August 11, 18, 25 and September 1, 8, 15, 2010
Wednesdays: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Limited to 6 students.
Prerequisite: Introduction to Handset Letterpress Printing (Letterpress1) and one letterpress class focused on image making, or equivalent experience or classes in printing.

Instructor: Jessica White
$253. (Includes a $25 studio fees to cover inks, solvents and other expendable supplies needed for printing and contributes to the on-going upkeep of the presses and paper cutters.)

In this class we will integrate text, image, and the book structure into one project while increasing participants’ familiarity and experience with letterpress printing. Building on technical printing knowledge, students will explore the concept of the whole book: how choices made about content and form affect the process as well as the finished object. Classes will include demos as well as discussions about project planning, design principles, materiality of letterpress prints, and time-based reading inherent to book structures. Each student will design and produce a book using text, image, and structure of their choosing.

Please bring the following items:

• Pencil
• Notebook
• Project ideas/text/images

So what do they do at Asheville BookWorks?

These two-hour orientations are geared for the person who has a curiosity for the world of Book Arts. What exactly is bookbinding, printmaking, hand papermaking and letterpress printing? Join us to learn about the basic areas of Book Arts and the types of work that we do through discussion and demonstrations. One particular discipline will be focused upon each session, so register for more than one!

Upcoming Sessions:

• Thursday, September 2, 7:00-9:00 pm
• Thursday, October 7, 7:00-9:00 pm
• Thursday, November 11, 7:00-9:00 pm
• Saturday, December 11, 1:00-3:00 pm

Please Register for Individual Dates Below:

September 7, 14, 28 and October 5, 2010
Tuesdays: 6:00 – 9:00 pm (note, a week is skipped in the middle)

Instructor: Annie Fain Liden
$147 + $25 materials fee

This adventurous, new workshop is all about taking old things and making them new. Look through your jewelry box, closet and goodwill pile for a forgotten green, leather mini-skirt, gaudy costume jewelry you never wear or a vintage purse with missing stitches; anything you think could come back to life in the form of a book cover, text pages or embellishments. You don’t have to know anything about book making. We’ll use basic book arts principles and approachable bindings to help guide you to your most ultimate book creation.

Please bring the following items:

• 4 curved binding needles (1.5’’, 2’’ or 3’’ needles are fine)
• 1 embroidery needle
• Pintool or Slender Pointed Awl
• Bonefolder
• Pencil, eraser, and scissors
• Exacto knife w/ extra blades
• A medium sized, metal (not plastic) “L” square
• Self healing cutting mat, any size
• A journal for note taking
• An array of paper scraps, images, buttons, etc.
• Your personal collection of scrap leather, clothing and/or jewelry that you won’t mind disassembling