Course Code: 25MBB108V
This four-week, virtual workshop takes place on Zoom on Wednesdays, July 30th- August 20th, from 6:00pm to 8:00 pm Eastern Time.
- Wednesday, July 30th, from 6PM to 8PM ET
- Wednesday, August 6th, from 6PM to 8PM ET
- Wednesday, August 13th, from 6PM to 8PM ET
- Wednesday, August 20th, from 6PM to 8PM ET
Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on July 16, at 11:59 pm.
About the Workshop:
Immerse yourself in the creative process of artist bookmaking through the use of imaginative prompts in this engaging 4-week online course. Each week, you'll receive a unique prompt that will inspire the content, structure, and design of your artist book. From concept development to binding techniques, you'll explore how prompts can shape and enhance your artistic expression. By the end of the course, you'll have created a personalized artist book, reflecting your creative responses to each week's prompt, and gained the skills to continue crafting unique books in the future. Whether you're a beginner or have some experience, this course offers a fresh, prompt-driven approach to bookmaking.
Required Materials:
- Text weight paper
- Bookbinding thread
- Bookbinding needle
- Bone folder
- Glue stick or PVA glue
- Scissors
- Craft knife
- Cutting mat
- Metal ruler
- Triangle or T-square
- Pencils, eraser, and pens
- Clips or clothespins
- Awl
- Decorative tools (such as stickers, washi tape, marker, watercolors, etc.)
A more detailed materials list will be sent upon registration.
About the Instructor
Amber Braverman is the proprietor of Post Editions, a letterpress studio focused on collaboration with artists and writers.
As an educator, Braverman hopes to share her passion for the craft of printmaking with her students. She has been teaching letterpress printing, image-making, and book forms at CBA since 2006.
She began her journey into the world of book arts from a young age and studied letterpress printmaking through apprenticeship and job printing. She currently resides in Garrison, New York.
All images courtesy of the instructor.
In order to best serve our community near and far, many of our online classes are pay-what-you-can. The amount you choose to pay goes directly toward our instructors and toward creating scholarship opportunities for the future. This class will be recorded and the recording will be viewable for up to 30 days after the class.