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Come to this workshop with one good  idea for a book you  want to make. It could be about a feeling, an object, an event, a place, or a story you  want to tell. You’ll be guided through a series of exercises exploring ten devices to bring your book to life. Students will systematically work these devices into their books, answering the question, “What do I do next?” A lively interactive group process informs the class. Suitable for anyone with book making experience, and for those who want to make their books more exciting.

Books Alive

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kit fee: $5        supply list

• Provided:      
•  Some paper, gesso, heavy gel        
• Instructor’s resource manual
  
  
• Materials for students to bring
  
     
•    Good quality paper for book making        
• Notebook        
• Scissors, utility knife, straight edge        
• Glue stick, or your preferred adhesive, masking tape        
• Pencils, pens, markers, brushes, paints (your choice)        
• Any materials you might want to use in your book: this        
• could be paper, cloth, fur, wire, collage supplies (your choice)        
• Needle, linen or other heavy thread, bone folder        
• Optional: any additional tools you usually use

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Sas Colby has more than thirty years of experience making, exhibiting and teaching art. She is a pioneer in the field of artist’s books and her nontraditional art has been exhibited and collected nationally and internationally. An extensive teaching and lecturing schedule keeps her in touch with art developments nationwide and she has inspired many with her ability to make the creative process come alive. Sas divides her time between Taos, New Mexico and her home in Berkeley, California. You can see her art at www.sascolby.com