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The San Francisco Center for the Book offers more than 300 workshops each year in four broad categories: Printing, Binding, Related Arts and Artist Professional Development. Registration begins immediately and continues throughout the semester. You are encouraged to register early, as class size is limited and classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. You may register in person, by phone, or online.
Please note that we cannot reserve your place in a class without having received full payment. You will receive an e-mail confirmation when your registration is complete. If the class is already full, you will be placed on a wait list and notified if space becomes available. You will not be charged unless space becomes available.
Registration Cancellation Policy: PLEASE NOTE, OUR POLICY HAS CHANGED.
We will issue a class credit if you cancel seven or more business days before your class. The credit must be used within 6 months from the date of cancellation. If you cancel less than 7 or more business days before your workshop, no credit can be issued and you forfeit the workshop fee unless a wait list has been established and another customer can take your place. If a wait list has been established, you will be notified and receive a class credit that must be used within 6 months. If your class is canceled by the Center, you will get a full cash refund.
To learn more about a class and to register, please click on the title of the class.
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| Type | Title |
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End Date | Instructor | Summary | Status |
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| Arts | Special Occasion Calligraphy | July 22, 2010, 10:00 AM | July 22, 2010, 1:00 PM | Georgianna Greenwood | Make your day extra-special! Personalize your place cards, thank you notes and more in this introductory course in calligraphy. |
Closed |
| Binding | Miniature Folded Books | July 28, 2010, 6:30 PM | July 28, 2010, 9:30 PM | Marsha Shaw | Learn to make three folded origami books that require little or no glue in this fun class for beginners. |
Closed |
| Printing | Letterpress 3 | July 31, 2010, 9:30 AM | July 31, 2010, 5:30 PM | Lisa Rappoport | Print a collaborative, multi-color chapbook. Review registration, packing, roller height and all of the skills you'll need to come in and print on your own. |
Wait-list |
| Arts | Gilding | July 31, 2010, 10:00 AM | July 31, 2010, 5:00 PM | Judy Detrick | This workshop teaches a modern, easy-to-learn method of adhering genuine gold leaf onto any paper surface, with results equal to those of the old illuminators. |
Open |
| Printing | Open Print Studio | August 3, 2010, 5:00 PM | August 3, 2010, 10:00 PM | Once you've completed the requisite printing or binding workshops, come and rent time on the Center's presses or in the bindery during scheduled evening Open Print Studios. |
Open |
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| Binding | Intimate Spaces: A Book of Rooms | August 3, 2010, 6:30 PM | August 3, 2010, 9:30 PM | Nikki Thompson | Create a seemingly simple book that opens delightfully to reveal three hidden rooms. Great for beginners and experienced bookmakers alike. |
Open |
| Printing | Letterpress Printing Poetry | August 4, 2010, 6:30 PM | August 4, 2010, 9:30 PM | Lisa Rappoport | Learn the basics of letterpress printing and create a one-page poetry broadside. |
Open |
| Binding | Bookbinding 1 | August 5, 2010, 9:30 AM | August 5, 2010, 5:30 PM | Rhiannon Alpers | Curious about the anatomy of a book and how to construct one yourself? Learn the fundamentals of the craft and construct two hardcover, hand bound books. |
Wait-list |
| Printing | Letterpress 1 | August 7, 2010, 9:30 AM | August 7, 2010, 5:30 PM | Mary Risala Laird | Learn the basics of letterpress printing. With a little history and lots of hands-on, you'll learn the ins-and-outs of operating an antique press. |
Wait-list |
| Arts | Hand Embossing Techniques | August 7, 2010, 10:00 AM | August 7, 2010, 5:00 PM | Judy Detrick | Learn a technique for creating hand embossed (or debossed) designs on book weight paper without the need for heavy equipment. |
