Intermediate – Focus on Book Arts

Margo Klass – The Unfolding Box Book

Workshop Description: This 3-dimensional book structure requires the artist to imagine how the book will be experienced in the hands of its viewer – from unlatching the cover, to opening the box by unfolding the hinged panels outward in all…

Laurel Herbeck – Coptic Cross Stitch Journal

Workshop Description: This journal combines Coptic stitch and Cross-stitch in an elegant and stunning binding. The Coptic stitch is a two-needle across the spine sewing, while the Cross stitch is sewn along the binding simultaneously as the Coptic stitches progress…

Brenda Gallagher – Design With Scraps to Make a Hard Cover Long Stitch Journal

Workshop Description: The class will be a combination design and bookbinding class. The first day students focus on design. We will study a collection of design examples and sketch thumbnails bringing final designs up to full size. Final designs will…

Mary-Ellen Campbell – Artbound-Binding Techniques for Single Sheets

Workshop Description: If you’ve ever wanted to bind prints, digital photos, or paintings that are on single sheets, we will learn both non-adhesive, folded bindings and sewn bindings. We’ll create a simple album following Hedi Kyle’s crown and Claire Van…

Kristen Doty – Drawing and Lettering Sketchbook

Learn to draw! Make illustrations or drawings in books, add unique drawn letters to the pages, or transform blank books into sketchbook journals. Build confidence through drawing exercises. Participants will practice line quality, textures, and how to see and draw objects and various letterforms.