Course Code: 25FPE105V
This virtual workshop takes place on Zoom on Tuesday, October 14th, from 1PM to 3PM ET.
- Tuesday, October 14th, 1PM to 3PM ET
Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on September 30th, at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
About the Workshop
The flag book is a very exciting form, originally created by Hedi Kyle, where layered pages criss-cross each other when opening and closing, making the book a living, moving, interactive entity. The flags’ wonderful movement allow for multiple images and content.
Each student will design a 3 dimensional book by suing diverse collage, photos, etc. to create their own designs for the pages and the covers. In this workshop we will be using maps, ticket stubs, ephemera, etc. from places you have visited, experienced or dreamt about them in your imagination. Thoughtful discussion of how to best incorporate this self-generated content with the structure of the book will also occur. If you like books and like to travel, this workshop is perfect for you!
Fun Fact: This structure can be enjoyed in a linear fashion, page by page, or it can reveal the entire story at one time; this experience is different almost every time the book is opened.
Required Materials
Please be prepared with all materials: Pre-cut flags, covers and support pages for your book and have them ready to work on them- See sizes below. These are your canvas, where you will be adding your images to create designs on them. Your collected images, maps, photos, ticket stubs, etc., will be used to design the 9 pages for the flags plus the covers.
Paper:
- cover/card stock (65lb) weight for covers, support and pages using two colors, light for pages and darker for covers/support
- There are 9 flags/pages per book
- Cut 6 flags – 5”W x 2.25 H (light color paper)
- Cut 3 flags – 5”W x 2.5 H (light color paper)
- Covers + support – 3 pages – each 8.5 x 11 (dark color paper)
Tools:
- scrap paper for protecting your working surface when gluing
- Self-healing mat
- exacto or small snap blade knife
- Scissors
- bone folder or popsicle sticks
- stick glue or double sided tape
Optional Materials—if you want to add more design elements to your pages:
- Colored pencils
- stamp pads (minimum 3-4 colors)
- make-up triangular sponges
In this workshop we will be using maps, ticket stubs, ephemera, etc. from places you have visited, experienced or dreamt about them in your imagination. Collect examples of your real or imaginary journeys with maps, photos you have taken or culled from magazines, anything that speaks to you to incorporate in your collaged pages.
About the Instructor
Maria G. Pisano (she/her) is a book artist, printmaker, curator and educator. Memory Press works are represented in The Library of Congress, 9-11 Memorial Museum, National Library of Medicine, Columbia University, NY Public Library and many more. Currently her book Caudex Folium is in the exhibit “Towers Rising“, at the 9-11 Memorial Museum in NYC, and in 2022 her work was in “And Yet We Rise: A Retrospect of the Days and Times Surrounding 9/11″ at the American Consulate in London. She has curated a number exhibits including Book as Witness: The Artist’s Response at CBA in NYC and Crossroads: Book Artists’ Impassioned Responses to Immigration, Human Rights and Our Environment, at the Hunterdon Museum of Art, NJ. Ms. Pisano contributes to book arts publications and has presented lectures at the Library of Congress, College Book Arts Association and the Art Libraries Society of North America. Her article “Mark To Impress” was published in California Society of Printmakers and The Blue Notebook in the UK. She continuously gives workshops nationally and internationally, at her studio, libraries and institutions such as Bridwell Library, TX, CBBAG and Center for Book Arts in NYC.
All images courtesy of the instructor.