Open |
| Arts | Altered Children's Board Book | August 8, 2010, 10:00 AM | August 8, 2010, 5:00 PM | Marsha Shaw | Using family photos, invent your own story with collage techniques in a children's board book. |
Open |
| Printing | Weeklong Letterpress Intensive | August 9, 2010, 9:30 AM | August 9, 2010, 5:30 PM | Mary Risala Laird | Immerse yourself in five days of letterpress and leave with the knowledge and skills necessary to print on your own whether in your own studio or here at the Center. |
Open |
| Binding | Bookbinding 2 | August 14, 2010, 9:30 AM | August 14, 2010, 5:30 PM | Rhiannon Alpers | Building on the skills acquired in Bookbinding I, go into greater depth and detail as you further examine the anatomy of a book. |
Open |
| Printing | Printing on a Tabletop Platen Press 2 | August 14, 2010, 9:30 AM | August 14, 2010, 5:30 PM | Lisa Rappoport | Advance your printing and troubleshooting skills. Leave with the qualifications to rent time on the Center's four tabletop presses. |
Open |
| Printing | Letterpress 1 | August 15, 2010, 9:30 AM | August 15, 2010, 5:30 PM | Maia de Raat | Learn the basics of letterpress printing. With a little history and lots of hands-on, you'll learn the ins-and-outs of operating an antique press. |
Wait-list |
| Printing | Letterpress 3 - Chapbook Printing with Wood and Metal Type | August 16, 2010, 6:30 PM | August 16, 2010, 10:00 PM | Leigh McLellan | In this workshop for intermediate to advanced students, create a collaborative edition of chapbooks. |
Open |
| Arts | Teaching Book Arts to Children (for adults) | August 16, 2010, 7:00 PM | August 16, 2010, 9:30 PM | Peter Linenthal | Learn how to teach simple book making techniques that you can then use to teach children. |
Open |
| Printing | Open Print Studio | August 17, 2010, 5:00 PM | August 17, 2010, 10:00 PM | Once you've completed the requisite printing or binding workshops, come and rent time on the Center's presses or in the bindery during scheduled evening Open Print Studios. |
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| Binding | Tipped and Torn: Basic Paper Mending for Books and Documents | August 17, 2010, 6:30 PM | August 17, 2010, 9:30 PM | Hannah Tashjian | Have an old book that needs repair? Want to mend that tear in your great-great-granny's birth certificate? Learn the basics of paper repair in this class for beginners. |
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| Printing | Photopolymer Platemaking Lab | August 18, 2010, 6:30 PM | August 18, 2010, 9:30 PM | Aaron Cohick | Modern printing meets antique presses - learn to make photopolymer plates, the modern equivalent of set lead type and the choice of most printers today. |
Open |
| Binding | Fortune Flag Book | August 19, 2010, 6:30 PM | August 19, 2010, 9:30 PM | Marsha Shaw | Once you eat the fortune cookie, what do you do with your fortunes? Make a delightful flag book using Chinese fortunes in this workshop for beginner bookmakers. |
Open |
| Printing | Collograph Printing | August 21, 2010, 9:30 AM | August 21, 2010, 5:30 PM | Lise Currie | Collage + printing = Collograph. This unique workshop teaches you how to create fabulous prints using a variety of collaged materials and the etching press. |
Open |
| Printing | Advanced C&P Floor Model Platen Press Printing | August 21, 2010, 9:30 AM | August 21, 2010, 5:30 PM | Lisa Rappoport | Delve deeper into the complexities of printing on a Chandler and Price platen press. Learn how to tackle problems unique to the press while advancing your skills. |
Open |
| Printing | Letterpress 2 | August 22, 2010, 9:30 AM | August 22, 2010, 5:30 PM | Paula Gloistein | Advance your printing skills and learn two-color registration and the basics of press mechanics. |
Open |
| Arts | Mail Art 1-3 | August 22, 2010, 10:00 AM | August 22, 2010, 5:00 PM | Jennie Hinchcliff | Learn the ins-and-outs of creating visually enticing mail art from a mail art maven herself, Jennie Hinchcliff. Jennie co-authored Good Mail Day: A Primer for Making Eye-Popping Postal Art with Carolee Gilligan Wheeler. |
