Bookbinding, Book Arts and Paper Craft

Art of Paper: Folding, Pleating and Manipulation - Beginner

Paper is an inexpensive sculptural material. Pliable and easily folded, pleated, cut and manipulated with simple tools. Three-dimensional shapes from simple to complex and can be useful for artists, architects, fashion designers and milliners. Learn some key basic techniques, hand folding, scoring and manipulation. The sessions will also cover tools and types of paper best suited for this art form. Please note we do not cover paper engineering for pop-up books.

Code: CVAX0552AA

Day(s): Sat

Time: 10:00 - 13:00

Start Date: 23/09/2023

Weeks: 5

Price: £142.00

Concessions: £71.00

Location: Camden

Code: CVAX0552CA

Day(s): Sat

Time: 10:00 - 13:00

Start Date: 27/04/2024

Weeks: 5

Price: £142.00

Concessions: £71.00

Location: Camden

Art of Paper: Folding, Pleating and Manipulation - Intermediate/Advanced

Code: CVAX0552BB

Day(s): Sat

Time: 10:00 - 13:00

Start Date: 24/02/2024

Weeks: 5

Price: £142.00

Concessions: £71.00

Location: Camden

Art of Paper: Wet Folding (Intermediate)

This one-day course will introduce you to the use of wet folding for paper sculpture and manipulation. This is a more advanced technique, so it is essential to have attended a beginners/intermediate course so that you have the basics in place. All materials provided.

Code: CVAX0552AB

Day(s): Sat

Time: 10:00 - 16:00

Start Date: 04/11/2023

Weeks: 1

Price: £55.00

Location: Camden

Code: CVAX0586BB

Day(s): Sat

Time: 10:00 - 16:00

Start Date: 30/03/2024

Weeks: 1

Price: £55.00

Location: Camden

Code: CVAX0586CB

Day(s): Sat

Time: 10:00 - 16:00

Start Date: 08/06/2024

Weeks: 1

Price: £55.00

Location: Camden

Book Binding and Book Arts - Mixed Level

On this exciting, hands-on course, you will be introduced to traditional and experimental bookbinding through a series of projects designed to provide a good working knowledge of materials and techniques. You will develop skills in both the design and production of handmade books enabling you to go onto bindings that are more complex and develop your own work.

Code: CVAX0511AB

Day(s): Thu

Time: 18:00 - 21:00

Start Date: 02/11/2023

Weeks: 5

Price: £137.00

Concessions: £68.50

Location: Camden

Code: CVAX0511BB

Day(s): Thu

Time: 18:00 - 21:00

Start Date: 22/02/2024

Weeks: 5

Price: £137.00

Concessions: £68.50

Location: Camden

Code: CVAX0511CB

Day(s): Thu

Time: 18:00 - 21:00

Start Date: 06/06/2024

Weeks: 5

Price: £137.00

Concessions: £68.50

Location: Camden

Explore the craft of Paper Marbling

The centuries-old art, paper marbling is a fun and creative way to decorate paper with stunning patterns. The course will take you through the history of marbling, introduce you to the tools, materials and techniques used in this craft and enable you to experiment with colours, inks and paints to create a variety of traditional and contemporary marbling designs. You will also learn how to use your marbling papers to create unique simple books and stationery.

Code: CVAX0549CA

Day(s): Sat

Time: 10:00 - 16:00

Start Date: 20/01/2024

Weeks: 2

Price: £137.00

Concessions: £68.50

Location: Camden

Paper Making Introduction - Beginner/Intermediate

This fun, hands-on course will introduce you to the art of Papermaking. Learn how to use recycled cotton pulp and other fibres and materials to form your own sheets of paper. Experiment with creating different shapes, layering with colour, adding inclusions and embellishments, watermarks and embossing. At the end of the course, you will have a selection of your own handmade paper pieces.

Code: CVAX0551CA

Day(s): Sat

Time: 10:00 - 16:00

Start Date: 03/02/2024

Weeks: 2

Price: £137.00

Concessions: £68.50

Location: Camden