Students will further their correspondence art and postal savvy by learning the ins-and-outs of faux postage! Starting with a show-and-tell of contemporary artistamp makers, students will gather inspiration for creating their own in-class stamp sheet. Different techniques for hand perforation will be discussed; students will also learn how to use the Center’s turn of the century Rossbach Perforator. By the end of class, each student will complete one (or more) stamp sheets.

Materials to bring: 

• Glue stick
• Scissors
• Exacto knife or scissors
• Scotch tape and/or double stick tape
• ruler
• primary "mark-making" tools that you like to work use. Some examples would be: rubber stamps, pen & ink, graphite pencil, felt pen, colored pencil, etc. We will be working small (think postage stamp size!) be sure to keep this in mind when choosing your tools.

Workshop + Materials Fee: $75.00

Date & Time: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 | 6:30pm-9:30pm

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

Note: Please read the SFCB Registration Policies before signing up for a class. If you are registering within 3 days of the start date for this class, please call 415-565-0545 ex.105 to complete your registration 

About the Instructor | Jennie Hinchcliff

As a “near-native” of San Francisco, Jennie Hinchcliff has been creating artists books since 2001. Her works 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. She is represented by Central Booking Gallery in New York City.

Jennie's personal work can be seen in the books "1000 Artist Journal Pages" (Quarry Books, 2008) and “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 the many styles and formats of correspondence art. Her blog "Every Day Should Be A Red Letter Day" highlights the creative connection between the USPS and artists.