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Special Editions: Making Your Book Your Own

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Special Editions: Making Your Book Your OwnCourse Code: 25MPV201I This five week, in person workshop takes place at CBA on Thursdays, June 26th July 24th, from 6PM to 9PM ET. Thursday, June 26th, 6: 00 PM 9: 00 PM Eastern Time Thursday, July 3rd, 6: 00 PM 9: 00 PM Eastern Time Thursday, July 10th, 6: 00 PM 9: 00 PM Eastern Time Thursday, July 17th, 6: 00 PM 9: 00 PM Eastern Time Thursday, July 24th, 6: 00 PM 9: 00 PM Eastern Time Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on June 12th

Course Code: 25MPV201I

This five-week, in-person workshop takes place at CBA on Thursdays, June 26th - July 24th, from 6PM to 9PM ET.

  • Thursday, June 26th, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern Time
  • Thursday, July 3rd, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern Time
  • Thursday, July 10th, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern Time
  • Thursday, July 17th, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern Time
  • Thursday, July 24th, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern Time

Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on June 12th at 11:59 pm.


About the Workshop

This in-person workshop is taught by CBA instructor Sarah Nicholls.

Over five weeks, students will work on binding an edition of 5 books, containing their own writing and images. Before the workshop, the instructor will send instructions to students to help them prepare printed sheets for binding. We will collate, fold, sew, and make custom covers for their books. Options include foil stamped titles and insets for images on the front cover. Students will hone their editioning skills and methods through the guidance of the instructor. Students will leave with an edition of their work and the skills to continue working on their own.


Required Materials

  • Olfa knife (X-acto blade will also work)
  • Awl
  • Bone folder
  • Scissors
  • Glue brushes
  • Pencil
  • Spring dividers (optional)
  • Signatures for binding. Students will prep printed pages before class, and I will provide a handout before the workshop begins to guide them through this process. They should print their pages on any text weight paper they prefer, but the grain direction should run in the short direction. I will provide information about grain direction and paper suggestions before class.

All other materials will be provided by Center for Book Arts at no additional cost.


About Sarah Nicholls

Sarah Nicholls is an artist, printmaker, and writer whose work combines language, image, visual narrative, and time.

Her ongoing projects on climate change, urban ecology, and the history of science and technology include a series of letterpress pamphlets as well as participatory programs like guided urban/nature walks.

Nicholls’ limited edition artist’s books are in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, Columbia University, and Stanford, among others.

Her work has received support from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the Brooklyn Arts Council, and the Puffin Foundation, and she has participated in residencies at BRIC House in Brooklyn, the Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts, and Guttenberg Arts in New Jersey.

Nicholls teaches letterpress and book arts at Pratt Institute and Parsons School of Design in New York City.

sarahnicholls.com


All images courtesy of the instructor.

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