Expired*NEW* Produce Your Own Chapbook

Over the course of six weeks we will design, print, and bind a small book in an edition of 50 copies. Each student will create full scale mock-ups of their book, produce digital files for polymer plates, print, and bind their edition.

Limited to four students. Students will need to bring a text with them to the first class that does not exceed 15 pages. Students are expected to be familiar with Photoshop and Illustrator. Student is responsible for the paper and plate costs for the final edition.

Week 1 –Start designing
Week 2 – Finish mock-up and discuss having polymer made
Week 3 – Printing
Week 4 – Printing
Week 5 – Printing
Week 6 – Bind completed books

Level: This class is appropriate for students at all levels.
Dates: 6 Wednesday evenings, May 20 – June 24
Time: 6pm-9pm
Max. no of students: 4
Instructor: Kevin Auer
Cost: $270 tuition

Note: Members receive a 10% discount off the price of tuition and materials. Please click here to join as a Member.

Completion of this class will qualify you to use the studios for your own projects. Details on Open Studio may be found here.

This class will meet on the following dates and times:
Wednesday, May 20th, 6-9pm
Wednesday, May 27th, 6-9pm
Wednesday, June 3rd, 6-9pm
Wednesday, June 10th, 6-9pm
Wednesday, June 17th, 6-9pm
Wednesday, June 24th, 6-9pm

Kevin Auer trained as an apprentice in bookbinding with Scott Mullenberg in Portland, Maine. He then worked as a conservation technician for a number of years at Cornell University. After graduating from the conservation program at the University of Texas at Austin, Kevin worked as a book conservator at the Walters Art Museum and has also done some book conservation at the Harry Ransom Center. Kevin learned letterpress from David Wolfe in Portland, Maine. He co-owned Wolfe Editions, a small shop that specialized in artists’ books and limited edition work. Kevin also ran his own shop for a number of years doing letterpress printing and book binding. He has taught letterpress at Dartmouth College, as part of their summer workshop program, and also taught letterpress as an adjunct professor at the Maryland Institute College of Art. And for the past year and a half, Kevin has been the shop manager for the letterpress shop in the Design Department at the University of Texas.