“The Piano Hinge, Unhinged” a Bookbinding Workshop with Charlene Asato

“THE PIANO HINGE, UNHINGED”

A Bookbinding Workshop with Charlene Asato

Saturday, October 29, 2016

9am – 12 noon

Cost: $35/$32 VAC Members plus $10 materials fee

The mysteries of the piano hinge book will be dispelled in this workshop. Utilizing paper and rods, this structure can be highly sculptural and textural. Come and be entranced by the possibilities of this binding which was devised by Hedi Kyle who is well known for her unconventional book structures. Prior bookbinding experience is not necessary.

Tools to bring: cutting mat or dense cardboard, Xacto knife with new #11 blade or similar tool, metal-edged ruler, bone folder or non-serrated butter knife, pencil, eraser, glue stick, scissors, discarded catalog or magazine for gluing surface.

Optional: scoring board (very helpful), portable paper trimmer, quilter’s rule, paper punches, rubber stamps. Any art supplies such as colored pencils, crayons, markers, watercolor, photographs for collaging, scraps of decorative paper, etc.

About:

Charlene Asato avidly pursues book arts, paper arts, photography, calligraphy and doll arts. Her books have been in many juried shows, locally, nationally and internationally and some have won awards. She finds it very exciting that a simple fold changes a two-dimensional plane into a three-dimensional form and artist’s books provide a wonderful avenue to convey this energy. She enjoys imparting this excitement to others through workshops.