In centuries past, books were sometimes sewn onto cords and then laced into soft covers before being bound. In this class students will bind a book employing thick paper as a folded and laced wrapper.

Learn a modern take on the Chinese Thread Book, also known as Zhen Xian Bao.

Learn to print from photopolymer plates in this final Core course; walk away with a stack of stationery featuring digital artwork printed from polymer plates.

This class introduces the process, the materials, the machines, and the satisfaction of printing by hand on a Cylinder proof press.

If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets!

This class introduces the process, the materials, the machines, and the satisfaction of printing by hand on a Cylinder proof press.

Increase your letterpress versatility: learn to set up the press, refine your registration skills, and run an edition of your own small poster!

This engaging 2-day weekend workshop offers a deep dive into the art of boxmaking, focusing on constructing a multi-tiered tray with a magnetic enclosure.

Who needs Match.com? Combine your own linoleum block artwork with the Center's type to create extra-special love notes for your whole entourage of admirers.

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.

Learn another use for the accordion fold: create an in-depth scene using postcards and photographs to make a lovely, layered, 3-dimensional book.

Learn to print from photopolymer plates in this final Core course; walk away with a stack of stationery featuring digital artwork printed from polymer plates.

This class introduces the process, the materials, the machines, and the satisfaction of printing by hand on a Cylinder proof press.

The four class Cylinder Core Certificate Program allows students to move quickly through the press basics while also addressing relief printing in general. After this class students are qualified to rent press time as well as move on to more advanced classes and techniques.

Now that you've completed the Cylinder Core series, you can become certified on the Jobbing Platen, a true workhorse of the letterpress printing world. Learn the ins-and-outs of this press that's great for large editions.

Learn how to properly maintain a hand-fed Cylinder Proof Press, as well as how to adjust it so that it prints beautifully.

Make an elegant, multi-section, flexible leather binding with leather doublures and a suede flyleaf.

Create a two-color poster on the Risograph, a machine that combines the ease of a photocopier with the stencil concept of silkscreen.

Explore the ethereal nature of parchment and practice edge gilding over the course of 12 sessions in this advanced bookbinding class.

Explore the ethereal nature of parchment and practice edge gilding over the course of 12 sessions in this advanced bookbinding class.

The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding.

In this introductory class, student will gain a basic understanding of the history, techniques, tools, and styles of European marbling.

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.

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.

In this second Core Bookbinding class, students will create what most of us refer to as a hardbound book. In bookbinding terms, it is known as a case binding.

Practice the fundamentals of blind tooling and gold tooling on leather, using brass tools and gold leaf. Appropriate for beginners, or those looking to build their skills.

Learn how to make bark lace from the inner bark of the paper mulberry tree, usually used to make fine paper.

Make your own large format gelatin plate, then turn your prints into folded artists books.

In this second Core Bookbinding class, students will create what most of us refer to as a hardbound book. In bookbinding terms, it is known as a case binding.

This class introduces the process, the materials, the machines, and the satisfaction of printing by hand on a Cylinder proof press.

The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding.

Make the color wheel into more than just a conceptual model by bending and shaping it to suit your palette and purpose.