This in-person workshop takes place at CBA on February 17-18 & February 24-25, 2024 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
- Saturday, February 17, 10:00am-4:00pm
- Sunday, February 18, 10:00am-4:00pm
- Saturday, February 24, 10:00am-4:00pm
- Sunday, February 25, 10:00am-4:00pm
Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on February 10th, at 11:59 pm.
About the Workshop:
This in-person workshop is taught by CBA instructor Ana Paula Cordeiro.
Translucence, color, textures, and patterns: unlock all the possibilities of paper in this decoration intensive. This workshop will cover a variety of techniques and materials from East to West, including Itajime (folding & dyeing), paste papers, lamination, encaustic, shellac, litho-crayon rubbing effects, and more!
Participants will have the opportunity to create and produce a variety of decorated papers suitable for book covers, pages, and end sheets. All levels are welcome to expand their paper decorating skills!
Fun Fact: Itajime (ee-tah’-ji-may) is a traditional Japanese fold and clamp coloring technique noted for its soft-edged shapes and repeating patterns.
Required Materials:
All materials will be provided by CBA at no additional charge to the students.
About Ana Paula Cordeiro
Ana Paula Cordeiro makes books by hand, photographs with film, prints from lead type, and writes either sparingly or profusely on unbound folios, which she then proceeds to bind into volumes. In 2018 she co-organized the multi-media installation Introspective Collective. In 2019 she contributed to a book publication about bookmaking called Bookforms. And in 2020 she was awarded a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation and an Honorable Mention at the International Human Rights Arts Festival Creators of Justice Award for her essay Citizen. This fall, she had an interview published by The Interior Beauty Salon. Originally from Brazil, she is based in New York and does all her work at The Center for Book Arts communal shop. Her artist books are collected privately and institutionally.
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 February 10th at 11:59pm. The price of this class is $875 plus a $50 materials fee.