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ADULT WORKSHOPS -- SUMMER 2013 Register BY PHONE: 612-215-2520 Please make every effort to register AT LEAST one week in advance of any workshop. If you wish to register for a workshop less than one week in advance, please call 612-215-2520 to confirm whether space is still available. Please visit our Registration page to view our refund/cancellation policy and other details. Each workshop eligible for credit toward the Core or Advanced Certificate in Book Arts includes a note with total credit hours and designated category; learn more and enroll at our Certificate Programs page. Certificate enrollees who are current MCBA Members qualify for an additional "Early-bird Registration" discount, if registering a month or more in advance. "Early-bird" price and expiration date are included in each eligible workshop's description; this discount is available to Certificate enrollees only. Supply fees cover workshop materials and expendable studio supplies such as solvents, rags, waste disposal, safety supplies and small tools. Sales tax is included in the total.
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Visual Journal Collective Do you keep a visual journal? Do you wonder how others approach this art form? Would you like an opportunity to get to know peers and be inspired by their work? Are you interested in a forum for exchanging information on the newest pens, paints, and other supplies? Do you want to commit time to practice your drawing skills or find a sketching partner? Do you just want to touch base each month with people who understand journaling? Join facilator Roz Stendahl at MCBA's Visual Journal Collective. This group is open to all visual journal artists of any skill level. We'll discuss methods, materials, and media. Group members will be encouraged to participate in round robin journals and theme projects. At every meeting we'll have discussion, share our work, and engage our minds with a fun journaling exercise. For information about this month's topic, check out Roz's blog: FREE and open to artists at all skill levels. No need to pre-register, just drop in!
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Open Studio: Letterpress, Screenprinting, Bookbinding, Papermaking, Paper Beater Tuesday, June 18; 6-9pm View the Open Studio descriptions for more details. Letterpress: $35 ($30 members)
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Simple Sewn and Folded Books This single evening workshop is intended as an introduction to book making. Students will be introduced to basic materials, tools, and skills involved in the bookbinding process, while they explore several simple folded and sewn bindings. Students will work with a variety of materials and create several soft-cover blank books in a variety of sizes and formats. $55 ($50 members) + $20 supply fee This workshop is full and registration is closed.
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Paper Like Leather, Bark Like Thread: Korean Paper Techniques Korean paper, known as hanji, is made from the inner bark of the mulberry tree, renowned for its long and strong fibers. This makes hanji ideal for an array of applications suitable for book arts. One ancient technique called joomchi adds water and elbow grease to hanji to felt, collage, and texture hanji to make pieces that are ideal for remarkably light and durable book covers. With paper mulberry bark, students will learn to make thread for decorative bindings, and with hanji, they will make paper yarn that can be used for non-traditional pages and covers. The most advanced technique covered will be jiseung, a traditional Korean method of cording and weaving hanji, to create woven covers. Bringing these skills together, students will leave with a book cover woven completely of paper, a set of felted hanji, and mulberry bark thread for further experimentation. $320 ($290 members) + $65 supply fee
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Open Studio: Letterpress, Screenprinting, Bookbinding, Papermaking, Paper Beater Tuesday, June 25; 6-9pm View the Open Studio descriptions for more details. Letterpress: $35 ($30 members)
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Making Paper from Plants Learn how to make handmade paper from plants. Bring long-fibered green or dry plant material such as iris or daylily leaves, onion skins, corn husks, and similar material and recycle them into handmade paper. Experiment with longer and shorter beating times, combining different pulps, making thick and thin paper, and different drying methods for a variety of textures. Dress for mess with shoes that can get wet. $195 ($175 members) + $25 supply fee
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Open Studio: Letterpress, Screenprinting, Bookbinding, Papermaking, Paper Beater Tuesday, July 2; 6-9pm View the Open Studio descriptions for more details. Letterpress: $35 ($30 members)
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Paper Beater Training Tuesday, July 2; 6-7pm (during Open Studio) Papermaking experience required MCBA has three Hollander beaters, which turn fibers (rag, half-stuff, or cooked plant materials) into pulp for papermaking. MCBA offers monthly trainings on beater operation, safety procedures and cleaning. Beater training is required for those who wish to rent the beaters for projects, or use the beaters at Open Studio sessions. $25 ($20 members)
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Open Studio: Marbling Open Studio provides access to marbling tools and equipment, as well as the fellowship of other artists. Work on your own projects in the company of other artists in a friendly and supportive environment. Fee covers use of brushes, cups, eyedroppers and 16x20" tanks of caragheenan; supply your own paints, paper and alum. $45 ($40 members)
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Miniature Books Explore the joy and precision of working small. A true miniature book is less than 3 inches tall and requires different techniques and materials for its binding. Students will make two books, a simplified binding with a leather spine and a 1/2 x 1/2" accordion structure with a printed text. Learn how fascinating it can be to work small. $130 ($115 members) + $35 supply fee
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Polymer Platemaking for Letterpress Turn digital files, line drawings and more into polymer! Learn the use and operation of MCBA’s polymer platemaker, analog and digital negatives creation, options for digital file preparations, and use of plates on the Vandercook press. $195 ($175 members) + $65 supply fee
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Cutting Equipment Training Through hands-on training you will learn the capabilities of each piece of MCBA’s cutting equipment including board shears and guillotine, and how to use them correctly and safely. Completion of this training will permit you to rent this equipment and use it independently.
