Paper Case Binding with Sarah Nicholls (Online)

Schedule:  Jun 8, 2021 — 2pm – 4pm (ET); 
1pm - 3pm (CT); 12pm - 2pm (MT); 11am - 1pm (PT); 

In this class, students will construct a soft-cover multiple-signature binding. We’ll start off sewing a text block, then make a stiff paper cover to house it. We will talk about materials, tools, sewing technique, cover variations, and endsheets. This structure is non-adhesive, and can be constructed in a home studio with minimal specialized equipment. This kind of structure is a versatile step up from a pamphlet, and can be used to make notebooks, sketchbooks, and artist books. Beginners welcome.

Location/Venue/Time : Online with Center for Book Arts
For more info & pictures:  https://centerforbookarts.org/classes/paper-case-binding  
Cost/Fee: $40
Material/Studio fee: N/A

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

Instructor and bio: Sarah Nicholls is a visual artist who makes pictures with language, books with pictures, prints with type, and animations with words. She combines image, visual narrative, and time in prints, books, and ephemera that are often research-based. She is interested in urbanization, local history, climate change, the history of science and technology, alternative economies, found language, and the history of publishing. Sarah publishes a series of informational pamphlets and has printed a field guide to extinct birds. Her most recent book is an examination of the history of greenhouses. Sarah’s limited edition artist books are in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, Stanford, UCLA, and the University of Pennsylvania, among others. For twelve years, Sarah ran the studio programs at the Center, organizing classes, public programs, readings, and talks, coordinating publications, running residency programs, and teaching interns.