May 2016
Making paste paper
Paste paper is a centuries-old technique used to create colourful, beautifully patterned papers for use as endpapers, doublures, and sometimes cover papers of hand bound books. A starch paste mixed with ink or pigment is brushed or scraped onto dampened paper and then painted or combed into intricate patterns. You can use the papers you make in this class not only in your bookbinding projects, but also for covering boxes, creating backgrounds for scrapbook pages, or making one-of-a-kind greeting cards.…
Find out more »June 2016
Bookbinding demonstration at Art In The Park
We'll be at this year's Art In The Park at Walkerville's historic Willistead Manor, performing demonstrations in the many bookbinding methods we teach in our studio. All day long I will be teaching my co-op student, Aiyana, how to bind books, and you can watch, ask questions, and learn along with her. What's that? Worried about getting caught in the rain that famously plagues Art In The Park every year? Don't worry. We are inside the manor, where it's nice…
Find out more »Bookbinding workshop at Windsor Public Library
Join us at the Windsor Public Library for a fun session in how to bind your own simple notebooks! It's quick and easy and all materials are supplied, so you can come make your notebook with us in the morning and be well on the way to drafting your manifesto or scribbling out a draft of your literary masterpiece by the afternoon. More info about the library's How-To series here: June How-To Workshop: Bookbinding Basics
Find out more »July 2016
Bookbinding: hard cover stab binding (2-week class)
Stab binding is one of the simplest and earliest forms of bookbinding, using single sheets in which holes are stabbed or drilled and sewn on the outside using a variety of traditional stitch patterns.
In this class you will learn how to make a hard cover with a hinge, and create the decorative binding.
This class will run for two weeks on Monday evenings, July 18 and 25, from 7 to 9pm.
All materials are provided, including paper, and you will leave the class with a finished book.
Find out more »February 2017
Paper marbling
In this fun class you will learn how to create beautiful marble patterns on paper. In paper marbling, paint is suspended onto the surface of specially prepared thickened water and combed or swirled into intricate patterns, then transferred onto sheets of paper. These lusciously patterned sheets were traditionally used in bookbinding, but you can also use your finished papers in scrapbooks, collages, greeting cards, or even just framed for the wall! All materials are provided, and you will create between…
Find out more »March 2017
Wee box making (2-week class)
In this class you will learn how to make tiny lidded boxes for all of your precious little objects. We will cover measuring and planning your box, building the box parts, and covering the box with decorative paper. No experience is necessary.
This class runs for two weeks on Monday evenings, March 6 and 13, from 6:30-9:30pm.
Please bring a small object no larger than 2 inches in any dimension, and you will take it home inside a finished custom wee box! All materials are provided.
Find out more »Paper marbling
In this fun class you will learn how to create beautiful marble patterns on paper. In paper marbling, paint is suspended onto the surface of specially prepared thickened water and combed or swirled into intricate patterns, then transferred onto sheets of paper. These lusciously patterned sheets were traditionally used in bookbinding, but you can also use your finished papers in scrapbooks, collages, greeting cards, or even just framed for the wall!
All materials are provided, and you will create between five and eight sheets (12×19″) of marbled paper, plus some smaller practice sheets.
Find out more »April 2017
Book arts: Paste paper
Paste paper is a centuries-old technique used to create colourful, beautifully patterned papers for use as endpapers, doublures, and sometimes cover papers of hand bound books. A starch paste mixed with ink or pigment is brushed or scraped onto dampened paper and then painted or combed into intricate patterns. You can use the papers you make in this class not only in your bookbinding projects, but also for covering boxes, creating backgrounds for scrapbook pages, or making one-of-a-kind greeting cards.…
Find out more »Paper marbling
In this fun class you will learn how to create beautiful marble patterns on paper. In paper marbling, paint is suspended onto the surface of specially prepared thickened water and combed or swirled into intricate patterns, then transferred onto sheets of paper. These lusciously patterned sheets were traditionally used in bookbinding, but you can also use your finished papers in scrapbooks, collages, greeting cards, or even just framed for the wall! All materials are provided, and you will create between…
Find out more »May 2017
Paper marbling
In this fun class you will learn how to create beautiful marble patterns on paper. In paper marbling, paint is suspended onto the surface of specially prepared thickened water and combed or swirled into intricate patterns, then transferred onto sheets of paper. These lusciously patterned sheets were traditionally used in bookbinding, but you can also use your finished papers in scrapbooks, collages, greeting cards, or even just framed for the wall! All materials are provided, and you will create between…
Find out more »