SFCB's bookbinding courses range from the enduring structures of both Western and Eastern traditions to contemporary approaches, with a wealth of bookmaking techniques in between, including pamphlets, pop-ups, exposed sewing stitches, protective boxes, photo albums and more.
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| Binding |
Sessions: 20
Start: Monday, July 13, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, August 7, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Dominic Riley |
In this comprehensive, four-week master class, students will get to experience all the steps involved in making a fine designed binding with one of SFCB’s most experienced teachers, Dominic Riley. |
Closed |
| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, August 6, 2020, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, August 6, 2020, 9:30 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Learn basic bookbinding structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this three-hour workshop. If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Closed |
| Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, August 8, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, August 9, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Michael Burke |
Step back in time and enjoy making your own model of the earliest known codex binding, famous for containing the controversial Gnostic Gospels. |
Closed |
| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, August 9, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, August 9, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Rhiannon Alpers |
This 1-day intensive workshop focuses on showcasing an artist's visual collection of natural curiosities in a truly one of a kind enclosure structure. |
Closed |
| Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 3
Start: Friday, August 14, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, August 16, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Shawn Sheehy |
This workshop removes the restraint of FLAT from the codex page. Imagine binding drawer-like boxes into a sort of book block, complete with its own cabinet-like case. Inside each of these boxes will be something mechanical made from paper. In this workshop you will learn to build just such a Cabinet of Paper Mechanical Curiosities. |
Closed |
| Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, August 15, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, August 15, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
In this introductory class, student will gain a basic understanding of the history, techniques, tools, and styles of European marbling. |
Closed |
| Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, August 16, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, August 16, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
This marbling lab takes the art of traditional paper marbling to a new level by introducing metallics to the pigments normally used and experimenting with over-marbling techniques. The shining hues of copper, silver, bronze, gold and pearl will transform a sheet of paper into an iridescent wonder. |
Closed |
| Binding |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, August 17, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, August 21, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Michael Burke |
St. Cuthbert’s Gospel is a small binding, very beautiful and exquisitely made, and is of tremendous importance to bookbinders not only as an example of early English binding, with its intriguing construction, but also for its decoration, which draws on Islamic, Celtic, and Anglo-Saxon influences. |
Closed |
| Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Monday, August 17, 2020, 6:30 PM
End: Monday, August 17, 2020, 9:30 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Need a bit of storage in book form? Created by Hedi Kyle, the blizzard book is useful for holding coupons, recipes, business cards and many other small treasures. |
Closed |
| Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 5:00 PM
End: Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 10:00 PM |
Paula Gloistein |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Closed |
| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 6:30 PM
End: Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 9:30 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Learn basic bookbinding structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this three-hour workshop. If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Closed |
| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, August 22, 2020, 1:00 PM
End: Saturday, August 22, 2020, 5:00 PM |
Jennie Hinchcliff |
Championed by conservator/bookbinder Carmencho Arregui, this book structure can easily be made in a few hours – the perfect thing if you’re interested in making a gift for a friend or a new sketchbook/journal for yourself! |
Closed |
| Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 2
Start: Sunday, August 23, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, August 30, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Sarah Songer |
The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding. |
Closed |
| Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, August 23, 2020, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, August 23, 2020, 4:00 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Learn the basics of pochoir, a stenciling technique that is great for editioning and book art. Pochoir will help you add color and depth to your projects. |
Closed |
| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Friday, August 28, 2020, 6:30 PM
End: Friday, August 28, 2020, 9:30 PM |
Steph Rue |
In this introductory workshop, students will learn about the history, techniques, tools, and materials of Korean bookbinding. |
Closed |
| Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, September 12, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, September 13, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Susan Lowdermilk |
In this workshop, students will learn basic pop-up techniques and simple electronic circuitry and combine them into an accordion book illuminated with LED lights that are specifically designed for paper arts! |
Closed |