Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Apron
  • Sharpies
  • Drawings
  • Uniball pens
  • Small paint brushes 

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • Akua soy-based printing inks
  • Sumi or India ink
  • Lithograph crayons
  • Mylar
  • Transparent acetate
  • Solar plate exposure unit
  • Antique printing press
  • Aquatint screen
  • Vats
  • Printmaking paper
  • Decorative papers for chine colle
  • Plexiglass plates for monotype
  • Solar plates

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Decorative papers (student decorated or purchased)–Small sheets, strips, large scraps. Doublesided papers are particularly useful
  • Bone folder
  • Awl/pin tool
  • X-Acto knife or scalpel & blades
  • Scissors
  • Self-healing cutting surface
  • Steel ruler
  • Triangle
  • Gluestick
  • PVA
  • Glue cup
  • Glue brushes
  • Pencil
  • Colored pencils
  • Eraser
  • Small supply of newspaper or other scrap paper to facilitate gluing
  • Notebook and pen to take notes

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Optional Materials:

  • Portable paper cutter/trimmer

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • Canson MiTeintes papers and cardstock in assorted colors
  • Text weight and cover weight papers for the books
  • Colored thread
  • Bookbinding thread
  • Needles
  • Xeroxed instructional materials including patterns, diagrams, instructions, and bibliography
  • Reference books
  • Samples

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Bone folder
  • X-Acto knife or scalpel & blades
  • Scissors
  • Self-healing cutting surface
  • Steel ruler
  • Triangle
  • Gluestick
  • Transparent tape
  • Pencil
  • Eraser
  • Simple collage materials OR rubber stamps and stamp pad
  • Small supply of newspaper or other scrap paper to facilitate gluing
  • Notebook and pen to take notes.

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • Paper for samples
  • Colored copier paper
  • Colored cardstock
  • Needles and thread
  • Wooden skewers
  • Xeroxed instructional materials including patterns, diagrams, instructions, and
    bibliography
  • Sample structures

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Beads of a variety of sizes (instructor will provide a selection)
  • Scissors or X-Acto knife
  • Glue brush
  • Bone folder
  • Scraps of decorative paper or book cloth you might wish to use (optional)

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • Bookboards cut to size
  • Paper for book pages
  • Glue
  • Thread for binding and sewing books
  • Needles
  • Waxed linen thread for macrame
  • Beads
  • Book cloth
  • Decorative paper

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Pencil
  • Ruler
  • Designers curves or design templates
  • Sketch paper
  • Bone folder
  • Awl
  • Small triangle
  • Scissors and X-Acto knife
  • Glue brush
  • Any scraps of decorative paper
  • Leather or binders thread

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • Leather for spines
  • Bookboard for covers
  • Japanese paper for cover paper
  • Polycrylic sealant
  • Paper for pages
  • Colored paper for flysheets
  • Glue
  • Waxed linen thread
  • Ribbons for bookmarks

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Pencil
  • Pigma micron pens, or similar, in a few sizes
  • Bone folder
  • X-Acto knife
  • Ruler
  • Small cutting mat
  • Small awl
  • Bookbinding needle

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Optional materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Watercolors
  • Colored pencils (some will be available to borrow)
  • Assorted embroidery floss (natural color will be provided)
  • 6-8 pieces of paper for the interior of your book (if you wish to incorporate blank pages along with printed papers)

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • A variety of paper and silk and/or wool fabric prepared for printing
  • Leaves
  • Natural dyes
  • Mordants and modifiers to shift colors of natural dyes
  • Steamers and all equipment needed to press and heat papers
  • Spray bottles
  • Sewing thread and needles

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Bone folder
  • Ruler
  • Small cutting mat
  • Additional paper to dip-dye
  • Additional fabric to dye. Fabric needs to be natural fibers (cotton, linen, wool, silk, hemp) and small/medium sized items will fit best in our dye vat. (T-shirt, pillowcase, dishtowel, small pieces of fabric yardage, etc.) There will be plenty of dye so don’t be shy about bringing extra things to dye!

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • Indigo dye
  • Shibori tools and equipment
  • Cotton fabric
  • High quality printmaking and mixed media paper

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Pens and paper

Optional Materials:

  • Students are welcome to bring their own books or mock-ups of their projects to work with.

