A pop-art environment-friendly version of a binding that developed before printing. These multi-signature books open flat for writing and drawing-- great for journals, guestbooks, albums, sketchbooks, collage books, scrap books (and very long zines).

Materials to Bring: 1 sheet graph paper, 8.5 x 11 paper aprox 50 sheets book shaped box  8" x 5.5" or larger like Ritz Cracker Box, cereal box, etc

Workshop + Materials Fee: $100.00

Date & Time: Friday, February 6, 2015 | 6:30pm-9:30pm

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.