Schedule: Sep 26, 2020: 2pm - 4pm (PT);
3pm - 5pm (MT); 4pm - 6pm (CT); 5pm - 7pm (ET)
A pop-art environment-friendly version of a binding that developed before printing. These multi-signature books open flat for writing and drawing-- great for journals, guestbooks, albums, sketchbooks, collage books, scrap books (and very long zines).
This is a online class. Information about participating by zoom will be sent to all participants in advance. We encourage you to enroll early so you can gather the materials and supplies and work along during the class.
Location/Venue: Online with Book Arts Los Angeles
For more info & pictures: https://tinyurl.com/y2xgzujr
Cost/Fee: $65
Material/Studio fee: Included
Their workshop calendar: https://bookartsla.org/collections/all
Instructor and bio: Esther K Smith wrote and co-designed HOW TO MAKE BOOKS and Magic Books & Paper Toys, Random House. Artistic Director of Purgatory Pie Press, one of the longest running letterpress artist/publishers, Esther collaborates with printer Dikko Faust and other artists and writers to make limited editions. Their work is in many public and private collections including SFMoMA, the Walker, and Museum of Modern Art (New York City). Exhibitions include London's Victoria & Albert Museum and NYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Smith taught an artist books class at Cooper Union for more than 15 years.