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • I will provide handouts with examples of different types of poems —both examples of a certain form and step by step instructions about how to follow this form. I will also show images of various artists’ books as we consider how text functions within them. I always like to give students a take away list of writing prompts to use in the future and offer the possibility of keeping in touch—either with myself to encourage a later check in to show the development of their project or with the group, if the group is amenable.

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Metal ruler
  • Cutting mat
  • Snap-off blade knife/X-Acto knife
  • Scissors
  • Masking tape
  • Pencil
  • Bone/Teflon folder
  • Scoring bone folder
  • .5-inch double-coated tape
  • PVA
  • Glue brush
  • triangle or small T-square

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • All papers for books (text blocks, covers)
  • Binder’s board
  • Bookcloth
  • Instructions and supply resources

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Colored pencils (any brand will work for this workshop; a basic set of 12 is more than adequate)
  • Pencil sharpener
  • Crayons (Crayola is just fine)
  • Metal ruler
  • Cutting mat
  • Awl
  • Snap-off blade knife/X-Acto knife
  • Scissors
  • Bone/Teflon folder
  • Scoring bone folder
  • Sewing needles
  • Glue stick

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Optional materials to be provided by students:

  • Personal collection of various light-weight papers such as origami and tracing papers

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • A variety of text and light-weight papers and non-paper substrates for rubbings, including tea bag papers
  • Cover weight paper for portfolio/book
  • Precoated cyanotype paper
  • Objects for rubbings
  • Chopsticks/dowels
  • Thread
  • Cuttlebug die cutting machine with various dies
  • Instructions and supply resources
  • Participants may experiment with the instructor’s various rubbing media

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Metal ruler
  • Cutting mat
  • Snap-off blade knife or X-Acto knife
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Bone/Teflon folder
  • Scoring bone folder
  • Awl
  • Punching cradle – options include Talas TTS066002, Etsy 3-D
  • Printed punching cradle, or make your own
  • Sewing needles
  • Glue stick or PVA and brush
  • Optional: personal sticks (chop sticks, rods, found stems), paints for staining sticks, decorative paper for end sheets and/or covers

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • All papers for books (text blocks, end papers, decorative covers)
  • Sticks/dowels/chopsticks
  • Thread
  • Instructions and supply resources

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Metal ruler
  • Cutting mat
  • Snap-off blade knife/X-Acto knife
  • Scissors
  • Bone/teflon folder
  • Glue stick
  • PVA and glue brush
  • Medium size binder clips (30)
  • 4-inch Bar clamps (2)

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Optional materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Personal collection of text-weight decorative papers

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • A variety of text-weight decorative paper
  • Davey board squares (3.5 x 3.5-inch) and box walls
  • Various starch coated/filled and/or aqueous latex filled poly/cotton book cloth; (i.e., Kennett/ Buckram/Dover)
  • Cuttlebug die-cutting machine with various dies
  • Instructions and supply resources
  • Extra binder’s clips and 4-inch bar clamps

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

Students should bring supplies that they enjoy working with for surface design. This could include, but is not limited to:

  • Acrylic paint and colored pencils
  • Beads and sequins
  • DMC cotton stranded floss (Students are also welcome to bring other embroidery flosses along with cords, buttons, trim and other haberdashery)
  • Mark-making tools
  • Scraps of material: paper (solid and decorative), leather (pared to different thicknesses), fabric, etc. – scraps don’t need to be larger than 4 x 4 inches
  • Range of cutting tools (craft knife, scalpel, X-Acto, etc.)
  • Embroidery scissors or snips
  • Japanese Screw Punch (1.0mm and 1.5mm bit sizes required)
  • Needles: Embroidery (range between 1-10, make sure the eye is not wider than the needle shaft) and Bookbinding (preferably No. 18)
  • Pencil and eraser
  • Pin Vise (recommend Starrett – size B)
  • Ruler (with metric)
  • Scissors
  • Tracing Paper

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • Acrylic paint and colored pencils
  • Beads and sequins
  • Beeswax
  • DMC embroidery thread (and other random notions)
  • Double-sided tape
  • Hammer
  • Finishing tools and foils
  • Scalpel and blades
  • Stove
  • Thread: 18/3 dyed and 40/3 undyed
  • Tracing paper
  • Wax paper

