Wordless Wednesday 04.04.18
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Wordless Wednesday 28.03.18
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*NEW* East End Bookbinding Workshop!
For the first time ever, Sprouts Press will be offering bookbinding classes in the east end of Toronto!! I’ll be at the stunning Gotamago Studio – Shop on Woodbine, north of Bloor.
In this sampler-style bookbinding workshop students will learn the tools of the trade with easy, softcover bookbinding techniques to create unique, handmade books. Everyone will leave with three finished notebooks, made by (their own!) hand.
Carolyn will share several of the techniques she uses in a class suitable for beginners. Students will create three notebooks using different binding styles and paper selections. These handcrafted notebooks can be used as sketchbooks, diaries, travel journals, or as a special place to gather your thoughts.
*Bonus: While in class, take some time to browse the well-curated collection of handmade wares for sale.
What: Bookbinding Sampler Workshops for Beginners
When: Saturday, April 7th, 2018, 11:00am-3:00pm
Where: Gotamago Studio – Shop, 1231 Woodbine Ave, Toronto
For more details & to register, please go here.
Ex Libris!
I’m so excited for a NEW workshop!! It’s a bit different than my usual classes, but every bit as fun and rewarding.
Learn how to design, create, and print your own Ex Libris bookplate! In this workshop students will learn basic relief printing techniques, using 3″ x 3″ softoleum blocks and lino cutting tools. Simple designs will be encouraged for beginners. Then students will print their blocks in a small edition of 10, in one colour, creating the perfect adornment for their book collection!
When: Sunday March 25, 2018. 10am – 5pm
Where: Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, 180 Shaw St., Unit 102, Toronto.
For more information & to register, please go here.
Sampler Bookbinding Class!
Join me this saturday at the gorgeous Paper Plus Cloth paper shop! I’ll be there teaching a Bookbinding Sampler class – perfect for anyone looking to learn the craft or expand their repertoire of bookbinding skills.
Learn 3 simple, easy, and decorative techniques to hand stitch your own soft cover notebooks. First, students will learn about the tools of the trade, then we’ll craft the notebooks.
When: Saturday March 24, 2018. 1pm – 5pm
Where: Paper Plus Cloth, 1340 Queen St West, Toronto
For more information & to register, please go here.
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Road Trip to Guelph
Look at these beautiful hand bound, hand painted journals! This is what students made at Sunday’s workshop at the Guelph School of Art; Painted Longstitch/Linkstitch journals. If you’ve never been, this is a gorgeous, light filled studio on the 3rd floor of Wyndham Art Supplies in the heart of Guelph.
A big Thank You to everyone at Guelph School of Art, it’s always a pleasure teaching there.
If you missed out and want to join the bookbinding fun, I have more workshops coming up over the next couple of months. Go here to see what’s next.
Makeology: Spring Market!
I’m so happy to be returning to the Makeology show again this spring! It’ll be held at the Art Gallery of Hamilton at the end of April.
Come on out and visit my table, I’ll be in the company of many other talented makers!
When: Sunday April 29, 11am – 5pm
Where: Art Gallery of Hamilton, 123 King Street West, Hamilton
For more information, please see the show website here.
Wordless Wednesday 21.02.18
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Sprouts Press goes to Guelph!
I’ll be teaching a bookbinding class at the Guelph School of Art in a couple of weeks! Join me on Sunday, March 4 and learn the Longstitch/Linkstitch bookbinding technique!
We’ll go over decorating paper for covers (as pictured above) and then dive into bookbinding. Suitable for beginners or those who’ve tried bookbinding before.
For more information & to register (only a couple spots left!), please go here.
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