Event Info
Course Code: 24FPM005I
This in-person workshop takes place at CBA on Saturday & Sunday, December 7th & 8th, 2024 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm.
- Saturday, December 7, 11:00am – 5:00pm
- Sunday, December 8, 11:00am – 5:00pm
Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on November 23rd, at 11:59 pm.
About the Workshop:
This in-person workshop is taught by Barbara Mauriello.
In this pochoir-to-book workshop, we’ll cut stencils (2 shapes), design a book page using these simple shapes, and paint the pages using no more than two colors per page. These shapes can be manipulated to form different patterns, and the colors can change from page to page. The challenge is to do as much as possible with as little as possible. We’ll bind our editions of two books into double-sided accordion-fold books, with handmade paper wrappers — no cloth, no boards, no adhesives. (Think about stenciling the wrappers, too.)
Inspiration for this workshop is everywhere—look at the exquisite geometry of Islamic tiles; the minimalism of the Bauhaus (Sophie Taeuber-Arp!); the small repeat patterns in Japanese textiles (Komom).
No previous bookbinding or painting skills are required!
Fun Fact: Pochoir prints (one of the techniques used to decorate pages in this workshop) is a stenciling method most popular during the 1920s, and can be seen in many art deco fashion prints.
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
- Pencil and paper for taking notes
- scalpel, x-acto or other cutting tool, with replacement blades. (The best carbon steel blades, #23 for a #4 handle, are Swann-Morton, available online from www.azream.us)
- Bonefolder
- Paint-mixing tins, if you have any
- 2 tins or other containers, to hold your brushes
- Self-healing cutting mat
- Gouache paints, a few tubes of your favorite colors, plus white
- Stencil brushes: one small and one large (or more!) Dick Blick has a good selection. I like da Vinci #10, #14, and #20; Robert Simmons 960 series, #1 and #1 ¼
OPTIONAL MATERIALS:
- Apron
Participants should think about pattern. The best approach is the simplest: think geometry! Come with a few ideas in mind, or an interpretation of a traditional source of patterns (quilts, tiles, rugs, architectural details).
About Barbara Mauriello
Barbara Mauriello is an artist, bookbinder, and teacher who has practiced her art since completing an apprenticeship at the Center For Book Arts 40 years ago. She has taught in Europe and South America, as well as all over the USA. Her books are in collections in the US and in France. In 2000 Barbara published a book, “Making Memory Boxes” (Rockport Publishers). She works every day in her studio in Hoboken, cutting, folding, painting and sewing paper. Her faculty positions include several New York institutions: the Center For Book Arts; the School of Visual Arts; the International Center of Photography; Bank Street College, Graduate School of Education; and SUNY, Purchase. In addition, between 1990 and 2020, Mauriello taught in the MFA program at The University of the Arts, Philadelphia. She has presented workshops at many museums, universities, and arts centers throughout the U.S. including Penland, Haystack, Book & Paper Intensive, the Book Arts Roundtable, and the Creative Arts Workshop.
All images courtesy of the instructor.
Class size is limited to 9 participants to ensure an optimal participant to Instructor ratio. Register now before spots fill up! Registration for this workshop closes on November 26 at 11:59pm. Tuition for this course is $420 + a $30 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.
