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.
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| Arts |
Sessions: 3
Start: Friday, March 5, 2021, 5:00 PM
End: Sunday, March 7, 2021, 4:00 PM |
Shawn Sheehy |
Adapt classic pop-up structures to make YOUR OWN novel structures, and bind them up with a scroll-like technique. |
Open |
| Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, March 6, 2021, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, March 7, 2021, 12:00 PM |
Solange Roberdeau |
Learn to apply metal leaf to paper, wood and stone as a compositional element. |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 3
Start: Saturday, March 13, 2021, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, March 27, 2021, 12:00 PM |
Raoul Martinez |
Learn Fraktur calligraphy, a baroque version of blackletter. |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 3
Start: Sunday, March 14, 2021, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, March 28, 2021, 12:00 PM |
India Johnson |
Equal parts creative writing and bookmaking, this workshop's primary aim is play! |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 3
Start: Sunday, March 14, 2021, 2:00 PM
End: Sunday, March 28, 2021, 3:30 PM |
Kate Laster |
How in this time of social distancing can we connect through art and tenderness? MAIL ART! |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Monday, March 15, 2021, 3:00 PM
End: Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 5:00 PM |
Michelle Wilson |
Explore embroidery stitches on paper as a markmaking tool and means to embellish prints, photos, and artist books. |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Thursday, March 18, 2021, 4:00 PM
End: Thursday, March 25, 2021, 6:00 PM |
Stephanie Jucker |
Create a unique artist’s book using textiles, stitching, inks and collage. |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 20, 2021, 2:00 PM
End: Saturday, March 20, 2021, 4:30 PM |
Elaine Chu |
This date is full - scroll down for a new session in May! |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Monday, March 22, 2021, 4:00 PM
End: Wednesday, March 24, 2021, 6:00 PM |
Rea de Guzman |
Learn how to transfer laser prints onto various surfaces such as canvas, paper, and wood. |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Monday, March 29, 2021, 3:00 PM
End: Monday, March 29, 2021, 5:00 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Learn to create great images using a simple stencil in this introductory workshop. |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, March 31, 2021, 1:00 PM
End: Wednesday, March 31, 2021, 4:00 PM |
Dorothy Yuki |
Want to bind single sheets easily? The Lark's Head Binding will do the trick! |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 4
Start: Saturday, April 3, 2021, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, April 24, 2021, 12:00 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
New session scheduled for May! Scroll down... |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Tuesday, April 6, 2021, 3:00 PM
End: Tuesday, April 13, 2021, 5:00 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Make art with your never-used pasta machine! (and you can still use the pasta maker for noodles). |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, April 8, 2021, 4:00 PM
End: Thursday, April 8, 2021, 6:00 PM |
Stephanie Jucker |
Create a little handmade pop-up book nestled in a tin. |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 3
Start: Friday, April 16, 2021, 5:00 PM
End: Sunday, April 18, 2021, 4:00 PM |
Shawn Sheehy |
Can't get no "satisfaction"? This movables workshop will help! |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Sunday, April 18, 2021, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, April 25, 2021, 12:00 PM |
Radha Pandey |
Learn dyeing and printing techniques related to the Indian tradition of block printing on cloth. |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 24, 2021, 2:00 PM
End: Saturday, April 24, 2021, 4:00 PM |
Elaine Chu |
Create beautiful monoprints using gel plates and objects found in nature. |
Open |
| Arts |
Sessions: 4
Start: Sunday, May 2, 2021, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, May 23, 2021, 3:00 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
New session! A thorough introduction to Western paper marbling. |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, May 8, 2021, 2:00 PM
End: Saturday, May 8, 2021, 4:30 PM |
Elaine Chu |
Learn how to work with melted beeswax, paper ephemera, and found images to create stunning art! |
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