{"product_id":"26mpd002i","title":"Exploratory Bookmaking","description":"\u003ch4\u003eCourse Code: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e26MPD002I\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThis three-week, in-person workshop takes place at CBA on Thursdays\u003cspan\u003e, July 16th - 30th, from 6PM to 9PM ET.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThursday, July 16th, from 6PM to 9PM ET\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThursday, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJuly 23rd, from 6PM to 9PM ET\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThursday, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJuly 30th, from 6PM to 9PM ET\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePlease Note: Registration for this workshop closes on July 5, 2026 at 11:59 pm.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Workshop:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis in-person class at Center for Book Arts is taught by instructor \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDeborah Phillips Chodoff.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis workshop explores the process of conceiving and executing a unique book work. We will move through play, experimentation, and collecting as we identify a central theme or concept. The shape, size, and mechanism best suited to the concept will naturally follow. Next comes refining and problem-solving as the work moves from concept through construction. Non-traditional binding solutions are encouraged; the book may include found objects, text, photographs, fabrics, papers, and\/or natural objects. By the end of this workshop, participants will have gone through the process of creating a unique artist book, a playful, absorbing, and rich experience that will continue to nourish future endeavors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExamples of the instructor’s work, as well as books from the CBA collection, will furnish a wide variety of examples. Participants should dress for mess; in the first class we will be creating our own decorative papers, and subsequently collaging and possibly using paint and ink for text and finishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRequired Materials:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSketchbook, spiral bound preferred, any size\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFavorite art-making supplies such as colored pencils, markers, watercolor sets, graphite, etc. as desired; avoid charcoal and pastels (too smudgy for books)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOptional Materials:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eneedle-nosed pliers (if you have them)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eVarious types of string and thin rope\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssortment of hardware\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA more detailed materials list will be sent to you upon registration. All other materials will be provided by the Center for Book Arts at no additional cost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Instructor\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/centerforbookarts.org\/people\/deborah-phillips-chodoff\"\u003eDeborah Phillips Chodoff\u003c\/a\u003e studied printmaking at Atelier 17 in Paris, France, with Stanley William Hayter and Krishna Reddy. After returning to New York City, she worked as a printmaker and painter; she started making unique artists’ books in the early 1980’s. Through early shows at Franklin Furnace and the Ted Cronin Gallery she met many of her book arts friends and colleagues. Her work has been shown nationally and internationally and is in numerous collections, including  the Fine Art Collection at The Center for Book Arts in NYC, the MoMA library, libraries at Harvard, Yale, the University of Alberta, and Florida Atlantic University, and Hillary Clinton’s archive collection. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChodoff’s experience as a printmaker, painter, a digital\/analog collage artist, photographer, and teacher allows her to use a rich variety of materials and methods to realize her books. Found objects, manipulated papers, and minimal texts inform the concepts and dictate the structures of her often sculptural works. She uses traditional and ad hoc binding techniques, producing either one-of-a kind artist books, or a series of unique variants. Her body of work also includes painting, digital collage, and video. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- wp:paragraph \/--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll images courtesy of the instructor.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Center for Book Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46910628954268,"sku":"26MPD002I","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3861\/files\/ChodoffMove_3secondspreadwithdiskreadytospin_2.jpg?v=1779216958","url":"https:\/\/shop.centerforbookarts.org\/products\/26mpd002i","provider":"Center for Book Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}