Arts

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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Workshops: Arts

	Title	Instructor	Summary	Status
Arts	Make and Take Papermaking with The Mobile Mill Sessions: 1 Start: March 7, 2015, 2:00 PM End: March 7, 2015, 5:00 PM	Jillian Bruschera	Turn paper trash into paper treasure in this 3-hour introductory hand papermaking workshop. Learn how to make pulp out of recyclables and practice basic papermaking techniques including: simple western-style sheet-pulling, inclusions, and laminations.	Open Register Read More
Arts	Clamshell Presentation Box Sessions: 1 Start: March 15, 2015, 9:30 AM End: March 15, 2015, 5:30 PM	Andrew Rottner	In this one day class construct an elegant and durable full-cloth covered clamshell presentation box for your suites of prints or books.	Open Register Read More
Arts	A Personal Monogram Sessions: 1 Start: March 16, 2015, 9:30 AM End: March 16, 2015, 5:30 PM	Ann Miller	Make your own personal initial, logo, or monogram! Beginners to advanced students will learn about placement, and how to choose and combine type styles, handwritten letters, and graphic elements, and will work toward creating a balanced effective design.	Open Register Read More
Binding, Printing, Arts Open Print Studio	Open Studio: Supervised Printing Night with Lara Durback Sessions: 1 Start: March 20, 2015, 5:00 PM End: March 20, 2015, 10:00 PM	Lara Durback	Evening Open Print Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand.	Open Register Read More
Arts	Image Transfers Sessions: 1 Start: March 20, 2015, 6:30 PM End: March 20, 2015, 9:30 PM	Courtney Cerruti	Learn image transfer techniques for paper arts, collage, fiber arts, and more. Students will receive instruction in the best methods for combining, transferring, and layering found and created imagery and text in their work.	Wait-list Register Read More
Arts	Italic Calligraphy Sessions: 2 Start: March 21, 2015, 10:00 AM End: March 22, 2015, 4:00 PM	Judy Detrick	In this two day workshop, you will learn the basic letterforms, and the rhythm and spacing that give Italic its distinctive appearance. Acquire the skills to work with a broad-edged pen to provide a firm foundation for learning almost any calligraphic hand. No prior calligraphy experience needed.	Wait-list Register Read More
Arts	Hand Lettering Sessions: 3 Start: April 7, 2015, 6:30 PM End: April 21, 2015, 9:30 PM	Billy 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.	Wait-list Register Read More
Arts	Black Book Practices: Introduction to Action Drawing Sessions: 2 Start: April 8, 2015, 6:30 PM End: April 15, 2015, 9:30 PM	Will Cloughley	Dionysus says beware of creeping elegance, don’t be afraid to lose yourself and make a mess; Apollo says let’s sort this mess out and make it into something meaningful, harmonious, orderly. In Book of You—Part Two we will be guided by the voices of both of these ancient Greek gods that in balance resulted in the profundity of their highest art forms.	Open Register Read More
Arts	Illuminated Versal Letter Sessions: 1 Start: April 9, 2015, 9:30 AM End: April 9, 2015, 5:30 PM	Ann Miller	Make a fantastic illuminated letter! Beginners to advanced students will learn a traditional method for drawing a well-balanced letter, will explore the close interaction of lines, and move forward to design and refine a single initial letter with drawn or colored elements. Individual results can range from simple and geometric to curved and organic using this dynamic model. Motifs and background patterns will be discussed.	Open Register Read More
Arts	E-luminated Books II: Switch, Sense, Choreograph Sessions: 1 Start: April 11, 2015, 10:00 AM End: April 11, 2015, 6:00 PM	Natalie Freed, Becca Rose	Learn to animate and add interactivity to your electronic books with crafted switches, sensors, and controllers! In this workshop we will expand the skills and knowledge learned in E-luminated Books Part 1.	Wait-list Register Read More
Binding, Printing, Arts Open Print Studio	Open Studio: Supervised Printing Night with Lara Durback Sessions: 1 Start: April 24, 2015, 5:00 PM End: April 24, 2015, 10:00 PM	Lara Durback	Evening Open Print Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand.	Open Register Read More
Arts	Paper Flowers Bouquet Sessions: 1 Start: April 24, 2015, 6:30 PM End: April 24, 2015, 9:30 PM	Courtney Cerruti	Just in time for Mother's Day, learn how to make a variety of blooms using paper.	Open Register Read More