Winter/Spring 2003

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winter/spring 2003 classes at a glance
winter/spring 2003 full course descriptions
faculty biographies

The Center for Book Arts provides classes on weekdays, weeknights, and weekends.  Also included are classes in papermaking and printing, at affiliated organizations and artists' studios.

Studio rental is available to any person who is qualified to use the equipment., including a 36" guillotine peper cutter, a 3-ton Kensol hot stamping press, five Vandercook proof presses, a treadle platen press and several hand platen presses from 5" x 8" and up, including a newspaper size Washington Hand Press, many cases of hand type, and all the usual equipment you expect to find in a letterpress printshop and hand bindery. Rental fees are $17 per hour ($12 for members). Monthly rates available as we well.

Please call us at (212) 481 - 0295 to register for a class, find out more about a class description or instructor, or to request a printed copy of our class catalog.

The Center for Book Arts Winter/Spring 2003 Classes at a Glance
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Weekends in the Bindery

Weeknights in the Bindery

Weekdays in the Bindery

Weekends in the Printshop

Weeknights in the Printshop

Weekdays in the Printshop

Offsite papermaking classes at Dobbin Mill

Weekends in the Bindery

Basic Bookbinding in Leather
Learn to make a classic hard-cover book in leather. Beginners will explore the fundamentals of hand bookbinding in leather. Those with binding experience will refine and expand their skills to include working with leather, one of the standard materials of bookbinding.
January 18 - 19, 10am - 4pm        Susan Mills        $190/$215

Cut, Cover and Stitch
A great class for beginners! Learn to make four different handmade books in one weekend. Explore basic bookbinding techniques of folding, sewing, cutting, and covering books. You will produce two non-adhesive books using the pamphlet stitch and an accordion fold, one flat back book, and a star accordion book.
Section 1: January 18 - 19, 10am - 4pm        Benjamin D. Rinehart        $190/$215
Section 2: March 8 - 9, 10am - 4pm        Benjamin D. Rinehart        $190/$215

OPEN HOUSE
See demonstrations by CBA Artist Members and instructors and try simple bookbinding, printing, and paper decoration techniques yourself. This Open House starts off our term of new classes and workshops on just the right cheerful note for a cold winter day!
Saturday, January 25, 11am - 4pm        FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Paste Paper Cake Walk
Three book artists demonstrate their preferred materials and techniques for creating fabulous decorated paper designs beautiful, decorated papers to use on subsequent book and box projects. Students will rotate from one station to the next, practicing different techniques. Rory works with Japanese handmade papers and will show you how to get "two-sided" paste papers from one sheet; Maria works intuitively with found and hand made tools to create unique personal marks; Sage creates paste papers that are well-known for their pattern and color.
Sunday, January 26, 10am - 4pm       Rory Golden, Maria G. Pisano, Sage Reynolds       $70/$95

NEW! A Cord Runs Through It
Create a beautiful book in this class using handmade paper as covers with cords running through them that also serve as the book's support. In this class you will make a non-adhesive, exposed spine binding sewn around hemp cords. The finished product can be used as a journal, and the binding is easily recreated in a home studio for future journal or artist's book projects. All levels welcome.
Saturday, February 1, 10am - 4pm       Jody Alexander        $90/$115

Beaded Bindings
Got boxes, bottles, or bags of beads hidden in the dark recesses of your home/studio? Then this is the class for you! Learn to incorporate beads of all sizes - from tiny seed pearls to large ceramic beads into your books. This class will explore several approaches to using beaded and loom work in book covers. Participants will create a book, sew on cords, and learn techniques for incorporating beading into the spine and cover. Other book styles that can easily use beads in their structures will also be discussed.
February 1 - 2, 10am - 4pm        Miriam Schaer        $190/$215

Portfolio Workshop
In one day, we will make two portfolios in different styles, both with ties. One will be quarter-bound in paper and cloth, the other half-bound with ties and flaps. Students will be shown how to laminate paper and fabric, and options for variations in flaps. The end result will be two portfolios, one with flaps and ties, one with pockets for holding standard sized papers, photos, certificates or small drawings. This class will lay the foundation for you to make portfolios of any size, covered in decorative paper or cloth of your choice. Beginners welcome.
Section 1: Sunday, February 2, 10am - 4pm        Sage Reynolds        $90/$115
Section 2: Saturday, May 3, 10am - 4pm        Sage Reynolds       $90/$115

Production Methods Workshop
In this one-day workshop you will learn how to use a roller to apply glue and paste to simplify and speed up a lot of the tasks around the bindery. We will learn to make a jig for scoring and another to help out with sewing. We will also discuss various types of bindery projects and figure out how to break them apart into speedily accomplished tasks.
Saturday, February 8, 10am - 4pm        Sage Reynolds        $90/$115

Miniature Books I
Come and create a wonderful array of miniature books, using both traditional and experimental book structures. An assortment of techniques will be employed, from pop-ups to sewn, including some with covers to complement the particular piece. Bring collage elements, your favorite stamps and anything else you would like to incorporate in your books. A brief history of miniature books will also be covered.
Sunday, February 9, 10am - 4pm        Maria G. Pisano        $90/$115
Sunday, April 6, 10am - 4pm        Maria G. Pisano        $90/$115

