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Classes, Workshops, and Consultancies:

Book Arts

A weekly, ongoing, bookbinding class at the binder's studio in Syracuse, NY, is available. Due to space constraints and to ensure quality of instruction, class enrollment is limited to 3 students. No spaces are currently available.

The studio

Class topics include:

• Basic bookbinding and enclosures
• Advanced bookbinding topics including leather, vellum over boards, and springback account book.
• Historic endbands
• Edition techniques
• Box making

Examples of the instructor's work can be seen on his "gallery" page.

Past workshops:

• Variations on the German Case Binding, Garage Annex School, Easthampton, MA.
• Vellum on Boards: Hand Bookbinders of California, held at San Fransisco Center for the Book.
• Historic Endbands: Hand Bookbinders of California, held at San Fransisco Center for the Book and Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts.
• The Springback: Garage Annex School, Easthampton,MA, and Minnesota Center for Book Arts.

Preservation

• Disaster preparedness
• Archival basics for selecting materials to use with your collections (live in Central NY Region or as webinar)
• Collections need assessment
• Document care and handling
• Basic book repair (webinar)

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