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 a materials kit.
Level: Beginner
Registration closes June 2, 2022 for kit shipping and June 7, 2022 for kit pick-up. With your registration you’ll receive a list (with helpful links) to gather/purchase the supplemental tools you’ll need for class, any helpful handouts about the process, as well as a quick 1-page “how-to” on downloading and using the Zoom video app.
Please Note: The online session will be recorded for Pyramid Atlantic’s private use to better optimize our programming and share as examples for funders. You may mute your microphone or turn off your camera if you do not wish to be recorded. Access to the recording(s) will be made available to all participants for a limited time.
Registration includes a materials kit for pick-up or shipping (for an additional $10 fee). This includes cardstock, paper, waxed thread, and a bookbinding needle. In addition, students will need to gather/purchase supplies of their own, including:
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.