2010 WORKSHOP

August 29 - September 4, 2010

The Transparent Book, Working with Layering and Overlays

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine,

www.haystack-mtn.org

Price depends on the accommodation you choose, ranging from a dorm to a single room with bath. Check Haystack's website for 2010 fees.

Transparency, whether in a book or two-dimensional artwork, elicits mystery, elegance and complexity. In this class we will write and draw on evocative materials such as vellum, rice paper, tracing paper, silk organza, and film. We’ll experiment with pencil, ink, stitches and transfer techniques on these diverse materials, layering our works into a complex palimpsest of pages. Several imaginative bindings will be demonstrated. A lively interactive class process includes writing exercises and discussion of metaphor and symbolism to develop content for our books. This class is suitable for all levels, from beginning to experienced book makers.