Sampler Bookbinding Class!

Posted on March 20, 2018 by sproutspress

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.

Newsletter Sign Up!

Posted on March 8, 2018 by sproutspress

I’m busy writing the next Sprouts Press newsletter, so it’s time to sign up if you haven’t already.

When you subscribe, plan to expect 1 email per month. I’ll write about upcoming shows, workshops, sales & contests. I also write about inspiration and other book/paper arts goodies!

Sound good? Go here to subscribe.

Wordless Wednesday 07.03.18

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Road Trip to Guelph

Posted on March 6, 2018 by sproutspress

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!

Posted on February 26, 2018 by sproutspress

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!

Posted on February 20, 2018 by sproutspress

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.

Wordless Wednesday 07.02.18

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Studio Talk: My Favourite Part of Fine Binding (so far)

Posted on February 6, 2018 by sproutspress

As part of my 2018 plan to expand my little company and grow my bookbinding skillset, I’m taking classes in Fine Binding! These classes are offered through CBBAG (Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, ‘cabbage’ for short). Most of the books I currently make for Sprouts Press are exposed spine bindings; Coptic, Long/Linkstitch, etc. These new skills will create fancy round backed books with raised cords and leather spines! If you have no idea what I’m talking about, don’t worry, I’ll be chronicling it all right here in the coming weeks. For now, here’s my favourite part so far: sewing endbands from scratch! I think I’m drawn to the pearly sheen of the silk thread, the rich colours and the patterns for wrapping them.

For more information on CBBAG’s core bookbinding classes, see their website here.

Last Weekend to see Gathered Threads

Posted on February 3, 2018 by sproutspress

It’s your last chance to see the group show I’m part of: Gathered Threads. There are so many talented artists in this show, I’m honoured to be included. It’s a gorgeous collection of fibre art that you won’t want to miss!

DETAILS
Gathered Threads is a curated group exhibition of textile and fibre artists.

January 18th – February 4th, 2018
Reception January 20th, 2-4pm
Graven Feather, 906 Queen St. W., Toronto

For hours & more info, please see show website here.