Basic Bookbinding
Learn to make a classic clothbound hard-cover book. The flatback case opens flat and is suited to a slim volume of poetry or a hefty dictionary, a tiny miniature book or a really big book. Building a flatback case is a good introduction to hand bookbinding fundamentals. Those with more experience will review and refine skills to gain confidence in one of the standard structures of bookbinding. Bind a blank book of any size you wish, or bring prepared signatures.
February 8 - 9, 10am - 4pm        Susan Mills        $190/$215

All About the Accordion
The accordion is perhaps the most versatile structure in the world of bookbinding. As a full-page spread, or as a minutely pleated piece of paper, it displays both pictures and words in an immediate and Zen-like game of mountains and valleys. We will spend two days folding and sewing, and occasionally dipping into a bowl of paste, as we construct a set of five small models. Beginners welcome.
February 15 - 16, 10am - 4pm        Barbara Mauriello        $190/$215

The Handwritten Text
Embarrassed by your handwriting, but like the look of a handwritten text? Want to use handwriting to create a one-of-a-kind book, but would rather use someone else's? Writing rhythmically and re-designing unsightly, illegible letters noticeably transforms your writing. Experimenting with different pens and speeds, learn to express different tones of voice. By the end of this workshop, you'll have a new relationship with your handwriting and learn to develop writing that is fit for a manuscript!
Section 1: Saturday, February 15, 10am - 4pm        Karen Gorst        $90/$115
Section 2: Sunday, May 4, 10am - 4pm        Karen Gorst        $90/$115

Bookbinding for Teachers
This one-day workshop is designed for teachers of 7 - 12 year olds, with methods and techniques that may be modified to accommodate other age groups. We will spend the day creating classroom-tested and kid-approved book structures that are quick, simple and mess-free. We will also explore simple pop-ups and how to incorporate them into books. You will leave with a variety of book structures and ideas for including book arts in your classroom. No previous art or bookbinding experience necessary.
Section 1: Sunday, February 16, 10am - 4pm       Stephanie Krause       $90/$115
Section 2: Saturday, May 10, 10am - 4pm       Stephanie Krause       $90/$115

Pop-Up Structures for Beginners
A special kind of magic awaits you in this workshop! Learn the basics of the folded pop-up structure and progress through a series of more complicated three-dimensional constructions. The results can be included in a book format or work alone as sculpture. A slide presentation on the history of the moveable book will be included.
February 22 - 23, 10am - 4pm        Carol Barton        $190/$215

Japanese Bookbinding
Learn a variety of Japanese binding techniques using traditional Japanese papers and fabrics to produce unique works. Construct side-sewn binding and through-the-fold structures, as well as a special cloth-covered folding box to hold the books. The end result is a beautiful, boxed set of books.
February 22 - 23, 10am - 4pm        Yukari Hayashida        $190/$215

How to Make Three Photograph Albums
There are three basic approaches to album-making, defined by the page format: an extended accordion, a stack of single sheets, or a set of folded sections. By keeping our models small, we will make prototypes of three structures as we explore both the advantages and the limitations of a given style. Decisions are based on variables as diverse as the number of photos, the size of a sheet of paper, the availability of book-binding equipment, and the methods of mounting the photos on the book pages. We will fold, sew, glue - and do an awful lot of talking over these two days! Beginners welcome.
March 1 - 2, 10am - 4pm        Barbara Mauriello       $190/$215

Crossed-Structure and Secret Belgian Bindings
A two-day workshop to make models of these historic book structures. The Crossed-Structure binding resulted from Carmencho Arrugui's study of pre-16th century bindings. This variation was developed by Hedi Kyle and uses a heavy cover paper with paste paper patterns on both sides. This non-adhesive binding yields a soft cover book with a decorative pattern of crossing strips on the spine. The Secret Belgian binding is an historical binding which has been rediscovered by Hedi Kyle and has been attributed to the Belgians, though its origins are still obscure. This hard cover book will be made with decorated papers with a binding that yields a sturdy yet flexible book with an attractive pattern of threads on the spine.
March 1 - 2, 10am - 4pm        Emily Martin        $190/$215

Clamshell Boxes
Essential knowledge for all good bookbinders! Whether you're housing photographs, prints, antiquarian books or artists' books, the clamshell box is the perfect container. In this workshop, students will construct a two-tray, cloth-covered box to hold an 8.5" X 11" book or stack of prints or photographs. We will discuss the measuring of oddly shaped books and other materials. If time permits, we will discuss insetting labels and lettering boxes.
March 8 - 9, 10am - 4pm        Carolyn Chadwick       $190/$215

Caterpillar Stitch Bindings
We will begin by sewing onto a card to experience this sewing's multiple variations. It can be utilized for many structures including photo albums, scrapbooks and journals, as well as incorporating various folding forms for artist's books. The sewing works well with most papers and folios with various thicknesses. The sewing is developed through building up the core and packing the threads, which allows for a flexible slinky action of the spine and compensates for storage of photos, collage and other materials. You can also sew this stitch supported to enhance the spine thickness. Variations of board attachment and end sheet preparation will compliment this handsome book structure.
March 15 - 16, 10am - 4pm        Denise Carbone        $190/$215

