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: 4
Start: Sunday, May 2, 2021, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, May 23, 2021, 3:00 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
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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| Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Monday, May 10, 2021, 4:00 PM
End: Monday, May 10, 2021, 6:00 PM |
Stephanie Jucker |
New session scheduled for June - scroll down! |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Monday, May 17, 2021, 4:30 PM
End: Monday, May 24, 2021, 7:00 PM |
Rea de Guzman |
Learn the essentials of mixing colors for making art: color theory, application, and washes for painting, illustrating, and more! |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Monday, May 31, 2021, 4:00 PM
End: Thursday, June 3, 2021, 6:00 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: 3
Start: Friday, June 4, 2021, 5:00 PM
End: Sunday, June 6, 2021, 4:00 PM |
Shawn Sheehy |
The second class in the series: adapt classic pop-up structures to make YOUR OWN novel structures, and bind them up with a scroll-like technique. |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, June 5, 2021, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, June 12, 2021, 12:00 PM |
Sarah Matthews |
Let’s paint, print, and make a zine of art! |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, June 10, 2021, 4:00 PM
End: Thursday, June 10, 2021, 6:00 PM |
Stephanie Jucker |
New session! |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 4:00 PM
End: Tuesday, June 22, 2021, 6:00 PM |
Bhavna Mehta |
Create a colorful book sculpture with cut paper pages that displays as a lush garden. |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 3
Start: Wednesday, June 16, 2021, 4:00 PM
End: Wednesday, June 30, 2021, 6:00 PM |
Ellen Sheffield |
A workshop for artists and writers looking for fresh conceptual tools to generate content. |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, June 19, 2021, 2:00 PM
End: Saturday, June 26, 2021, 4:00 PM |
Tim Svenonius |
Learn to make multi-part stencils for illustration and design. |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Monday, June 21, 2021, 3:00 PM
End: Monday, June 28, 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: Sunday, June 27, 2021, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, June 27, 2021, 3:30 PM |
Steph Rue |
Learn how to piece together paper scraps to create a patchwork of art based on the method and design of bojagi, traditional Korean wrapping cloths. |
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| Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, July 7, 2021, 1:00 PM
End: Wednesday, July 7, 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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