Course Code: 25MBB102V
This three-week virtual workshop takes place on Zoom on Mondays, June 9th - 23rd, 2025 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm eastern time on Zoom.
- Monday, June 9th, from 6PM to 8PM ET
- Monday, June 16th, from 6PM to 8PM ET
- Monday, June 23rd, from 6PM to 8PM ET
Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on May 26th, 2025 at 11:59pm.
About the Workshop:
Drum leaf bindings are lay-flat structures ideal for displaying photographs and prints. This workshop will introduce techniques for constructing book blocks for a Japanese Album, a Japanese Butterfly book, and a drum leaf binding which all have similar and ingenious modes of assembly.
After learning these structures, participants will case-in their drum leaf book blocks with easily assembled quarter-cloth covers with throw-back spines. Since each page spread is a single folded folio, images can be printed across the gutter with no interruption, making this structure popular with printmakers and photographers. Once completed, these books lie flat when opened, making them easy and comfortable to view. No previous bookbinding experience required!
Fun Fact: Drum leaf binding is a structure developed by artist and bookbinder Timothy Ely. He was inspired by his studio of vellum binding in England, where he observed how vellum was drummed to boards to minimize pulling.
Required Supplies:
Materials:
- Paper
- Book cloth
- Book board
Tools:
- Bone folder
- Glue
- Ruler
- Scissors
More detailed materials lists, including measurements, will be provided in the confirmation email sent upon registration.
About Scott McCarney
Scott McCarney is an artist, designer, and educator based in Rochester, New York. His primary art practice has been in book form since 1980 and spans many media, from offset and digital printing to sculptural and site-specific installation. His bookworks can be found in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Victoria & Albert Museum, London; and Yale University Art Gallery, among others. His work is shown internationally (Sao Paulo, Brazil; Melbourne, Australia; Baku, Azerbaijan) as well as closer to home (Hallwalls, Buffalo NY; Everson Museum, Syracuse NY; Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester NY). His teaching and lecturing itinerary is varied and eclectic, carrying the banner of artist’s books to Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Mexico, and South America. He recently concluded 16 years of teaching in the College of Art and Design at Rochester Institute of Technology.
All images courtesy of the instructor.
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