More Beaded Bindings
The bead goes on! If you loved Beaded Bindings, this class is the perfect solution for your book and bead addiction. In More Beaded Bindings we will look at several new ways to incorporate beads into spines of books, as well as covers. We will also look at samples of beaded and embroidered books, as well as how artists are using beads and embroidery in their art today, often to create text! Please bring beads of all sizes to class. We will finish at least one book with a spine, more if time permits. Beaded Bindings, as well as previous bookbinding experience is helpful, but not essential.
March 15 - 16, 10am - 4pm        Miriam Schaer        $190/$215

Soft Cover Leather Bound Books
Bind books and be creative designing covers by using simple yet exciting techniques. Use hand-carved linoleum as well as found items to press into the leather, creating original works. Dye leather in the color of your choice. Decorative end sheets, a headband and your hand-dyed leather make this book your very own.
March 22 - 23, 10am - 4pm        Biruta Auna        $190/$215

From Cloth to Book
Do you have special fabric at home that you've always wanted to use for making books? No need to limit your book creations to commercially produced materials. In this workshop, participants will learn which fabrics are best for turning into book cloth, along with technical demonstrations of laminating and backing. You will also learn how to back decorative and thin papers for strength and durability. On the second day, we will make a single-section hardcover book using the backed materials.
March 22 - 23, 10am - 4pm        Laurel Parker        $190/$215

Two Books in a Box
These two small, chunky books - both based on historical models - are a celebration of the joys of sewing. The Tacket Binding and the Long Stitch Binding, sewn into paper cases, are defined by the links of colorful stitching parading up and down the spines of the books. The box is built to protect and to display both volumes in a single-family house. Beginners welcome.
March 29 - 30, 10am - 4pm        Barbara Mauriello       $190/$215

Headbands and Other Fixings
Binding involves diverse practices. These include embroidering headbands, twisting and braiding leather ties or straps and making fasteners such as toggles for closures. Ingredients such as spun linen and silk, strips of leather, vellum or twisted paper can be concocted into small wonders of ingenuity and craftsmanship. Students will stitch three to four different headbands on dummies and find numerous solutions for attractive closures, and will construct one book to which fixtures of your choice can then be applied. Previous experience in working headbands will make a difference but is not a requirement.
March 29 - 30, 10am - 4pm        Hedi Kyle        $190/$215

The Altered Book
We will investigate different construction methods by altering an existing book and/or using a found object to create a three dimensional narrative. The class explores non-traditional approaches to book making. Technical demonstrations will be given to assist us in the creative process. Bring some ideas to class since individual concepts play an important role in creating this unique book. All levels welcome.
Saturday, April 5, 10am - 4pm        Benjamin D. Rinehart        $90/$115

NEW! Taking After Hunter-Gatherer
The structure of the book we create in this workshop is designed to accommodate the need I had conceptually and visually when I produced an artist's book with this title. Waxed paper, dental floss, and stainless steel wire were combined with my intaglio prints and text to create the book. Most importantly, sturdy paper printed with images and texts are bound into the folds of waxed-paper concertina pleats which MOVE FREELY. Participants may want to bring prepared images or work with blank sheets of paper. Beginners welcome.
April 5 - 6, 10am - 4pm        Kumi Korf        $190/$215

Cut, Cover & Stitch II
Another for beginners! If you enjoyed the first session, you'll love the second. Learn to make four different handmade books in one weekend. Explore basic bookbinding techniques of folding, sewing, cutting, and covering books. You will make simple versions of a traditional Japanese style bound book, postcard book with wrap-around cover, a Coptic stitch book and small photo album.
April 12 & 13, 10am - 4pm        Benjamin D. Rinehart        $190/$215

Coptic Binding
Coptic is an ancient style of binding that adapts beautifully to modern materials. This versatile binding style is the perfect option for using wood, metal, plastic or other unusual materials for covers. Completely non-adhesive with an exposed spine, Coptic books lay flat when opened and can be expanded to a full 360 degrees. We will fold, punch and sew three text blocks, each using a different cover variation. We will also learn to bend needles into the necessary shapes to sew these timeless books. No previous experience necessary.
April 12 - 13, 10am - 4pm        Susan Mills        $190/$215

Collage Technique
Explore the technical issues of adhesion through a practical investigation of grounds, proper ground and medium preparation, and experimentation of various grounds and adhesives in relation to specific adhered materials. Emphasis in this course is placed on permanency, technical problem- solving, continuity of materials (techniques to eliminate bleeding, warping, bubbling, smears, wrinkling, etc.), manipulating papers with different kinds of adhesives, and creating exciting, novel art materials with adhesives.
April 26 - 27, 10am - 4pm        Roy Secord        $190/$215

Decorative Boxes
This workshop is a great introduction to book arts. Students will learn traditional techniques and materials (similar to those used in bookbinding) to create two beautiful boxes, one with a separate lid, the other with an attached hinged lid. These boxes are perfect for storing photos, collectibles or treasured objects. Students should bring their own decorative paper to class.
April 26 - 27, 10am - 4pm        Carolyn Chadwick        $190/$215

