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Workshop – Codex Coptic Stitch Bookbinding
May 30 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Description: Bookbinding can take many forms, but the best-known in the Western world is the codex. This is the classic book form many of us grew up with, involving a stack of paper housed inside a hard or soft cover. In this class, students learn how to sew the inner book block (pages) with a Coptic stitch and build a hardcover with an open spine. Participants will use common bookmaking tools and materials to construct their own unique blank journal.
Artist Bio: Michelle Sharp
Michelle Sharp (b. 1992) is an artist and adventurer born and raised in Tarkio, Missouri. Working primarily with photography and bookmaking media, she finds inspiration in the mundane, the acts of sharing and discovery, literature, and structured systems. Michelle received a BFA with honors from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in 2015; her major was Photography with minors in Writing and Science. Michelle currently lives in the Fox Valley area of Wisconsin.