Book Structures Intensive

Event Info

This one day, in-person workshop takes place at Center for Book Arts on Monday, January 22, 2023 from 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm.

• Monday, January 22, 5pm – 9pm

Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on Monday, January 15, 2023 at 11:59 pm.

About This Workshop:

This in-person bookbinding workshop is taught by Maria Veronica San Martin.

Come learn 5 bookbinding techniques in one class! During this five-hour intensive at the Center for Book Arts, students will learn several bookbinding techniques and execute them throughout the length of the workshop. We will start with simpler structures and then build our skills to expand to more sculptural book forms. Learn how to construct two kinds of pamphlets, two one-page books, and a double accordion book with a designed hardcover wrapped with book cloth.

This is an ideal workshop for any artist looking to add some new approaches to their practice or to a specific project.

Required Materials

• Board knife and X-Acto knife with blades*
• Pencil
• Bone folder or Teflon folder*
• All other materials and tools will be provided by CBA at no additional cost.

*Materials with an asterisk next to them are available for purchase at the Center.

About the Instructor

Maria Veronica San Martin (she/her) is a multidisciplinary Latin-American artist who has lived in New York since 2010.

She has been a studio artist at the Whitney Museum, ISP (NYC), a scholar at the Center for Book Arts (NYC), and participated in the Art OMI Residency (Ghent, NY). She has also been awarded two NYFA grants and three Chilean grants.

San Martín has taught at the Center for Book Arts (NYC), Penland School of Craft (NC), Universidad de Chile, and Universidad Catolica de Chile and has conducted workshops for Vera List Center, The New School, and Weeksville Heritage Center. She is a member of the Board of Directors for Brooklyn, as well as participating as an artist and contributing to their education program.

All images courtesy of the instructor.