Miniature Books II
Miniature books are challenging due to their size limitations. There are no limitations however to their potential as vessels and artifacts for both visual and written expressions. The class will create an array of personalized book structures which reflect the individual's experiences through patterns, designs and some text from traditional book structures to more sculptural creations.
May 3 - 4, 10am - 4pm        Maria G. Pisano        $190/$215

Paste Papers
Discover the fun of drawing through paste infused with color on paper that yields wonderful patterned designs and layers of colors. The preparation of paper and pattern-making will be presented, followed by time to experiment with creating your own unique decorative papers. Consideration will be made for the wide application of this medium, from end sheets and book or box covers, to textile designs and wall coverings. Beginners welcome.
Saturday, May 10, 10am - 4pm        Sage Reynolds        $90/$115

Hand Tools for Bookbinders
It's a poor craftsman who blames his tools! Having the right tool, properly maintained for the job can make a big difference in both the ease of execution and the final finish in bookbinding and conservation. Participants in this workshop will learn how to make and sharpen a set of small leather paring knives and how to customize bone folders. They will also learn to modify, tune and sharpen a range of edges and tools used in bookbinding.
May 17 - 18, 10am - 4pm        Joe Landry        $190/$215

Sound and Light
How would you like to make an electric book with special effect devices? This course devotes two days to making books with Direct Current (DC) electricity. Students will learn how to install batteries, buzzers, light bulbs, and micro-switches, as well as the fundamentals of electricity and the techniques of wiring, soldering, and attaching miniature parts to book covers or text blocks in a hardcover book. You will wire one or, time permitting, two books during this weekend course. Some bookbinding experience is recommended but not required.
May 17 - 18, 10am - 4pm        Hooshang Partovi       $210/$235

Weeknights in the Bindery

Stencil and Papercutting
The series of exercises in this workshop will provide students with experience in using stencils for illustration and coloring. Learn to design and cut original stencils using a variety of waterproof papers. You'll start your own "stencil library" so that you can combine techniques to create unusual effects.
Section 1: January 21 - Feb 11, 4 Tuesday nights, 6 - 9pm       Beatrice Coron       $190/$215
Section 2: May 6 - 27, 4 Tuesday nights, 6 - 9pm        Beatrice Coron       $190/$215

Bookbinding I
This introductory ten-week course will familiarize students with the basic materials (paper, cloth, board and adhesives) and techniques (folding, sewing and gluing) of bookbinding. Students will make several books, including pamphlet bindings, multi-section books, a simple enclosure, and books that become great journals, sketchbooks and albums.
Section 1: Feb. 24 - April 28, 10 Monday nights, 6 - 9pm        Laurel Parker       $350/$375
Section 2: Feb. 25 - May 6, 10 Tuesday nights, (skips 4/1), 6 - 9pm       Laurel Parker       $350/$375
Section 3: Feb 26 - April 30, 10 Wednesday nights, 6 - 9pm       Sage Reynolds       $350/$375
NOTE: BBI is also offered as weeklong, daytime intensives Feb 10 - 14 & April 7 - 11

Bookbinding II
This class is a direct extension of Bookbinding I. While reviewing basic skills, such as sewing and rounding and backing, we will introduce other book features like made-endpapers, hand cutting an index, making a guarded album and using handle tools to letter a cover. We will make a box and top to cover the components using two different methods. Binding stacks of paper without sewing will be demonstrated. Bookbinding I is a pre-requisite.
February 24 - April 28, 10 Monday nights, 6 - 9pm       Sage Reynolds        $350/$375

NOTE: BBII also offered as a weeklong, daytime intensive, February 17 - 21

The Painted Book
This workshop will cover tools, materials, and techniques for painting color and pattern onto the pages of artist's books. Over four weeknight sessions, students will learn recipes for mixing mediums and colors, design strategies, and some tricks of working with handmade paper. Students will emerge from this workshop with the knowledge and skills to create colorful, unique artist's books that pull the viewer along through strong visual interest.
February 4 - 25, 4 Tuesday nights, 6 - 9pm        Rory Golden       $190/$215

Round Boxes
Tired of right angles? Leave your straight-edges at home and learn to make a round box. Create these festive containers through instruction in cutting, bending and rounding book board. Learn two ways to bend the board towards the shape you want. We will learn variations on constructing lids - inside, outside, and on top of - and otherwise custom fitting the boxes. Your boxes can be covered in either cloth or resilient Japanese or other decorative paper. No previous box-making experience necessary.
March 5 - 26, 4 Wednesday nights, 6 - 9pm        Biruta Auna       $190/$215

The Memory Book: Collage Techniques
Create a personal journey of self-discovery, capture a memory, or a create a beautiful lyrical gift for a loved one by utilizing saved memorabilia, writings, photos, artwork, personal mementos, etc. into creating your own memory book. This class will focus on personal creativities and art direction and utilize a wide variety of standardized and unique collage techniques. Bring a purchased or handmade blank journal with your ideas and materials to our first class and preserve a cherished memory. Beginners through Advanced.
April 10 - May 22, 7 Thursday Nights, 6 - 9pm        Roy Secord        $275/$300

