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.
Type | Title | Instructor | Summary | Status |
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Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Tuesday, December 10, 2019, 5:00 PM
End: Tuesday, December 10, 2019, 10:00 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 6:30 PM
End: Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 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! |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, December 12, 2019, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, December 12, 2019, 9:30 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
In this class students will learn how to make a working pop-up for any size card they have in mind. The finished product will be a fun, pop-up card that can be used as a greeting/note card. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, December 15, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, December 15, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
Learn the techniques involved in making beautiful inked, graphite, and gilt edges in this workshop. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, December 15, 2019, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, December 15, 2019, 5:00 PM |
Stephanie Jucker |
Find out how to create a unique art book using textiles, stitching, inks and collage. We start by adhering a patchwork of fabrics onto freezer paper. When dried the resulting strip of material peels off the freezer paper and is ready to be folded into an accordion. |
Wait-list |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 5:00 PM
End: Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 10:00 PM |
Grendl Löfkvist |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, December 21, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, December 21, 2019, 5:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Weekend Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, December 22, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, December 22, 2019, 5:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Friday, December 27, 2019, 6:30 PM
End: Friday, December 27, 2019, 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! |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 3
Start: Saturday, December 28, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, January 4, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
After Orientation to Leather, take the plunge into the world of leather bookbinding with Leather Core 1. In this 3-day workshop students will refine their leather working skills while making a book that advances the skills learned in Bookbinding Core 4. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, December 28, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, December 28, 2019, 5:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Weekend Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, December 29, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, December 29, 2019, 5:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Weekend Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, January 4, 2020, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, January 4, 2020, 5:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, January 5, 2020, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, January 5, 2020, 5:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Friday, January 10, 2020, 6:30 PM
End: Friday, January 10, 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! |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, January 11, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, January 11, 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. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, January 12, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, January 12, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
This extension of our popular Introduction to Western Marbling workshop will help students take their marbling skills to the next level as they learn to marble on fabric that can be used for covering books and boxes. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, January 12, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, January 12, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Monica Holtsclaw |
To paraphrase Lewis Carroll, we begin at the beginning. This, the first of our Core Bookbinding series, introduces students to the craft with the Coptic stitch, one of the earliest structures in binding. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, January 12, 2020, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, January 12, 2020, 5:00 PM |
Stephanie Jucker |
Find out how to create a unique art book using textiles, stitching, inks and collage. We start by adhering a patchwork of fabrics onto freezer paper. When dried the resulting strip of material peels off the freezer paper and is ready to be folded into an accordion. |
Wait-list |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, January 18, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, January 19, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Rebecca Chamlee |
This workshop explores the botanical contact printing process (eco-printing) to create images on paper with fresh and pressed plant materials. After creating an array of eco-printed papers students will put them to use as they learn four non-adhesive book structures. |
Wait-list |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, January 18, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, January 25, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Rhiannon Alpers |
This unique invented structure is sewn over leather straps and combines both the structural and the decorative through the use of unconventional materials. Layers, color, and depth play a key role in the painted board covers, and the sewing supports give a nod to historical bindings with an artistic variation. |
Wait-list |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, January 19, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, January 19, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
This introduction to the secondary track in leatherwork for bookbinding helps students cross the frontier of those remote and mysterious tools and techniques commonly used in leather bookbinding today. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, January 19, 2020, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, January 19, 2020, 6:00 PM |
Jennie Hinchcliff |
If you're familiar with "book arts basic concepts" but not quite ready to jump into SFCB's Bookbinding Core series, this is the class for you! In this four hour class, students will build basic bookbinding skills with a focus on sewing multiple signature bindings. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 6:30 PM
End: Wednesday, January 22, 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! |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 6:30 PM
End: Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 9:30 PM |
Stephanie Jucker |
In this class we will be using collage techniques to create a book with pop-up elements and a hardcover that nestles nicely in an upcycled tin. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, January 25, 2020, 1:00 PM
End: Saturday, January 25, 2020, 5:00 PM |
Dorothy Yuki |
Want to bind single sheets easily? Why not learn the Lark's Head Binding, it'll do the trick! |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, January 26, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, January 26, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Andrew Rottner |
Working from pre-cut materials students will learn three simple enclosures: Folded Paper Portfolio, Phased Box, & Slipcase. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, January 29, 2020, 5:00 PM
End: Wednesday, January 29, 2020, 10:00 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, January 30, 2020, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, January 30, 2020, 9:30 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
If you're looking to add a pop-up element to your book or just looking for an effective way of making an impact on a page then the Turkish Map Fold is for you! This fun structure has a range of possibilities in the book arts world. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, February 1, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, February 1, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
While bookbinding and book repair share many skills and techniques, they are also distinct pursuits. This course is intended to introduce the student familiar with bookbinding to key practices within basic book repair. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, February 1, 2020, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, February 1, 2020, 5:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Weekend Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, February 2, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, February 2, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Sarah Songer |
