WORKSHOP IMAGES
The images at the left are samples of books for classes. Please click on the image to see a description of each class, it's next running date and location.
Please note that private workshops can be booked based on previous workshops or tailored to individual students needs. Send me a message if you have specific booking and cost questions about workshops you are interested in.
Upcoming workshop schedule at a glance:
Bookbinding 1
May 8-9 9:30-5:30 PM
San Francisco Center for the Book
www.sfcb.org
Curious about the anatomy of a book and how to construct one yourself? Learn the fundamentals of the craft and construct two hardcover, hand bound books.
Bookbinding Intensive
May 17-21
San Francisco Center for the Book
www.sfcb.org
Learn the essentials of bookbinding in this four-day workshop, the equivalent of Bookbinding 1 and 2.
Bookbinding 3
May 29-30
San Francisco Center for the Book
www.sfcb.org
Rhiannon Alpers Using skills and techniques learned in Bookbinding I and II, this course focuses on greater precision in binding and rounding techniques to make a more complex, durable, round-back book.
Simple Structures
June 7, 2010, 6:30-9:30
San Francisco Center for the Book
www.sfcb.org
One workshop, five books! Learn basic structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this 3-hour workshop.
Bookbinding 2
June 12-13, 9:30-5:30pm
San Francisco Center for the Book
www.sfcb.org
Building on the skills acquired in Bookbinding I, go into greater depth and detail as you further examine the anatomy of a book.
Bookmaking in Nature
Feather River Art Camp, Lake Tahoe
www.featherriverartcamp.com/id48.html
Offered for the first time at Feather River Art Camp. The book structures we will be creating are the Caterpillar Stitch with a wrap around spine, a Coptic with decorated covers, and a French link-stitch bound on leather tapes with milk painted wooden covers.
Shaped Boxes
July 3, 9:30-5:30
San Francisco Center for the Book
www.sfcb.org
In this workshop for intermediate bookbinders learn to make several different boxes from custom templates.
Bookbinding 1
July 10-11, 9:30-5:30pm
San Francisco Center for the Book
www.sfcb.org
Curious about the anatomy of a book and how to construct one yourself? Learn the fundamentals of the craft and construct two hardcover, hand bound books.
Book And Box of Natural Curiosities: A Unique Treasure
July 19-30th
Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz Summer Workshops
www.cabrillo.edu/academics/artstudio/cabrilloarts/class.htm
Class #001VABC1-01
In this course you will create a custom collection of natural curiosities. We will create a visual narrative in a hand-sewn book with the option to create a dos-a-dos (a French term meaning "back-to-back") book structure. You will build and decorate a matchbox drawer structure to house your book, with extra compartments for found and collected artifacts.
Bookbinding 2
August 14-15th 9:30-5:30pm
San Francisco Center for the Book
www.sfcb.org
Building on the skills acquired in Bookbinding I, go into greater depth and detail as you further examine the anatomy of a book.
Box Making: Three Ways to House Your Books
August 28-29th, 9:30-5:30 PM
San Francisco Center for the Book
www.sfcb.org
After you've taken Bookbinding 1, what do you do with the books you've made? Learn to make three boxes to house your books in this workshop for intermediate bookbinders.
Past Classes at a Glance
Fri Mar 5
Bookbinding for Designers (SFCB.org)
SFCB
www.sfcb.org
Sat Mar 6,7
Bookbinding I (SFCB.org)
Sat Mar 20-21
Bookbinding II (SFCB.org)
Sat Apr 3-4 2010
Bookbinding III
SFCB
class info
Sat Apr 10, 2010
SFCB
Letterpress Business Cards class info
Fri Apr 16-17
Landscape Sketch Book
Filoli Garden Estate, South San Francisco
class info
Tue Apr 20
Simple Structures
SFCB
class info
Sun April 24-25
Sculptural Paper 1
890 Bryant, Studio 311
class info
Sat May 1-2
Portfolio Box for Printmakers
SFCB
class info
Please note that private workshops can be booked based on previous workshops or tailored to individual students needs. Send me a message if you have specific booking and cost questions about workshops you are interested in.
