San Francisco Center for the Book

In this three hour workshop, students are guided through the basics of creating faux postage (a.k.a “artistamps”) using a variety of different techniques. Students begin the workshop studying examples, gathering both inspiration and know-how; then students spend time creating their own perforated stamp sheets!

By the end of the workshop, everyone will have a completed sheet of self-created artistamps and the skills to use SFCB’s Rossbach perforator, available for rent.

Prerequisite:
None

Materials to Bring:
Any small size "mark-making" tools that you like to use – smaller is better, as students will be creating postage stamp size work. (Be sure to keep this in mind when selecting your tools!) Examples of mark making tools would be: rubber stamps, pen & ink, graphite pencil, felt pen, colored pencil, etc.

About the Instructor:
Jennie Hinchcliff (she/her) has been teaching classes in bookbinding and related arts since 2001. Her bookworks can be seen in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art's Special Collection, the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design, the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley, and the Stadtbibliothek zu Berlin (among others). She is a co-author of "Good Mail Day: A Primer for Eye-Popping Post" which explores the infinite possibilities of correspondence art and produces the podcast “Senders Receive”, interviewing postal moderns and long time Networkers.

Jennie is the Director of Exhibitions and Artist Programs at SFCB.