To paraphrase Lewis Carroll, we begin at the beginning. This, the first of our Core Bookbinding series, introduces students to the craft with the Coptic stitch, one of the earliest structures in binding. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, February 6, 2020, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, February 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! |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, February 8, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, February 9, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Andrew Rottner |
Protect prints and books in elegant clamshell presentation boxes. Day 1: Students will construct a full cloth clamshell box from a provided template. Day 2: Students will design and construct a custom clamshell to their own specifications and using their own materials if they choose. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, February 8, 2020, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, February 8, 2020, 3:00 PM |
Monica Holtsclaw |
Learn to make an adorable library of books small enough to fit in your pocket! Share your love of books by creating a set of tiny tomes to wear and share. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, February 9, 2020, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, February 9, 2020, 4:00 PM |
Stephanie Jucker |
Discover how to combine accordion folds, signatures, and a piano hinge spine to create a unique book with a playful hiding place. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 3
Start: Saturday, February 15, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Monday, February 17, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
Explore the ethereal nature of parchment in this advanced bookbinding class. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, February 15, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, February 15, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Judy Serebrin |
Create two charming miniature books, using the cross-structure and long & link-stitch bindings. Beautiful handmade paper will be used for sewing supports and watercolor paper interiors will make for a lovely little sketchbook. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, February 16, 2020, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, February 16, 2020, 5:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Weekend Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, February 16, 2020, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, February 16, 2020, 6:00 PM |
Jennie Hinchcliff |
If you're familiar with "book arts basic concepts" but not quite ready to jump into SFCB's Bookbinding Core series, this is the class for you! In this four hour class, students will build basic bookbinding skills with a focus on sewing multiple signature bindings. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, February 20, 2020, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, February 20, 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! |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, February 22, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, February 22, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Sarah Songer |
In this second Core Bookbinding class, students will create what most of us refer to as a hardbound book. In bookbinding terms, it is known as a case binding; where a sewn textblock is glued into a separate structure known as a case. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, February 22, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, February 22, 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. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, February 23, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, February 23, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
If you've been looking for a book with a nearly indestructible cover, or just a unique binding, this is your answer! Straight out of a 1970s Italian phone booth, this 360-degree flexible binding offers many advantages because it bends and does not break. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, February 23, 2020, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, February 23, 2020, 3:00 PM |
Stephanie Jucker |
Find out how to create a unique art book using textiles, stitching, inks and collage. We start by adhering a patchwork of fabrics onto freezer paper. When dried the resulting strip of material peels off the freezer paper and is ready to be folded into an accordion. |
Wait-list |
Binding |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, February 24, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, February 28, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
The San Francisco Center for the Book celebrates the craft and art of bookbinding. Our Bookbinding Core Certificate Program introduces students to four different binding models, leading them through the history and evolution of bookmaking. It provides students a comprehensive foundation to delve into the practice of binding and qualifies them work in our bindery. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 5:00 PM
End: Tuesday, February 25, 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. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, February 29, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, February 29, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Make a lovely, layered, 3-dimensional book in this course. Learn another use for the accordion fold, and create an in-depth scene using postcards and photographs. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, February 29, 2020, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, February 29, 2020, 5:00 PM |
Jennie Hinchcliff |
Developed by book conservator and book arts educator Gary Frost, the Sewn Boards binding is an elegant solution for “lay flat” books. In this day long workshop, students learn how to construct this particular binding, as well as necessary tips for recreating a Sewn Board structure outside of class. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 1, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 1, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
In this second Core Bookbinding class, students will create what most of us refer to as a hardbound book. In bookbinding terms, it is known as a case binding; where a sewn textblock is glued into a separate structure known as a case. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, March 5, 2020, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, March 5, 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! |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 7, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 7, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Monica Holtsclaw |
In centuries past, books were sometimes sewn onto cords and then laced into soft covers before being bound for a specific collection or library. In this class students will bind a book using these bindings as a model but employing thick paper as the folded and laced wrapper. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 3
Start: Saturday, March 7, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 21, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
While bookbinding and book repair share many skills and techniques, they are also distinct pursuits. This course is intended to introduce the student familiar with bookbinding to key practices within basic book repair. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 8, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 8, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Brian Lieske |
Build a decorative box that is its own magic trick. This box has three compartments, but only one or two are visible at a time. The lid hinges in two directions hiding the contents of the other compartments. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 8, 2020, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, March 8, 2020, 5:00 PM |
Stephanie Jucker |
In this class students will learn how to combine the basic structure of a star book with the theatrical 3D effects of a tunnel book. Through various methods they will discover how build a mobile with a playful sense of narrative. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, March 12, 2020, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, March 12, 2020, 9:30 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Hedi Kyle’s Flagbook structure can be used in many ways. During this class we will look at ideas beyond the ‘traditional’ flags. Students will leave with several sample structures and the skills to make books on their own at home. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 15, 2020, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, March 15, 2020, 6:00 PM |
