Key Structures :: Flag Book Variations (San Francisco, CA)

Hedi Kyle’s Flagbook structure can be used in many ways. During this class, students will discover new ideas that go beyond the ‘traditional’ flags. Students will leave with several sample structures and the skills to make books on their own at home.

The structure begins with a concertina fold, pages are attached to the folds in alternate directions to create a one-of-a-kind book. The focus during this workshop will be on how to change the size of the flags to vary the final form of the book. Students will also get to experiment with different materials to construct their books to understand how different materials respond to the structure.

There will be no collage or content added during class but option for adding content at home will be discussed.

Location/Venue: San Francisco Center for the Book
For more info & pictures: https://sfcb.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=3789
Cost/Fee: $60
Material/Studio fee: $10

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

Instructor and bio: Bettina is living in San Francisco as a book artist and working as a letterpress printer with Kim Vanderheiden at Painted Tongue Studios, Oakland, California. She teaches workshops at the San Francisco Center for the Book, the Academy of Art University and O’Hanlon Center for the Arts. She loves books and boxes both as physical objects and as containers of meaning. She is interested in a variety of folded, sewn and woven structures in which she can incorporate her printing.