2001 - 2010

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Presented with an extensive list of cover and structure options -- including leather, wood, metal and book board -- you will choose the type of book(s) you want to make.

Suzanne Stalder-Mansur
Class of 2004

Together you and I will plan your projects and then you'll work through them, with step by step guidance from me. You'll choose from a wide variety of materials and techniques to make your book.

With a focus on good design and working skills, you'll enjoy working in wood (rout, paint, stain, carve, drill), metal (etch, stamp, saw, drill, file, paint, rivet, color, texture), book board (case, buttonhole, book cloth, Coptic, Greek, laced, endbands) and more.

The advantage of taking a class at my working studio is that you're surrounded by my tools and toys. The creative options are infinite and the class often spins off in unexpected ways. I even have lovely books-in-sheets so that you can leave the studio with a book already filled with content.

Most projects, and therefore the curricula, are designed in class. Students usually finish 1 or 2 projects in a week, although some have completed 4 or 5 projects. It just depends on the design complexity and material choices.

Vicki Potter
Class of 2008

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Book Technic:
The Structure of Artist Books

October 18 - 22, 2010
or
March 14 - 18, 2011

 Price $750 + $50 Materials
Beginner to Intermediate
Intensive prices include classes and materials only

To sign up or to make inquiries please email us at:
Email: info@volcanoarts.biz

Possibilities and highlights are:

• Make covers from metal, wood, leather and more

• Bookbinding basics (grain direction, computing thread for sewing, parts of a book, weaver's knot, etc.)

• Cased and exposed spine books

• Sew interesting historical and experimental stitches and various board attachments

• Light woodworking

• Etch and fabricate metal book furnishings

• Cold connecting metal
  (no soldering)

• Also covered in class will be various basic bookbinder's tools and some more advanced tools such as a plough, sewing frame, leather paring machine, guillotine cutter, book presses, etc.

• While this class leans toward the making of artist books, fine and design techniques will be discussed and compared.

Thea Abbott-Nelson
Class of 2006

Becky Wilson
Class of 2005

Notes:

• Everything for all projects is supplied by the instructor, but working with sterling silver, exotic woods, books-in-sheets or similar upgrades will be extra (your choice).

• This class is about making the structure of the book more than it is about various stitches. The focus of the class is on designing an artist book and then using metal, wood and other media for the covers. This is not a fine binding class.

• Completely unique, this class is unavailable anywhere but at the Volcano Arts Studio.

• * This class requires a certain amount of knowledge and tool use. If you are unsure about your knowledge or strength please talk to Christine about it. If you've successfully completed any metalsmithing or bookbinding class with Christine Cox you should be fine.