Open Studio: Letterpress, Screenprinting, Bookbinding, Papermaking, Paper Beater Letterpress: $35 ($30 members)
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Letterpress I This introductory workshop offers you a thorough introduction to typesetting and presswork. Essential for any beginning printer or printmaker, this class will cover the basics of Vandercook press operation, studio tools and procedures, typography, image-making techniques, and edition printing. Perfect for beginners or those who wish to gain additional experience with presses. This class is a prerequisite for Letterpress II. $290 ($260 members) + $65 supply fee
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Mixed Media and the Artist’s Book Explore the realm of possibilities for creating content and working with materials such as watercolor, acrylic, pastel, collage, and cut paper. Get an introduction to different types of papers, including weights and textures. Explore ways of adding type and image, including handwriting, and transfer methods. Students will create an experimental mixed media book and one concept book using the methods learned in class. $195 ($175 members) + $35 supply fee
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Carve Your Own Stamps Stamps are among the most playful and flexible types of printmaking. Learn transfer techniques to turn your designs into stamps. Experiment with inking methods, printing surfaces, and explore the use of repetition and layering of your stamped images to create hand-printed patterns, a small edition, or a unique set of prints. $195 ($175 members) + $60 supply fee
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Open Studio: Papermaking (B.Y.O. Fibers) Get into the vat, hone your sheet-pulling technique, and enjoy the fellowship of other artists. At this session, you can pull sheets from previously beaten fiber, or you can beat your own fiber Saturday morning, then pull sheets in the afternoon. Supply your own fiber/pulp, pigments, retention agent, and/or inclusions if you wish to use them. Please specify when you register if you will need to beat fiber during this open studio, as beater availability is limited. $25 ($20 members)
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Visual Journal Collective Do you keep a visual journal? Do you wonder how others approach this art form? Would you like an opportunity to get to know peers and be inspired by their work? Are you interested in a forum for exchanging information on the newest pens, paints, and other supplies? Do you want to commit time to practice your drawing skills or find a sketching partner? Do you just want to touch base each month with people who understand journaling? Join facilator Roz Stendahl at MCBA's Visual Journal Collective. This group is open to all visual journal artists of any skill level. We'll discuss methods, materials, and media. Group members will be encouraged to participate in round robin journals and theme projects. At every meeting we'll have discussion, share our work, and engage our minds with a fun journaling exercise. For information about this month's topic, check out Roz's blog: FREE and open to artists at all skill levels. No need to pre-register, just drop in!
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Open Studio: Letterpress, Screenprinting, Bookbinding, Papermaking, Paper Beater Tuesday, July 16; 6-9pm View the Open Studio descriptions for more details. Letterpress: $35 ($30 members)
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Three-Section Book and a Slipcase Make a three-section soft cover book with sturdy text-weight pages and a slipcase to hold it. This is an exposed-spine binding so the sewing creates a decorative addition to the book. The slipcase is a variation of the soft-sided case and is readily adaptable to any size book. Both structures are suited for use as journals or in small letterpress editions and are a fine addition to anyone's bookmaking repertoire. $55 ($50 members) + $20 supply fee
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Case Bound Journal in a Day This single day workshop is intended as an exploration of the case bound book structure. Students will be introduced to some of the materials, tools, and skills involved in the bookbinding process, while they complete a case bound journal from start to finish. Students will work with a variety of materials and bindery tools. $95 ($85 members) + $25 supply fee
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Going Big: Large-Scale Letterpress This weekend workshop will focus on the fundamentals of large-scale printing, giving students the know-how to pursue large-scale prints on their own. Working with MCBA’s larger-format Vandercooks -- the SP-20, SP-25 and 219 -- students will print from provided matrices to learn basic, and key, considerations in printing big: working with fine lines vs. large areas of coverage, planning a large-format print, and working with multiple color registration over a large area. We will also discuss planning color and experiment with ink mixing and proofing. Students will also have an opportunity to use MCBA's extensive type collection to set wood type to make a large-format print. $320 ($290 members) + $75 supply fee
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Open Studio: Letterpress, Screenprinting, Bookbinding, Papermaking, Paper Beater Tuesday, July 23; 6-9pm View the Open Studio descriptions for more details. Letterpress: $35 ($30 members)
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Intermediate Relief Printing: Edition Printing Develop your skills and experiment with techniques to create an edition of wood or linoleum block prints. Receive technical assistance and participate in group critiques while working on an independent project. Discussion and demos will include ink mixing, multi-block registration and editioning on the Vandercook or by hand-inking. Students will also have the opportunity to incorporate text using MCBA's Shocard type. $220 ($200 members) + $65 supply fee
