HBC Classes and workshops
WORKSHOPS are offered several times a year, either at teachers' studios or at the San Francisco Center for the Book, with hands-on instruction in techniques, book structures, paper decorating, equipment maintenance and many other topics. Open to all those who are interested.
The S.F. CENTER FOR THE BOOK serves as the venue for many HBC workshops. The Center houses letterpress and bookbinding equipment and a resource library.
| Feb 27 - March 2 OR March 5 - 9 |
Don Etherington - Restoration of Cloth and Leather Bindings Held at San Francisco Center for the Book $750 per student for HBC members ($800 otherwise), 7 person minimum This course teaches the techniques for the restoration and repair of cloth and leather bindings, using Japanese paper and linen for rebacking and other repairs. Matching repairs to existing binding will also be taught. This class is open to all levels of bookbinders. Visit www.sfcb.org or www.ahhaa.org for more information. |
| May 4 Fri 9:30 - 5:30 | Timothy Ely - Explorations in Leather as Surface Held at San Francisco Center for the Book $185. HBC members receive a $20 discount on workshop registration. Please call 415-565-0545 to register and receive the discount. Timothy Ely's 'skin' method is a surface design method which extends the aesthetic of leather without employing it. Over centuries of use, leather has attained a pinnacle of value as the material of choice for the finest of books. Timothy uses 'skin' (i.e., fake leather) that can be fabricated to be flexible or rigid and can be used on spines and flex points of a book. Skin can be thick and armored or tissue-thin and transparent as vellum. It can be used on flat, planar spaces on the bookbinding, or built directly onto a bookbinding or off the book for a later application. You will learn methods to fabricate a variety of fake leather samples that will greatly expand your surface design possibilities. You will use paints, pigments and adherents in your experimentation, and examine ways to use these materials to solve the problems that are inherent in making a book that is both beautiful and durable. Materials to bring: TBA Materials Fee: $25 Visit www.sfcb.org for more information. |
| May 5 - 6 Sat & Sun | Timothy Ely - Sketchbooks: Thoughts & Actions Held at San Francisco Center for the Book $350. HBC members receive a $35 discount on workshop registration. Please call 415-565-0545 to register and receive the discount. Investigate the uses and utility of the artists' sketchbook. A conceptual tool with a long and venerable history, the sketchbook can serve as a planner, recording device, carrier of scrap, journal and muse. In this two-day workshop, we will fabricate a "formal" codex book with rigid covers. Knowledge of this conceptually flexible book form will ultimately allow for a great deal of future spontaneous play. These structures are a fascinating hybrid, combining a sewn text block with Ely's development of the "drum leaf" binding for cover techniques. This workshop is designed to acquaint students with principals of the bookbinding craft as well as provide a platform from which students can merge idea and observation with the creation of a handmade book. Technique and concept are fused, and, for some, this will become a welcome revelation. We will also explore surface design with covering materials, possible variants on format, and the mark-making materials that form a foundation for exciting and durable archiving. Adhesives, their makeup and their use will be covered, as collage techniques play a vital role in many of the aspects of making and thinking. On completion, you will have a working vocabulary and will be able to explore with familiarity the manuals and literature that surrounds this subject. Materials to bring: TBA Materials Fee: $25 Visit www.sfcb.org for more information. |
