Ready to make a sketchbook that is unique to your personal practice? This introductory class explores the french link bookbinding stitch in pursuit of making a one-of-a-kind customizable sketchbook. Fill it with your preferred paper or a variety of papers. A great way to repurpose extra paper and scraps while negating the need to purchase sketchbooks. Students will leave with a finished sketchbook.

Saturday, September 28
10 am – 2 pm

Instructor: Kellee Morgado
Ages: Adults (15+) / All Levels

Supply List:
-sack lunch
-24 sheets of your choice at size 8.5×11 or 11×17 – choose one size (final sketchbook size will be your desired sheets folded in half)

*additional supplies will be provided by the instructor

Not only for housing books, hand made boxes have a variety of functions. This course will teach the basics of decorative box construction. Using hard binders’ board and marbled paper, learn to construct a functional and decorative box with an elegant Clamshell closure. By mastering the basic template for these box models, students will gain the necessary skills for other varieties of boxes, while also enhancing their bookbinding skills. The instructor will bring many beautiful, one of a kind marbled fabrics and paper from which to choose to cover your unique box.

Thursday, August 15
10 am – 5 pm

Instructor: Pietro Accardi
Ages: Adult (15+) / All levels

Students who have taken a marbling class and have fallen in love, not only with the magical process of marbling, but also the gorgeous product they have created, often ask what they can do with their pieces.

This class will involve students in three different projects:

-Making a beautiful and durable gift bag

-Making a 4” round box

-Making a 4” square box

Students can bring their own marbled paper, or other special paper they would like to use, or use marbled paper provided by Pietro.

Thursday, August 1
10 am – 5 pm

Instructor: Pietro Accardi
Ages: Adult (15+) / All levels

Supply List:

Students can bring their own marbled paper, or other special paper they would like to use, or use marbled paper provided by Pietro.

In this introductory class, student will gain a basic understanding of history, techniques, tools and styles of European marbling. Students will get hands on experience of all aspects of marbling from preparatory mixing of water medium and paints, to the creation of classical patterns. Specific attention will be given to learning how to obtain particular designs using a diverse array of rakes and combs. Students will have ample time for experimentation with guidance from the instructor.

Monday – Wednesday, July 8 – 10
10 am – 3 pm

Instructor: Pietro Accardi
Ages: Adult (15+) / All levels

Canceled, please join us for our next amazing book arts class with Kellee Morgado on June 8-9.
Please see the link below:

Book Arts: Folds and Findings

Students will learn to make a hand stitched travel journal out of manila folders, reclaimed paper and discarded book covers. The finished journal will contain all the pages needed to document your next adventure, and enough pockets to store the treasures you collect along the way. By the end of the class, students will have gained the skills needed to turn any old or vintage book into a functional journal. Beginning and Intermediate students welcome.  

Saturday, May 11
10 am – 4 pm

Instructor: TBD
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Supply List:

• 4 File Folders, color of your choice
• Sack Lunch

Join us for this fun and informative class exploring a variety of book making techniques. Both experienced and beginning book arts students are encouraged to attend. This introductory class explores both the form and content of the book with consideration to its movement, alternate readings, and potential sculptural effects. The lotus fold invokes play and experimentation; lending itself to discovery and surprise in both the maker and viewer. Students will leave with their own finished artist book!  

Saturday and Sunday, June 8 and 9
10 am – 2 pm

Instructor: Kellee Morgado
Ages: Adults (15+) / All Levels

Supply List:
-sack lunch
-notebook and preferred writing implement (optional)

Handmade boxes are not only lovely, they are also quite useful and can be used to store a range of objects, not just books. Using hard board or masonite and marbled fabric, the instructor will walk students through the basics of creating decorative boxes. Expanding on these primary box building skills, students will learn about more complex functions by adding a hatch-top and bottom drawer. This particular structure also features rounded corners giving a pleasing twist to the standard pointed corner. Everyone will leave with a multi-purpose box that is ready to use with its rounded corners, top compartment under the hatch lid, and fabric covering.

Thursday, April 18

10 am – 5 pm

Instructor: Pietro Accardi
Ages: Adult (15+) / All levels

NOTE: This class has been reschedule for Saturday, May 11. To register for the May 11 class, please click here.

Students will learn to make a hand stitched travel journal out of manila folders, reclaimed paper and discarded book covers. The finished journal will contain all the pages needed to document your next adventure, and enough pockets to store the treasures you collect along the way. By the end of the class, students will have gained the skills needed to turn any old or vintage book into a functional journal. Beginning and Intermediate students welcome. 

Saturday, May 4
10 am – 4 pm

Instructor: Bel Mils
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Supply List:

• 4 File Folders, color of your choice
• Sack Lunch

The lunch sack becomes a clever journal in this new class. Students will learn the steps for transforming paper bags into a pocket-filled journal that makes a great travel notebook, nature journal, garden journal, art journal, or scrapbook. Discover how the unique structure of a paper bag can be used to create interesting layers in your journal with main pages, mini pages, and storage pockets for stashing special finds. The unique and flexible binding taught in this class can also be used to turn any collection of individual folded pages into a book. Beginner and intermediate students welcomed, including children over the age of 12.

Saturday, April 27
9 am – 2 pm

Instructor: Bel Mils
Ages: Adult (12+) / All Levels

Supply List:

• Large Button (optional, some supplies will be provided)
• Sack Lunch

Create a beautiful set of collaged cards, as well as a folded book to hold them, in this two-for-one class. Students will not only turn ordinary playing cards into mini-collages with beautiful backgrounds and layers; but they’ll also create a small book to hold the finished cards. Instruction will include the steps for producing one of book artist Hedi Kyle’s renowned folded books—no glue or stitching required! Beginning and intermediate students welcome. 

Saturday, April 20
10 am – 4 pm

Instructor: Bel Mills
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Supply List:

• 12 x 12 Patterned Paper
• Magazine / Book imagery for collage (optional)
• ¼” Ribbon, 18 inches
• Uni-ball Signo gel pen in black
• Sack lunch