More and more people are realizing that the DIY (Do-it-yourself) movement is really on to something. Making your own books, prints and other objects has a level of gratification that cannot be compared. In tight economic times, making your own gifts can be doubly gratifying. As the art of fine crafts shows (as seen at the recent Burchfield Penney Art Center Exhibit: Art in Craft media), craft can be much more than busy-work for kids.
One specific area of craft, the growing book arts community in Buffalo has more resources than ever. Along with the recently announced Just Buffalo “Studio How To” workshops at WNYBAC, The WNY Book Arts Center’s own series of workshops continues (voted best art classes 2009 by Buffalo Spree). All workshops are held at the downtown Western New York Book Arts Center. Stop by, take a class, make some things!
Upcoming printing and related book arts workshops include:
Winter/Spring 2010 WORKSHOPS
Intro to Letterpress Printing
Instructor Chris Fritton
Date/Time : Wednesday February 10th & 17th 6 – 9 PM
Bookbinding for Beginners
Instructor: Amy Greenan
Date/ Time: Saturday February 20th 1- 7 PM
Bookbinding : Carousel Books
Instructor: Kate Parzych
Date/Time: Saturday February 27th 10 – 4 PM
Letterpress Lab/ Open Studio
Instructor: Richard Kegler/ Chris Fritton
Date/Time: Saturday March 6th 1 – 5 PM
Monoprint & Drypoint Intaglio Printmaking
Instructor: Ben Dunkle
Date/Time: Saturday March 13th 9 – 1 PM
Beyond the Basics: Bookbinding 2
Instructor: Amy Greenan
Date/Time: Thursday March 4th & 11th 6 – 9 PM
Letterpress II: Beyond the Basics
Instructor: Chris Fritton
Date/Time: Wednesday March 17th & 24th 6 – 9 PM
Altered Books
Instructor: Kate Parzych
Date/Time: Saturday April 10th & 17th/ 1 – 4 PM
Marbled Papers
Instructor: Richard Kegler
Wednesday April 14th/ 6 – 9 PM
Origami: April Showers/ May Flowers
Instructor: Dennis Piatkowski
Date/Time: Saturday April 24th/ 10 – 1 PM
Letterpress Animal ABC Printing
Instructor: Richard Kegler
Date/ Time: Saturday May 1st/ 9:30 – 1:30 PM
Letterpress I
Instructor: Hal Leader
Date/ Time: Wednesday May 5th and 12th 6 – 9 PM
Book Binding: Pop-Up Books
Instructor: Hyeyoung Shin
Date/ Time: May 1st and 8th 6-9 PM
Papermaking for Kids
Instructor: Dan Farrell
Date/Time: Saturday May 15th 10 AM – 2 PM
Letterpress Lab/ Open Studio
Instructor: Richard Kegler/ Chris Fritton
Date/Time: Wednesday May 18th/ 5:30 – 9 PM
Beyond Basic Bookbinding: Folds, Stitches and Constructions
Instructor: Amy Greenan