Upcoming workshop schedule at a glance:
Bookbinding 1
May 8-9 9:30-5:30 PM
San Francisco Center for the Book
www.sfcb.org
Curious about the anatomy of a book and how to construct one yourself? Learn the fundamentals of the craft and construct two hardcover, hand bound books.
Bookbinding Intensive
May 17-21
San Francisco Center for the Book
www.sfcb.org
Learn the essentials of bookbinding in this four-day workshop, the equivalent of Bookbinding 1 and 2.
Bookbinding 3
May 29-30
San Francisco Center for the Book
www.sfcb.org
Rhiannon Alpers Using skills and techniques learned in Bookbinding I and II, this course focuses on greater precision in binding and rounding techniques to make a more complex, durable, round-back book.
Simple Structures
June 7, 2010, 6:30-9:30
San Francisco Center for the Book
www.sfcb.org
One workshop, five books! Learn basic structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this 3-hour workshop.
Bookbinding 2
June 12-13, 9:30-5:30pm
San Francisco Center for the Book
www.sfcb.org
Building on the skills acquired in Bookbinding I, go into greater depth and detail as you further examine the anatomy of a book.
Bookmaking in Nature
Feather River Art Camp, Lake Tahoe
www.featherriverartcamp.com/id48.html
Offered for the first time at Feather River Art Camp. The book structures we will be creating are the Caterpillar Stitch with a wrap around spine, a Coptic with decorated covers, and a French link-stitch bound on leather tapes with milk painted wooden covers.
Shaped Boxes
July 3, 9:30-5:30
San Francisco Center for the Book
www.sfcb.org
In this workshop for intermediate bookbinders learn to make several different boxes from custom templates.
Bookbinding 1
July 10-11, 9:30-5:30pm
San Francisco Center for the Book
www.sfcb.org
Curious about the anatomy of a book and how to construct one yourself? Learn the fundamentals of the craft and construct two hardcover, hand bound books.
Book And Box of Natural Curiosities: A Unique Treasure
July 19-30th
Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz Summer Workshops
www.cabrillo.edu/academics/artstudio/cabrilloarts/class.htm
Class #001VABC1-01
In this course you will create a custom collection of natural curiosities. We will create a visual narrative in a hand-sewn book with the option to create a dos-a-dos (a French term meaning "back-to-back") book structure. You will build and decorate a matchbox drawer structure to house your book, with extra compartments for found and collected artifacts.
Bookbinding 2
August 14-15th 9:30-5:30pm
San Francisco Center for the Book
www.sfcb.org
Building on the skills acquired in Bookbinding I, go into greater depth and detail as you further examine the anatomy of a book.
Box Making: Three Ways to House Your Books
August 28-29th, 9:30-5:30 PM
San Francisco Center for the Book
www.sfcb.org
After you've taken Bookbinding 1, what do you do with the books you've made? Learn to make three boxes to house your books in this workshop for intermediate bookbinders.
Past Classes at a Glance
Fri Mar 5
Bookbinding for Designers (SFCB.org)
SFCB
www.sfcb.org
Sat Mar 6,7
Bookbinding I (SFCB.org)
Sat Mar 20-21
Bookbinding II (SFCB.org)
Sat Apr 3-4 2010
Bookbinding III
SFCB
class info
Sat Apr 10, 2010
SFCB
Letterpress Business Cards class info
Fri Apr 16-17
Landscape Sketch Book
Filoli Garden Estate, South San Francisco
class info
Tue Apr 20
Simple Structures
SFCB
class info
Sun April 24-25
Sculptural Paper 1
890 Bryant, Studio 311
class info
Sat May 1-2
Portfolio Box for Printmakers
SFCB
class info
