Workshop Fee (includes materials fee): $75
Scholarships available; click here to apply.

This is an in-person workshop. As of January 2023, masks are strongly encouraged but not required, unless otherwise indicated. 

In this three hour workshop, students are guided through the basics of creating faux postage (a.k.a “artistamps”) using a variety of different techniques. Students begin the workshop studying examples, gathering both inspiration and know-how; then students spend time creating their own perforated stamp sheets!

By the end of the workshop, everyone will have a completed sheet of self-created artistamps and the skills to use SFCB’s Rossbach perforator (available for rental or use during Open Studios to qualified students).

 >> Prerequisite: None <<

Materials to Bring: Any small size "mark-making" tools that you like to use – smaller is better, as students will be creating postage stamp size work. (Be sure to keep this in mind when selecting your tools!) Examples of mark making tools would be: rubber stamps, pen & ink, graphite pencil, felt pen, colored pencil, etc.

Date & Time: Thursday, February 9, 2023 :: 6-9pm

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

NOTE: Please read over the SFCB Registration Policies before signing up for a class. Registration will close three days prior to the start date of the workshop to allow the instructor time to prep materials for class. 
 

About the Instructor | Jennie Hinchcliff (she/her)

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, the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley, and the Stadtbibliothek zu Berlin (among others). She is a co-author of "Good Mail Day: A Primer for Eye-Popping Post" which explores the infinite possibilities of correspondence art and produces the podcast “Senders Receive”, interviewing postal moderns and long time Networkers.

Jennie is the Exhibitions and Events Manager at the San Francisco Center for the Book.

Past Student Reviews:

“I loved learning about the history of faux postage and artistamps, and learning about the Rossbach perforator. I also loved seeing how Jennie composed her artwork.”

“LOVED getting in the zone and making stuff!”

“Extremely knowledgable, defined things clearly and was very articulate. Love Jennie. She's the best.”