Manuscript Illumination
They only illuminate Bibles, right? No! Manuscript illumination is a set of techniques developed in the Middle Ages. The brilliant colors, supple parchment, and luminous gold catch the eye and demand complete attention. Small and discrete or overwhelming in scope, illuminations delight the eye. Using traditional designs or images from their own work, students will create a small illumination while learning all the steps in the process.
April 24 - May 22, 5 Thursday nights, 6:30 - 9pm       Karen Gorst        $190/$215

Soft Cover Leather Bound Books for Beginners: The Long Version
Want to make leather bound books but are intimidated or lack experience? No previous experience in bookbinding or leather working is needed to create these beautiful soft leather bound books. In this in-depth, evening workshop, you will add surface design to the leather covers using linoleum block cuts to create texture, image and color. Decorative endpapers and a deckled edge text block complete the aesthetic of the books. We will also learn to make leather headbands.
April 16 - May 21, 6 Wednesday nights, 6 - 9 pm        Biruta Auna       $270/$295

NEW! Artist's Books
This class is ideal for those students interested in exploring their own personal vision in book arts through traditional and alternative methods. Each student will have the opportunity to create a personal narrative by using paper, cloth and commonly found objects in conjunction with simple stamping and stencil methods. To my fellow "pack-rats", I encourage you to bring in all of those miscellaneous items to enhance your personal vision. Found images, text and objects will also be available during class. All levels welcome.
May 7 - 28, 4 Wednesday nights, 6 - 9 pm       Benjamin D. Rinehart        $190/$215

Weekdays in the Bindery

Leather Spine Photo Album
In this intensive week-long workshop, participants will bind a large traditional quarter leather photo album. Skills learned will include basic album construction with stubbing, rounding and backing using a hollow, attached board construction and leather work. We will also discuss methods of attaching photos and insetting onto the front board. Eat your Wheaties before this one it will be a strenuous but rewarding workshop! BBII is a prerequisite, or permission of the instructor.
January 20 - 24, Monday - Friday, 10am - 4pm        Carolyn Chadwick        $350/$375

Bookbinding II: An Introduction to Restoration
In this class, students will concentrate on the more complex bookbinding methods used in book restoration. We will take apart a book, re-guard sections, re-sew and construct new cases. Students should bring to class three or four books for re-binding.
Prerequisite: Bookbinding I.
January 27 - 31, Monday - Friday, 10am - 4pm        Sarah Dillon        $350/$375

Book Restoration
This course will concentrate mostly on the common practice of re-backing cloth volumes. Paper repair, re-sewing of loose sections, dry cleaning, and the treatment of spines and endpapers will also be addressed. Students should bring at least two cloth covered books to the first class: one with a split or loose spine, and another with broken or split endpaper joints. Prerequisites: Bookbinding II is strongly recommended or Bookbinding I and the ability to make a case with confidence.
February 3 - 7, Monday - Friday, 10am - 4pm        Sarah Dillon        $350/$375

Bookbinding I Intensive
This introductory week-long course will familiarize you with the basic materials (paper, cloth, board and adhesives) and techniques (folding, sewing and gluing) of bookbinding. We will make several books, including pamphlet bindings, multi-section books, a simple enclosure; books that become great journals, sketchbooks and albums.
Section 1: February 10 - 14, Monday - Friday, 10am - 4pm       Susan Mills       $350/$375
Section 2: April 7 - 11, Monday - Friday, 10am - 4pm        Susan Mills       $350/$375

Bookbinding for Artists
This intensive, beginning workshop is designed to enable artists to use the book format in their work as a means of expanding, preserving and restructuring ideas. Students will make four to five books, including an accordion book, a long-stitch book, and variations on the pamphlet binding, as well as a simple box (or two). The properties of bookbinding materials will be discussed in detail. Beginners welcome.
Section 1: February 10 - 14, Monday - Friday, 10am - 4pm        Barbara Mauriello       $350/$375
Section 2: March 24 - 28, Monday - Friday, 10am - 4pm       Barbara Mauriello       $350/$375

Bookbinding II Intensive
This weeklong class extends the practice of Bookbinding skills. We will begin by reviewing a flat-back case binding, then explore several structures utilizing more advanced skills, such as rounding and backing. Given time, we will learn about working with leather, hand sewn endbands, edge gilding and simple gold tooling. Bookbinding I is a pre-requisite.
February 17 - 21, Monday - Friday, 10am - 4pm       Susan Mills        $350/$375

Making Models: A Bookbinding Sampler
This course combines features of two workshops - "Bookbinding for Artists" and "A World of Boxes" as it presents, over a four-week period, an introduction to the tools, materials and techniques of bookbinding. Each day will have a specific focus: folding and scoring paper; sewing; the properties of adhesives; cover and box construction; and - incorporated throughout - decorative potential of the materials. Models made during class will be the foundation for more personal projects initiated by students during the days between classes (yes, that means homework). Remember: there is nothing you cannot do with a bone folder in hand! Beginners welcome.
February 19, 26 & March 5, 12, 4 Wednesdays, 10am - 4pm       Barbara Mauriello        $300/$325

NEW! Diorama and Carousel Books
Learn to construct these panoramic books, where the 3D scenes are revealed in multi-layered openings that recede into space. Viewed through a window or other intricate opening, creating multidimensional visual experiences. No experience necessary, just bring pictures and ideas.
Friday, February 28, 10am - 4pm       Maria G. Pisano       $90/$115

