Number of Days: 1 Day
Skill Level: All levels
Material fee: $25
Maximum Number of Student: 15
Workshop Description:
Have you wondered what to do with that orphaned chopstick or a paintbrush that has seen better days? Are you looking for a technique to offer additional aesthetic variations to a pamphlet binding or even a medieval long stitch structure? This workshop combines the basic Coptic sewing technique with an external spine element. Because the stick/rod does not function as a hinge, it can be tapered, organic, or not perfectly round. Participants will explore a minimum of three variations on the stick technique as well as discuss optimum sizes and materials for this structure.
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 needlesGlue 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
Materials Provided by Instructor:
All papers for books (text blocks, end sheets, decorative
covers)
Sticks/dowels/chopsticks
Thread
Instructions and supply resources
Prerequisites:
Instructor Bio:
Elsi Vassdal
Ellis is an alchemist and storyteller. She taught design production
and book arts at Western Washington University for 40 years. Her narratives
are distilled from current affairs, common experiences, memories, and materials
to emerge in book form. As EVE Press she has
produced 175 editions (offset, letterpress, inkjet, printmaking) and 145 unique
books since 1983 in a well-equipped studio. Her work is permanently housed in
over 150 collections including the National Museum of Women in the Arts,
Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, Yale University Library, and The
Wiener Library for the Study of Holocaust and Genocide.
Website: Instagram: @vassdalellis
