Upcoming Workshops

Coptic Notebook:
​Virtual Workshop

Thursday, May 27, 2021
6-8pm Eastern Time

This 2-hour virtual workshop is being offered through The Center for Book Arts.

Coptic stitch – one of the oldest and useful book structures – is a simple sewn book that is extremely flexible. Because of its ability to fold back onto itself, it is the perfect structure for sketchbooks, journals, and datebooks. By the end of this two-hour workshop, participants will each have their own soft-cover coptic book!

For more info and to register, follow the link below.

Soft Cover Drum Leaf:
​Virtual Workshop

Tuesday, June 8, 2021
6-8pm Eastern Time

​This 2-hour virtual workshop is being offered through The Center for Book Arts.

Drum Leaf – a style of lay-flat binding created by Tim Ely – is a simple but elegant book structure that uses folded “leaves” (pages) that are “drummed” (glued) together rather than being folded into signatures. Because of this book’s ability to lay completely flat, it is an ideal book for artists, photographers, and printmakers in particular.
In this two-hour workshop, students will learn to fold and adhere the pages to create the Drum Leaf textblock. We will then go over the steps for scoring and folding the drop-spine soft cover. Finally, we will adhere our covers onto our text blocks to finish the book!

For more info and to register, follow the link below.

Pochoir En Plein Air:
​In-Person, Masked Workshop

Saturday, August 28, 2021
10am-4pm, Cleveland, OH

​This in-person, socially distant workshop is being offered at the Morgan Conservatory in Cleveland, OH.
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Pochoir, or stenciling, is an engaging method of printing without equipment, and can even be done on three-dimensional surfaces. Class will begin by discussing the best materials and techniques for creating simple, detailed, and multi-layered stencils. You will create your own images by cutting new stencils, using existing stencils, adapting everyday objects into stencils, and experimenting with various inking techniques. This workshop is great for all levels of experience.

For more info and to register, follow the link below.

Zines and Artist Books:
​In-Person Workshop

POSTPONED DUE TO COVID!
I will be teaching a week-long (in-person) bookbinding workshop on
July 5 - 10, 2021 at Frogman's Print Workshop in Council Bluffs, IA!

Zines are the ultimate democratic multiple: they are cheap and easy to make and affordable to buy. Artist’s books on the other hand, often fit more comfortably in the fine art world, with a more refined feel than the punk, DIY vibe of the zine world. In this workshop, we will focus on the intersection of art zines and artist’s books.

Participants will learn a number of simple book structures including one-page books, pamphlet stitch books, and modified accordions as well as exploring variations to expand the possibilities of those structures. We will also cover some simple printing techniques that require little-to-no equipment including trace monotypes, transfers, and pochoir. Finally, we will focus our discussions on distribution and exhibition, exploring the potential lives our works can have after they leave our hands. Students can expect to leave the class with a set of binding models, knowledge of the simple printing techniques covered, a zine exchange, and a small artist’s book.

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For more information about workshops or to inquire about scheduling a workshop, email me at sheeprints@gmail.com!

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