NEW! Late Coptic Binding
Focusing on book production practiced in Egypt during the seventh to eleventh centuries, students will each build a book with laminated papyrus boards, covered in leather. We will blind tool, punch, pierce, lace and stitch the leather BEFORE covering and fashioning a peg and strap closure from bone, metal and leather. The range of materials, handwork techniques and the feel of the completed book are what make this structure particularly unique and exquisite!
March 10 - 13, Monday - Thursday, 10am - 4pm        Shanna Leino       $300/$325

NEW! Wood Covered Books
Inspired by books from the Middle Ages which I studied in Ireland and Italy, I'll introduce participants to 3 structures developed based on traditional bindings. We'll begin the week slowly and build on our skills culminating with each participant completing 3 wood covered books and leaving with the inspiration and skills to create many more. Basic book binding skills are required.
March 17 - 21, Monday - Friday, 10am - 4pm        Peter Madden        $350/$375

Conservation Enclosures
Books are our prized possessions - whether we create them or collect them. Archival enclosures such as a corrugated phase box, wrapper, and case wrapper are easy and rather quick to make. They are supportive, enable one to store work in a protective environment, and offer an alternative to making a clamshell box. Discussion on archival materials, appropriate glues, boards, papers, etc. Learn how to measure and score for a perfect fit using jigs and other helpful hints. In addition, we will design labels for the boxes. For the librarian, book artist or collector. No experience necessary, just come with your books.
March 20 - 21, Thursday & Friday, 10am - 4pm       Maria G. Pisano        $190/$215

NEW! Titles and Labels on Books
If you've been taking class for a while, you may want to start lettering your books. This one-day workshop will cover lettering techniques using the Kwikprint Hot Stamping Press. We will discuss stamping spines, cases and labels, setting type and preparing your materials. Methods shown will be useful whether you're stamping one rebind or an edition of multiples.
Friday, April 4, 10am - 4pm        Carolyn Chadwick       $90/$115

Historical Bookbinding
In this course students will recreate three books based on 16th and 17th century bindings: a limp multi-section book sewn on leather thongs with hand sewn end bands and a durable non-adhesive paper cover; an Ethiopian book with exposed sewing and wooden covers; and a large Indian book with a stiff quilted fabric cover. Previous bookbinding experience is helpful, but not necessary.
April 7 - 11, Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm       Susan Mills       $350/$375

A World of Boxes
The world of boxes is large, magnificent and full of surprises. A tray, a case, a lid and a flap: four simple architectural elements and hundreds of ways to combine them! Working with cloth and patterned papers, we will construct portfolios, hinge-lidded boxes, partitioned boxes, boxes with unusual closures and other decorative details. Please bring with you photographs, postcards, letters, buttons, ribbons, all sorts of doodads and ephemera - anything that will personalize your boxes and make them truly unique.
April 28 - May 2, Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm        Barbara Mauriello       $350/$375

The Four Room Book
At first glance, this book appears to be conventional. But, when you open the cover, a three-dimensional layout suggestive of four rooms complete with floors and walls unfolds. The complicated appearance of this book belies its simple structure. In this one-day workshop we will construct several models of the Four-Room Book, exploring structural variations. We will indulge our sense of whimsy with the addition of pop-ups, doors, windows, text, images and decorative layers of color.
Thursday, May 22, 10am - 4pm        Paula Beardell Krieg        $90/$115

Weekends in the Printshop

The Layered Page
For artists who make prints, books or mixed media images, this weekend workshop will focus on experimentation with a wide range of media to create rich layered surfaces. The instructor will demonstrate pochoir, monoprint, paper lithography, collage, adhesives, heat transfers, and relief printing of metal type as well as woodblocks and photoengraved plates. Day two will be set aside for students to freely experiment in the studio under the instructor's guidance.
January 18 & 19, 10am - 4pm        Maureen Cummins        $190/$215

OPEN HOUSE
See free demonstrations by CBA Artist Members and instructors, and try some simple book binding, printing, and paper decoration techniques yourself. This Open House starts off our term of new classes and workshops on just the right cheerful note for a cold winter day!
Saturday, January 25, 11am - 4pm       FREE

Paste Paper Cake Walk see bindery weekend workshops for description
Sunday, January 26, 10am - 4pm        Rory Golden, Maria G. Pisano, Sage Reynolds       $70/$95

Beginning Letterpress Intensive
Learn the fundamentals of typesetting and letterpress printing while creating a spontaneous, collaborative print or broadside. Designed for those without prior printing experience, this workshop will cover setting lead type by hand and the mechanics of printing with the Vandercook. In addition, you will learn options for printing illustrations. The group will explore how to compose a page using the press as a design tool and investigate the subtleties of paper, inking and impression.
Section 1: February 1 & 2, 10am - 4pm       Jessica Kahle        $190/$215
Section 2: February 15 & 16, 10am - 4pm       Katherine McCanless Ruffin        $190/$215
Section 3: March 15 & 16, 10am - 4pm       Jessica Kahle        $190/$215
Section 4: April 5 & 6, 10am - 4pm       Shari DeGraw        $190/$215
Section 5: April 26 & 27, 10am - 4pm       Jessica Kahle        $190/$215

