox. Taught by Caroline Roberts

Pinhole Camera Workshop

Join us for a modern, beginner-friendly take on the Bradel binding. Named for French bookbinder Alexis-Pierre Bradel, its separate board and spine let the book open fully and easily. In this version, the spine is covered in fabric instead of book cloth for a fun update. You&rsquo;ll learn each step, from folding and sewing to attaching the fabric spine, using approachable tools and clear instruction. No experience needed, and experienced binders are welcome too. All materials provided.Taught by Missy Bosch.This workshop is part of Red Bird Nest&rsquo;s mission to keep book arts accessible and community-driven. By registering, you support a space where artists, learners, and neighbors share skills, ideas, and print traditions together. 📚✂️

Fabric Spine Bookbinding Workshop

Have a piece of clothing that could use something extra? Join us at Red Bird Press to learn how to carve and hand-print your own design onto fabric! Bring a garment from home that you&rsquo;d like to give a new life, or bring something new that needs a little extra pizazz. You&rsquo;ll learn how to carve a design on pink Speedy Carve (your block size will be 3&quot;x4&quot;) and hand-print it onto your clothing using black ink. We&rsquo;ll cover the basics of carving and printing, with guidance along the way to help you create something that feels uniquely yours. This workshop is a great introduction to relief printing and a fun way to experiment with printmaking outside of paper. No prior experience necessary! Recommendation&nbsp;for when thinking of what you&#39;ll carve: think graphically and think about your utilization of black and white and texture - here is a <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.pinterest.com/lnc22/relief-examples/" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Pinterest board</a> of relief examples so that you can get some ideas!&nbsp;

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Little Letterpress Workshop

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Pinhole Camera Workshop

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Relief Printing on Fabric

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