[Full] Book Artist as Naturalist (San Francisco, CA)

Directly printing forms found in the natural world has been used for centuries by scientists, naturalists and artists to preserve the ephemeral beauty of nature. This workshop explores the botanical contact printing process (eco-printing) to create images on paper with fresh and pressed plant materials provided by the instructor and brought by students from home. The first day students will learn botanical contact printing immersion techniques using dye baths on assorted paper. On the second day, the results will be used to create four non-adhesive books – a simple Jacob’s Ladder, two hybrid structures based on the accordion and a longstitch sewn book – all filled with rich visual content.

Location/Venue: San Francisco Center for the Book
For more info & pictures: https://sfcb.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=3762
Cost/Fee: $350
Material/Studio fee: $30

Their workshop calendar: https://sfcb.org/workshops

Instructor and bio: Rebecca Chamlee is a book artist, printer, writer and bookbinder who has published letterpress printed, limited-edition fine press and artist’s books under the imprint of Pie In The Sky Press since 1986. Her work is in prominent special and private collections throughout the U.S. and has been exhibited widely.

Rebecca is an associate professor at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles where she teaches bookbinding, letterpress printing and artists’ book classes and heads the Book Arts minor program. She also holds workshops at her studio and book arts centers throughout the country.