Creative Carousel Books :: Layers & Windows

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June 2nd, 2018 10:00 AM

  • Instructor: Jennie Hinchcliff
  • Workshop Type: Binding, Arts
  • Workshop Status: Closed
  • Workshop Start: June 2nd, 2018 10:00 AM
  • Workshop End: June 2nd, 2018 5:00 PM
  • Sessions: 1

Also known as a “star” book, this structure provides endless opportunities for design and experimentation. The instructor guides students through the process of planning, creating, and constructing a carousel book – all in one action-packed day! Additional class discussions will focus on calculating page dimensions and layout for different sizes of carousel books – a process that may seem daunting at first, but isn’t as tricky as it seems! 


Materials to Bring: Any additional papers/ephemera that might be used as decoration for book covers (photos/collage elements/etcetera).

Optional: You may want to bring additional items for page decoration and creating imagery, since we will spend an hour or two in class working on the “insides” of our books. Some suggestions: rubber stamps, colored pencils, items for collage, small bits of ephemera, pen & inks, stencils, etc.

Optional and available at SFCB for student use during workshop: utility knife, bone folder, pencil, right angle triangle (small or medium size is o.k.), glue brush, scissors, awl.

Workshop Fee (includes $20 materials fee): $185.00

Date & Time: Saturday, June 2, 2018 :: 10am-5pm

Location: 375 Rhode Island St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Note: Please read over the SFCB Registration Policies before signing up for a class

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THE START DATE OF THIS WORKSHOP.


About the Instructor | Jennie Hinchcliff

As a “near-native” of San Francisco, Jennie Hinchcliff has been teaching classes in bookbinding and related arts since 2001. Her bookworks can be seen in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art's Special Collection, the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design, the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley, and the Stadtbibliothek zu Berlin; she has shown work at the San Francisco Center for the Book, Pyramid Atlantic, the New York Art Book Fair and the Tokyo Art Book Fair.
Jennie's personal work can be seen in the books "1000 Artist Journal Pages" (Quarry Books, 2008), "The Creative Entrepreneur" (Quarry Books, 2009), and “500 Handmade Books: Volume 2” (Lark Books, 2013). She is a co-author of "Good Mail Day: A Primer for Eye-Popping Post", which explores the infinite possibilities of correspondence art. Under the moniker Red Handed Rubber Stamps, she creates wacky rubber stamps for a purchasing public.


Past Student Reviews:

“The encouragement and creativity was infectious. It was a very calm and friendly environment with bursts of chatting and sharing.”

“Jennie was very good at giving suggestions in a way that inspired the creativity of the students.”

“This workshop was fantastic! The teacher was able to thoroughly explain all of the concepts and give the class a lot of ideas for future projects. We were able to get a full book completed and get assistance every step of the way. The teacher has a lot of enthusiasm for books and teaching, and left me with a great impression of the center!”

375 Rhode Island St
San Francisco, CA 94103-5133
United States