I am really excited to be announcing my forthcoming workshops in November.
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The Book Arts course will lead you on a creative making jouney, learning traditional and experimental book binding and book arts techniques along the way.
Feel free to join the course or to drop in and participate in a selection of workshops. Advance booking is essential.
Feel free to join the course or to drop in and participate in a selection of workshops. Advance booking is essential.
Once you have gained experience in a variety of book arts making options, you will be guided in the creation of your own unique artist's book to treasure or give as a gift.
You are welcome to bring additional materials and, of course, your life knowledge and expertise will enrich your content and design choices.
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Wednesday morning (9:30 -11:00 am)
07.11 Paper engineering
14.11 Bookbinding
21.11 Altered books
28.11 Individual making session
Thursday evening (7:30 - 9:00 pm)
08.11 Paper engineering
15.11 Bookbinding
22.11 Altered books
29.11 Design : Form and Function
06.12 Individual making session
Venue: Quaker Meeting House
6 Church Street, Colchester
CO1 1NF
Price: £64 per person (4 sessions | wednesday am)
£80 per person (5 sessions | thursday pm)
£20 per person (drop-in per session)
Included: Use of specialist bookbinding tools
Specialist materials | Tea and coffee
Relaxed, creative atmosphere
Booking: Advance booking essential.
Payment in advance.
Contact: Mary Pullen
e mary.pullen@yahoo.co.uk
t + 44 (0) 7941 594 888
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Paper engineering
Learn a variety of paper manipulation and paper engineering techniques and create a small, hard cover artist's book using traditional book binding materials and tools.
Bookbinding
Make a unique single section, hand stitched book with a colourful cover and added extras including pockets, flaps, a beaded book mark and rounded corners.
Altered Books
Choose a book to alter with great respect due to the tome. Use paper engineering techniques and add, take away and alter your pages and cover to create a unique Altered Book.
Design: Form and Function
Learning about the concepts of Form and Function within the world of book arts. Use methods of imposition and drawing to design your unique artist's book.
Individual making session
Spend a luxurious session contemplating, developing and executing your own ideas
to create a unique artist's book, drawing on your personal ideas and new
skills learnt during the course.
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The workshops are suitable for participants of all levels.
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Take advantage of a reduced price when you enrol for the whole course - or drop in to individual sessions which draw your interest.
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The workshops are to be held at the lovely, calm location which is the Quaker Meeting House. The venue offers a fabulous, spacious and comfortable making space - and a great kitchen for preparing essential refreshments to fuel creativity!
The ground floor of the venue is fully accessible (Thursday evening workshops). Wednesday evening workshops are to be held on the first floor.
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