Introduction to Bookbinding with Recycled Materials Workshop

In this workshop, led by JenMarie Macdonald, students will transform common stuff they find around them into bookbinding material and tools. Students will learn foundational, non-adhesive bookbinding techniques and will create two single-section books using reclaimed material and repurposed tools. In addition to techniques, tools, and terminology, discussion topics will also include contemporary book arts and artists. This class focuses on using reclaimed and recycled material to demonstrate that students don’t require specialized tools and materials to make books.

This workshop will be hosted in Google Meet and recorded and posted Google Classroom. All questions related to assignments and bookbinding should be posted in Google Classroom and will be discussed in the online workshop meeting as to benefit all students.