Course Code: 26SPE006I
This in-person workshop takes place on Saturday, March 21st, from 11AM to 5PM ET
Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on March 8th, at 11:59pm Eastern Time.
About the Workshop:
Does glue stress you out? Does thread tangle at your touch?
Then these no-glue/no-thread structures are for you! This exploration of non-adhesive assembly and binding features four structures: a simple pop-up card, a multi-spread pop-up book (with case), a blank accordion book with slipcase, and a formal codex bound and cased with tabs alone. All four of these structures will be assembled and bound using a kit of pre-cut pieces and a set of simple hand tools. This workshop is great for all levels; the omission of glue reduces stress for beginners, while the technical features surrounding non-adhesive joins appeal especially to more experienced book artists.
Required Materials:
- Bone folder
- Microspatula
- Tweezers
- Self-healing mat
- X-acto knife
All other materials will be provided by the Center for Book Arts at no additional cost.
About the Instructor:
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.