Book Arts - Summer School
Course
In Twickenham
Description
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Course
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Location
Twickenham
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Start date
Different dates available
Develop creative content while exploring increasingly inventive and imaginative book structures. Explore ways of creating books which combine traditional and contemporary book binding methods and techniques from different cultures throughout time. Learn western and eastern binding methods and ideas, techniques and materials to create original artworks in book form. This course teaches safe, reliable and adaptable methods of measuring, cutting, aligning, folding, gluing and pressing in order to produce original hand-bound books of sound construction and lasting beauty.
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Subjects
- Construction Training
- Beauty
- Sound
- Construction
- Structural Design
- Design
- IT
- Materials
- School
Course programme
Explore a range of creative and adaptable book forms through a series of progressive skills projects. You will learn through practical experience making different types of books. This course covers bookbinding materials and techniques:
• Core Skills projects
• Developing a book structure from concept through finished work
• Patterns building and structural design
• Materials expertise and adaptation
Book Arts - Summer School