East Gippsland Art Gallery

Paper Arts Gippsland East

Workshop using armatures and paper

Saturday 20, Sunday 21st March 2010

Tutor: Gail Stiffe

Well-known Melbourne and international papermaker Gail Stiffe will be holding a workshop in Bairnsdale over the weekend of March 20 & 21.

East Gippslanders will have seen Gail’s work in the 2009 East Gippsland Art Gallery’s Artists Book Award and at the Nowa Nowa “Twitters” exhibition.

Cane will be used to make armatures for all types of paper and techniques used in this class can be applied in the making of other fine art works or objects. During the class participants will make
• a lampshade,
• a candle shade,
• several sculptural shapes.

Venue:	Room 17 Community College East Gippsland Dalmahoy Street, Bairnsdale
Time:	10am to 4pm both days
Cost:	$110 for two days $60 for one day

Enquires Margaret Mason 5156 4802 kozo63@wideband.net.au

Bookings and Cheques to be made payable to Paper Arts Gippsland East and sent to;
Pat Wilson
51 Fourth Ave
Raymond Island 3880

Bookings and payment to be made by 15 March 2010.

Requirements list will be sent by mail or email on receipt of payment.

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Books within a book

Artist book workshop

22 & 23 May 2010

Tutor: Margaret Mason

A book can be many things to many people; an artist book- conceived in a fine art context; a book as a journal for sketching or painting; a book that documents journeys, either a personal journey or a physical journey from one place to another; or a book in which to secure snippets of ephemera or inspirations for future art works.

Books within a book is a book that fulfils all of the above.

Extended pages, suspended pages, hidden compartments, pockets, books within books, attached envelopes and flip-outs enable this book to expand as more content is added.

Tutor:	Margaret Mason
Venue:	Bairnsdale & District Arts Society Hall Cnr Hodgson & Anderson Streets, Bairnsdale
Time:	9am for 9.30am start – 4.30pm
Cost:	$100 for 2 days includes A1 & A2 sheets of paper (50% deposit to secure place & balance due by Friday, April 30 or place given to next on list)
To bring:	Own materials as per list Lunch & cup

Workshop

Saturday 22 May

Make structure of book, design & make inserts

Sunday 23 May

Complete the book

If time permits – create 2 smaller books

If you enjoy making books or would like to learn how to do so, this is a workshop for you, as no previous experience is necessary.

Books within a book requirements

• Cover boards – matt board or grey board
  • 2 x 16.5cm x 18.5cm
  • 1 x 12cm x 12cm – can be light board
• Cover paper 4 sheets decorated paper or gift wrap paper but not glossy paper - can be A4 or square
• 6 sheets coloured paper for pages – handmade paper, photocopy paper, parchment tone or similar
• 2 sheets of Canson Mi-Teintes paper approx. A4 size or decorated thick paper of a similar thickness 160gsm e.g. square papers from Spotlight. These can also be cut from the sheet you will need for Sunday
• 9 sheets paper for envelopes – you will be cutting out 9 envelopes for the back of your book, pattern supplied. If you wish to use different size envelopes you may bring your own patterns but they should not be larger than A4 when spread out. You can use coloured advertisements from magazines, photo copies, inside of large business envelopes, decorated paper or plain paper that can be decorated with stamps or small items.
• Ribbon
  • – 1 x 20cm x 3mm
  • – 2 x 50cm x 3mm
  • – 2 x 50cm x 5mm

Other requirements

• Three watercolour paints or acrylics & three paint brushes approx. 25mm or sponge brushes (there is a lot of paper to paint).
• Containers to mix paints and jar for water. Cloth or paper for cleaning up. Newspaper to put under your work area while painting.
• Thread – 8 - 5 cotton perle or linen thread that suits your colour theme.
• Tapestry needle, scissors, awl or heavy needle for putting holes in paper.
• Ruler, pencil, rubber, bone folder, craft knife.
• Cutting mat (a large one if you have it but you shall also need an A3 size). There will be extra large cutting mats available.
• Double sided tape – ‘Paper Craft’ 12mm from Spotlight is ideal.
• Stick glue, PVA glue, brush and scrap paper to glue on (old magazines ideal for this) and wax lunch paper if you have it. Something to put your glue on e.g. lid or dish.
• Jar for water to wash brushes.
• Wet ones, great for wiping glue off fingers.
• Plastic bag for rubbish.
• A couple of sheets of scrap A4 paper.

Extra books for Sunday

• 8 x A4 pages, own decorated paper, cartridge paper, bought A4 paper, thickish pages from magazine, the more illustrations on the page the better.
• 1 sheet Canson Mi-Teintes paper 750cm x 550cm available from Gallery Frame Makers, 12 Service Street, Bairnsdale (this can be obtained for anyone not in Bairnsdale).

Numbers limited – registration essential – either phone the EGAG on 5153 1988 or via our Contact page.

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