Japanese Style Toolbox:

Students will learn how to construct a box with a hinged lid and nesting tray, perfect for your bookbinding tools! Students will be provided with a pre-cut kit and will be guided through the process of assembling the toolbox and tray. Important bookbinding techniques, such as grain direction, measuring, cutting, and gluing will be covered.

Level: This class is appropriate for students at all levels.
Date & Time: Saturday, April 12th, 10am-4pm
Max. no of students: 6
Instructor: Amanda Stevenson
Cost: $150 tuition + $20 materials fee

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

Amanda Stevenson is the director of the Austin Book Arts Center. She began her career in the book arts at the Center for Book Arts in New York City, where she was the Registrar/Administrator in the early aughts. Availing herself with many classes in bookbinding and letterpress, she learned from some of the best. Before co-founding the Austin Book Arts Center in 2015, she worked for seven years at The Printing Museum in Houston, primarily as the Curator, where she was responsible for organizing exhibitions, collections management, and education programs. She holds a Master’s degree in Library Science from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, with a concentration in special collections management, and a BA in Art History from UT Austin. She believes in the enduring power of books.