Workshop Fee (includes materials fee): $150
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. 

Beloved for their versatility, accordion books come in a variety of formats, providing endless opportunities for artists of many mediums: photography, collage, printmaking, or illustration (to name a few).

Starting with the basics, students will be introduced to “no-fail” folding methods and then will tackle a variety of styles of accordion bindings including a basic model made from three sheets tabbed together, a tipfolio with cover, an accordion made from single sheets, and a Leporello structure.

The books made in class will be small in scale but the instructor will discuss how the techniques learned in class can be adjusted to fit accordion books of varying sizes. By the end of class, students will have created both softcover and hardcover versions of accordion books, in addition to brainstorming ideas for future projects. 

This is not a content based class but the instructor will show examples of similar structures with content to get creative juices flowing.

>> Prerequisite: None << 

Materials to Bring: None. All tools and materials will be provided. 

Date & Time: Saturday, April 15, 2023 :: 10am-4pm

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 | Nina Eve Zeininger (they/them)

Nina Eve Zeininger {they/them/mx.} is a paper artist, budding book historian, and knowledge management professional. They hold a BFA in Photography from the San Francisco Art Institute with a focus on historic processes and an MLIS from Indiana University with a focus on Book History. Their art is concentrated on bookmaking, photography, and letterpress printing and is infused with nature, bright colors, and sarcasm. Their book history research centers on diverse representation and equality in information access, Readers’ Advisory, and inclusive & reparative description.

After growing up in New England, Nina headed west for college and still hasn’t found a good reason to leave the Bay Area. By day Nina’s time is spent making information accessible and connecting teachers and students with the resources they need to teach and learn. On nights and weekends, Nina morphs into a book arts instructor, researcher, writer, and sometimes even a baker & bartender. Of course no life would be complete without a daily game of fetch played with two giant felines. They dream of writing about books professionally and teaching book history and information science at the college level.

Nina Eve’s artwork and bookish musings can be found at ninaevezeininger.com.

Past Student Reviews:

“Nina was super organized and also very easy to follow.”

“Nina's wealth of experience and knowledge on a range of fundamental subjects (such as glue, folding, the merits of different book forms, and more) made this a great value for me.”

"Nina was great! They gave good demos, and gave us time to complete our work, with help if needed. Good materials, and just overall a great experience."