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Decorative paper
  • Favorite drawing or painting supplies (colored pencils, markers, etc.)
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • X-Acto/Olfa knives
  • Linoleum cutter kit

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • Awls
  • Bone folders
  • Watercolor paper
  • Copy paper
  • Binding needles
  • Waxed thread
  • Canson watercolor paper
  • Bokuundo marbling ink
  • Pink rubber carving blocks
  • Ink pads

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Water container
  • 1+ round watercolor brushes: #12, #10 or #8½-inch OR 1-inch flat acrylic brush and 1-inch round acrylic brush
  • Transparent watercolors: pan or personal palette – tube watercolors set in a palette. Avoid round opaque palettes, they will not produce color intensity.
  • #2b pencil
  • Bookbinding needles
  • Awl
  • Scissors
  • Cutters (retractible blade disposable kind)
  • Cutting mat
  • Metal ruler with cork backing
  • Bone folder
  • Color pencils
  • Cheap ballpoint pen
  • Acrylic matte medium or soft gel matte medium

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • Papers
  • Waxed linen thread
  • Canvas
  • Acrylics
  • Acrylic inks
  • Wood
  • Book covers

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • 3 to 4 sheets printmaking paper- Rives BFK 22 x 30-inch white 250 gsm, Canson Edition, or other brands that have internal sizing and are recommended for printmaking
  • 1 or more round watercolor brushes: #12, #10, or #14
  • 1⁄2-inch wide or larger acrylic brush
  • Acrylic matte medium
  • Watercolors: professional grade pan or personal palette (tube watercolors set in a palette); my full palette is on my blog for color reference
  • 12-inch or larger metal ruler with cork backing
  • 2 book-binding needles – size 18, blunt or sharp
  • Water container
  • Hair dryer or heat gun (can be shared)
  • Bone folder
  • Book arts awl
  • Strips of printed fabric -approx. 15 inches long x 1.4 to 1.5 inches wide- these will be used to decorate the covers
  • Prismacolor Premier, Faber-Castell Polychromos, or Derwent Coloursoft pencils – at least 18 colors

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • Golden Open acrylic paint
  • Glue
  • Printing plates
  • Linen threads
  • Embroidery threads
  • Milagros charms
  • Masa paper and retro fabrics to print on 

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • One pad of Strathmore Drawing Paper, Series 400 Medium surface, size 14 x 17 inches (please do not substitute size)
  • Graphite drawing pencils: HB, 2B, 4B (any quality brand – a favorite is Staedtler Mars Lumograph). Bring other pencil grades if already owned e.g., 2H, 3B, 6B, etc.
  • Woodless graphite pencils: HB, 2B
  • Pencil sharpener (handheld or battery operated)
  • Pentel Clic Eraser or equivalent (soft white, retractable, pen-sized) and/or a Staedtler Mars Plastic white rectangular eraser
  • Ruler – minimum 12-inch or 35cm (a ruler with cm/mm markings will be very helpful, but not absolutely necessary)
  • X-Acto knife or snap-away knife
  • Round watercolor brush, medium size (e.g., #6-#8) or 1/2-inch flat
  • Small water container

Optional Materials/equipment to be provided by students (bring only if already have):

  • Bone folder
  • Other graphite drawing pencils on hand or want to try
  • Mechanical pencil with graphite lead
  • Paper stumps and/or tortillons
  • Artist’s quality colored pencils and/or water soluble colored pencils
  • Pigma Micron markers
  • Eraser shield
  • Cutting mat (11 x 17 or 17 x 23 inches)
  • Desk lamp and extension cord (only if driving or easily packed–portable swing arm or goose neck – prefer incandescent or halogen light bulb, if available)

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Sewing needles
  • PVA glue
  • 2-inch Wide ruler
  • Metal rules (optional)
  • Awl and foam core to punch on
  • Pencils
  • Scoring tool and teflon or bone folder
  • Cutting mat
  • Mini clamps (4)
  • Plywood blocks – 6-inch x 8-inch or larger (2)
  • Wax paper
  • Scrap paper for gluing

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • Dremel tool
  • Precut Arches paper
  • Decorative papers
  • Bugra paper
  • Waxed linen thread
  • Embroidery thread

