Instructor: Jane Davies
Saturday, June 21 & Sunday, June 22
9 a.m.–4 p.m.
SVAC Member: $450; Non-member: $500 (plus $10 supply fee payable to Jane on 6/21*)
Ages 16+
Register online: https://www.svac.org/class/unbinding-book-2/?wcs_timestamp=1750496400

The book as an artform offers the opportunity to take your painting or collage into the sculptural and narrative realms. You can create books that read in sequential pages, books that are “read” all at once, or books that reveal hidden secrets in their folds and pockets. Paint, collage, fold, draw, print, and stitch your stories into accessible but artful book sculptures. There will be no blank books in this workshop! Create the images and book structure together into a story/object/visual feast.

Please note: this is not a Visual Journal class. A journal of any type suggests that you add content on a daily (or irregular) basis–sketchbooks, for example, are journals. However, these visual books are objects of artistic expression in themselves.

SUPPLIES

*Jane will supply:
(Supply Fee $10 payable at the beginning of the first day of class, preferably taped to a bar of really good chocolate)
Lightweight papers
Translucent papers
Extra waxed linen thread and embroidery floss + beeswax
Collage papers to share

Please bring:
Paper: 90 lb. smooth watercolor or printmaking paper or something similar; two large sheets, 22”x30”, or equivalent, will be enough
Bone folder
Acrylic Paints of your choice
Brushes of your choice
Palette of some kind
Drawing materials: an assortment including pens, parkers, crayons, etc.
Brayer
Acrylic Matte Medium or soft gel
PVA glue or regular white glue
Collage papers: please include solid colors, patterns, and images. You may use discarded artwork (if on lightweight paper), images from magazines, hand-painted papers, and ephemera. Please bring a variety.
Cardboard for covers
Craft knife and cutting mat (or extra scrap of cardboard) – with extra blades!!
Waxed linen thread or similar
Sewing needles, with large enough eyes for the heavier thread
Embroidery floss and a chunk of beeswax will do
Any other threads you might want to incorporate
Plastic or glass container for water
Large roll of soft paper towels
Optional: ribbons, scraps of fabric, small three-dimensional objects to incorporate