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Creative Letterpress Printing This workshop centers around the creative process and explores the less conventional side of letterpress printing. Students will learn alternative printmaking techniques that include pressure printing, monoprinting, and the use of photo-polymer plates to achieve painterly effects. In addition, students will learn an innovative technique that permits printing on both sides of a translucent sheet simultaneously. The class will include discussions regarding inks, papers and other materials as well as basic Vandercook press operation and printing principles. $250 ($225 members) + $40 supply fee (no Certificate early-bird discount)
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The Decorative Sheet In this survey workshop, students will learn a variety of techniques for creating beautiful decorative papers. The first day will focus on methods associated with handmade paper, including pulp painting, inclusions, stencils, nontraditional couching, pigmenting and dyeing. The second day will be dedicated to marbling. Students will experiment with Japanese suminagashi marbling and learn the traditional combed patterns associated with Turkish Ebru paper decoration. $250 ($225 members) + $40 supply fee (no Certificate early-bird discount)
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Historical Binding Primer In this introductory workshop, students will learn two book structures steeped in history: the 16th Century Paperback and the Nag Hammadi binding. With new printing technologies spreading across Europe in the 16th century, there was a need for a new, simpler binding style. The 16th Century Paperback fit the need. Using handmade paper, students will construct a sample that is sewn on tawed leather thongs with endbands that lace to a folded paper cover. Variations using different materials will be discussed along with contemporary uses of the structure. The Nag Hammadi binding takes its name from the Egyptian city where specimens were discovered. Sealed in clay jars and buried, these volumes date from the 4th century. Students will create replicas using leather, papyrus and paper. The leather covers will be decorated using simple tools and techniques. $250 ($225 members) + $40 supply fee (no Certificate early-bird discount)
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Open Studio: Letterpress, Screenprinting, Papermaking, Paper Beater Tuesday, July 30; 6-9pm View the Open Studio descriptions for more details. Letterpress: $35 ($30 members)
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Introduction to Coptic Binding Learn the classic Coptic stitch in two variations: the two-needle and the four-needle technique. Students will learn to cover boards with decorative papers to make a small blank journal that opens flat for ease in use. The Coptic binding was developed during the second to third century in Egypt and was used throughout the Islamic world and Eastern Christendom (Europe), and is still used today. This style was adapted from the technique of interlacing threads in carpet making, creating a chain or link stitch to bind the sections together. $130 ($115 members) + $35 supply fee
Register for both Intro to Coptic Binding and Advanced Coptic Binding for an additional discount!
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Advanced Marbling: Tools and Techniques This two-day workshop will prepare students to marble on their own. Day one: Build marbling combs and rakes for your own studio set-up, learn to prepare caragheenan, alum, mix paint and prepare fabric for marbling. Day two: Review basic marbling patterns, learn new patterns and free-form marbling, then experiment with resist techniques and marbling on paper, fabric, ceramic tile and small wooden objects. $195 ($175 members) + $60 supply fee
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Open Studio: Letterpress, Screenprinting, Bookbinding, Papermaking, Paper Beater Tuesday, August 6; 6-9pm View the Open Studio descriptions for more details. Letterpress: $35 ($30 members)
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Paper Beater Training Tuesday, August 6; 6-7pm (during Open Studio) Papermaking experience required MCBA has three Hollander beaters, which turn fibers (rag, half-stuff, or cooked plant materials) into pulp for papermaking. MCBA offers monthly trainings on beater operation, safety procedures and cleaning. Beater training is required for those who wish to rent the beaters for projects, or use the beaters at Open Studio sessions. $25 ($20 members)
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Ziggurat, Spider and Single-Sheet Books Learn to construct these non-traditional, sculptural book structures developed by Hedi Kyle. Minimal experience, sewing, and adhesive are required which makes them perfect for those new to bookmaking! These structures invite makers to expand and experiment with variations to suit student'’ artistic content and teach unconventional measuring techniques to make covers and slipcases -- a great skill for any book project. $130 ($115 members) + $40 supply fee
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Advanced Coptic Binding Learn options for individualizing your Coptic books. Day one: students will have a look at the cover, starting with different types of board attachments, and the secret to creating a rounded spine. Next, sew a book using the Greek variation of the Coptic stitch and add the first headband. Day two: start off sewing the second headband, and then discuss historical and modern closures. Finish class by sewing a Caterpillar across this loaded-with-detail book. $220 ($200 members) + $40 supply fee Register for both Intro to Coptic Binding and Advanced Coptic Binding for an additional discount!
