Yesterday four clever artists made two books each, glueing, stitching and learning their way through the workshop day. Some used beautiful papers they brought with them and one used handmade paper. Thankyou for rising to the challenge ladies.
Author: Barb Adams
Mapping the Journey 3 Day Workshop
Mapping the Journey
Artists Book 3 Day Workshop
Books and Storage Box
Vade mecum: The Constant Companion
Vade mecum is Latin for ‘take me along’
This term applies to any gathering of pages(or book)
which is used on a daily basis and can be carried
on the person for easy reference.
Spend 3 days creating beautiful individual concertina books with attractive additions: envelopes, small books and stitched pockets will be part of your final work.
This book can be a repository for memories of trips past or those just a dream, a companion for the journey.
This wonderful three days will include:
Learning how to make your concertina journal and prepare a hard cover. You will be given many ideas for including your memorabilia. Envelopes, small books and pockets. These may be filled with your memories or remain blank for a future journey.
Making a box or slip case to house your book.
Email me with questions of you wish.
Dates: Thursday 8th & Friday 9th October, Saturday 21st November
Class Fee: $375 Materials Cost: $12
Venue: Opendrawer 1158 Toorak Rd, Camberwell VIC 3124
(03) 9889 7227
Details and registration at : opendrawer.com.au
At Last….three new workshops
TWO BOOKS IN ONE DAY
One for you and one to give away
This day will include the making of two books.
Book 1: A soft cover book with holes in the spine to accommodate the sewing.
Book 2: A case bound book with hard covers suitable for a journal of any sort. The pages will be light weight art paper suitable for writing or drawing.
Cost: $70
Materials Fee: $10
Date: Sunday 23rd August
Time: 10am – 3pm
BYO lunch, tea and coffee provided
Venue: 55 Woodhouse Grove, Box Hill North 3129
Other details provided after registration.
Email Barb at barb@barbadams.com if you wish to attend.
LET’S GET TOGETHER AND PRINT A BOOK
Have you often wondered what to include in a blank book? Have you ever wanted to make a book with prints in it?
This workshop is a good way to get started on some simple printing which can decorate a book page. We will begin the day carving a simple block from a drawing of a tree, leaf or a bird. The concertina book we make will be a display space for our prints which we will share.
At the end of the day, you will have learnt how to make:
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a concertina book in which we will display our prints
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your own ‘soft cut’ print block
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a clever hard cover, with no glue
You will take home a book of beautiful prints and a print block to use again and again.
Cost: $70
Materials Fee: $10
Date: Friday 4th September
Time: 10am – 3pm
BYO lunch, tea and coffee provided
Venue: 55 Woodhouse Grove, Box Hill North 3129
Other details provided after registration.
Email Barb at barb@barbadams.com if you wish to attend.
READY SET GO
Make a journal and start writing or drawing in it.
This workshop will include the making a journal with hard covers and sections sewn over tapes.
You will also learn some starting points for beginning to work on the pages.
Come with some ideas of how you might use your journal. Will it be a poetry book, an anthology, a travel journal, cookery book, somewhere to record the way you see the world in pictures or words?
When you have registered I will talk to you and suggest some things you may wish to bring to help you get started with your journal.
Each section will be sewn separately to accommodate later inclusions on the pages. The pages will be light weight art paper suitable for writing or drawing.
Cost: $70
Materials Fee: $10
Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 10am – 3pm
BYO lunch, tea and coffee provided
Venue: 55 Woodhouse Grove, Box Hill North 3129
Other details provided after registration.
Email Barb at barb@barbadams.com if you wish to attend.
Papermaking Workshop
Have you ever made your own paper? Now is your chance.
I know it is cold but we can have warm water in the vat. 
On Thursday 18th June I am running a papermaking workshop for Papermakers of Victoria at our wonderful studio in the stables at Bundoora Park.
Details and registration at http://papermakers.org.au/workshops/
Let me know if you are interested or have any questions and please pass this on to interested friends.
A5 Coptic Journal Workshop
I am running another Coptic binding workshop and have a couple of places left. Let me know if you are interested.
Tutor: Barb Adams
Saturday 9th May
10 – 4
Box Hill North
$70 plus $6 materials fee.
Most materials provided.
BYO Lunch Tea & Coffee provided
This workshop teaches the skill of Coptic Binding which is used to stitch a hard cover A5 journal suitable for art work, note taking, writing or as a travel journal.
Details and material list provided after registration.
Mapping the Journey Workshop Show & Tell
This week the group from the ‘Mapping the Journey’ workshop in January, got together at my place to share their beautiful books. What a delight it was to see the achievements of the group.
The cake Jan brought was delicious too!!
Papermaking workshop today
Today the sunny weather made it pleasant to gather and make paper in Barb’s papermaking studio..
Thanks to the enthusiasm of the beginner papermakers, the studio was full of laughter. We began with white cotton rag sheets and later experimented with embossing and different inclusions. Thanks for coming ladies.
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Papermakers Exhibition at Stonehouse Gallery
Paper Currents
Members of Papermakers of Victoria at Stonehouse Galllery, Warrandyte
Barb Adams, Marianne Little, Margaret Mason,
Dineke McLean, Liz Powell
Anne Marie Power, Chris Rose, Christine Smith,
Gail Stiffe, Sandy Ward
April 2 – 29 2015
MEET THE ARTISTS Saturday 4th April 2 – 4 pm
Stonehouse Studio and Gallery
103 Yarra Street
Warrandyte, 3113
Victoria, Australia
(03)98443629
Several artists will be demonstrating at Stonehouse on the Sundays of the exhibition between 1 – 4
Gallery open 10 – 5 daily except Good Friday
I will be at MEET THE ARTISTS and at the gallery demonstrating book binding on
Sunday 12th April
Introduction to Papermaking
I am running a paper making workshop in my studio in April and would love to see you there if you are interested in learning the skills and delights of hand paper making. It is a short introductory course which makes it affordable.
Where: 55 Woodhouse Grove, Box Hill North
Date & Time: Thursday 2nd April 2015 – 12 PM – 03:00 PM
Cost: $50
Contact me if you have any questions and if would like to book.
Workshop: Introduction to papermaking
I am running a paper making workshop for Papermakers of Victoria and would love to see you there if you are interested in learning the skills and delights of hand paper making.
Where: The Stables Studio, Coopers Settlement, Bundoora Park
Date & Time: Thursday 5th March 2015 – 10:00 AM – 01:00 PM
Cost: $50 for members, $55 for non-members.
Bookings through Papermakers of Victoria website.
Contact me if you have any questions.