Event Info
Course Code: 25SPE200I
This In Person workshop takes place at CBA on Saturday, March 8th from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET.
- Saturday, March 8th, 11:00 am – 5:00pm ET
Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on February 22nd, at 11:59 pm.
About the Workshop:
This in-person workshop is taught by CBA instructor Shawn Sheehy.
Are you looking for active, visual ways to capture and hold your reader’s attention? Misdirection and surprise are excellent attention-holding narrative tools; pull tabs and wheels are excellent and effective mechanical tools. With just a pull or a turn, your story can be advanced without having to turn a page. With more sophisticated (though still easily executed) applications of these tools, you can entice your reader through short, multi-step animations. Join me online in building this multi-structure movable book, using a pre-cut kit and a simple set of hand tools. As an added bonus, you will learn a brand-new method for assembling your structures into a handsome soft-cover book. All levels are welcome.
Required Tools:
- Xacto knife
- Bone folder
- Awl
- Micro spatula
- Tweezers
- Binding needle
All other Materials will be provided by Center for Book Arts at no additional cost.
About Shawn Sheehy
Shawn Sheehy has been teaching book arts courses and workshops since 2001. His broadsides and artist book editions have been collected by such prestigious institutions as Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, University of Chicago, Library of Congress, UCLA, and Harvard. Sheehy’s trade pop-up books Welcome to the Neighborwood and Beyond the Sixth Extinction (both mass-market versions of previous artist books) were published by Candlewick, winning numerous awards. Sheehy served as director of The Movable Book Society from 2018 to 2023. He holds an MFA in the Book Arts from Columbia College Chicago.
All images courtesy of the instructor.
Class size is limited to 12 participants to ensure an optimal participant to Instructor ratio. Register now before spots fill up! Registration for this workshop closes on February 22nd at 11:59pm. Tuition for this course is $210 + a $65 materials fee. If you cannot comfortably pay tuition but are interested in taking this class, please consider filling out our financial assistance application here. We will notify you if you are selected to receive a scholarship before the start date of the class. To view more information about our current scholarship opportunities, please visit this link.