the origin and development of marbling was practiced in japan as early as the 12th century. the first forms of japanese marbling were called suminagashi, or ink floating. delicate, swirled patterns were produced on paper when colors of ink were floated on the surface of the water. the artist would drop circles of black and indigo blue ink into the water, then blow on the surface of the water to produce smoke-like patterns. please join us at our up coming marbling workshop on december 7th from 1:00 to 4:00. participants will have the opportunity to marble greeting cards, envelopes, bookmarks, gift tags, and paper scraps. the cost of the workshop is just $45.00.
paper nerds is now offering private lessons to groups. we provide supplies, instruction, and fun. classes are customized to fit your needs. we can come to you or you can come to us. groups of folks interested in learning paper craft may contact us to learn more!
paper nerds now has gift cards available for workshops and classes. each card has a unique scrap of paper attached and comes in a hand stamped envelope. contact us if you are interested in giving the gift of craft to someone special this holiday season.
this is an example of a woven paper star made at our workshop this past sunday.
strips of paper used to weave the star ornaments...
folks put their production skills to work. the studio was transformed into a star factory.
a family of star makers...
students weaving away...
we look forward to seeing you at these upcoming workshops!
we are offering a paper ornament making class on november 16th from 1:00 to 3:30. learn to make lovely ornaments to decorate the tree, embellish packages, or to give as gifts. The cost is just $30!!! we will post photos of other ornaments soon...so check back!
we had a great book binding class this week. it was amazing to see participants whip out these very lovely books in such a short amount of time...
exotic...
frenchy...
smoking jacket...
the sewn boards structure is a non-adhesive binding. the structure allows for a flat opening, making it ideal for use as a guest book, sketch book, or journal. the sewn boards binding has it's origins in the coptic-style, unsupported bindings of northern africa. this workshop is a great introduction to sewn textblocks. the cost of the workshop, including materials, is $75.00. if you would like to sign up please contact us asap, as we have limited this class to six participants.
above is a detail shot of the book opening...
the top (or head) of three books...
another detail image of the opening of the book...
last night was our first evening class. we had an extremely creative group of folks that brought super ideas. above is nicole's tribute to phil collins.
this is a snappy polaroid photo album.
julie's belly dancing book.
tres cool...
a pow-wow match book notepad.
a creative couple at work...
bruce's black book...
below is our workshops through the end of 2008.
the boards of this accordion book are covered with an old map...
the text block was made with mylar. the paste down pockets are stitched shut with lavender embroidery thread...
the text block sheet was folded to form pockets...
empty pockets...
pockets with botanical contents...
pretty...
the square in the center was scored and pealed away to create some depth...
two different papers were pasted together to form the text block...
nice...
vintage wrapping paper was used to create this mini-book. it is tiny and sweet!
tish used neat leaf printed paper for this text block.
the boards were covered with a map...
tish's collection of mini books...tiny like us....
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