Japanese Tortoise Shell Binding with Anne Covell (Online)

Schedule: 
Oct 17, 2020: 2:00pm - 4:00pm (PT); 
3:00pm - 5:00pm (MT); 4:00pm - 6:00pm (CT); 5:00pm - 7:00pm (ET) 

In this class, students will learn to sew a Japanese stab binding with tortoise shell pattern according to traditional aesthetics and techniques. Elements of this structure include a tacketed inner binding sewn from twisted paper thread, elegant bookcloth endbands, and a decorative outer binding with soft and supple paper covers. This is an elegant binding that is ideal for a variety of applications.

This class can be taken as a stand alone or as an expansion on the techniques learned in the Japanese Stab Binding Sampler offered earlier in the day. Students in this class will be provided with a descriptive handout and materials list in advance of the class to allow students to bind along with the instructor during the demonstration.

Location/Venue:  Online with Book Arts LA
For more info & pictures:  https://tinyurl.com/yxs9yxw2

Cost/Fee:  $65
Material/Studio fee:  

Their workshop calendar:  https://bookartsla.org/collections/all

Instructor and bio:  Anne Covell received her MFA in Book Arts from the University of Iowa Center for the Book where she studied on an Iowa Arts Fellowship. She has taught courses in bookbinding, papermaking, and natural dyeing for the University of Iowa Center for the Book, as well as the University of Georgia study abroad program in Cortona, Italy. Her work has been exhibited throughout the United States and abroad and can be seen in a growing number of special collections libraries and museums worldwide including the Yale University Arts Library, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the National Library of Chile. She currently resides in San Diego, CA.