ONLINE via Zoom*
Learn some basic bookbinding skills in this 3-hr workshop. Students will create a hard-cover book with pages of watercolor paper (140# d’Arches cold press). It is an accordion fold construction, so the book opens wide and the pages lay flat, perfect for sketching or or watercolor.
This workshop requires a kit that will be mailed to registered students on Friday, July 3.
Registration will remain open for locals until Wednesday, July 8th at 5pm. Kits will be available for pick-up at ABAC on Thursday, July 9th from 10am-1pm.
Level: This class is appropriate for students at all levels.
Dates: Friday, July 10th
Time: 2pm-5pm
Max. no of students: 10
Instructor: Beatrice Baldwin
Cost: $50 tuition & materials + $5 postage fee
Note: Members receive a 10% discount off the total cost of the workshop. 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.
Born in San Francisco, Beatrice Baldwin has lived on both coasts, in the middle-east, and Hawaii. She holds both a BFA and MFA in painting, drawing, and printmaking and has taught art for several decades to both children and adults. Most recently teaching high school art classes at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School in Austin, TX. She began making books after arriving in Austin in 2004. Her work is in collections including California, Texas, Virginia, and Florida.
*Registered students will receive a link to the Zoom meeting in the confirmation email. Students will also receive detailed instructions on how best to participate via Zoom, helpful if one is unfamiliar with the platform.
In addition to a tablet or computer with a reliable Internet connection and a well-lit space in which to work, students will need to provide the following:
[1] Sharp pencil with eraser[2] Metal ruler or straight edge, 12” minimum length
[3] Self-healing cutting mat or several layers of cardboard to protect table surface
[4] Glue brush
[5] Awl or ice pick and hammer or mallet
[6]Bone folder or back of spoon for creasing
[7] Scalpel or x-acto knife
[8] Waste paper for gluing out. Newspaper or junk mail will work.
- July 10, 2020
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Total spaces remaining: 1