Block Printed Concertina Book
March 15 @ 10:30 am - 2:30 pm
$352.00A 3-Day In-Studio Workshop!
Saturday-Sunday, March 15-16 and Sunday, March 23, 10:30am-2:30pm
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About this Workshop:
In this three-part workshop we will use a simple block printing technique to create an organic floral pattern on paper. Then using watercolor paint and other art mediums, learn to hand tint and add decorative detail to the visual narrative, which will then be made into a beautiful concertina artist’s book.
- Day 1: We will explore making organic patterns on paper using vintage wooden floral fabric stamps and fluid acrylic paint. Then spend time developing a unique color palette and choosing the art mediums we will use to paint in the decorative detail.
- Day 2: Using our color palettes and various art mediums, we will hand tint and add other decorative detail to the preprinted pattern.
- Day 3: We will continue to add to the visual narrative of our books by adding collaged and written elements, learn the accordion folding pattern for our books, and make cloth covered covers.
Level: Beginner—no previous experience necessary!
Registration closes March 7, 2025. Material fees are included with your registration to cover the supplies provided in class. Students may/will need to gather/purchase additional materials for class (see the materials list below). This list will also be provided with the registration confirmation email.
Sample images by Anne Barnes
CLASS MATERIALS LIST:
Registration includes a $36 materials fee to cover consumable materials provided in class, including book board and cloth, paper, water soluble crayons, and paint. Students will need to supply additional materials of their own, including:
- Watercolor paint – Below are a few brands the instructor likes for their color combinations, quality, and small portable containers, but any preferred brand is fine:
- Prima watercolor paint sets
- Art to Basic watercolors (more expensive but can put together custom color sets)
- At least one or two watercolor brushes, but bring as many different sizes as you would like.
- (optional) Personal apron (we’ll have extras) and/or wear clothes that can get messy
- (optional) Gel pens (suggested colors, white, black, gold, silver)
- (optional) Notebook for taking notes
- (optional) Personal paper ephemera to use as collage material
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Anne Barnes is an artist and graphic designer living in Washington, DC. She graduated in June 2020 with an MFA in Visual Arts and worked for many years as a book and cover designer in publishing. Her mixed media work—which includes the use of books as medium and the production of artist’s books—combines a high-keyed color palette, expressive gesture, and symbolic mark-making. The result is the abstracted visualizations of her memories, emotions, and varied perspectives that merge to become metaphors for exploration into themes of human nature, popular culture, feminism, and motherhood. Learn more about her work at www.annebarnesstudio.com and on Instagram @annebarnes_studio.
“Anne is an amazing instructor! She is extremely knowledgeable, engaging, and encouraging. I am looking forward to more of her workshops!”
—Workshop participant, Long Stitch Books with Decorative Paste Paper Covers