Mica Module with Daniel Essig (Online)

Schedule:  Mar 20 & 27, 2021 — 4pm - 6:30pm (ET); 
1pm -3:30pm (PT); 2pm - 4:30pm (MT); 3pm - 5:30pm (CT)

Note: Daniel will only be teaching hinged bindings in this workshop and will not be teaching a sewn binding.

Create a series of mica book structures with unexpected twists and turns. Using primarily composite mica, we will explore various hinging methods to build book forms.  Mica or bookstone is a silicate mineral found throughout the world. You will learn how to use and recognize  both natural and composite forms of mica. The emphasis of this workshop will be to create wonderfully crafted and detailed book forms, that will utilize the rigid or stiff leaf feature, as well as the translucent nature of mica

Location/Venue:  Online with Pocosin Arts
For more info & pictures:  https://tinyurl.com/18y1f7o5 
Cost/Fee:  $175
Material/Studio fee: 

Their workshop calendar:  https://pocosinarts.org/pocosinartsonline/

Instructor and bio:  Daniel Essig was born in St Louis Missouri, studied at Southern Illinois University, Penland School of Craft and the University of Iowa. After 20 years as a Grovewood studio artist in Asheville North Carolina, he has recently moved to Penland North Carolina where he has built a studio along the North Toe river. Daniel Essig lectures and offers workshops at book centers, craft schools, colleges, artist retreats as well as privately. Dan has created wooden and sculptures books for over 25 years. He is a recipient of the North Carolina Artist Fellowship Grant. Daniel exhibits his work nationally and is in numerous private and public collections. His work has been collected by the Smithsonian Renwick Museum, University of California Santa Cruz, McHenry Library, Special Collections and the Topeka Public library. Many of Daniel’s sculptural pieces are featured in The Penland Book of Handmade Books.