Book Arts, Graphic Design and Photography

This is part two.

This is part one of a two part video for binding a book using the coptic stitch.

The papermill has been temporarily located to 2507 Sterling Hall, 475 N. Charter Street.
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Kathleen O’Connell

Kathleen O’Connell gave a demonstration on how to make paste paper. Below are a few samples from the quick demonstration. Paste paper is an inexpensive and versatile way to decorate paper for book covers and book arts. Read more…

Starting at 8:30 am on Friday, November 16, Chip will give demonstrations on the use of polymer plates with our new platemaker. Stop in to the Print Production room in the Humanities building to see samples of his work and learn how to make polymer plates.

Concertina binding: demo showing how to fold the concertina pleat.

Tool and materials

* Sheet of cover stock
* Ruler
* Pencil
* Bone folder – is optional
* Visit these photo galleries for ideas.

Making a concertina for a binding project is a simple process. These photos demonstrate an easy approach. If you need real narrow concertina pleats, say less than half an inch wide, you may need to experiment with other methods.

Once you finish the steps in this demo, you will have a concertina fold section with 11 pleats like this one.

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Registration for Art 356 Print Production Techniques is open and under way. It would be a pleasure to have you take the course. Please send me a note if you have questions or need consent. I look forward to meeting you in the spring.

Consent for Art 466 Papermaking is on going. It would be a pleasure to have you take the course. Please send me a note if you have questions or need consent. I look forward to meeting you in the spring.

Reading list for Art 466
Barrett, Timothy. Japanese Papermaking. New York & Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1983.
Hamady, Walter. Hand Papermaking, a Book of Suspicions. Mount Horeb: Perishable Press Ltd, 1982.
Heller, Jules. Papermaking. New York: Watson-Guptill, 1978.
Hughes, Sukey. Washi, the World of Japanese Paper. Tokyo Kodansha International, 1978.
Hunter, Dard. My Life with Paper. New York: Alfred Knopf, 1958.
Hunter, Dard. Papermaking. New York: Dover, 1978.
Long, Paulette, editor. Paper – Art & Technology. San Francisco: World Print Council, 1979.
Morris, Henry. Omnibus. North Hill, PA.: Bird & Bull Press, 1967.
Toale, Bernard. The Art of Papermaking. Massachusetts: Davis Publications, 1982.
Turner, S & Skiold,B. Handmade Paper Today. London Lund Humphries, 1982.
Visit the Kohler Art Library, as they have many books in the special collections room. They also have a collection of periodicals that cover papermaking.

Book Arts Bibliography pdf

I have posted a few samples from the earlier courses. More will appear soon.
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