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Cutting mat (minimum size 18 x 24”)
  • Set of 9” steel graduated measuring rules (available here: https://volcanoarts.com/product/measuring-rules-set/ )
  • Rulers – see-through plastic type used by quilters: ideal set would include two 2 x 18”, (EZ Quilting brand); 3.5 x 12.5” (Omnigrip); 5.5 x 16” (Omnigrip); or a similar variety
  • Teflon bone folder
  • Scoring tool
  • X-Acto knife (with extra blades)
  • Heavy duty knife such as a Sheffield knife (with extra blades)
  • Tweezers
  • Fine line pencil
  • Scissors
  • Glue brushes (stiff bristle, 3/4 and 1” round or flat)
  • PVA glue (at least 3/4 c.)
  • Glass jars for water and glue in 2 strengths (full strength and mixed with methyl cellulose)
  • Glue sheets
  • Small triangle or square (2-4”), plastic or metal
  • Optional: 2-3 bar clamps (Irwin or Jorgensen are common brand names; length 6-8”)
  • Small weights, Corner tool, Personal light  Required materials:
  • Object(s) for central chamber: ideally your object fits nicely into a 1.5” square (or smaller) opening. It could be a bit wider than it is high. Thickness: at most 1/2”.
  • Decorative papers to mount on the surrounding panels: This could be a mix of colors, patterns, and/or text. The small panels on either side of the center are 1.5 H x 2 W”; the larger panels at the top and bottom are 1.25 x 4.25” (these measurements are for the panels themselves; mounting papers will be a bit smaller depending on your margins).

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • Various boards (some of them pre-cut) to construct the central box, side panels, covers, and spines of the structure
  • Book cloth – a variety of colors
  • Disk magnets for closures
  • Methyl cellulose (to adjust PVA)
  • Clamping boards
  • Spacers and spacing boards
  • Edge-covering papers (around central chamber)
  • Detailed diagrams for measuring, cutting, assembling, etc.
  • Epoxy
  • Tools to share: clamps, rulers; circle template, sanding blocks, etc.

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Cutting mat (minimum size 18 x 24-inch)
  • Rulers – see-through plastic type used by quilters: the ideal set would include two 2 x 18-inch, (EZ Quilting brand); 3.5 x 12.5-inch (Omnigrip); 5.5 x 16-inch (Omnigrip); or a similar assortment
  • Teflon bone folder
  • Scoring tool
  • Awl
  • X-Acto knife (with extra blades)
  • Tweezers
  • Fine line pencil and eraser
  • Small scissors
  • Glue brush (1/2 – 3/4-inch round)
  • Small needle-nose pliers

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Optional materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Small weights
  • 9-inch steel graduated measuring rules (https:// volcanoarts.com/product/measuring-rules-set/ )

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • Various papers: Rives BFK, Khadi, Ingres charcoal paper, Canson
  • Board
  • Card stock
  • Book cloth
  • Waxed linen thread
  • Needles
  • Sand paper
  • Piercing boards
  • Epoxy
  • PVA
  • Saws
  • Tape
  • Stones and twigs
  • Handouts, templates

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Pencils
  • Bone folder
  • Cutting tools-scissors, utility blade
  • Card-weight paper for patterns
  • Metal ruler
  • Pages with personal artwork to bind (if desired)
  • Favorite decorative papers for covers

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • Foam
  • Tyvek
  • Acrylics
  • Sponges
  • Book board
  • Cutting surfaces
  • Text paper
  • Book board for covers
  • Thread, needle
  • Piercer and bone folder if student doesn’t bring their own
  • Screws
  • PVA, glue brushes, containers
  • Assorted decorative papers
  • Handouts

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Assorted papers; watercolor and print making (such as Rives BFK 140lb or 300lb watercolor), others to experiment with (under 9×12)
  • Objects to expose (laces, feathers, leaves, etc.)
  • Pencil for note taking
  • Glass or plastic to cover largest size paper (slightly over 9×12)
  • Board to compose on (rigid surface to hold paper i.e., mat, corrugated board, etc.)Same size as glass.
  • Bone folder
  • Scissors
  • Utility blade or other cutting tool
  • Cutting surface
  • Felt-tip pen to write on plastic
  • Negatives on film-can be printed on inkjet printer or at Staples