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| Printing | How to Make a Book in Three Days | August 23, 2010, 9:30 AM | August 23, 2010, 5:30 PM | Megan Adie | This workshop combines Letterpress 2 and 3 with some basic bookbinding to help you produce a small edition of collaborative books. |
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| Binding | Collage Gallery Book | August 23, 2010, 6:30 PM | August 23, 2010, 9:30 PM | Marsha Shaw | Construct a modified accordion book decorated with stamping and collage in this workshop suitable for bookmakers of all levels. |
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| Arts | Rubber Stamping 101 | August 25, 2010, 6:30 PM | August 25, 2010, 9:30 PM | Tina Kay | Learn all you need to know about how to get the most out of your rubber stamps in this fun workshop for everyone. |
Open |
| Printing | Letterpress Business Identity Set | August 26, 2010, 6:30 PM | August 26, 2010, 9:30 PM | Maia de Raat | Identify yourself! Design and print your own letterhead, business cards and notecards using our vast collection of type and decorative ornaments. |
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| Binding | Box Making: Three Ways to House Your Books | August 28, 2010, 9:30 AM | August 28, 2010, 5:30 PM | Rhiannon Alpers | After you've taken Bookbinding 1, what do you do with the books you've made? Learn to make three boxes to house your books in this workshop for intermediate bookbinders. |
Open |
| Printing | Letterpress 3 | August 28, 2010, 9:30 AM | August 28, 2010, 5:30 PM | Lisa Rappoport | Print a collaborative, multi-color chapbook. Review registration, packing, roller height and all of the skills you'll need to come in and print on your own. |
Open |
| Printing | Letterpress 1 | September 4, 2010, 9:30 AM | September 4, 2010, 5:30 PM | Maia de Raat | Learn the basics of letterpress printing. With a little history and lots of hands-on, you'll learn the ins-and-outs of operating an antique press. |
Open |
| Binding | Altered Books | September 4, 2010, 10:00 AM | September 4, 2010, 5:00 PM | Jody Alexander | Give old discarded books new life by making them into works of art. Experiment with altered pages and sculptural works and learn to make jewelry from book pages. |
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| Printing | Printing on a C&P Floor Model Platen Press | September 5, 2010, 9:30 AM | September 5, 2010, 5:30 PM | Lisa Rappoport | Learn the fundamentals of printing on an antique platen press. Not only can you print more in less time but another added benefit of printing on the C&P is that you can print on oddly shaped and thick papers, such as coaster stock. |
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| Arts | Collage Board Book | September 5, 2010, 10:00 AM | September 5, 2010, 5:00 PM | Marsha Shaw | Have tiny scraps of imagery and need somewhere to put them? Create a one-of-a-kind collaged artist’s board book and put those images to good use. |
Open |
| Binding | Bookbinding 1 | September 9, 2010, 9:30 AM | September 9, 2010, 5:30 PM | Rhiannon Alpers | Curious about the anatomy of a book and how to construct one yourself? Learn the fundamentals of the craft and construct two hardcover, hand bound books. |
Open |
| Printing | Letterpress 1 | September 10, 2010, 9:30 AM | September 10, 2010, 5:30 PM | Mary Risala Laird | Learn the basics of letterpress printing. With a little history and lots of hands-on, you'll learn the ins-and-outs of operating an antique press. |
Open |
| Binding | Bookbinding 3 | September 11, 2010, 9:30 AM | September 11, 2010, 5:30 PM | Hannah Tashjian | Using skills and techniques learned in Bookbinding 1 and 2, this course focuses on greater precision in binding and rounding techniques to make a more complex, durable, round-back book. |
Open |
| Printing | Little Steamrolled Lino | September 11, 2010, 11:00 AM | September 11, 2010, 3:00 PM | Rik Olson | Create a linoleum block to be printed by a giant steamroller at the Center's annual Roadworks Steamroller event on September 19! |
