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[Peggy Solomon <psolomon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Shakerag Workshops is offering two classes in bookmaking in June. The  
first class the week of June 14-20 taught be Shanna Leino. Susan King  
will be teaching a one week class at Shakerag Workshops on the campus  
of St. Andrews Sewanee School in Sewanee,TN June 21-27.
This is the description of Shanna's class (June 14-20):

Shanna Leino
June 14-20, 2009
Late Coptic Bookbinding

Course Description:

Focusing on book production practiced in Egypt during the seventh to
eleventh centuries, participants will each build a book with laminated  
papyrus boards, covered in elaborately worked leather.  We will blind  
tool, punch, pierce, lace, and stitch the leather before covering the  
book. A peg and strap closure will be fashioned from bone or brass and  
leather.  The range of textures, handwork techniques, and the feel and  
weight of the completed book are what make this structure particularly  
unique and exquisite!

Artist Biography:

Shanna works out of her studio in Harrisville, New Hampshire.  Her
studio work is focused on integrating historic binding methods into  
new book forms, and at the moment she is focused on creating small  
books with covers of carved bone. She also produces simple hand tools  
for book binders and craftspeople. Shanna has taught workshops for  
Columbia College Center for Book and Paper Arts, Wells Book Arts  
Summer Institute, The Center for Book Arts, and Penland School of Crafts


Here is Susan's class description:

Developing Ideas for Artist’s Books

Susan King

Course Description:
Recent trends in book arts have focused almost exclusively on book  
structures and reproduction techniques. Content is often left until  
last. This workshop focuses on generating form and content for books.  
Participants will use simple materials, writing exercises,  
brainstorming techniques, and class critiques to spark ideas. Although  
no previous experience is necessary, this will be a challenging and  
rewarding workshop. It will be particularly useful for designers,  
artists, and writers who want to approach creative work from the  
inside out, giving participants tools that will allow them to work  
more effectively in the studio. Book structures and technical issues  
will be discussed as they relate to specific projects developed in the  
class. Participants can expect to have several mock-ups by the end of  
this session.

Students will learn to generate content-driven work and to critique  
their own work in progress, as well as the work of others. Emphasis is  
on practical problem-solving technique as it applies to creative work.  
Previous experience is not necessary but it is helpful. Participants  
should be open to trying new techniques and exercises.

Artist Biography:
Susan E. King is an artist and writer who grew up in Kentucky. She  
moved to Los Angeles to work with artist Judy Chicago and began making  
books at the Women’s Graphic Center with offset and letterpress  
equipment. Her work is published under the Paradise Press imprint, and  
is in major collections including the Getty Center Research Library,  
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and Mills College, Oakland. She  
recently returned to Kentucky to be closer to her roots. For more  
information, see her website, www.susanking.info

Artist's Statement:
Books are intimate, often held in the hand, close to the body. The  
work that moves me combines content, craft, and narrative.  In this  
age of the flickering screen, we turn back to the physicality of the  
book for what we can discover there.



I realize Tennessee is not exactly in the NY area,but it is a  
beautiful place and the faculty members are first class. Sewanee is  
about 90 miles from Nashville and there is a shuttle which runs  
between the N'vlle and Chattanooga airports with a stop in  
Monteagle,about 6 miles from the school. We can arrange to pick you up  
there.



Information about Shakerag Workshops is a http://www.shakerag.org or  
by phoning Claire Reishman at (931) 968-0210 x3165

Let me know if there are any questions I might be able to answer for  
you. This will be my 6th summer there and I love it.



Peggy Solomon

On May 19, 2009, at 9:49 PM, Courtney Lee wrote:

Hello,

I hope this question is ok!  My name is Courtney and I am interested  
in taking a bookmaking course this summer.  Something with a bit of  
binding, sculptural book-making, etc.  I come from a ceramics  
background.  I live in the New York City area, but I also have a car.   
I am trying for something not too expensive.  I'm already looking at  
Intima Press and NY Center for Book Arts, but I'm curious about other  
options.  Thanks so much!

Best,
Courtney
courtneylee_w@xxxxxxxxx






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