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BAL • Adult • Open Studio • Wednesday • Aug 12 • $50 • EAST
with Julia Seko
The Book Arts League is excited to announce that we will now offer open studio hours! Our shop will be available monthly for you to print your work. Below are the upcoming open studio dates. BAL board members will be your hosts and will assist you with your printing projects. Please bring your own paper and get ready to print! Book Arts League Members please RSVP to bal.workshops@gmail.com. If you are not a Book Arts League Member, register here!
WEDNESDAY July 8th — 4:30-6:30PM
WEDNESDAY JAug 12th — 4:30-6:30PM
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BAL • Adult • CASSETTE TAPE BOOK CLASS • Sat (Aug 22) • $120 • East
with Brenda Gallagher
Bring your favorite cassette tape and learn to use it to make a distinctive book cover. Brenda Gallagher will show you how to sew a coptic stitch book with your cassette tape as the cover. You can use a second cassette tape for the back cover or use artwork from the cassette case to make the back cover of the book as well!
Ages: 16+
This class takes place at Groundworks East (3063 E. Sterling Cir)
Will be available to register on Monday, July 27at 8:00am.
BAL • Adult • LEATHER NOTEBOOK WORKSHOP • SAT (Aug 29) • $110 • East
with Gregory Robl
Create a small, leather-bound notebook that is refillable (3.5" x 5.5"). We'll build two signatures of fine writing paper of about 30 pages each. We'll sew them with linen thread and include a pocket cut and folded from cardstock. Then we'll enclose the signatures in the leather cover with an elastic cord or a leather cord, depending on preference. Participants can emboss their initials or name on the cover.
Ages: 16+
This class takes place at Groundworks East (3063 E. Sterling Cir)
Class will be available for registration Monday July, 27 at 8:00am.
BAL • Adult • LETTERPRESS PRESSURE PRINTING CARDS • Sat (Sep 5) • $120 • East
with Seko Robl
BAL board members Greg and Julia once again offer a class in creative letterpress, taking the greeting card to new levels! Students both in the beginning stages of learning letterpress plus those with more experience will enjoy this playful but exciting departure from traditional card printing. The class will print cards on Crane Lettra, a cardstock that works well for letterpress. Participants will have an option to print some cards that are debossed (blind stamped) with a geometric pattern on the card front that has a blank area for the message. And participants will have an option to print some cards with a background color. Class is limited to six participants, and each person will take home 10 cards. Theme is open: birthday, fall, holiday, new year, thank you, etc
Ages: 16+
This class takes place at Groundworks East (3063 E. Sterling Cir)
Will be available to register on Monday, July 27 at 8:00am.
BAL • Adult • OPEN WORKSHOP IN THE LETTERPRESS STUDIOS • Wed ( Sep 9) • $50 • EAST
with Julia Seko
The Book Arts League is excited to announce that we will now offer open studio hours! Our shop will be available monthly for you to print your work. Below are the upcoming open studio dates. BAL board members will be your hosts and will assist you with your printing projects. Please bring your own paper and get ready to print! Book Arts League Members please RSVP to bal.workshops@gmail.com. If you are not a Book Arts League Member, register here!
WEDNESDAY September 9 — 4:30-6:30PM
WEDNESDAY October 14 — 4:30-6:30PM
BAL • Adult • SOFTCOVER BOOK WITH NEEDLEPOINT DESIGN WORKSHOP • Sat (Oct 3) • $120 • East
with Brenda Gallagher
Join Brenda Gallagher to make a simple pamphlet stitch notebook with cardstock covers. To design the cover of the book, students will experiment with different embroidery stitches to make patterns. We'll practice our embroidery skills before moving to final book covers. An entire rainbow spectrum of embroidery floss will be available for you to choose the perfect colors for your design. Designs can be simple shapes, letters or anything you can imagine! Photos attached.
The Book Arts League is a Colorado-based community of individuals who share an interest in letterpress printing, calligraphy, and bookbinding.
(kids 12+ must be accompanied by an adult)
All supplies and materials will be provided.
Will be available to register on Monday, July 27 at 8:00am.
BAL • Adult • OPEN WORKSHOP IN THE LETTERPRESS STUDIOS • Wed (Oct 14) • $50 • EAST
with Julia Seko
The Book Arts League is excited to announce that we will now offer open studio hours! Our shop will be available monthly for you to print your work. Below are the upcoming open studio dates. BAL board members will be your hosts and will assist you with your printing projects. Please bring your own paper and get ready to print! Book Arts League Members please RSVP to bal.workshops@gmail.com. If you are not a Book Arts League Member, register here!
WEDNESDAY September 9 — 4:30-6:30PM
WEDNESDAY October 14 — 4:30-6:30PM