BOOKWORKS NEWSLETTER - February 2006
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| Welcome to the February 2006 edition of the BookWorks Newsletter, our monthly publication that features upcoming classes and events at Asheville BookWorks. If you haven't already, we hope you'll check out our SPRING CATALOG, featuring classes taught by Alicia Bailey, Daniel Essig, Paul Moxon, and many more. We invite you to stop on by 428 1/2 Haywood Road, pay us a visit and pick up a catalog. You can also browse the spring schedule of workshops on our website. If you'd like to receive the catalog via mail, feel free to give us a call at (828) 255-8444, or send us your information via e-mail to info@ashevillebookworks.com. We're also happy to provide bundles of catalogs for you to distribute to anyone who might be interested in taking a class. Just let us know. We hope to see you this month at BookWorks! |
CLASSES
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EVENTS
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Featured Instructor:
Daniel Essig
We are thrilled to be hosting the nationally renowned book artist Daniel Essig for three workshops at the BookWorks studio this spring. Daniel creates wooden-covered art books and book-based sculptures. Using a fourth-century binding style known as Ethiopian style Coptic, he creates mixed-media book structures that incorporate unusual woods, handmade paper, found objects, fossils, and mica. Daniel is a full time studio artist in Asheville who maintains a mixed media studio at Grovewood Gallery and a bindery at Cyclone Studios. He is also a member of Ariel Gallery, a contemporary craft cooperative of 20 local artists. In addition to exhibiting nationally at many craft shows, including the Smithsonian and SOFA shows, he teaches numerous book workshops at craft schools and book centers across the country. Daniel was recently featured in The Penland Book of Handmade Books, published by Lark Books. You can learn more about Daniel and his work on his website at www.danielessig.com. Classes taught by Daniel at BookWorks this spring include:
Make Your Own Bone Folder
February 18
Saturday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm (1 hour lunch break)
A good bone folder is an essential tool for anyone working with books, boxes, paper or even clay. Each participant will create at least one bone folder and have the opportunity to re-shape or repair bone folders of their own.
$90 + materials fee
Windows & Closures
March 11 & 12
Saturday & Sunday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm (1 hour lunch break)
Over the years, students have requested in depth discussion and demos on windows and closures. This workshop will devote a day to each. We will cover techniques required to fashion windows, inlays and/or inclusions within your book works. Closures are a finishing touch that can make a well bound book a masterpiece.
$195 + materials fee
Wooden Coptic Books
May 19 - 21
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm ( 1 hour lunch break)
Developed as early as the fourth century, this elegant Ethiopian binding style has withstood the test of time. This structure, combined with wooden covers, opens a wide range of possibilities for both the beginner and advanced bookbinder.
$250 + materials fee
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BookWorks Professional Development Workshops for Teachers: Pilot Program A Success!
Last month we introduced our latest arts education initiative, the BookWorks Professional Development Workshops for Teachers, which invites teachers to explore the art of the book and integrate the book arts into their curriculum. We're excited to report that our first 10-hour workshop was a success. For two consecutive Saturdays, January 28th and February 4th, we invited 10 elementary school teachers from two West Asheville schools, Francine Delany New School for Children and Rainbow Mountain, to the BookWorks studio. For this introductory workshop, we taught several structures and techniques, including: one-sheet bindings, the pamphlet stitch, concertina and accordion books, japanese stab bindings, tunnel books, pocket books, pop-up books, paste papers, mark-making, board covering and curriculum development. This amazing group of teachers took to the art of bookmaking right away, and we had a wonderful time folding, stitching, gluing and printing! Thanks to the teachers at Francine Delany and Rainbow Mountain for their enthusiastic participation.
This first workshop was a pilot for this new arts eduction initiative, which we will further develop and expand throughout the coming year. If you are a teacher, program coordinator, administrator or arts education advocate, please contact Laurie Corral or Bridget Elmer at BookWorks to discuss the possibilities for future partnership and programming in the book arts. Both Laurie and Bridget can be reached at (828) 255-8444 or via e-mail at info@ashevillebookworks.com.
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