Prompt to Page: Designing Artist Books with Creative Prompts

Prompt to Page: Designing Artist Books with Creative PromptsCourse Code: 26SBB108V This virtual workshop takes place on Zoom on Tuesdays, March 17th April 7th, from 6: 00PM to 8: 00PM ET. Tuesday, March 17th, from 6PM to 8PM ET Tuesday, March 24th, from 6PM to 8PM ET Tuesday, March 31st, from 6PM to 8PM ET Tuesday, April 7th, from 6PM to 8PM ET Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on March 3rd, at 11: 59 pm Eastern Time. About the Workshop: This virtual workshop is taught by CBA instructor Amber

Course Code: 26SBB108V

This virtual workshop takes place on Zoom on Tuesdays, March 17th - April 7th, from 6:00PM to 8:00PM ET.

• Tuesday, March 17th, from 6PM to 8PM ET
• Tuesday, March 24th, from 6PM to 8PM ET
• Tuesday, March 31st, from 6PM to 8PM ET
• Tuesday, April 7th, from 6PM to 8PM ET
  

Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on March 3rd, at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.

About the Workshop:

This virtual workshop is taught by CBA instructor Amber Braverman.

Immerse yourself in the creative process of artist bookmaking through the use of imaginative prompts in this engaging 4-week online course. Each week, you'll receive a unique prompt that will inspire the content, structure, and design of your artist book. From concept development to binding techniques, you'll explore how prompts can shape and enhance your artistic expression. By the end of the course, you'll have created a personalized artist book, reflecting your creative responses to each week's prompt, and gained the skills to continue crafting unique books in the future. Whether you're a beginner or have some experience, this course offers a fresh, prompt-driven approach to bookmaking.

Required Materials:

• Text weight paper
• Bookbinding thread
• Bookbinding needle
• Bone folder
• Glue stick or PVA glue
• Scissors
• Craft knife
• Cutting mat
• Metal ruler
• Triangle or T-square
• Pencils, eraser, and pens
• Clips or clothespins
• Awl
• Decorative tools (such as stickers, washi tape, marker, watercolors, etc.)

A more detailed materials list will be sent upon registration. 

About the Instructor

Amber Braverman is the proprietor of Post Editions, a letterpress studio focused on collaboration with artists and writers.

As an educator, Braverman hopes to share her passion for the craft of printmaking with her students. She has been teaching letterpress printing, image-making, and book forms at CBA since 2006.

She began her journey into the world of book arts from a young age and studied letterpress printmaking through apprenticeship and job printing. She currently resides in Garrison, New York.  

All images courtesy of the instructor.