6 Instant Artist Books with Esther K Smith!

 Registration is closed for this event

February 7th, 2015 10:00 AM

  • Instructor: Esther Smith
  • Workshop Type: Binding
  • Workshop Status: Closed
  • Workshop Start: February 7th, 2015 10:00 AM
  • Workshop End: February 7th, 2015 4:00 PM
  • Sessions: 1

 

 

Explore bookbinding from Eastern and early Western traditions. Make individual and collaborative books, unique books and small editions. We will stitch books, fold flexagons & magic wallets--and make a HyperBall rolling book and a head/middles/tales flip flap on a concertina base--plus EZ pop-ups including Turkish map fold. And MORE (as time allows). Discuss how you can publish and distribute your own artist book. Class works for all levels. Beginners learn basics. Experienced book artists start fresh from a different perspective.


Materials to Bring: bone folders, needles & linen thread, awls, sharp scissors, paper--text weight & cover weight, drawing & collage supplies, (optional- stickers,  rubber stamps + pads, photo safe glue sticks, double stick tape)

Workshop + Materials Fee: $185.00

Date & Time: Saturday, February 7, 2015 | 10:00am-4:00pm

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

Note: Please read over the SFCB Registration Policies before signing up for a class


About the Instructor | Esther K Smith

Esther K Smith wrote and co-designed HOW TO MAKE BOOKS and Magic Books & Paper Toys, Random House.  Artistic Director of Purgatory Pie Press, one of the longest running letterpress artist/publishers, Esther collaborates with printer Dikko Faust and other artists and writers to make limited editions. Their work is in many public and private collections including SFMoMA, the Walker, and Museum of Modern Art (New York City). Exhibitions include London's Victoria & Albert Museum and  NYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Smith taught an artist books class at Cooper Union for more than 15 years. This July, she will be teaching at Wells Book Arts Summer Institute.