Arts workshops at the San Francisco Center for the Book are the creative heart of bookmaking – where concept, materials, form and content come together. You'll find courses on varying approaches for creating an artist's book, the many art processes to capture your vision, and structures to spark your imagination.
Type | Title | Instructor | Summary | Status |
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Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Monday, November 25, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Monday, November 25, 2024, 9:00 PM |
Billy Ola Hutchinson |
This year, wow your friends and family with the gifts you present. Learn how to wrap them beautifully in this one-night workshop. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, December 1, 2024, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, December 1, 2024, 5:00 PM |
Tim Svenonius |
Learn to make multi-part stencils for illustration and design. |
Wait-list |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, December 8, 2024, 12:00 PM
End: Sunday, December 8, 2024, 4:00 PM |
Stephanie Jucker |
Dive into the painterly world of monotype and create a unique accordion artists' book. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, December 8, 2024, 2:00 PM
End: Sunday, December 8, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Leigh Mclellan |
Colorful and fun, this method of decorating paper is easy to learn and the papers created can be used for many purposes. |
Wait-list |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, December 14, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, December 14, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
In this introductory class, student will gain a basic understanding of the history, techniques, tools, and styles of European marbling. |
Wait-list |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, December 15, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, December 15, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
This marbling lab takes the art of traditional paper marbling to a new level by introducing metallics to the pigments normally used and experimenting with over-marbling techniques. |
Wait-list |
Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, January 19, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, January 19, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Patricia Wakida |
Design and print your own t-shirt and kitchen tea towel designs using speedy carve blocks (the "pink stuff"), which is an easy alternative to hard linoleum. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, February 1, 2025, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, February 2, 2025, 4:00 PM |
Richard Smith |
Make your own large format gelatin plate, then turn your prints into folded artists books. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 3
Start: Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 6:30 PM
End: Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 9:30 PM |
Billy Ola Hutchinson |
Hand lettering for all, even those with the shakiest of handwriting! Ease into the art of calligraphy with this beginning class in penmanship, letter formation, layout techniques, and calligraphic processes and materials. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 4
Start: Saturday, February 8, 2025, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, February 16, 2025, 3:30 PM |
Shawn Sheehy |
Work through The Pop-Up Creation Manual, an extraordinary collection of 72 foundational pop-up structures. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, February 9, 2025, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, February 9, 2025, 4:00 PM |
Elaine Chu |
Learn a modern take on the Chinese Thread Book, also known as Zhen Xian Bao. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, February 16, 2025, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, February 16, 2025, 5:00 PM |
Tim Svenonius |
Make the color wheel into more than just a conceptual model by bending and shaping it to suit your palette and purpose. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, February 22, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, February 22, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
In this introductory class, student will gain a basic understanding of the history, techniques, tools, and styles of European marbling. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, February 23, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, February 23, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
Learn to make a multi-compartment box, perfect for storing sewing supplies or other small tools. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, February 23, 2025, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, February 23, 2025, 4:00 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Also known as ‘shepherd’s purse' or ‘explosion page’ and often used commercially for tourist maps, the Turkish map fold and other variants are interesting and impactful features to add to a binding. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Friday, February 28, 2025, 10:00 AM
End: Friday, February 28, 2025, 4:00 PM |
Julie Beeler |
Ready to dive into the magical world of fungi and natural color? In this day-long workshop we are going to be tapping into the colors hidden in nature's most surprising places! |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 23, 2025, 12:00 PM
End: Sunday, March 23, 2025, 5:00 PM |
Stephanie Jucker |
Use collage techniques to create a book with pop-up elements and a hard cover that nestles nicely in an upcycled tin. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 29, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 29, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
In this introductory class, student will gain a basic understanding of the history, techniques, tools, and styles of European marbling. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 29, 2025, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, March 29, 2025, 4:00 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Learn the basics of pochoir, a stenciling technique that is great for editioning and book art. Pochoir will help you add color and depth to your projects. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 30, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 30, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
This extension of our popular Introduction to Western Marbling workshop will help students take their marbling skills to the next level as they learn to marble on fabric that can be used for covering books and boxes. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 26, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, April 26, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
In this introductory class, student will gain a basic understanding of the history, techniques, tools, and styles of European marbling. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, April 27, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 27, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
This marbling lab takes the art of traditional paper marbling to a new level by introducing metallics to the pigments normally used and experimenting with over-marbling techniques. |
Open |