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Wood Engraving: A Creative Intensive Wood engraving is a traditional printing process used for prints, broadsides and book illustration. The process requires few expensive tools and materials and yields thin lines, delicate tones and fine detail for intricate pattern making, and figurative or abstract imagery. This two-day course starts with a discussion and demonstration of various cutting techniques and proper tools and materials. Then students will experiment printing on a variety of papers, from traditional printing paper and Japanese washi, to different types of utility papers and fabrics. Students will have the opportunity to combine monoprinting, collage and multi-block printing to produce a visual narrative. The aim of this workshop is inventive creativity and the emphasis on enabling students to continue work on their own, either in a print studio or printing by hand at home at a kitchen table. Students should bring small, prepared drawings to use as a starting point to the first day of class. $320 ($290 members) + $60 supply fee
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Open Studio: Marbling Open Studio provides access to marbling tools and equipment, as well as the fellowship of other artists. Work on your own projects in the company of other artists in a friendly and supportive environment. Fee covers use of brushes, cups, eyedroppers and 16x20" tanks of caragheenan; supply your own paints, paper and alum. $45 ($40 members)
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Wet and Wild Watercolor Watercolor is a wonderfully versatile and responsive medium. Be introduced to a variety of innovative ways of working with watercolor that bring together the best of Western and Japanese traditions. Using watercolor with sand, wax and other surprising elements, learn to create beautiful papers that will then be made into a book. Come with an open mind, willingness to play, and enthusiasm for making new discoveries. $95 ($85 members) + $35 supply fee
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Cutting Equipment Training Through hands-on training you will learn the capabilities of each piece of MCBA’s cutting equipment including board shears and guillotine, and how to use them correctly and safely. Completion of this training will permit you to rent this equipment and use it independently.
Open Studio: Letterpress, Screenprinting, Bookbinding, Papermaking, Paper Beater Letterpress: $35 ($30 members)
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Biblio-Tech II Continue your study of historical and modern binding structures. Workshop begins with a brief review of numerous historical and modern binding structures, with a focus on methods of board attachment. Similarities between historical and modern structures will b e stressed. Students will create five binding models. These models will remain unfinished, so the sewing and board attachment are visible for future reference. Models include Ethiopian, Medieval, Colonial American, Simplified Binding, and non-adhesive Paper Case. This is a fast-paced workshop for students who already have some experience with traditional binding. $320 ($290 members) + $85 supply fee
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Intermediate Screen Printing: Small Editions This project driven course will focus on the methods, techniques and procedures employed in screen printing an edition of prints. It will provide students with the fundamental knowledge and necessary skills to confidently explore and experiment within the medium of silkscreen, including registration methods and techniques, creating analog and digital color separations and artwork for their films, and mixing inks to create both transparencies and opacities in their prints. Each student will create an edition of prints over the course of the class and will have the opportunity to participate in a group print exchange. $290 ($260 members) + $60 supply fee
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Visual Journal Collective Do you keep a visual journal? Do you wonder how others approach this art form? Would you like an opportunity to get to know peers and be inspired by their work? Are you interested in a forum for exchanging information on the newest pens, paints, and other supplies? Do you want to commit time to practice your drawing skills or find a sketching partner? Do you just want to touch base each month with people who understand journaling? Join facilator Roz Stendahl at MCBA's Visual Journal Collective. This group is open to all visual journal artists of any skill level. We'll discuss methods, materials, and media. Group members will be encouraged to participate in round robin journals and theme projects. At every meeting we'll have discussion, share our work, and engage our minds with a fun journaling exercise. For information about this month's topic, check out Roz's blog: FREE and open to artists at all skill levels. No need to pre-register, just drop in!
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Open Studio: Letterpress, Screenprinting, Bookbinding, Papermaking, Paper Beater Tuesday, August 20; 6-9pm View the Open Studio descriptions for more details. Letterpress: $35 ($30 members)
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Open Studio: Letterpress, Screenprinting, Bookbinding, Papermaking, Paper Beater Tuesday, August 27; 6-9pm View the Open Studio descriptions for more details. Letterpress: $35 ($30 members)
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OPEN STUDIO Open Studio sessions are not eligible for Certificate credit. Open Studio: Bookbinding Cutting Equipment Training Open Studio: Letterpress Open Studio: Screenprinting Open Studio: Paper Beater Open Studio: Papermaking (B.Y.O.Fibers) Open Studio: Marbling Open Studio: Paste Paper materials and equipment can be made available any Tuesday evening at regularly scheduled Open Studio sessions. If desired, please call The Shop at 612-215-2520 to register in advance.
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