NEW! Texts to Art
Add letterpress printed texts to your two dimensional artwork using lead and wood type. Recycle drawings, paintings and prints by merging them into an artist's book, or simply re-invent them into posters with words. Learn basic book structures to house the pieces in one space.
Section 1: February 8 & 9,10am - 4pm        Elena Laza        $190/$215
Section 2: March 22 & 23, 10am - 4pm        Elena Laza       $190/$215

Introduction to Photopolymer Plates
This course is designed for those familiar with graphic design (any platform and software are ok) interested in using digital files for letterpress printing. The class will walk you through all stages of the process - from computer design considerations to printing on The Center's Vandercook proofing presses.
February 22 & 23, 10am - 4pm       Earl Kallemeyn       $190/$215 (+ a materials fee for plate and film)

NEW! Wood Type Weekend
Learn to print with wood type on both Vandercook proof presses and The Center's antique Washington Hand Press. Print on T-shirts, dye-cut coasters and other items using The Center's collection of Wood Type. Suitable for all levels of experience.
March 1 & 2, 10am - 4pm       Dikko Faust       $190/$215

Paper Marbling
This course will teach the basics of water-based (Turkish) paper marbling using acrylic and tempera paints. Learn how to prepare paper for marbling as well as basic marbling techniques. You will then have the opportunity to make your own marbled papers. We will also examine a variety of marbling patterns. Students who wish to marble their own specific types of paper should bring them on the first day of class to be prepared for marbling on day two.
March 8 & 9, 10am - 4pm        Lauren Rowland        $190/$215

NEW! Greeting Cards from Photopolymer Plates
Students will develop images before class begins, we'll have plates made and you can go to town printing your own stationery, greeting cards or letterhead. The design of unique mailers will also be covered. No previous printing experience required.
March 29 & 30, 10am - 4pm        Roni Gross        $190/$215 +$45 plate fee

NEW! Letterpress Printing & Fine Press Publishing Seminar for Emerging Writers
Participants will hear short lectures from professionals in the field - printers, poet-publishers, dealers and collectors, to get a practical overview of fine press publishing. Then they will learn basic letterpress printing, both traditional typesetting and options with new technology, by collaboratively printing a poem as a broadside or small chapbook project.
Friday - Sunday, April 11, 12 & 13, 10am - 4pm        Tuition Free for Accepted Students        
click here for application due March 10 (pdf) or call 212 481-0295 for an application.

NEW! Letterpress Forever! - Presswork for Permanence
Printing Projects on Dampened Paper on the Washington Hand Press & Vandercook Cylinder press. The intention is to form a team to print texts on dampened paper, a broadside using photopolymer plates on the Vandercook presses and a small book-in-sheets using metal type on the hand press. Short meetings before and after the class may occur in order to plan and finish the projects. Offsite Workshop.
May 3 & 4, 10am - 4pm        Earl Kallemeyn        $190/$215

NEW! Hand Crafted Stamps
This class will introduce you to a variety of stamps that are easy to make and can be used anywhere. By creating these stamps it will build a personal and unique vocabulary for prints, books, artwork, etc. This relief form of printmaking is similar to wood & linocuts. The class will focus on single and multiple color stamps, printing with oil-based ink, using stencils and other experimental techniques. Students should bring images to class for inspiration. All Levels Welcome!
May3 & 4, 10am - 4pm        Benjamin D. Rinehart       $190$215

Printshop Renter Training Workshop
Learn how to care for a Vandercook proof presses in this short workshop. Topics to be covered include press proper inking and cleaning, roller height adjustment, and changing the tympan paper, as well as The Center's general rules for working in the Jane Mead Timken Printshop. Required for printshop renters.
Section 5:Saturday, May 10, 10am - 12pm        CBA Staff       $40/$65

NOTE: Also offered as an evening workshop

Beginning Multiple Color Linoleum Printing
Learn registration and carving techniques, jigsaw registration, reduction printing and make at least one multiple color print. Students will trade prints with each other at the end of the class. This is a great illustration technique for artist's books. Beginners Welcome.
May 17 & 18, 10am - 4pm        Mare Blocker       $190/$215

Weeknights in the Printshop

Monotype: The Painterly Print
Monoprinting is a painterly way of printing that allows for translating original drawings and compositions into prints. We will explore various techniques in creating monoprints, including brushing, rolling, stenciling and working in color and black and white. No experience necessary.
Section 1: January 27 & February 3, 2 Monday nights, 6 - 9pm       Elena Laza       $90/$115
Section 2: February 10 & 24, 2 Monday nights, 6 - 9pm       Elena Laza       $90/$115
Section 3: March 31 & April 7, 2 Monday nights, 6 - 9pm       Elena Laza       $90/$115
Section 4: May 12 & 19, 2 Monday nights, 6 - 9pm        Elena Laza       $90/$115

NEW! Paper Lithography
This class is inspired by the traditional process of stone lithography. We will use a standard copy from a copy machine to print. The class will focus on how to design an image, prepare the copy, mix inks, plan and execute the printing process. Each student will learn how to print from The Center's presses and also how to work from home. Students are responsible for bringing in their own images, however additional inspirational materials will be available in class. All levels welcome.
February 5 - 26, 4 Wednesday nights, 6 - 9pm       Benjamin D. Rinehart       $190/$215

