Description
Adventures in Bookbinding – October 26 & 27
10 am – 4 pm
Love to sketch but wish for a book with different paper? Have a fabulous idea for an artist book but aren’t sure how to put it together? Here’s your chance to learn several different techniques of bookmaking, from Japanese stab binding to traditional codex stitching. This class introduces students to the basic parts of a bound book, materials and tools used, and explores the history of the bound word. Students will make small practice mock-ups of different book styles and one more in-depth project of their choice. No previous experience required. Bookbinding is a perfect complement to letterpress and printmaking and will inspire you to new heights of creativity!
DESCRIPTION:
- No experience necessary / Ages 16 and up
- Class size: limited to 8 students – minimum class size 6
- All materials provided
Students bring a lunch (or buy food in town during break)
INSTRUCTOR:
Sarah Drummond is a naturalist, watercolor painter, and block printer from southwest Colorado. She started binding her own sketchbooks at the age of 15 and has explored the many faceted world of book arts ever since. As an artist, Sarah grew up drawing and painting and pursued a variety of media throughout college and graduate schools (with tandem degrees in biology and art. She prefers to work from life and much of her work is completed outdoors through patient hours of watching. One of her most important tools is a pair of binoculars! Sarah is a passionate teacher in a wide variety of venues: afterschool programs for elementary schoolers, full college semester courses as a visiting professor, and as a wilderness guide encouraging nature journaling and field notes. Her work has appeared in publications from MacMillan Publishers to educational materials for the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Some recent exhibitions of Sarah’s work include Birds in Art 2021, 2022, and 2023 at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum, Wausau WI; the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year Exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London UK from 2010 through 2023; and ArtsThrive 2024 at the Albuquerque Fine Art Museum.
SCHOLARSHIPS:
Please apply before registering for the class: SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION Applications are due by Sept. 30
CLASS SIZE:
Limited to 8 students – minimum class size 6
MORE INFO:
Jody: admin@mancoscommonpress 303-917-4627