Images from an exhibit of journals and sketchbooks kept by artists, showing January 14 – February 28, 2011 at the Asheville BookWorks Gallery.

Stellated Icosahedron

February 22, 2011, Tuesday, 10 – 5 PM  new class!
$152 (includes $15 materials fee)
Instructor, Steve Pittelkow

Folded from a single sheet of paper, the origami book is a single signature miniature book with several pages and a flat back spine. Make a dozen of them to fill the little bookcase we’ll also make to create a perfect tiny library. To get our fingers moving, we’ll start with a beautiful 30-piece star, a stellated icosahedron, whose name is more difficult to remember than it is to make! All supplies will be provided.

Please Bring:
A Bone folder (available at BW)
A Cutting mat to work on (available at BW)
Any origami or decorative paper you have on hand and might like to use, Steve will have paper for you to use.

February 19 and 20, Saturday and Sunday, 10 – 5 PM  new class
$225 includes $15 materials fee
Instructor, Daniel Maw

Part 1 of this 4 part series will introduce you to the process of screenprinting, including paper tearing, ink mixing, registration, and printing.  We will discuss several methods of creating stencils to use in conjunction with your screens to create unique prints.  Standard and experimental printing techniques alike with be demonstrated and I encourage you to explore a range of them while printing.  The suggested  theme we will be working with is place.

Series Description: Learn one of the most versatile and home-friendly printmaking techniques around.  Screenprinting requires no dangerous solvents or expensive printing presses.  You will learn how to prepare and create stencils both by hand and through a photochemical process.  In addition to creating hand-rendered imagery, you will learn how to prepare images digitally by way of scanning into and manipulating with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.  We will create repeatable editions and unique singular pieces of art as well. Experiment with printing on traditional paper surfaces and non-traditional surfaces such as wood, vinyl, textiles, or a wall in your home!  The course is great for beginners and experienced printers, alike.

Students Provide:

Sketchbook, Exacto knife, #11 blades, Various size brushes and drawing materials, Bleach or bleach-based toilet cleaner (liquid), 1-2 spatulas, Apron, Set of 2 quarter-inch round registration pins, 1 roll of clear packing tape, 12 oz. bottle of baby oil, 24 x 36 inch 5 mm acetate, Black Sharpie, Old plastic card (for coating screens with emulsion), 23 x 31 inch silkscreen, approximate size (If you don’t have one, BookWorks has some to use), Two Sponges, Water Bowl, Pair of Scissors, Newsprint (22 x 30 inch pad of 100 – for proofing prints), Printmaking Paper (instructor will suggest a few papers for printing).

February 23, 2011, Monday, 10 – 4 PM  new lower price
$60.00 (All paper and marbling supplies included)
Instructor, Steve Pittelkow

If you’ve taken a marbling class and wish to come in to practice a new pattern, replenish your paper supply or simply like the idea of marbling with others, this is a good studio day opportunity. All supplies and materials are provided and the vats will be ready to use. Feel free to bring paper you might want to experiment on – especially colored paper – since this will be primarily neutral white and off-white.  Steve is available for instruction and the usual casual banter!

Feb 5, Saturday, 10 – 5 PM, one-hour lunch break   new class
$ 25.00 – limited to 20 participants
Instructor, Margaret Couch Cogswell

Come spend a day making unique paper Valentines for friends and family while also giving to those in need.  Margaret will donate her teaching time, BookWorks will offer the class for a vastly discounted rate and all the proceeds from the class will be donated to Empty Bowls, a NC based organization helping to end hunger everywhere.  It’s Valentines All Around!

This workshop is appropriate for all ages/levels, including children over 8 as long as they are accompanied by an adult. BookWorks will supply a variety of envelopes for your handmade valentines.

Materials to bring:

• lots of decorative paper and scraps (including fun recycled papers)
• card stock or other heavy paper
• glue stick
• scissors
• markers
• pencils: lead, colored, or watercolor
• bone folder

Optional:  Origami paper, fabric scraps, water based paints, brushes, stamps, stamp pads, hole punches and anything else you have on hand to bring and use to make Valentines!