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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.
Vicki Potter
Class of 2008
Together you and I will
plan your projects and then you'll work through them, with step by
step guidance from me.
You'll design a book (or not -
you can make something else if you'd prefer, I'm not picky) and then choose
from a wide variety of materials and techniques to make it.
Students 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, Medieval, leather, laced, endbands, pare) and more.
Want to experiment with Medieval-style bindings? Great! Make a
leather covered wood book with metal hardware. 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 your design complexity and material choices.
Book by Becky Wilson
Etched copper and nickel silver, connected with beaded rivets
Class of 2005
Possibilities and highlights are:
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Make covers from metal, wood, leather and
more
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Bookbinding basics (grain
direction, computing thread for sewing, parts of a book, weaver's knot,
etc.)
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Cased and exposed spine books
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Sew interesting historical and experimental
stitches and various board attachments
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Light woodworking
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Etch and fabricate
metal book furnishings
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Cold connecting metal
(no soldering)
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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.
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While this class leans
toward the making of artist books, fine and design techniques will be
discussed and compared.
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Book Technic 1:
The Structure
of Artist Books
3/23/09 - 3/27/09
Price $750
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
Suzanne Stalder-Mansur
Class of 2004
Book by Thea Abbott-Nelson
Drilled and carved wood with metal furnishings
Class of 2006 Notes:
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Everything for all projects
is supplied by the instructor, but working with sterling silver, exotic
woods or similar upgrades will be extra (your choice).
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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 a book and
then using metal, wood and other media for the covers.
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Completely unique, this class is unavailable anywhere but at the
Volcano Arts Studio.
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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.
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