New! Typesetting and the Platen Press: Small Projects
Business cards, invitations and other small projects are easy to do on a platen press. Set lead type by hand, learn to fit it into a chase, and letterpress print editions of your own design. Hands-on workshop that will offer the chance to do one or two simple projects over the course of two evenings. Students can continue in further sections of the course to do more projects under the instructor's guidance. Beginners welcome.
Section 1: February 6 & 13, 2 Thursday nights, 6 - 9pm       Richard Meneely       $90/$115
Section 2: February 20 & 27, 2 Thursday nights, 6 - 9pm       Richard Meneely       $90/$115
Section 3: March 6 & 13, 2 Thursday nights, 6 - 9pm       Richard Meneely       $90/$115
Section 4: March 20 & 27, 2 Thursday nights, 6 - 9pm        Richard Meneely       $90/$115
Section 5: May 7 & 14, 2 Wednesday nights, 6 - 9pm       Richard Meneely       $90/$115

Printshop Renter Training Workshop
Learn proper procedures for working in the printshop. Topics to be covered include proper press cleaning and maintenance, roller height adjustment, and changing the tympan paper. Required for printshop renters.
Section 1: January28, Tuesday night, 6 - 8pm        CBA Staff       $40/$65
Section 2: February 11, Tuesday night, 6 - 8pm        CBA Staff        $40/$65
Section 3: April 23, Wednesday night, 6 - 8pm       CBA Staff        $40/$65
Section 4: May 27, Tuesday night, 6 - 8pm        CBA Staff        $40/$65

NOTE: Also offered as a Saturday workshop

Letterpress Project Workshop
Need help preparing and printing an editioned letterpress project? Learn how to prepare digital files for photo-polymer printing/artwork for magnesium plates, and print a small edition from polymer, magnesium, linoleum or wood type; write a colophon, prospectus and discuss marketing your book. Previous printing experience helpful but not essential.
Section 1: February 18 - March 25, 6 Tuesday nights, 6 - 9 pm       Roni Gross       $250/$275
Section 2: April 8 - May 13, 6 Tuesday nights, 6 - 9 pm       Roni Gross        $250/$275

Wood and Metal Type in Combination
Develop your skill in printing different sizes and kinds of type all at once. We will mix wood and metal type together using single and multi-colored inking. Wood and metal letters have unique physical properties that, when mixed, produce endless possibilities in effect and composition. We will address how to integrate image and text together, incorporating text compositionally on a page, next to an illustration, or by itself. Please bring along words you'd like to print an announcement, poem or poster, and any special papers or drawings on which you would like to print. No previous printing experience necessary.
Section 1: March 3 - 24, four Monday nights, 6 - 9pm       Elena Laza       $190/$215
Section 2: April 14 - May 5, four Monday nights, 6 - 9pm       Elena Laza       $190/$215

Guillotine Training Workshop
In this 2-hour workshop you will learn to operate The Center's motorized guillotine paper cutter. The guillotine makes it easy to cut large stacks of paper and to trim the edges of books. Completion of this course is required for authorization to use the machinery.
Section 1: March 5, Wednesday night, 6 - 8 pm        Roni Gross        $40/$65
Section 2: April 10, Thursday night, 6 - 8pm        Roni Gross        $40/$65
Section 3: May 20, Tuesday night, 6 - 8pm       Roni Gross        $40/$65

The Artist's Book: Concept and Direction
This workshop offers direction in the planning and creation of your artist's book. Together, we will problem solve both process and conceptualization of our book projects. Various printing methods will be demonstrated and used, including drypoint, monoprinting, letterpress, woodcut, and wood engraving. There will also be demonstrations of various binding structures. Students will receive personal attention on their individual projects and work on making a book dummy. Suitable for all levels of experience.
March 12 - April 16, 6 Wednesday nights, 6 - 9pm       Mikhail Magaril        $250/$275

Weekdays in the Printshop

Japanese Water-based Woodblock Printing
Create images using the ancient traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e style of printing by hand, still widely used in Japan today. We will carve simple images into blocks and print them. We will make multi-colored block prints using a variety of carving techniques. The use of proper tools (carving, brushes and others), quite different from those used in Western printmaking, will be thoroughly discussed. Students will make two or three prints in small editions during the workshop. Suitable for all levels of experience.
May 27 - 30, Tuesday through Friday, 10am - 4pm       Takuji Hamanaka        $300/$325

Papermaking Workshops at Dobbin Mill in Brooklyn, weekdays

NEW! Magic Flax Artist Books
n this workshop, we will bind books as we are making flax paper. The resulting set of books will truly display flax's amazing versatility: translucency and rich color intensity are but two of its characteristics...so the papers can look like transparent vellums, skins or have a depth of color that is unique. Then, with its high shrinkage, we can manipulate and create expressive decorative patterning and designs that can make the paper have relief patterns, embossings, or even 3d structure. Few fibers in papermaking are as complex and fascinating as flax!
May 17 & 18, 10am - 4pm        Robbin Ami Silverberg       $170/$195