Workshops

Our public workshop series is suspended, pending finding another venue that will accommodate us. In the meantime, we are still available for private workshops at your location, or one that we mutually agree on.

Workshops for Everyone.
Our workshops are primarily aimed at participants with little to zero bookbinding experience, but we do offer tips and sources throughout the event that would be of use to experienced bookbinders as well.

Success

You will succeed in our workshops even if you have no prior artistic or bookbinding experience. We supply all tools and materials, and we cheerfully and patiently guide you though each step of the book-building process. You will make a first book to be proud of.

Participants in our journal/sketchbook (casebook) workshops make a finished book that looks like this; we have many options for colors and decorative paper patterns from which to choose. (see photos below)

Our workshops are held in two sessions, each about 2.5 hours long; that might be morning and afternoon, or two separate da

Open book with marbled cover and blue spine on a light-colored surface.
A close-up of a patterned book cover with a tan fabric spine and design featuring small, multicolored geometric shapes.
A three-dimensional object resembling a book with a marbled blue and pink cover and a brown spine and edges.
Four hardcover books with colorful, patterned covers are displayed on a wooden surface.

Want a custom workshop? We can arrange that!

We conduct private workshops for groups of 6-10 participants.

Email us at Rai@bsu.edu for more details.