Preserving and Protecting Your Family Papers with Andrew Huot (Online)

Schedule: Sep 2, 2020: 7:30pm -8:30pm (ET) 
Registration by: Sep 1, 2020 or Aug 26, 2020 if you are getting the workshop kit

Contact Anna Doll at Anna.Doll@rbi.gatech.edu or 404-894-7840 to register.

This class is a continuation of the Lecture: Preserving and Protecting Your Family Papers given by Andrew Huot. Students will learn about some simple wrappers and enclosures to keep paper items safe and the purposes and benefits for each type. Then Student will make a Tuxedo Box to protect a book or leaves of a document. Students are welcome to have examples from home to show for discussion and advice.

Location/Venue: Online with Georgia Institute of Technology
For more info & pictures: https://paper.gatech.edu/virtual-conservation-workshop
Cost/Fee: Member Price: $15 / Non-Member Price: $20
Material/Studio fee: optional kit for workshop - $20 (Includes additional instructional video and materials)

Their workshop calendar: https://paper.gatech.edu/upcoming-workshops

Instructor and bio: Andrew Huot is a book artist, bookbinder, and conservator in Atlanta, Georgia, where he operates Big River Bindery, a studio for bookmaking and letterpress printing, book repair, and design. He holds a Masters in Book Arts from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Andrew’s teaching includes: bookbinding and preservation for the University of Illinois School of Information online program, workshops in his studio and across the country at places such as the John C Campbell Folk School, BookArtsLA, the International Preservation Studies Center, and the Guild of Book Workers among others. His artwork focuses on everyday life, abstracting the patterns, lines, and shapes to create playful work that resonates with readers. He exhibits his work widely and it is held in over 50 university library collections.