Apologies for cross posting.
Register now - ONLY three seats available for the "Working with Leather"
Book Arts Workshop with Bea Nettles. Last day to register is March 1.
The Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is pleased to offer a NEW Book Arts
workshop this spring.
"Working with Leather: Exposed Sewn Binding" with Bea Nettles
Dates: March 4-5, 2006 9-4PM daily.
Location: UIUC Campus, Noble Hall
Registration fee: $195 (includes $25 supply fee for leather, glue,
boards, and paper)
Note: UIUC staff, students, and alumni, as well as previous Book Arts
workshop attendees, will be given a 10% discount.
In this workshop, students will learn the basics of working with leather
binding, including tooling and multiple color inlays and paring. On the
second day, a small blank book will be created by sewing with an exposed
style stitch over cords or straps. No previous experience with working
leather will be needed, but basic binding experience preferred.
For additional information and to register:
http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/book-arts.html
Instructor: Professor Bea Nettles served as Chair of the Photography
Program for fifteen years at the University of Illinois. She has over
thirty years of college teaching experience and has lectured and taught
workshops at over one hundred locations worldwide. She is a Senior
University Scholar and has twice received National Endowment for the
Arts Fellowships for her work in photography.
Her work can be found in major public collections including the Museum
of Modern Art (NYC), The Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), and the
International Museum of Photography in Rochester, NY. She is represented
in several history texts including World History of Photography
(Abbeville Press), Art Since 1940: Strategies of Being (Abrams), and The
History of Photography: An Overview (Focal Press).
She is widely recognized for her innovations in the field of mixed media
photography and photographic books. The autobiographical content of her
work has paved the way for generations of younger artists to explore.
More can be learned at www.beanettles.com.
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