Event Info
This one-day, virtual workshop takes place on Zoom on Thursday, November 30, from 1:00 pm–3:00 pm.
- Thursday, November 30, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on November 23, at 11:59 pm.
About the Workshop:
This online class is taught by instructor Maria G. Pisano. The accordion book structure is a flexible form that can be adapted to many book themes, including the haiku.
Our natural surroundings (bugs, trees, flowers, and animals) speak of time, renewal, continuity, and the healing power of nature. In this workshop, students will create an accordion book that celebrates the resilience and diversity in nature and in all of us. The class will create designs related to nature in response to haikus provided by the instructor, and will bring the poem and their designs together in a miniature accordion book.
Required Materials:
Required Materials:
- Cutting mat
- Ruler and triangle
- Glue stick
- Scissors and snap-off blade or x-acto knife
- Paper
- NOTE: A detailed materials list will be provided upon registration via email.
About Maria G. Pisano
Maria G. Pisano (she/her) is a book artist, printmaker, curator, and educator.
Her Memory Press works are represented in the Library of Congress, 9-11 Memorial Museum, Carnegie Mellon University, Columbia University, Lafayette College, University of Delaware, Wesleyan University, and many more.
Ms. Pisano has exhibited widely—including a solo exhibition titled Reflections: Artist Books and Works on Paper. Over the years she has curated a number of exhibitions at Center for Book Arts in NYC, such as Book as Witness: The Artist’s Response. In 2021 she curated Crossroads at the Hunterdon Museum of Art in New Jersey.
All images courtesy of the instructor.
In order to best serve our community near and far, many of our online classes are pay-what-you-can. The amount you choose to pay goes directly toward our instructors and toward creating scholarship opportunities for the future. Virtual workshops at Center for Book Arts will be recorded and the recording will be provided for all registered participants after the class.
