BEGINNING BOOKBINDING: COPTIC STITCH JOURNAL

IN THIS WORKSHOP, STUDENTS WILL MAKE THEIR OWN JOURNAL USING THE COPTIC STITCH BINDING TECHNIQUE. THIS

TYPE OF BINDING FEATURES AN EXPOSED SPINE, CUSTOM COVERS, AND A BEAUTIFUL CHAIN STITCH. THE BOOK WILL

ALSO LAY COMPLETELY FLAT WHEN OPEN! PERFECT FOR ALL OF YOUR SKETCHING AND JOURNALING NEEDS. STUDENTS

WILL GO HOME WITH THEIR OWN CUSTOM 5.5” BY 8.5” JOURNAL/SKETCHBOOK. SUITED FOR BEGINNERS.

THURSDAY, APRIL 4TH, 6-9 PM

MATERIALS INCLUDED

FEE: $70 TUITION

MAX CAPACITY: 12 STUDENTS (AGES 12+)

INSTRUCTOR: NORA BOYLE

NORA BOYLE IS A BOOKBINDER, POET, AND WITCH WHO RUNS A SMALL LITERARY PRESS, LADY BOOK WITCH PRESS.

INTERESTED IN WHAT IT MEANS TO CRAFT A MATERIAL POEM, NORA’S WORK EXPLORES THE INTERSECTIONS OF

WITCHCRAFT, POETRY, AND BOOKMAKING. DRAWING ON HER FEMINIST AND NATURE-BASED VALUES, NORA CREATES

DARK AND WHIMSICAL BOOKS THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY SOOTHE AND UNSETTLE READERS. A PASSIONATE ADVOCATE OF

INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING, NORA INSPIRES OTHERS TO CREATE THEIR OWN PUBLICATIONS AND TO WORK

COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHER ARTISTS. YOU CAN SEE MORE OF NORA’S WORK AT: WWW.LADYBOOKWITCHPRESS.COM

AND ON INSTAGRAM @LADYBOOKWITCH.