Course Code: 26MBB100I
This five-week, in-person workshop takes place on Tuesdays, June 9th - July 7th, from 6PM to 9PM ET.
- Tuesday, June 9th, from 6PM to 9PM ET
- Tuesday, June 16th, from 6PM to 9PM ET
- Tuesday, June 23rd, from 6PM to 9PM ET
- Tuesday, June 30th, from 6PM to 9PM ET
- Tuesday, July 7th, from 6PM to 9PM ET
Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on June 3, at 11:59pm Eastern Time.
About the Workshop:
This in-person class at the Center for Book Arts is taught by instructor Becca Josephson. In this introductory course, you will learn the basic use of bookbinding tools and materials, along with fundamental bookbinding structures.
Students will explore non-adhesive structures, bindings for single sheets, and other bindings that require minimal specialized equipment. Techniques covered include accordions, pamphlets, French stitch, Japanese stab binding, double accordion, and flag books.
This class is ideal for those who wish to learn simple forms for presenting their work or to build a solid foundation in bookbinding.
Required Materials:
- Pencil and paper for taking notes
- Please wear closed-toed shoes and clothes that can get stained or dirty (CBA will provide aprons, but the ink used on press can stain)
- If you already own the following please bring them. If not, CBA will have some for purchase or to borrow:
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- 3 packs of wax paper
- Deco and plain paper
- Color threads (I think we need more colors without wax) the linen one from Talas
- Pencil and paper for note-taking
- Bookbinding awl
- Bone folder
- Olfa silver knife and blades, or exact-o knife
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PVA
About the Instructor:
Becca Josephson is a Brooklyn based artist, printmaker, and bookbinder working around the form of the book. She often works with the risograph, letterpress, the manipulation of papercuts, and creating installation experiences for artist books. Becca teaches book art at various levels among other freelancing, commissions, book conservation and installation work. Becca completed a residency at InCahoots (Petaluma, CA) and has shown work at San Francisco Center for the Book, UC Berkeley, Mills College, and the Zuckerman Museum of Art. She received an MFA in Book Arts from Mills College and a BA from James Madison University. Becca’s work can be found in collection at Columbia University, VCU, and the UC Berkeley Environmental Design Library, among others.