Hand Embossing

 Registration is closed for this event

April 10th, 2016 10:00 AM

  • Instructor: Judy Detrick
  • Workshop Type: Arts
  • Workshop Status: Closed
  • Workshop Start: April 10th, 2016 10:00 AM
  • Workshop End: April 10th, 2016 4:00 PM
  • Sessions: 1

This is a technique for creating embossed (or debossed) designs on book weight paper without the need for heavy equipment. Embossing adds texture and dimension to book structures, as well as to broadsides, journals, and correspondence. With bristol board and an Exacto knife, you will make a die that can be used many times. Burnishing techniques and other embossing dies will be presented. 


Materials: Pencil, eraser, ruler, X-acto knife with extra No. 11 blades, bone folder, dry ballpoint pen or small knitting needle.

Workshop Fee: $130

Date & Time: Sunday, April 10, 2016 :: 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. 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 Judy Detrick

Judy Detrick taught calligraphy and graphic design at College of the Redwoods on the Mendocino coast for more than 30 years, and developed the Graphic Arts Certificate Program there. Active in the Bay Area callig- raphy community, she teaches regularly at several Bay Area venues and throughout Northern California. She served as editor of Alphabet, the Journal of the Friends of Calligraphy 2007–2010. Her work is well represented in the Harrison Calligraphy Collection in Special Collections at the San Francisco Public Library.


Past Student Reviews

"Wonderful! Very helpful and patient"

"Judy is brilliant"

 

 

375 Rhode Island St
San Francisco, CA 94103-5133
United States