Jennie Hinchcliff |
If you're familiar with "book arts basic concepts" but not quite ready to jump into SFCB's Bookbinding Core series, this is the class for you! In this four hour class, students will build basic bookbinding skills with a focus on sewing multiple signature bindings. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 21, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 21, 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. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 21, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 21, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Rhiannon Alpers |
Are you longing to take your bookbinding to the next level? Then take this one day, beginner level class on the exquisite longstitch! Not only will you learn the ins and outs of this traditional German, non-adhesive, stitch pattern binding, but you’ll also learn to laminate decorative papers to create sturdy and malleable book covers. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 22, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 22, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
In centuries past, books were sometimes sewn onto cords and then laced into soft covers before being bound for a specific collection or library. In this class students will bind a book using these bindings as a model but employing thick paper as the folded and laced wrapper. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 22, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 22, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
Break out of the clamshell and slip case box for storing your bookish objects. Using binders’ board and marbled paper, learn to construct a decorative box with two drawers as an alternative storage option. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, March 23, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, March 27, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
The San Francisco Center for the Book celebrates the craft and art of bookbinding. Our Bookbinding Core Certificate Program introduces students to four different binding models, leading them through the history and evolution of bookmaking. It provides students a comprehensive foundation to delve into the practice of binding and qualifies them work in our bindery. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 5:00 PM
End: Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 10:00 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, March 26, 2020, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, March 26, 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! |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, March 28, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, April 4, 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. |
Wait-list |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 28, 2020, 1:00 PM
End: Saturday, March 28, 2020, 5:00 PM |
Dorothy Yuki |
A book structure with personality built into the cover, buttonhole books allow for exposed sewing and decorative cuts that give a window from the outside in. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 29, 2020, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, March 29, 2020, 6:00 PM |
Jennie Hinchcliff |
The accordion book is a versatile structure for artists of all mediums. In this all day workshop, students learn various tips and tricks for creating their own accordion books -- and leave with a variety of samples to inspire future projects. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Thursday, April 2, 2020, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 9:30 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Looking for a creative way to produce letterpress printed imagery for your print and book projects? Try pressure printing! Learn the process of building plates made from paper to add graphics to your letterpress prints. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 4, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, April 4, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Matt Runkle |
Do you love the alchemy of printed words and images that mix and grow with the turning of pages? Do the complex layers of meaning that can arise within a book fascinate you? If so, the Artists’ Book is a medium worthy of your exploration. Begin to delve into this rich and expanding format in this one-day class that introduces the history, basic structures, and an overview of the practices used by book artists. Bring your own quotes, short poems, or images and craft a book during the day to get a taste of the joy that is the making of Artists’ Books. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, April 5, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 5, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Matt Runkle |
Do you have stacks of old books lying around that no longer have monetary, cultural, or personal value and are just taking up space? Transform them into works of art! |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, April 5, 2020, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, April 5, 2020, 6:00 PM |
Jennie Hinchcliff |
What kind of book provides all the surprise of a pop-up, and the “wow!” factor of a tunnel book? Carousel books, that’s what! Also known as a “star” book, this structure provides endless opportunities for design and experimentation. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Friday, April 10, 2020, 6:30 PM
End: Friday, April 10, 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! |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 18, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 19, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Andrew Rottner |
Protect prints and books in elegant lift-top presentation boxes. In this class you will design and construct a custom lift-top box to your own specifications. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 18, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 19, 2020, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
If you are interested in learning how and why to bind books with leather, this is the class for you. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 18, 2020, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, April 18, 2020, 5:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, April 20, 2020, 10:00 AM
End: Friday, April 24, 2020, 4:00 PM |
Aimee Lee |
Our planet's abundance of plants has provided food, shelter, and clothing for humans across cultures, from past to present. This course will focus on how specific natural materials were used in Korea to make lace from bark, rope from paper, color from fruit, and 2D/3D objects from hanji: Korean paper. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Monday, April 20, 2020, 6:30 PM
End: Monday, April 20, 2020, 9:30 PM |
Hope Amico |
Starting with a simple folded form, we will explore the possibilities of making small books that are easy to photocopy and share. With this framework we will delve into the ideas of introspection and nostalgia and create a small library of work inspired by the current exhibition at SFCB. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Tuesday, April 21, 2020, 5:00 PM
End: Tuesday, April 21, 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. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 25, 2020, 1:00 PM
End: Saturday, April 25, 2020, 5:00 PM |
Stephanie Jucker |
Children’s board books make a great base for altered book projects. This class will show you how to transform a board book into a handmade art book using collage, acrylic techniques, and stamping. Students will discover how to add playful secret pockets, tags, and pop-ups to add elements of dimension and surprise. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, April 26, 2020, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, April 26, 2020, 6:00 PM |
Jennie Hinchcliff |
If you're familiar with "book arts basic concepts" but not quite ready to jump into SFCB's Bookbinding Core series, this is the class for you! In this four hour class, students will build basic bookbinding skills with a focus on sewing multiple signature bindings. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, April 30, 2020, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, April 30, 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! |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, May 2, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, May 2, 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. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, May 3, 2020, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, May 3, 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. |
Open |