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MCBA Welcomes Visiting Artists
Barbara Mauriello is an artist and conservator working in Hoboken, New Jersey. She is on the faculty at the International Center of Photography and The Center for Book Arts, and conducts workshops at art centers across the country, including Penland School of Crafts and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Barbara is the author of Making Memory Boxes, published by Rockport Publishers.
Rory Sparks (BFA/St. Cloud University) studied book arts at the Chichester Institute of Higher Education in England and at the American Academy of Bookbinding in Telluride, Colorado. She has also undertaken apprenticeships with renowned binders. Rory has had recent exhibitions at Portland Art Center, Clinton Street Studios and Oregon College of Art and Craft. She has been teaching book arts and bookbinding for seven years.
Register For Their Classes Today!
Edge Decoration
Rory Sparks, Visiting Artist
Saturday, February 24
10 am to 4 pm
Edge decoration adds a further design element to almost any binding. Students will learn several methods for decorating the edges of their books. Gouache painting, gold foil, graphite, sprinkle and gauffering will be covered and samples of other methods will be shown and discussed. Students will be encouraged to experiment with a combination of these techniques. Participants should bring a text block with no covers (or they may purchase one in class) and a couple of paperback books for practice.
$100, $90 members
$40 supply fee
12 participants
Faux Etching on the Vandercook
Rory Sparks, Visiting Artist
Sunday, February 25
10 am to 5 pm
Create beautiful prints with simple materials. Using Plexiglas plates, students will create faux etchings without chemicals. Scratching, scribing, sanding, piercing and cutting into the plate creates similar effects as traditional etching with surprising results. Students will be able to create several plates and will be encouraged to experiment with layering and multiple color prints. Students will complete a portfolio of prints to share.
$100, $90 members
$40 supply fee
10 participants
Hardware for Books
Rory Sparks, Visiting Artist
Saturday and Sunday, March 3 and 4
10 am to 5 pm
This class takes inspiration from the beautiful, yet functional metal hardware on early books to give your book structures contemporary flair. The first day will be spent fashioning clasps for books. Several different types of clasps and closures will be demonstrated, and students will design and create their own on a sample book. The second day will focus on bosses, corners, and decorative elements in metal. Students will receive an additional materials list from the instructor.
$181, $165 members
$50 supply fee
12 participants
Traveling Tool Box
Rory Sparks, Visiting Artist
Wednesday, February 28*
6 to 10 pm
*date change from printed class scheduleBe the envy of your classmates at the next workshop. Build a box with compartments for all your most beloved tools. Doors, drawers and special shapes will be incorporated into a custom designed traveling case that sets up for ease of use at the workbench. Bring your favorite tools for custom fitting!
$66, $60 members
$25 supply fee
12 participants
The Art of the Box
Barbara Mauriello, Visiting Artist
Saturday and Sunday, March 31 and April 1
10 am to 5 pm
Boxes are all about material: use interesting materials and you will make interesting boxes. In this intensive weekend class, we will make two such boxes, both with feet, finials and sliding doors—all from an exuberant mix of patterned papers. The first box will be constructed of pre-cut parts. Each participant will cut materials for the second box to their desired dimensions. The basics of boxmaking—how to measure, cut, glue and cover; and the preparation and uses of adhesives—are as important as the design elements, and will be a focus of this class.
$220, $200 members
$35 supply fee
12 participants