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| Printing | Letterpress 1 | September 12, 2010, 9:30 AM | September 12, 2010, 5:30 PM | Michael Day | Learn the basics of letterpress printing. With a little history and lots of hands-on, you'll learn the ins-and-outs of operating an antique press. |
Open |
| Printing | Letterpress Basics | September 13, 2010, 6:30 PM | September 13, 2010, 10:00 PM | Leigh McLellan | Learn the basics of letterpress printing in this six-evening version of Letterpress 1 and 2. Great for beginner printers who are otherwise occupied during the day. |
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| Arts | Artist's Business: Grantwriting | September 16, 2010, 6:00 PM | September 16, 2010, 8:00 PM | Dyana Curreri-Ermatinger | Learn from a pro! This short course is for individuals involved in the arts and looking to fund any type of arts-related project. Includes a panel discussion with successful grant recipients. |
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| Printing | Introduction to Letterpress: Notecards | September 16, 2010, 6:30 PM | September 16, 2010, 10:00 PM | Maia de Raat | Wondering if Letterpress is right for you? Find out in this introductory class by printing your own personal stationery. |
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| Printing | Letterpress 2 | September 18, 2010, 9:30 AM | September 18, 2010, 5:30 PM | Lisa Rappoport | Advance your printing skills and learn two-color registration and the basics of press mechanics. |
Open |
| Binding | Two Stitches and a Tyvek Case | September 18, 2010, 10:00 AM | September 18, 2010, 5:00 PM | Jody Alexander | Learn two decorative, non-adhesive binding stitches (French and Gathered Group) to create your book and use the amazingly strong material Tyvek to create a flexible and durable cover. |
Open |
| Printing | Photopolymer Platemaking Lab | September 21, 2010, 6:30 PM | September 21, 2010, 10:00 PM | Maia de Raat | Modern printing meets antique presses - learn to make photopolymer plates, the modern equivalent of set lead type and the choice of most printers today. |
Open |
| Binding | Simple Structures | September 22, 2010, 6:30 PM | September 22, 2010, 9:30 PM | Rhiannon Alpers | One workshop, five books! Learn basic structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this 3-hour workshop. |
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| Printing | Printing on a Tabletop Platen Press 1 | September 24, 2010, 9:30 AM | September 24, 2010, 5:30 AM | Lisa Rappoport | Learn to print on a press small enough to fit into your own studio. This workshop for beginners is ideal for those interested in printing greeting cards, invitations, business cards and all other tiny paper goodies. |
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| Binding | 2-Needle Coptic binding | September 24, 2010, 10:00 AM | September 24, 2010, 2:30 PM | Judith Serebrin | Create a book with an exposed spine using Coptic stitches, an ancient binding technique. |
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| Printing | Wood Type Posters | September 25, 2010, 9:30 AM | September 25, 2010, 5:30 PM | Rhiannon Alpers | Say it loud! Say it proud! Wood type makes a bold printed statement. Learn how to express yourself with type big enough to match your personality in this version of Letterpress 2. |
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| Arts | Feathers, Fur and Scales | September 25, 2010, 10:00 AM | September 25, 2010, 5:00 PM | Courtney Cerruti | Create your own totem animal using found and recycled papers and a wire armature. Immortalize your pet schnauzer or your beloved parakeet in this ingenious workshop! |
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| Printing | Printing on a Tabletop Platen Press 2 | September 26, 2010, 9:30 AM | September 26, 2010, 5:30 PM | Mike Magee | Advance your printing and troubleshooting skills. Leave with the qualifications to rent time on the Center's four tabletop presses. |
Open |
| Arts | Origami Books | September 27, 2010, 6:30 PM | September 27, 2010, 9:30 PM | Marsha Shaw | Learn to make three origami books that require little or no glue, in this workshop that teaches you the mechanics of folding paper, Japanese-style. |
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