Course Details
9540: Three-Dimensional Collage: A Book Arts Workshop
February 2, 4, and 6
9:45 AM -
11:15 AM
In-Person
Dive into the world of sculptural collage by transforming your two-dimensional artwork into tactile, three-dimensional book forms. This hands-on workshop is designed for those eager to move beyond the flat page and explore the structural possibilities of paper and simple bookbinding techniques. You will learn how to select and prepare your collage materials to thrive in a book format, focusing on movement, texture, and unexpected presentation. Projects include a miniature accordion book, the "Flag book" created by NYC book artist and editor of Purgatory Pie Press Esther K. Smith, the "Starburst book", and if time permits, the "Turkish Map Fold book". By the end of this course, you will have a portfolio of unique, hand-bound books and the skills necessary to continue integrating book arts into your creative practice. This course has a $20 materials fee, to be paid to the SGL. Please bring a check to the first class session, made out to Leah Lauffer-Rubin.
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Class Type: Lecture and Discussion
Class Format: In-Person
Hours of Reading: No reading
Study Group Leader(s):
Leah RubinLeah Lauffer-Rubin has a BFA from Alfred University, School of Art and Design—NYS School of Ceramics, and an MFA from Rutgers University—Mason Gross School of the Arts. She has taught art at private K-12 day schools, including Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, The Fessenden School in Boston, and Marymount School of New York. She is a New York City artist and art educator who recently returned to the Washington, DC area and has a mixed-media studio at Artists and Makers in North Bethesda, Maryland. Her works have appeared in juried shows.