Introduction to Bookbinding with Andrew Huot (Online)

Schedule:
Aug 19, Aug 26, Sep 2, Sep 9, Sep 16, Sep 23

6 pre-recorded video tutorials and PDF instructions posted each Wednesday at 8:00 am ET. Access to a private chat area for questions and comments, additional videos posted when needed.

Join us for Introduction to Bookbinding. We will learn about the tools and materials you’ll need and make some cool books. Each week we’ll concentrate on a different style and construction. Once the workshop is completed, you’ll have a stable base to make books the way you want them. In the end you’ll have nine books and a handmade box to keep them in.

In this course you will learn: How to use the bookbinding tools; knowledge of bookmaking materials and their qualities; how to make nine (9) different books and a box structure; the skills to make more books for journals, sketchbooks, or artwork.

Level of Experience / Skills Required: All levels; no prior book-making experience required.

Location/Venue: Online with Book Paper Thread
For more info & pictures: http://bookpaperthread.com/introduction-to-bookbinding
Cost/Fee: $270 ($320 with curated materials kit)
Material/Studio fee:

Their workshop calendar: http://bookpaperthread.com/online-workshops-2

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.

See his prints and artists’ books at andrewhuot.com and his conservation and binding work at bigriverbindery.com