Art of the Book: Intro to Bookbinding Ages 9-11
Learn how to create books of all kinds! This class introduces basic book structures used in traditional and artists’ books. Students learn historical and contemporary bindings, including the pamphlet stitch, stab bindings, accordions, multi-signature codices, and combinations thereof. We will explore books as art and create sculptural book pieces.
Students will be exposed to new possibilities in art making, to new artists’ and their work and to understand the possibilities of variety within bookmaking.
For students 9-11