Last weekend was the Photopolymer Workshop by AIGA Baltimore and Typecast Press. Mary Mashburn, of Typecast gave a tour of the shop while going over letterpress history. Then she showed the magic of creating a photopolymer plate. Each participant go to print their own Baltimore themed postcard design, and they then did a print exchange at the end. Everyone got to work on the two Vandercook presses, and a good time was had by all.
![Photopolymer Workshop Group Photo](http://aigabaltimore.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/lp_group.jpg)
Amanda Brainerd, Ayumi Yasuda, Eric Conrad, Rachel Beser, Cat Paquin and Mary Mashburn; (c) Alissa Jones
![lp_cat](http://aigabaltimore.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/lp_cat.jpg)
Cat Paquin pulling a print from the Vandercook Press; (c) Alissa Jones
![lp_zvezdana](http://aigabaltimore.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/lp_zvezdana.jpg)
Zvezdana Stojmirovic getting ready to print. (c) Alissa Jones
![lp_amanda](http://aigabaltimore.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/lp_amanda.jpg)
Amanda Brainerd's design fresh off the press! (c) Alissa Jones