Course code: 25MBB107V
This one-day virtual workshop takes place on Zoom on Tuesday, September 9th, 2025 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm ET.
- Tuesday, September 9th, 2025, from 6:00PM to 8:00PM ET
Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on August 26th at 11:59pm.
About the Workshop:
This virtual class at Center for Book Arts is taught by instructor Elizabeth (Beth) Sheehan.
In this two-hour workshop, students will learn about the history of zines and zine culture. Instructor Beth Sheehan will teach simple zine structures and variations on the accordion book. Students will also learn simple image-making techniques, including pochoir, which can be done easily at home. Join us for this introductory workshop which will expose students to the multifaceted world of zines!
Required Materials
- Paper! (Copy paper is fine but you may want a variety of papers)
- Adhesives (recommend double-stick tape, glue sticks, and PVA, but most adhesives are fine)
- Thread and a needle
- Cutting mat
- Cutting tool (X-acto, Olfa knife, or scalpel)
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Ink or paint
- Cotton pads, cotton balls, or makeup pads
- Newsprint (or other scrap paper to glue on)
- Collage materials (leaves, old photographs, magazines, paint swatches, fabric, security envelopes, thread, anything!)
OPTIONAL MATERIALS:
- Mylar
- Awl
- Bone folder or Teflon folder
- Scanner/printer or photocopier
- Tape
- Markers, crayons, colored pencils
- Stamps and ink pads
About Beth Sheehan
Elizabeth (Beth) Sheehan is a printmaker, papermaking, and book artist living in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Her work investigates ideas of memory and perception to explore her own lack of episodic memory.
Sheehan’s work has been exhibited internationally and is held in public collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Center for Book Arts, and the San Francisco Public Library.
She has worked as a professional printer at Durham Press in Pennsylvania and at Harlan and Weaver in New York. She was also the Lead Binder and Bindery Manager at Small Editions in Brooklyn and teaches paper, print, and book workshops around the country.
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. Virtual workshops at Center for Book Arts will be recorded and the recording will be provided for all registered participants after the class.