Erin Maurelli (she/they) is a Twin Cities-based educator and artist. Printmaking, letterpress, and book arts are central to her personal work. She received a Master Printer Certificate from Tamarind Institute for Lithography in 2002. Maurelli received her MFA in printmaking from the University of Iowa, with an additional Book Arts Certificate from the University of Iowa’s Center for the Book. Maurelli is a great technician, and aims to help students improve their technique as well as explore their creativity.
Join us in MCBA’s studios for a day of book arts and earn your Book Artist Badge!
This in-person workshop is perfect for anyone new to book arts who would like to learn something a little different.
Foil adds rich gold, shiny silver, and wild holographic accents to prints and bindings. Learn how to use the hot foil stamping machines in MCBA’s bindery, aptly named Kwikprint machines.
Create a box that has a lid with a hinge, a divided tray, and a drawer in MCBA’s studios.