Students will spend the evening creating and binding one complete book; cover variations will be taught if time allows. A surprising feature of this softcover binding is the manner in which the book is constructed – slotted covers with woven paper tapes encourage a range of design possibilities. Previous bookbinding experience is not necessary, all skill levels are welcome.

Materials to Bring: These materials will be provided by SFCB but some like to bring their own--

• X-acto knife with extra blades
• bone folder
• pencil
• right angle triangle (small or medium size is o.k.)
• inexpensive small, flat bristle brush for glue
• a pair of full size, sharp scissors bookbinder’s awl or an icepick
• any additional papers/ephemera that might be used as decoration for book covers (photos/collage elements/etc.)
• bookbinder’s awl or an icepick 

Workshop + Materials Fee: $65.00

Date & Time: Thursday, May 15, 2014 | 6:30pm-9:30pm

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

Note: Please review our Registration Policies before signing up for a class

About the Instructor | Jennie Hinchcliff

As a “near-native” of San Francisco, Jennie Hinchcliff has been teaching classes in bookbinding and related arts since 2001. Her bookworks can be seen in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art's Special Collection, the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design, and the Franklin Furnace Archive (among others); she has shown work at the San Francisco Center for the Book, Pyramid Atlantic, the New York Art Book Fair and the Tokyo Art Book Fair. Jennie’s work often incorporates one-of-a-kind elements such as found typography or handwritten correspondence, harkening back to the spirit of Dada artists and writers. Jennie's personal work can be seen in the books "1000 Artist Journal Pages" (Quarry Books, 2008), "The Creative Entrepreneur" (Quarry Books, 2009), and most recently “500 Handmade Books: Volume 2” (Lark Books, 2013). She is a co-author of "Good Mail Day: A Primer for Eye- Popping Post", which explores mail art and correspondence in its' many styles and formats. Her blog "Every Day Should Be A Red Letter Day" promotes the idea that letter writing can be done anytime, anyplace, anywhere by anybody.

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twitter: @redletterzine