The Perfect Pairing: Collage and Books
March 8 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
$239.00A 2-Day In-Studio Workshop!
Sundays, March 8 and 15, 1pm–5pm
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About this Workshop:
Join us for a 2-day exploration into techniques to create your own handmade books using an assortment of collage and mixed media materials. Together we’ll make book covers and internal pages with various types and weights of paper, then discover ways to incorporate personal materials such as photos, found papers, leftover gel prints, and other ephemera. We’ll also experiment with simple methods of making image transfers to further enhance your unique vision. We’ll cover a variety of book forms including drum leaf binding, accordion/concertina, and several types using pamphlet stitching. Whether you keep them as personal journals, travel sketch books, or transform them into mementos and gifts with personal memorabilia, we know you’ll agree—combining the beauty of 3-dimensional book forms and multimedia collage makes for the perfect pairing!
Level: Beginner—No previous experience necessary
Registration closes March 3, 2026. 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 Sharon Robinson and Linda Rollins
CLASS MATERIALS LIST:
Registration includes a $28 materials fee to cover consumable materials provided in class, including cardstock and watercolor paper, decorative papers and other embellishments, paint, ink, and other tools. Students will need to supply additional materials of their own, including:
- (optional) Personal apron (we’ll have extras) and/or wear clothes that can get messy
- 1 small jar of gloss or matte gel medium
- Any favorite photos or other memorabilia; LASER copies (not Inkjet) of any photos you would like to use for image transfers (in the 3”x5”—5”x7” range recommended)
- (optional) Any additional materials you’d like to consider for your books, including: found papers, beads, buttons, ribbon, cord, old jewelry or other found objects, stamps, and stencils
YOUR INSTRUCTORS:
Sharon Robinson is a mixed media, collage and assemblage artist residing in the Washington, D.C. area. She earned a Master’s of City Planning degree from MIT and worked in the urban transit and development field for 20 years on the west coast prior to becoming a full-time artist in 1999. She has also been a muralist, instructor, gallery manager and arts program administrator. She has exhibited her work extensively on both coasts, and teaches mixed media classes at the Smithsonian, The Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center. Her community activities include serving on the board of Pyramid Atlantic, the Mt. Rainier, MD Arts Commission and SCRAP-USA, a network of nonprofit creative reuse centers. Learn more about her work at www.therobinsonstudio.com.
YOUR INSTRUCTORS:
Book artist Linda Rollins is passionate about all aspects of the book arts and enjoys sharing her extensive knowledge of binding and repair techniques to students of all levels. She has been a book conservator since the mid-1990s, and was proprietor of Capella Book Arts.