India Johnson

Dec 3

India Johnson (she/her) is a Minneapolis-based artist working across craft, artist publishing, and social practice. She is a founding member of LGBTQ Iowa Archives & Library, and half of Late Night Copies Press. India teaches book art and humanities courses at the college level, and in community settings like public libraries, art centers, and guilds. She designs workshops that balance her love of craftsmanship with a holistic approach to making. India's teaching is driven by a systematic approach to hands-on research and materials testing, and a desire to welcome and support adult learners as they experiment with techniques and process. She has an MFA in Book Arts from the University of Iowa Center for the Book.

Workshops with India Johnson

Nov 4

Workshop, In-Person, Beginner, Binding and Box Making, Design and Content

Binding Fan Fiction and Novels: Morning

Workshop, In-Person, Beginner, Binding and Box Making, Design and Content

Format and print fan fiction or a classic novel of your choice, then create a hardcover binding for your book, in this in-person workshop.

Workshop, In-Person, Beginner, Binding and Box Making, Design and Content

Nov 5

Workshop, In-Person, Beginner, Binding and Box Making, Design and Content

Binding Fan Fiction and Novels: Evening

Workshop, In-Person, Beginner, Binding and Box Making, Design and Content

Format and print fan fiction or a classic novel of your choice, then create a hardcover binding for your book, in this in-person workshop.

Workshop, In-Person, Beginner, Binding and Box Making, Design and Content

Refillable Journal with Handmade Bookcloth: Morning

Dec 9

Workshop, In-Person, Beginner, Binding and Box Making

Refillable Journal with Handmade Bookcloth: Morning

Workshop, In-Person, Beginner, Binding and Box Making

Learn to make your own bookcloth using Japanese paper, cotton fabric, and wheat starch paste, in this hands-on, in-person workshop. Use the bookcloth to cover a refillable A6 journal with rounded corners, a recessed label, and stainless steel hardware.

Workshop, In-Person, Beginner, Binding and Box Making

Refillable Journal with Handmade Bookcloth: Evening

Dec 10

Workshop, In-Person, Beginner, Binding and Box Making

Refillable Journal with Handmade Bookcloth: Evening

Workshop, In-Person, Beginner, Binding and Box Making

Introduction to Hand Bookbinding: Morning

Jan 6

Workshop, In-Person, Beginner, Binding and Box Making

Introduction to Hand Bookbinding: Morning

Workshop, In-Person, Beginner, Binding and Box Making

In this in-person workshop, learn foundational skills in bookbinding while making three book structures: pamphlet binding (single- and double-section), slotted tape binding, and a hardcover, flat-back book with three-piece case.

Workshop, In-Person, Beginner, Binding and Box Making