Upcoming Workshops
Relief Printing Anywhere
ONLINE WORKSHOP!
I'll be teaching a two-day (2 hours per day) online workshop through the Center for Book Arts via Zoom!
June 17 + 24, 2020! 6-8pm ET
Relief Printing Anywhere will be a two-session workshop. The first class will focus on materials to create the relief blocks from, image transferring techniques, tools for carving, proper carving techniques, and sharpening your carving tools. The second class will focus on proper printing techniques, registering multiple blocks, and reduction woodcuts.
Students will learn the basics of relief printing at home. We will discuss ways to create relief blocks from materials around your house (potatoes, erasers, styrofoam) as well as more professional materials like wood and linoleum. We will also cover a few tricks for printing including registering multiple colors and spoon-printing.
*No experience required*
I'll be teaching a two-day (2 hours per day) online workshop through the Center for Book Arts via Zoom!
June 17 + 24, 2020! 6-8pm ET
Relief Printing Anywhere will be a two-session workshop. The first class will focus on materials to create the relief blocks from, image transferring techniques, tools for carving, proper carving techniques, and sharpening your carving tools. The second class will focus on proper printing techniques, registering multiple blocks, and reduction woodcuts.
Students will learn the basics of relief printing at home. We will discuss ways to create relief blocks from materials around your house (potatoes, erasers, styrofoam) as well as more professional materials like wood and linoleum. We will also cover a few tricks for printing including registering multiple colors and spoon-printing.
*No experience required*
Bookforms: The Class!** CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 **
In celebration of the one-year anniversary of publishing the how-to guide Bookforms: A Complete Guide to Designing and Crafting Hand-Bound Books, The Center for Book Arts is hosting a workshop series with the four bookbinders! The class will take place 5 consecutive Tuesday evenings from April 21-May 19, 2020, 6pm-9pm! The Center for Book Arts released Bookforms in 2019, a comprehensive publication of bookmaking methods authored by Ana Paula Cordiero, Celine Lombardi, Beth Sheehan, and Sarah Smith. This Spring, the Center will host a five-week class with lessons from all four authors, learning a new structure from the book each night. April 21: Celine Lombardi will teach a session on pamphlets/accordion books. April 28: Ana Cordeiro will build on what they have learned on their first week to produce a herring bone sewing, prepare the endsheets, and complete the binding with a soft-leather cover. At the end of this busy evening we will have books ready for an optional last step of the project: sewing the endbands, which will be demonstrated on the final day of the series. May 5: Sarah Smith will teach a non-adhesive binding structure. May 12: Beth Sheehan will teach students how to cut, fold, and collage pages to create their own tunnel book. Discussion will focus on techniques for creating depth, the interaction between layers, creating a sturdy structure, and having fun! May 19: All four artists will get together, talk about these structures and help students finish up their projects. |
Zines Zines Zines!** CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 **
I'll be teaching my Zines workshop at the Center for Book Arts in New York, NY on Saturday, May 16, 2020! In this one day class, students will learn a range of possibilities for taking text and images to bind in a zine. Students will develop images with different page layouts and learn a range of simple binding techniques. Students will learn good craftsmanship without sacrificing the economics of a democratic multiple. *No experience required* |
Blizzard Book** CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 **
I'll be teaching a Blizzard Book workshop at the Center for Book Arts in New York, NY on Sunday, May 17, 2020! The Blizzard Book is a movable book structure created by Hedi Kyle. The book is reminiscent of origami, made only with folds and can easily become a hard-cover or soft-cover book. It is a quick and fun structure with removable pages and plenty of possibilities! In this one-day workshop, participants will learn to fold the Blizzard book’s spine, create pages, and make hard-covers for their books. No previous experience required. |
Broadsides** CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 **
I'll be teaching a two-day Broadsides workshop at the Morgan Conservatory in Cleveland, OH on Saturday and Sunday, July 18-19, 2020! This two-day workshop exploring the creation and printing of broadsides will showcase a variety of techniques, including, handset type, monotyping on the letterpress, pressure printing, and pochoir. Please come with haikus or a short poem (ideally less than 50 words) for use in your prints. Artist-in-Resident Beth Sheehan will show examples of contemporary broadsides, and will discuss the relationship between text and image, the history of broadsides, and best practices for printing and editioning. |