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Make+Take: Buttonhole Books

with Anne Barnes

February 15, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

$45
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Let’s Make+Take!

Thursday, February 15, 7-9pm

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About this Workshop:

Interested in handmade books but unsure where to start? In this workshop, you will learn some introductory book binding skills and create your very own Buttonhole Paper Book using cardstock paper, some waxed thread, and a sewing needle. These journals require no adhesive and make the perfect gift for a loved one or yourself! Registration includes all materials such as cardstock, paper, and waxed thread.

Level: Beginner – no previous experience necessary

Registration closes February 7, 2024 and includes all materials.

Sample images by Eliza Clifford

CLASS MATERIALS LIST:

Registration includes all materials—just come ready to have fun! In addition, you may want to bring the following optional items for class:

  • A personal apron (we’ll have extras) or wear clothes that can get messy
  • A notebook or sketchbook for note taking
  • Any personal bookbinding tools you’d like to use instead of the class set: bonefolder, Xacto knife, awl, ruler, bookbinding needles

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.