A letterpress workshop delivered by Thin Ice Press for Harland Miller: XXX at York Art Gallery.

Harland Miller cites Edgar Allan Poe as his first literary influence. His love for Poe inspired a 2008 exhibition, in which Miller invited 35 artists to respond to the American writer’s life and work. In this workshop, participants will get to grips with the basics of letterpress printing. You will learn to compose metal type in order to print a short quotation from Poe. We will print the results on a tabletop Adana press, and close the session with a fun few minutes of printing overlapping words and phrases, inspired by Miller’s passion for letters and type as visual art. All participants will go away with a set of unique postcards, celebrating the enduring art of Edgar Allan Poe and Harland Miller.

Internationally acclaimed artist and writer Harland Miller returns to York Art Gallery this March to present ‘XXX’, a new exhibition showcasing paintings and works on paper from his renowned ‘Letter Paintings’ series.