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • Text and cover paper
  • Thread
  •  Needles
  • Spare bone folders
  • Brushes
  •  Assorted papers good for soaking
  • Cyanotype and rusting chemicals
  • Trays
  • Handouts

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Apron and comfortable shoes

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • Carrageenan
  • Trays for marbling
  • Primed paper
  • All the paraphernalia needed for marbling on fabric and paper

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • X-Acto knife
  • Cutting mat
  • Apron
  • Glue brush
  • Metal ruler
  • Scissors for cutting fabric
  • Some weights

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • Glue
  • Binders board
  • Marbled paper
  • Decorative inner liners

Optional materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Ear plugs or noise cancelling headphones
  • Long waterproof apron
  • Waterproof shoes/boots

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • Student hanji vats (one measuring 50in x 50in; three measuring 24in x 36in)
  • Bal (bamboo screens for webal-tteugi and ssangbal-tteugi)
  • Balteul (wooden deckles for above techniques)
  • Wooden dowels
  • Brushes
  • Polyfilament
  • Horse hair brushes

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Bone folder
  • Scissors
  • Utility knife
  • Metal ruler
  • Cutting mat
  • Notebook and writing implement for taking notes

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • All materials to complete the projects and reference materials 

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

Basic bench set:

  • Bone folder
  • Teflon folder
  • Metal ruler
  • Glue brush
  • Cutting matt (small to mid-size)
  • Utility knife
  • Punching awl or pin vise
  • 2 straight darning/bookbinding needles

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • All materials to complete project
  • Basic bench set materials for loan

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • X-Acto knife with extra blades
  • Bone folder
  • Awl
  • Binding needle
  • Microspatula
  • Tweezers
  • Scissors
  • Ruler
  • Cutting mat
  • Pencil
  • Japanese screw punch (optional)

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

Per person:

  • 12 Sheets white cardstock
  • 6 Sheets of color 8.5 X 11-inch 80 lb cover stock
  • 1 Sheet 10 3/4 x 6 1/4-inch 140 lb cover stock
  • 24-inch 18/3 Unwaxed linen thread (or other heavy thread)
  • Glue cup w/ lid
  • 13-page printed patterns

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • X-Acto knife with extra blades
  • Bone folder
  • Awl
  • Binding needle
  • Microspatula
  • Tweezers
  • Scissors
  • Ruler
  • Cutting mat
  • Pencil
  • Japanese screw punch (optional)

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

Per student:

  • 10 Sheets white cardstock
  • 20 Sheets color cardstock
  • 6 X 5.625 inch thin Davey board (recycling)
  • 12 inch linen thread (25?)
  • 6 X 16 inch medium Davey board (1/16 inch)
  • 6 X 16 inch 140 lb cover
  • 6 X 1.5 inch Tyvek spine liner
  • Glue cup w/ lid
  • 16 page printed patterns

Per group:

  • 8oz PVA
  • One roll low-tack painter’s tape
  • Three rolls 1/4 inch 415 tape

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

  • Watercolors (gouache, gansai, calligraphy ink colors, or any water-based colors)
  • Pencil
  • Scissors
  • Ruler
  • Sewing thread (any color, not white)
  • Sewing needle
  • Latex or nitrile gloves
  • Face mask & apron (optional)

See Materials Glossary for definitions and images

Materials/equipment to be provided by instructor:

  • 6 sheets of 6 x 9.5-inch washi paper per participant
  • One 7.5 x 11-inch 100% cotton paper per participant
  • Newsprint/newspaper
  • Letter sized copier paper (1 packet)
  • Various PNW native plant cuttings in case there aren’t many on campus
  • Black oil-based ink
  • Ink spatulas
  • 7 brayers
  • Spoons for hand printing (1 per participant)
  • Extra watercolors
  • Soft paint brushes for watercolor (1 per participant)
  • Cups for water, palettes for watercolor
  • Extra pencils
  • Scissors (4 spares)
  • Rulers (4 spares)
  • Extra sewing thread (any color, not white)
  • Extra sewing needles
  • Extra latex or nitrile gloves
  • Rubbing alcohol for degreasing brayers
  • Simple Green for degreasing
  • Vegetable oil for cleaning ink
  • Paper towels/rags
  • Pruning shears