An Abundance of Distinctive Books
Instructor Paula Krieg

Virtual Workshop
Monday November 18, 2024
6 to 8:30 PM Eastern Standard Time
From wherever you are in the world, via Zoom. This workshop will be recorded, and video will be available to registered students for at least 30 days after the workshop.

With the season of gifting in mind, here’s a workshop that is equally about creating an elegantly made book structure as it is about setting yourself up for production construction. The book form we’ll be looking at is a variation of Hedi Kyle’s School House Book with pleated closure. This class will teach a variation that can be made from a wide range of paper weights. It uses less paper than the form it’s based upon, and it offers the opportunity for a beaded spine and inner pockets. Along with the supply list below (or optional workshop packet available from the instructor) every student will receive a template/map/instruction mat that will facilitate a way of efficiently making numerous books simultaneously.

REGISTRATION
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Advance registration is required for all JCBA workshops. Class limit: 16. For more details or to register, email JCBA Director John Cutrone at jcutrone@fau.edu. John will send you an email explaining how to pay your tuition online. It's a simple process. Class limit: 16.

TUITION

This workshop has a set tuition of $100. Optional workshop kit, available directly from the instructor, is $25 plus shipping (provided you register in plenty of time for mailing.)

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Computer or tablet with Internet connection • Needle, bookbinder's thread, beads (optional) with holes large enough to fit your needle • 5 sheets of 11" x 15" papers, preferably decorative, light to medium weight (for covers) • 40 sheets of text paper, 5" x 7.5" (grain short, and about 24 lb. weight) (for book blocks) • 5 sheets of text paper, 5" x 7.75" (grain short, about 24 lb. weight, perhaps a color to match the cover) • An 8/5" x 11" sheet of paper (for making the template) • The template/map/instruction mat that will be sent to each student (via mail with kit; via PDF if not purchasing kit)

Plus the following materials: awl • bone folder • straight edge ruler • craft knife • soft surface for scoring (cutting mat or an old 18" x 24" pad of newsprint) • PVA or other craft glue • glue stick (having both PVA and glue stick is recommended).

OPTIONAL SUPPLY KIT AVAILABLE

For $25 plus shipping the instructor will mail you a kit containing all the papers listed above plus a needle, thread, and threader. This option is available only to people who register well in advance of the workshop, to account for shipping time.

Instructor

Paula Krieg has been designing, teaching, and chronicling paper and book arts projects for the past thirty years.