The Drum Leaf Binding & Its Precedents with Scott McCarney (Online)

Schedule: Nov 30, 2020; Dec 7, 2020; Dec 14, 2020; 
8:00am - 10:00am (PT); 9:00AM - 11:00am (MT); 10:00am -12:00pm (CT); 11:00am - 1:00pm (ET); 

In this three-session workshop, we will be making three books that are related in their ease and ingenuity of assembly: a Japanese Album, a Japanese Butterfly book, and a Drum-Leaf binding. All three books join single folded folios in distinct ways, the Drum-Leaf being a hybrid combination of the Album and Butterfly. All three use a minimum of glue, limiting the amount of moisture introduced to the book block which speeds the binding process considerably. The Drum-Leaf book is cased into an easily assembled quarter-cloth cover with a throw-back spine. Since each page spread is a single folded folio, it allows images to be printed across the gutter with no interruption, making it very popular with printmakers and photographers. Once completed, the book lies flat when opened, making it very popular with viewers.

Session one: We will make a Japanese album and a Japanese butterfly book. We’ll also make covers for these books using the “drumming” technique.

Session two: We will “drum” a stack of folded folios to create the book block for the Drum-Leaf binding.

Session three: We will make the cover and case-in the Drum-Leaf book block.

Location/Venue:  Online with Center for Book Arts
For more info & pictures:  https://tinyurl.com/yxwuw5w5
Cost/Fee:  Suggested donation of $70
Material/Studio fee:  

Their workshop calendar:  https://centerforbookarts.org/online-learning/

Instructor and bio:  Scott McCarney is an artist, designer, and educator based in Rochester, New York. His primary art practice has been in book form since 1980 and spans many media, from offset and digital printing to sculptural and site-specific installation. His bookworks can be found in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Victoria & Albert Museum, London; and Yale University Art Gallery, among others. His work is shown internationally (Sao Paulo, Brazil; Melbourne, Australia; Baku, Azerbaijan) as well as closer to home (Hallwalls, Buffalo NY; Everson Museum, Syracuse NY; Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester NY). His teaching and lecturing itinerary is varied and eclectic, carrying the banner of artists books to Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Mexico, and South America. He recently concluded 16 years of teaching in the College of Art and Design at Rochester Institute of Technology.