Halloween themed Jacob’s Ladder Book with Ali Hansen (Online)

Schedule: Sep 26, 2020 - 10am - 12pm (ET);
9am - 11am (CT); 8am - 10am (MT); 7am - 9am (PT) 

Register by Sep 17, 2020 to receive your materials by mail. Packages are also available for pick-up. We will contact you to make arrangements.

Design your own Halloween themed Jacob’s Ladder book! Jacob’s ladder books are similar to accordion books; they are long books without sewn pages. But when you hold them you can see they are quite different! Learn to make a book panels at ‘walk’ or “flow” down the the book as you move the cover back and forth. If you have never played with a Jacobs ladder before here is a video to give you and idea of how they move.

As a participant you will receive a package of pre-cut materials and a live, online class using Zoom. Your instructor, Ali Hansen, will guide you through the process of assembling your Halloween themed Jacob’s Ladder book and a folded box to hold it in! This class will specifically focus on assembling the moving mechanism for your book. Your pack will include fun extras to personalize your book. This is and adult class, but teens are welcome to join.

Location/Venue: Online with the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center
For more info & pictures: https://kalbookarts.org/workshops/jacobsladder/
Cost/Fee: $40
Material/Studio fee:

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

Instructor and bio: Ali Hansen earned her BFA from Rockford University in printmaking and textiles and her MFA from University of Cincinnati in printmaking. She continued printing at the Art Academy of Cincinnati where she was an adjunct professor in design until embarking on a 26-year career in the exhibit and display industry. For 5 years (2011-15) Ali was the Executive Director of the Box Factory for the Arts in St. Joseph. Now retired, she has enjoyed reconnecting with printmaking at the KBAC, learning how to set type and produce prints on the letterpress.