Workshop Fee (includes materials fee): $300
Scholarships available; click here to apply.

This is an in-person workshop. As of January 2023, masks are strongly encouraged but not required, unless otherwise indicated. 

Join visiting instructor Emily Martin for a beginner's workshop with a master craftsperson.

Students will learn the paper engineering for three different kinds of paper puppets: the flapping mouth, the jump-up and the walking zombie. A variety of techniques for making axles, spacers, flaps, and other movable parts will be explored. In addition, two simple puppets using common materials will be presented. Participants will be able to make models of all the forms and also more individual puppets of their own.

Emily is known for her sculptural paper engineering, engaging and movable books, and her energetic and enthusiastic attitude. If you'd like to learn more about her and her work, you can watch our From the Bench studio tour with her here. 
 

>> Prerequisite: None <<

Materials to Bring: Collage materials, rubber stamps, and other tools/materials for decorating your papers.

Date & Time: Saturday & Sunday, March 4 & 5, 2023 :: 10am-4pm

Location: 375 Rhode Island St, San Francisco, CA 94103

NOTE: Please read over the SFCB Registration Policies before signing up for a class. Registration will close three days prior to the start date of the workshop to allow the instructor time to prep materials for class. 
 

About the Instructor | Emily Martin (she/her)

Emily Martin has been exploring the relationship between format and content for many years in her work. She often combines letterpress printed images and text with movable and/or sculptural book forms using a variety of traditional and experimental techniques. She has held artist’s residencies at the Center for Book Arts, New York City (2002); Lawrence University (2012), the Penland School of Crafts (2014), The University of Florida, Gainesville (2015); and most recently was printer in residence at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, England (2018). She teaches bookbinding and paper engineering classes at the University of Iowa Center for the Book and has taught many workshops across the United States, in England, and In Chile. She received a silver medal from the Designer Bookbinders for her book The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (2012), and her book The Tragedy of King Lear was a semi-finalist for the Minnesota Center for Book Arts Artists Book award (2020). Her work is in collections world-wide including The Library of Congress, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The National Library in the Victoria & Albert Museum, and the National Gallery in Washington, DC. You can see more of her work at emilymartin.com