In this introductory class, students will gain a basic understanding of the history, techniques, tools and styles of European marbling.

Students will get hands-on experience of all aspects of Western marbling techniques from paper priming and preparatory mixing of water medium and paints, to the creation of classical patterns. Specific attention will be given to learning how to obtain particular designs using a diverse array of rakes and combs. Students will have ample time for experimentation with guidance from the instructor and will leave with a sampling of papers they've marbled themselves.  

*Please note that paper marbling is a wet process and papers made in the workshop may not be dry at the end of class. Students may return to SFCB after the workshop to retrieve any papers left to dry at the of the day or request mailed returns. 

Prerequisite:
None

Materials to bring:
All tools and materials will be provided. Please wear comfortable shoes for standing that you don't mind getting wet.

About the Instructor:
Pietro Accardi (he/him) owned a Bookbindery in Turin (Italy) for 12 years. He worked for Turin’s main Library, Municipal Archives, and University Libraries restoring and binding documents and books. He also runs his own paper marbling and decorative box making business. Now he lives near Lake Tahoe with wife, cats and a studio. He is currently working for the library of special collections of University of Reno doing restoration work and teaches workshops.

Building on the skills learned in Introduction to Western Paper Marbling, this workshop will take students through the techniques needed to marble on fabric.

Students will begin the day by advancing upon their marbling skills with the introduction of marbling on fabric. With the instructor's guidance, they will work on new patterns with an eye for nuance. The main focus will be on marbling fabric to create book cloth, and techniques for other textile uses will also be discussed.

At the end of the day, the instructor will demonstrate how to prepare dry pieces of marbled cloth for use in bookbinding. Students will leave with their own stack of 15 marbled fabric pieces.

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Prerequisite:
None. This workshop is open to beginners, though it's also a good next step after an introductory marbling class such as Introduction to Western Paper Marbling.

Materials to bring:
All tools and materials will be provided. Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing that you don't mind getting wet and/or stained.

About the Instructor:
Pietro Accardi (he/him) owned a Bookbindery in Turin (Italy) for 12 years. He worked for Turin’s main Library, Municipal Archives, and University Libraries restoring and binding documents and books. He also runs his own paper marbling and decorative box making business. Now he lives near Lake Tahoe with wife, cats and a studio. He is currently working for the library of special collections of University of Reno doing restoration work and teaches workshops.

Reduction printing is a multi-layered printing process that uses a single block to create a multi-colored image. The process involves carving and printing, removing portions of the block after each layer is printed, usually working from lightest to darkest colors.

Students will carve their own small, two color design and learn the basic principles of reduction carving: what to carve and when. They will finish the class with a small edition of their two color design and usable stamp (single color design) to take home.

Prerequisite:
None

Materials to Bring:
Students should bring a few different ideas or sketches for a simple image measuring 2 3/4” x 3 3/4” that could be separated and printed in two colors. The instructor will help you decide what will work best in class.

About the Instructor:
Nathalie Roland (she/her) is a San Francisco-based printmaker and painter who has been creating woodcut prints since 1991. Working from her Sunset district garage studio known as Sunset Paperworks, she specializes in woodcut reduction prints using pine or mulberry wood blocks that transform through multiple stages of carving and printing. She has studied relief printing under Zarina Hashmi, screen printing at Ape do good, worked as a bookbinder at the Arion Press and was formerly the in house Riso printer for Yellow Owl workshop. 

Pochoir is a method of stenciling: applying pigments with a flat round brush through cut-out areas of a thin material like mylar, acetate, Tyvek or cardstock. 

Students will learn the basics of stencil creation and will work on images made up of simple shapes to practice their technique. Throughout the day, different materials will be employed to make stencils; different brushes and their effects will be examined; and various ‘dry pigments’ and papers will be investigated as students expand their pochoir skills. The instructor will also lead a discussion on how students can incorporate pochoir into their own artwork, including books, prints, cards, and more.

Students will also make a simple folder at the end of class for the samples that were made.

Prerequisite:
None 

Materials to Bring:
All tools and materials will be provided.

About the Instructor:
Bettina lives in San Francisco and works as both a book artist and a letterpress printer with Kim Vanderheiden at Painted Tongue Studios, Oakland, California. She loves books and boxes both as physical objects and as containers of meaning. She is interested in a variety of folded, sewn and woven structures in which she can incorporate her printing.

Imagine a personal history made up of maps and charts. What stories would yours tell? In this workshop you'll chart aspects of your personal or family history to make your own autobiographical atlas.

