Print & Book Arts
Make a Custom Accordion Book *Cancelled*
Learn how to create an accordion book filled with designs and/or words of your choice.
Tuition Assistance and Other Policies
Thur, 9/26/2024
Cancelled
About
Learn how to create and bind your own accordion book! Accordion, or "concertina," binding is a simple form of bookbinding that doesn't require any sewing. You'll learn multiple ways to bind a book in an accordion format, making one or more accordion-style books with decorated pages and hard-bound covers.
First, you'll create hard covers for your books by wrapping bookbinding board with decorative paper. Then, you'll create your book pages, which can made out of one, single, folded sheet of paper; or several sheets of paper that are attached together. You'll decorate your book pages by drawing, painting, and/or collaging in images and text. Finally, you'll combine your covers and pages to produce one-of-a-kind accordion books.
Details
- You're encouraged to come to class with ideas for the subject or images you'd like in your book. You could bring a poem or story you want to illustrate, for example.
- You're also welcome to bring paper printed with images and/or words that you'd like to collage into your book. The books will be about six-inches square, with between 6 and 12 pages (so make sure any collage materials you bring will fit).
- Bring a lunch. BARN has a refrigerator and microwave on the lower level.
Materials
A materials fee of $15, included in the price of class, covers everything you'll need. Provided materials include:
- Davey board for covers.
- Decorative paper for covers.
- Blank interior paper.
- Drawing and painting materials for decorating pages.
- Glues for collaging.
Class Policies
BARN Policies
- View BARN's Cancellation and Refund Policy.
- Tuition Assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.
- BARN is committed to accessibility. We try to make accommodations when requested; the earlier you contact us, the more likely we can help. Please email accessibility@bainbridgebarn.org to find out more or request an accommodation.
- Sensory Statement: Makerspaces like BARN can be noisy and cluttered, smell strongly, and have bright or flickering lights.
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