French Stitch with Erin Sweeney (Online)

Schedule: Oct 4, 2020: 12:00pm - 3:00pm (ET);
9:00am - 12:00pm (PT); 10:00am - 1:00pm (MT); 11:00am - 2:00pm (CT) 

Traditionally used to “case in” books, you’d often not see this binding from the spine after completing the book. We will experiment with leaving this binding exposed and experimenting with attaching covers in different ways. This binding is another beautiful way to make books, as well as a way to experiment with structure. We will focus on learning the stitch, and discuss options for finishing in different ways.

Location/Venue: Online with Maine Media Workshops + College
For more info & pictures: https://tinyurl.com/y2gprwph
Cost/Fee: $165
Material/Studio fee: N/A

Their workshop calendar: https://www.mainemedia.edu/workshops/book-arts-design/

Instructor and bio: Erin Sweeney lives and works in southern New Hampshire. She received her MFA in Book Arts and Printmaking from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where she was awarded the Elizabeth C. Roberts Prize for Graduate Book Arts. She also has a BFA in Sculpture from the Maine College of Art in Portland, Maine. Sweeney exhibits nationally, most recently at the Lyceum Gallery at the Derryfield School in Manchester, New Hampshire, Unrequited Leisure in Nashville, Tennessee, and the Thorne-Sagendorph Gallery at Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire. In July, Sweeney was awarded a Ruth and James Ewing Award for Excellence in the Arts.