Workshops Online Miniature Pop-Up Wildflowers with Longstitch Binding

Miniature Pop-Up Wildflowers with Longstitch Binding

Course Code: 26FBB000V

This virtual workshop takes place on Zoom on Tuesdays, September 8th - October 6th, from 6PM to 8PM ET.

Tuesday, September 8th, from 6PM to 8PM ET
Tuesday, September 15th, from 6PM to 8PM ET
Tuesday, September 22nd, from 6PM to 8PM ET
Tuesday, September 29th, from 6PM to 8PM ET
Tuesday, October 6th, from 6PM to 8PM ET

Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on August 25th, at 11:59 pm.

About the Workshop:

This virtual workshop is taught by CBA instructor Shawn Sheehy.

It's rare to see a pop-up book with a sewn binding. It's doable—DESIRABLE, even—to sew up a pop-up book once some structural issues have been addressed. And here's your chance to try it out for yourself!

Join Shawn in building this longstitch-bound sampler of 12 wildflowers native to the US. Kitted with pre-cut materials, you will fold and glue wildflowers representing four regions of the US, each grouped into their own gate-folded folio. The structure is fun, the flowers are lovely, and the binding is an elegant way to show it all off. Instruction will include extensive conversation about tools, materials and technique. This workshop has something for all levels of participants.

Required Materials:

Basic Bookbinding tools
Basic cutting tools
Glue and tape

Optional Materials:

Screw punch with 1mm bit (recommended)

A materials kit, excluding the tools listed above, will be shipped to each participant prior to the start of the class.

About Shawn Sheehy

Shawn Sheehy has been teaching book arts courses and workshops since 2001. His broadsides and artist book editions have been collected by such prestigious institutions as Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, University of Chicago, Library of Congress, UCLA, and Harvard. Sheehy’s trade pop-up books Welcome to the Neighborwood and Beyond the Sixth Extinction (both mass-market versions of previous artist books) were published by Candlewick, winning numerous awards. Sheehy served as director of The Movable Book Society from 2018 to 2023. He holds an MFA in the Book Arts from Columbia College Chicago.

All images courtesy of the instructor.

Class size is limited to ensure an optimal participant to instructor ratio. Register now before spots fill up! Registration for this workshop closes on August 25th at 11:59pm. The price of this class is $230 + $50 Materials fee. This class will be recorded and the recording will be viewable for up to 30 days after the class. If you cannot comfortably pay tuition but are interested in taking this class, please consider filling out our financial assistance application here. We will notify you if you are selected to receive a scholarship before the start date of the class.

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