Sunday, April 10, 9:30 – 4:30
Peter and Donna Thomas
$103.00, includes materials included

This class will introduce participants to new and innovative book structures that have been developed or explored in depth by the instructor, while at the same time teaching the basic bookbinding skills required to create them. Participants will make two of the artist book structures described in the Thomas’s book “More Making Books By Hand” published in 2004 by Quarry/Rockport Publishers.

This workshop will explore the exciting world of the artists’ books. Participants will be given instruction in basic book arts techniques while making two small format books. The first book will be an accordion book with a unique “nested pop up accordion fold” structure that was developed by Peter and Donna Thomas. This binding has a second accordion that weaves in and out of the first. The second will be a scrolling case bound book. This structure, also created by Peter and Donna Thomas, features a wooden framework holding a scroll housed in a paper covered case binding. Advanced students may have time to put text in their books and will want to come prepared with a short 4-10 word quote to work with. All materials will be provided, but students may want to bring their own papers to substitute for those provided. This will be fun and informative workshop and students will go home with two completed books.

Recommended Tools:  a stiff 1/2 inch wide acrylic paint brush or alternate for spreading glue, bone folder, scissors, 12 inch metal ruler, awl or needle, pencil, medium size cutting mat, break off blade mat knife, small bottle of pva (Elmers Glue All is a satisfactory product). If you don’t have these items and don’t want to buy them, don’t worry you can probably borrow them. Bring decorative paper, paints, watercolors, pens, rubberstamps, etc. to illustrate and add text to your books. You might also want to bring images and small objects to collage.

From beginners to advanced. All will have fun.

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