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.

Workshops: Arts
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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, May 26, 2024, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, May 26, 2024, 5:00 PM
Taun Relihan

Alchemy is more than just turning lead into gold. Trace the history of the process, learn about its applications and identify ways that you can use alchemical influences in your own art.

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Binding, Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 31, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 31, 2024, 5:30 PM
Pietro Accardi

Straight out of a 1970s Italian phone booth, this 360-degree flexible binding offers many advantages because it bends and does not break.

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Arts
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, June 1, 2024, 1:00 PM
End: Saturday, June 8, 2024, 4:00 PM
Stephanie Jucker

Create a unique artist’s book using textiles, stitching, inks and collage.

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Arts
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 13, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 14, 2024, 4:30 PM
Dorothy Yuki

Explore the possibilities of making prints from flowers, plants, and other materials found in nature in this two-day workshop.

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, May 2, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, May 2, 2024, 9:00 PM
Molly Meng

Book boxes are infused with an air of mystery... learn how to make your own magical repository.

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Monday, April 15, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Monday, April 15, 2024, 9:00 PM
Hope Amico

Let the Collage Claw Machine dictate your materials!

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, April 4, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, April 4, 2024, 7:30 PM
Tim Svenonius

Join us for a monthly community drawing meetup with new exercises each session.

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, May 2, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, May 2, 2024, 7:30 PM
Tim Svenonius

Join us for a monthly community drawing meetup with new exercises each session - now on Thursdays!

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, June 6, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, June 6, 2024, 7:30 PM
Tim Svenonius

Join us for a monthly community drawing meetup with new exercises each session - now on Thursdays!

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, July 11, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, July 11, 2024, 7:30 PM
Tim Svenonius

Join us for a monthly community drawing meetup with new exercises each session - now on Thursdays!

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, August 1, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, August 1, 2024, 7:30 PM
Tim Svenonius

Join us for a monthly community drawing meetup with new exercises each session.

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Arts
Sessions: 3
Start: Thursday, May 9, 2024, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, May 23, 2024, 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.

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Arts
Sessions: 3
Start: Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 6:30 PM
End: Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 9:30 PM
Billy Ola Hutchinson

Pick up where you left off in Hand Lettering with Billy Ola Hutchinson's twist on Copperplate/Spencerian!

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Arts
Sessions: 3
Start: Thursday, June 6, 2024, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, June 20, 2024, 9:30 PM
Billy Ola Hutchinson

Pick up where you left off in Hand Lettering with Billy Ola Hutchinson's twist on Copperplate/Spencerian!

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 11:00 AM
End: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 4:00 PM
Stephanie Jucker

Create a multidimensional book using interlocking accordions and a piano-hinge fastening.

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Arts
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 20, 2024, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, April 21, 2024, 3:00 PM
Patricia Wakida

Learn the basics of carving and printing designs from linoleum blocks.

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 30, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 30, 2024, 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.

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 1, 2024, 1:00 PM
End: Saturday, June 1, 2024, 5:00 PM
Dorothy Yuki

Embroidery on paper? YES! Embellish photos, postcards, and more with thread and stitches.

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, July 14, 2024, 11:00 AM
End: Sunday, July 14, 2024, 4:00 PM
Stephanie Jucker

Create a 3D pop-up architectural scene with a few simple cuts and folds. 

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, April 21, 2024, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, April 21, 2024, 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?

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, May 5, 2024, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, May 5, 2024, 4:00 PM
Bettina Pauly

Is your pasta machine taking up too much space in the kitchen? Move it to your studio instead and learn how to use it for printing small dry-point prints.

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, May 25, 2024, 1:00 PM
End: Saturday, May 25, 2024, 5:00 PM
Leigh Mclellan

Colorful and fun, this method of decorating paper is easy to learn and the papers created can be used for many purposes.

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 1, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, June 1, 2024, 5:30 PM
Courtney Cerruti

Learn how create depth and dimension in your work using image transfer techniques. Work with found imagery to transfer onto paper, fabric, wood, and more.

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Binding, Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, June 23, 2024, 12:30 PM
End: Sunday, June 23, 2024, 4:30 PM
Elaine Chu

Learn how to construct a unique hardcover journal with lay-flat pages, perfect for note-taking or sketching.

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Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, April 21, 2024, 11:00 AM
End: Sunday, April 21, 2024, 5:00 PM
Stephanie Jucker

Discover how to create trace monotypes, a form of printing without a press, and then use the resulting prints to design a one of a kind pop-up accordion book.

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