Showing posts with label class. Show all posts
Showing posts with label class. Show all posts

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Class Photos

The messy pile of demo books I made while teaching

This past Tuesday I taught my third session of Introduction to Bookbinding. I love teaching this workshop; I get to go over all the basics of binding tools and simple structures and I get to make everyone excited about bookmaking, which isn't hard since it's one of my most favorite things to do. 
There's not much time for picture taking when you're teaching this class but below are a few images I was able to snap throughout the evening.

The bindery, all ready and awaiting the students

Some student books, on top of my hand illustrated hand-out

More student work. This gal was taking very nice photos of each book as she made them, hence the orderly line up.

Packed and ready to head home. You know it was a good class when you are leaving with less supplies that you arrived with--that means you made a lot of books!

Thursday, March 22, 2012

TA Adventures

Stacks of paper, just waiting to become books

On Tuesday I had the honor of being the teaching assistant for a new SFCB instructor, Jaye Lee Fishel. Jaye was teaching the same workshop I have been teaching, Introduction to Bookbinding, but, it was nice to take a break and be a helper this time around. Plus, Jaye had a ton of little tips and tricks up her sleeve, things I had never thought of (like having students bind the handouts, instead of stapling them). Plus, being the TA gave me the chance to do something I can't do while teaching--take photos of what we were making.

Finished pamphlet stitch


Book from a single sheet of paper (maze book)

Accordion book in process

Here's Jaye teaching

Double signature book

Students making books

Triple dos a dos

Waxed linen thread