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Make+Take: Spiral Fold Book, July 2022
July 21, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$40.00An In-Studio Make+Take!
Thursday, July 21, 7-9pm
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About this Workshop:
Learn how to construct a spiral fold, a circular-shaped book with sculptural form. After filling the pages with words and text of your own choosing we’ll make a decorative cover. We’ll even have time to make a second book that you can share! Book structure learned: Spiral fold, 3-D circular book, with book cloth cover (and foil stamp option).
All levels welcome – no experience necessary.
Registration closes July 13, 2022 and all materials are provided.
Sample images by Nathalie Ryan.
CLASS MATERIALS LIST:
Registration includes all materials needed for the workshop—just come ready to have fun!
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Nathalie A. Ryan is an educator, artist, writer, and musician, enjoying life in DC by wandering, wondering, and experimenting. Since 2002, she has led public programs at the National Gallery of Art and facilitated Professional Development Workshops for K-12 Educators at Harvard Project Zero. A certified mindfulness meditation facilitator and advocate for the role of the arts in nurturing cognitive, social-emotional, and ethical dispositions, Nathalie believes in the power of the arts to help people slow down, notice the world around them in new ways, spark curiosity, and deepen connection with oneself and others.
“[I enjoyed] the pace, the beauty of the finished product, and the time spent on something careful and handmade”
—Previous workshop attendee