Bookmaking With Kids

Part of a series of posts about the professional-development workshops in our Summer Camp 2009.

Introducing three kid-friendly techniques—sidewalk chalk marbling, sponge-colored Tyvek and pastepainting—that produce gorgeous papers, lots of fun and minimal mess. Take the work-
shop on Tuesday and you can use your papers in the Room to Write and Bookmaking With Envelopes workshops the next day. Or take the class on Wednesday, and you’ll have beautiful, original covers for the Easy-to-Make Japanese Books workshop on Thursday. Suggested for teachers of Grades 2 & up.

This workshop is offered twice: on Tuesday June 23rd from 11:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. and Wednesday June 24th from 1–5 p.m. Both sessions meet in the Community Room at the Redwood Shores Public Library.

Instructor Leigh McLellan works in many facets of the book arts, including book and graphic design, letterpress printing, bookbinding, paper decora-
tion and typography. A long-time teacher at the San Francisco Center for the Book, Leigh’s work is widely exhibited and collected. You can see some of her books, broadsides and decorative papers on her web site.

Got questions? Want more details? Need help deciding if this class is a good fit for you? Just email Cathy for fast, knowledgeable answers. For a Summer Camp overview in calendar form, click here. You’ll find complete workshop descriptions and a registration form in this downloadable flyer.

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