First we'll look at examples of maps and charts that go beyond imparting empirical information. Then we'll embark on a series of exercises that explore ways of conveying personal and autobiographical stories through mapping, charting, and graphing. In the second session you'll turn those into a card book and a custom envelope to contain it. 

Prerequisite:
None

Materials to Bring:
Bring a variety of your preferred drawing materials, plus any personal ephemera you may wish to incorporate. The card book format offers plenty of opportunity to integrate found materials. 

About the Instructor:
Tim Svenonius (he/him) is a mixed-media artist whose work explores the intersections of history, memory and myth. A voracious reader and an avid researcher, his work is shaped by deep investigations into arcane knowledge and lore. He has worked for two decades in the museum field, as a designer, writer, and producer of digital media. In 2015 he self-published a monograph, A Book of Lost Latitudes, which explores the role of the whale in mythology and literature, through evocative drawings and found texts.

Students with previous linocut experience will learn about multiblock carving and printing, in which each carved block is inked with a different color.

We will create designs on 5 x 7" linoleum for two blocks/two colors, then transfer the image onto the blocks and learn about registration so that each color lines up on the finished print. All students will leave with an edition of their print on quality printmaking paper using a Cylinder Press. 

Students will learn several registration methods on etching presses and for hand printing, and learn how to edition a print run.  

Prerequisite:
Intro to Linoleum Carving & Printing or other experience carving and printing with lino blocks

Materials to Bring:

• Ideas for a simple 5x7" design; ideally at least two sketches so the instructor can help choose which will work best.

About the Instructor:
Patricia Wakida (she/her) is a bibliophile, artist and writer with a background in trade publishing. Her relations to books are kept tangible and toothsome by running wasabi press, making illustrated letterpress books, broadsides, posters and cards on a Chandler and Price tabletop platen press and a small etching press. Her book arts education began with an apprenticeship in Japanese papermaking in Mino, Gifu- prefecture, Japan in 1996, followed by an apprenticeship at the Arts and Crafts Press under linoleum block artist and letterpress printer Yoshiko Yamamoto, in Berkeley, CA. She's also taught linoblock carving and letterpress workshops as a teaching assistant in the book arts program at Mills College, the San Francisco Center for the Book, and ASUC Art Studio. 

Embroidery on paper? YES! Embellish photos, postcards, and more with thread and stitches.

You will learn to make art with needle, threads and paper. Learn the techniques so your creations can be made without losing a stitch. If you have postcards and photos you want to stitch on, bring them in or copy them on photo paper or cardstock. Everything else will be provided.

Prerequisite:
None

Materials to bring:
Optional: Paper ephemera (photographs, postcards, heavy paper or cardstock) to stitch on.

About the Instructor:
Dorothy Yuki (she/her) studied to be something other than an artist. She began as a fashion designer immediately after college but soon she became a partner of a manufacturing company, In Good Company, from 1965-1976. She designed and manufactured kitchen soft goods and linens. Later, as a production and design consultant, she worked with many identity and music production companies, as well as new startups.

Now in her 80s and living in San Francisco, she is engaged in many volunteer activities, Ruth’s Table, Artseed, SCRAP-SF, San Francisco Center for the Book, and FabMo. She also mentored at Bay High School in their Senior Program. She was past President of Friends of Calligraphy and has been a Master Educator for the Macy’s Fashion Incubator San Francisco.

She still has the time to do ‘art’ and has worked on projects for MMOCA, Flax Art and Design, Kalligraphia, Ruth’s Table, FabMo and SCRAP-SF. She is a recipient of Honorable Mentions for her artwork at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art Altered Book Show 2014 and 2015. To find out more about Dorothy's work, visit her blog www.dotsrainbow.com

Use collage techniques to create a book with pop-up elements and a hard cover that nestles nicely in an upcycled tin.

Making a little accordion book that fits into a little tin is so satisfying. At first glance it just looks like an adorable decorated box, but on opening a marvelous handmade pop-up book is revealed.

In this class we will be using collage elements such as recycled maps, postcards, and other ephemera to create an accordion book with pop-up elements enclosed in a hard cover front and back. This will fit neatly into an embellished tin (breath mint tin size) that can display the book’s title or associated imagery. 

Prerequisite:
None

Materials to bring:
Optional: ephemera and other materials to collage with.

About the Instructor:
Stephanie Jucker (she/her) is an exhibiting artist who uses mixed media and printing techniques in her paintings, books, and art installations. Originally from London where she earned her BFA, Stephanie has an MFA from Syracuse in painting, printmaking, and ceramics. With 25 years of teaching experience, she currently runs art classes at College of Marin, Kala, and Art Works Downtown in San Rafael.