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Type | Title | Instructor | Summary |
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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. |
Closed |
Binding |
Sessions: 12
Start: Monday, February 3, 2025, 6:00 PM
End: Monday, May 12, 2025, 9:00 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
Explore the ethereal nature of parchment and practice edge gilding over the course of 12 sessions in this advanced bookbinding class. |
Closed |
Binding |
Sessions: 12
Start: Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 6:00 PM
End: Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 9:00 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
Explore the ethereal nature of parchment and practice edge gilding over the course of 12 sessions in this advanced bookbinding class. |
Closed |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, February 15, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, February 15, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Madison Halaby Gordon |
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. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, February 22, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, February 22, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Nina Zeininger |
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. |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 2, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 2, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Lisa Rappoport |
Increase your letterpress versatility: learn to set up the press, refine your registration skills, and run an edition of your own small poster! |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 22, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 22, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Alan Hillesheim |
Increase your letterpress versatility: learn to set up the press, refine your registration skills, and run an edition of your own small poster! |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 19, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, April 19, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Brian Ferrett |
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. |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, February 15, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, February 16, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Alan Hillesheim |
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. |
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 |
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: 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: 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 |
Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 12, 2025, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, April 13, 2025, 5:00 PM |
Rhiannon Alpers |
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. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, March 8, 2025, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, March 9, 2025, 4:00 PM |
Aimee Lee |
Learn to make thread out of paper two ways, rooted in Korean and Japanese traditions, with visiting instructor Aimee Lee. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, March 15, 2025, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, March 16, 2025, 4:00 PM |
Aimee Lee |
Learn how to make bark lace from the inner bark of the paper mulberry tree, usually used to make fine paper. |
Open |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 6:30 PM
End: Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 9:30 PM |
Alan Hillesheim |
This in-depth introduction to paper cutting will help you understand what to buy (and how much!) as well as how to plan for and safely trim your paper. |
Open |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 6:30 PM
End: Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 9:30 PM |
Alan Hillesheim |
Discover how to dampen paper, use bearers, and finesse rubber-and oil-based inks on Cylinder and Jobbing Platen Presses for better ink coverage and control. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, April 6, 2025, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, April 6, 2025, 5:00 PM |
Kate Laster |
Learn about the tender art of subtractive drawing that is papercut! What happens when we make images with razor sharp sweetness? |
Open |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, April 6, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 6, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Lisa Rappoport |
Create a letterpress-printed one page wonder! Students will design and print a collaborative book while learning to set type and print on a cylinder press. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 19, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, April 19, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Learn another use for the accordion fold: create an in-depth scene using postcards and photographs to make a lovely, layered, 3-dimensional book. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 6:00 PM
End: Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 9:00 PM |
Brian Lieske |
If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, March 8, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 9, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Brian Lieske |
Expand your skills to build a custom hinged box for a favorite book or prints. |
Open |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 6:30 PM
End: Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 9:30 PM |
Brian Ferrett |
This class introduces the process, the materials, the machines, and the satisfaction of printing by hand on a Cylinder proof press. |
Open |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 6:00 PM
End: Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 9:00 PM |
Brian Lieske |
This class introduces the process, the materials, the machines, and the satisfaction of printing by hand on a Cylinder proof press. |
Open |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, April 17, 2025, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, April 17, 2025, 9:00 PM |
Madison Halaby Gordon |
This class introduces the process, the materials, the machines, and the satisfaction of printing by hand on a Cylinder proof press. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 19, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 20, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Brian Lieske |
Make a cloth-covered box from pre-cut pieces in this beginning workshop. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, May 3, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, May 4, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Clair Emma Smith |
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. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, March 17, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, March 21, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Clair Emma Smith |
Our Bookbinding Core Certificate Program introduces students to four different binding models, leading them through the history and evolution of bookmaking. |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, April 7, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, April 11, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Beth Redmond |
Our Bookbinding Core Certificate Program introduces students to four different binding models, leading them through the history and evolution of bookmaking. |
Wait-list |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 4
Start: Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, March 7, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Thea Sizemore |
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. |
Wait-list |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, March 27, 2025, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, March 27, 2025, 9:00 PM |
Madison Halaby Gordon |
If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 15, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 15, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Madison Halaby Gordon |
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. |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 22, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 22, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Nina Zeininger |
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. |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 5, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 6, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Clair Emma Smith |
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. |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 26, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 27, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Beth Redmond |
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. |
Wait-list |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 5, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, April 5, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Paula Gloistein |
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. |
Wait-list |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, February 22, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, February 22, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
Scroll down for more sessions on March 29 and April 26! |
Wait-list |
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. |
Wait-list |
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. |
Wait-list |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 1, 2025, 12:00 PM
End: Saturday, March 1, 2025, 5:00 PM |
Brian Ferrett |
Learn to print your own charming postcards on our small-format tabletop presses. |
Wait-list |
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. |
Wait-list |
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. |
Wait-list |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 30, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 30, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Michelle Sarjeant |
Learn several simple techniques to repair your hardcover clothbound books, including mending tears, rebuilding missing board, and sharpening corners. |
Wait-list |
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! |
Wait-list |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 23, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 23, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
This introduction to leatherwork for bookbinding covers the tools and techniques commonly used in leather bookbinding today. |
Wait-list |
Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 12, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 13, 2025, 5:00 PM |
Dorothy Yuki |
Explore the possibilities of making prints from flowers, plants, and other materials found in nature in this two-day workshop. |
Wait-list |
Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, March 1, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 2, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Coleen Curry |
Make an elegant, multi-section, flexible leather binding with leather doublures and a suede flyleaf. |
Wait-list |
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. |
Wait-list |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 6:00 PM
End: Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 9:00 PM |
Brian Lieske |
If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 1, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 1, 2025, 5:30 PM |
Nina Zeininger |
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. |
Wait-list |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 16, 2025, 12:00 PM
End: Sunday, March 16, 2025, 4:30 PM |
Meri Brin |
Create a two-color poster on the Risograph, a machine that combines the ease of a photocopier with the stencil concept of silkscreen. |
Wait-list |