APRIL NEWSLETTER
Northwoods Book Arts Guild
has a home at
The Folk School Fairbanks!!
We are delighted to announce that Northwoods Book Arts Guild has its very own studio, meeting, and office space at The Folk School Fairbanks, located on Beverly Lane in the Goldstream Valley. This will be our home base for offering classes, holding some of our regular program meetings, and housing our "Paper Birches" supply source.
Celebrate with
The Folk School and Northwoods Book Arts Guild
at an
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, May 17, 2:00 - 5:00pm
Save the date!
Make plans to join in an OPEN HOUSE at The Folk School on Sunday, May 17, from 2:00-5:00pm, as they welcome us, the Northwoods Book Arts Guild, onto their beautiful campus! This is a family event, with lots of fun activities for all ages, and an opportunity to join the Guild AND The Folk School in fund-raising with terrific items open to bidding in our first ever Silent Auction! If you have items to donate to the Guild, please contact either Susan Campbell, at susancampbell@acsalaska.net or Mary Maisch, at maisch@acsalaska.net. Of course, book arts related items would be prime, but other valuable and artful donations would also be most welcome. Contact us, too, if you would like to help out before or during the event. P-ART-tay!!!
More information to come!
Let's get together at OPEN BOOK!
Sunday, April 19
10am - 2pm
Calling All Book Makers! You are invited to our very first Open Book meeting at The Folk School Fairbanks on Sunday, April 19, from 10am to 2pm. Bring your mobile book-making toolkit, your latest project to show and tell, your project from the last meeting to complete or continue or try again, or just bring yourself! We will have materials (and a few tools) available for you to use in making a small pamphlet-stitched "Secret Password" book, that you may keep or donate toward our May fundraiser. You are welcome to bring your lunch and stay the entire time, or just drop in to check out the scene! Donations accepted.
UPCOMING CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
 Gelli Plate Printing for Kids
Tuesday, April 21, 1 to 3pm
Instructor: Mary Maisch
Members: $25 Non-members $27 (includes $5 materials fee)
Play with gelli plates, stencils, string, leaves, and other pattern-making materials as you cover papers with layers of acrylic painted monoprints. Your beautiful papers can be used later to make one of a kind artist books, folios, notecards, or gift boxes.
Gelli plates are a firm but flexible surface used for rolling out paints or printing inks, upon which you arrange objects, stencils, or make marks that transfer to a paper when you rub it over the plate. Learn all about it! You'll take home a small gelli plate for continued experiments on your own, and learn how to make your own plates for future use. Please bring a brayer, available at Michaels and JoAnn's. Learn more and register.
Mountains and Valleys Book:
A Stitched Concertina Structure
Saturday, April 25, noon to 4pm
Instructors: Susan Campbell and
Mary Maisch
Members: $50 Non-members $54
(includes $10 materials fee)
Learn how to make a hand-sewn book using the Japanese pamphlet stitch in a concertina structure. We will make a beautiful cover and binding from prepared painted Strathmore papers, and cut or tear fine Hahnemuhle papers for the stitched folios inside the book. This is a great class for beginning or intermediate level book makers. All materials will be provided. Learn more and register.
Gorgeous Gelli Printed Papers
Saturday, May 2, 12pm to 4pm
Instructor: Mary Maisch Members: $50 Non-members $54 (includes $10 materials fee)
Play with gelli plates, stencils, string, leaves, and other pattern-making materials as you cover papers with layers of acrylic painted monoprints. Your beautiful papers can be used later to make one of a kind artist books, folios, notecards, or gift boxes. Gelli plates are a firm but flexible surface used for rolling out paints or printing inks, upon which you arrange objects, stencils, or make marks that transfer to a paper when you rub it over the plate. BONUS: Come on Friday evening before the class, from 7:00-8:00pm, to see the gelli plates being prepared. Learn more and register.
 Make a Book! Make a Box!
Tuesday , May 5, 1:00 to 3:00pm
Instructor: Mary Maisch Members: $20 Non-members $22 (includes materials)
An All-Ages Class!
Make a lovely Mothers' Day card, make a secret password book using the Japanese pamphlet stitch, and make a variety of small gift boxes, all using the gorgeous Gelli printed papers you made in a previous class, or other decorative papers. Learn more and register.
 Sensuous Silk Paper
Saturday, June 27, 10am to 4pm
Instructor: Laurel Herbeck Members: $60 Non-members $66 (plus $36 materials fee)
Students will learn to make beautiful, colorful "papers" with raw and dyed silk, throwers waste and a variety of mediums. Papers can be used for book, accessories, jewelry, wall art, and a variety of other projects. They may be embellished with embroidery, beads, found objects and embedded with a variety of materials. Students will make 3-5 samples and receive instructions and a resource list.
Learn more and register.
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