Centre for Fine Print Research University of the West of England Centre for Fine Print Research
  book arts room

Making Books: Binding, Pages, Covers and Cuts


led by angie butler, limited to 8 participants
dates: 5 week evening class, Tuesday 1st May 2012 – Tuesday 29th may 2012
times: 2.5 hrs per week, 5.30-8pm
location: the print centre, bower ashton campus, bs3 2jt
price : £190 (£152 Concessions)
The course fee covers all the basic materials plus tea and coffees. Bookbinding tools will be provided for use and are also available to buy for future work.

The book is a viable, visual medium that is perhaps the most intimate, easily accessible and portable of all the art forms.  This evening course offers an introduction to bookmaking: by looking at hard copy examples and following step by step demonstrations covering different techniques - such as simple pamphlet stitch and Japanese stab bound books, a cut-page book, making a sculpted case bound cover, to a French sewn flatback binding. Perfect for those who have little or no experience in book-binding and artists’ books, or just need a refresher.

Angie is a multi-disciplinary artist, and current letterpress & artists’ books intern working with Sarah Bodman & Tom Sowden in Book Arts Research at The Centre For Fine Print Research, UWE. She holds Masters Degrees in both Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking (specialising in Artists’ Books) and Visual Culture: Fine Art.  She has been awarded two prizes for her recent artists’ books: the Sheffield Book Arts Prize (Student Prize) 2009, and the Agassi Book Arts Prize, UWE, 2011; Angie’s work is now held in both UK, and international private and public collections.

Over the past few years, Angie has been involved with various artists’ books exhibitions, symposia and conferences organised by Sarah and Tom plus collaborative projects and events as part of CocoLLab, with The School Of The Arts Institute, Chicago and The Minnesota Center For Book Arts, USA.

Find out more about Angie and her work at:
http://www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk/people.htm
www.petgaleriepress.com
www.len4letterpress.blogspot.com

Any questions on the course content and materials to print on e-mail: angie.butler@uwe.ac.uk
Bookings e-mail Jesse Heckstall-Smith: jesse.heckstall-smith@uwe.ac.uk