Little Black Book
Saturday, October 18, 9am-4pm
Class level: Beginner
Age requirements: 18+
Teaching artist: Roann Mathias
Class fee: $195
Create your own decorated papers and then turn them into a hand-bound book!
The interior pages of the book will be created with Sumi ink. The spine will be stitched with beads. Once the book is bound, the fun begins as each page becomes a canvas full of creative techniques including embossing, folding, cutting windows, adding tags and embellishments, and collage.
Skills learned in class include a unique way of creating background papers with Sumi ink and water, bookbinding, dry embossing, collage and how to embellish the pages of a book. Some time will be used for instruction. The majority of the time will be spent creating the background pages, binding the book, and embellishing the pages. By the end of the day you will have a book that you can finish embellishing on you own.
What to Bring (required supplies):
Apron or clothes that can get messy
Bone folder
Pencil
Black stamp pad
Bottled Sumi ink
Small and medium paint brushes
Two small yogurt containers (or similar)
Glue stick
What to Bring (optional supplies, if you already have these):
Large cutting mat
Metal ruler
Hair dryer
Craft/Xacto knife
Awl
Rubber stamps
Note: please don’t spend a lot of money buying more supplies. The instructor will have the essentials that you will need.
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Teaching Artist Bio:
Roann Mathias is an artist and educator who is experienced in a variety of media including abstract painting, photography, watercolor, and lettering. All of these varied interests can be seen in her art. Her work has been published in Somerset Studio Magazine, Letter Arts Review and Cloth Paper Scissors magazine. She taught calligraphy and mixed media workshops for several years throughout the US and Canada. After receiving her MFA in 2015, she became an adjunct professor at Memphis College of Art and Southwest Tennessee Community College. Originally from New Orleans, the colorful architecture and plant life instilled in her a love of color and nature. Travels around the US and Europe inspired her love of nature and the landscape.
Website: roannmathias.com
Social: @roannmathias