Boxmaking: Japanese Portfolios
June 22-24, 2012
Fri 6-9, Sat 9-5, Sun 9-5
Instructor: Bridget Elmer
$271 (includes fee for shared supplies.)
Description: The third in a series of boxmaking workshops, this class will use Ikegami’s classic text Japanese Bookbinding as a point of departure. We will explore the primary Japanese-style wraparound case (maru chitsu), which serves as a foundational structure for all other Japanese-style cases. Students will learn a progression of steps that culminate in a custom enclosure for a book or a collection of similarly sized books, complete with bone clasps and a title strip. Students with previous boxmaking experience will be best prepared to approach this structure. However, willing and dedicated beginners are also welcome! Students should bring a book or collection of similarly sized books that they wish to enclose.
Materials List
- Book board (available for purchase at BookWorks)
- Japanese papers (selection of kozo and decorative papers available for purchase from Instructor)
- Book cloth (available for purchase from Instructor)
- Flat punch (or chisel)
- Mallet or small hammer
- Bone folder
- Pencil
- White eraser
- Glue brush, round with non-synthetic bristles
- Ruler with inch/millimeter measurements (best if measures to edge)
- Small steel triangle and L-square
- Scissors (must cut to tip)
- Olfa or X-acto knife with blades
- Self-healing mat
- Wax paper
- Apron
Shared Materials (included in class fee)
- PVA (poly-vinyl acetate)
- Methyl cellulose
- Bone clasps
June 22-24 Japanese Portfolios
$271.00
- dates:
- June 22-24, 2012
- times:
- Fri 6-9 pm, Sat 9-5, Sun 9-5
