Book Arts

Studio capacity:

5 people, including instructor

Studio policies:

- All people should wash hands or use hand sanitizer before or upon entering the Bindery before beginning activity in the Bindery.

- Students will bring their own hand tools if them have them (including scissors, straight edge, right angle, needles, bone folders, pencils, glue brushes, etc.) so as to limit movement around the Bindery. If a student does not have such tools, at the beginning of each session the instructor will gather them from the Bindery for use during class.

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Accordion Book: Love Your Library

Paulette Rosen

This fast paced class is all about making a hard cover accordion book on the theme of library or your love of books. You might make a book that holds lists of favorite books you have read, books you wish to read, your favorite libraries, or whatever else you can think of! There will be demonstrations and instruction on a variety of ways of using the accordion fold in a book format: as a panel, as individual pages, as a board book and as a book spine. After creating samples, students will be guided in choosing a format for displaying old school library pockets and their removable cards and adding text or images if desired. You might even use reclaimed book covers to finish your book. Students will leave with samples of accordion books and a completed artist book of your own! This class will take place in a studio accessed by a flight of stairs. For any accommodations please send a confidential email to registrar@creativeartsworkshop.org School Policies Students who withdraw

Term: Winter 2026

Suggested Ages: 18+

Dates: 1/5/2026–2/23/2026

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Beginning Bookbinding: The Accordion Book

In person

Paulette Rosen

Learn to make accordion books in a variety of styles while exploring the basics of bookbinding. Each week, students will learn a new variation on the accordion fold. Demonstrations and instruction will cover multiple ways the accordion structure can function in book form—such as a continuous panel, individual pages, a board book format, or even a book spine. Techniques for attaching pages with sewing, glue, or tape will be introduced. Collage materials, postcards, and vintage library pockets and cards will be available for incorporation into projects. By the end of the program, students will have created a collection of accordion books. Those with more experience may choose to spend the session developing a more complex accordion book on a personally selected theme, with guidance available throughout. This class will take place in a studio accessed by a flight of stairs. For any accommodations please send a confidential email to registrar@creativeartsworkshop.org School

Term: Winter 2026

Suggested Ages: 18+

Dates: 1/13/2026–2/24/2026

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Intermediate + Advanced

Advanced Hand Bookbinding

In person

Gisela Noack

Veteran book arts expert Gisela Noack brings her many years of skill and experience in restoration and conservation to students working on their own advanced bookbinding or restoration projects. Enrollment in this class includes one 3-hour monitored open bench session per week. This class will take place in a studio accessed by a flight of stairs. For any accommodations please send a confidential email to registrar@creativeartsworkshop.org The tuition for this class includes a fee of $5 for basic materials provided by CAW. School Policies Students who withdraw 48 hours prior to the first class are eligible for a refund or credit toward another class, less a $25 registration fee. Please click here for more details.

Term: Winter 2026

Suggested Ages: 18+

Dates: 1/14/2026–2/25/2026

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