Patricia Grass
Forest Grove, Oregon
To register, call, visit the web page, or send your name, your address, your phone number, your e-mail address, title of class and check or credit card number and expiration date to:
Green Heron Book Arts
1928 21st Avenue
Forest Grove, OR 97116
503-357-7263
website http://www.greenheronbookkits.com
e-mail bookkits@aol.com
Evening Classes
Easy Books for Beginners....Long Stitch Variations
In long stitch or running stitch books the cover is attached to the text paper with long, running stitches that are visible on the spine. This lends itself to all kinds of decorative stitching on the spine or even beadwork. We will make three variations of this stitch: the twisted long stitch, the buttonhole long stitch, and long stitch with slotted cover.
Instructor: Patricia Grass
Date: Monday, October 18-November 8, 4 weeks
Time: 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Cost: $80 + $20 materials fee
Daytime Classes
The Thursday Group: Wax
This term we will play with wax--wax in all its forms from crayons to encaustic. We will experiment with purchased wax paper lunch bags, try making our own “waxed” paper, and look beyond traditional batik on paper to more experimental wax on paper techniques -- can you print text with wax? We will experiment with encaustic on wood as book covers and in the process experiment with wax additives such as luster wax, impasto wax, and damar resin. For our text inspiration we will depend upon Peachey's Royal Guide To Wax Flower Modelling by Mrs. Peachey.
Instructor: Patricia Grass
Date: Thursday, September 23 - December 16, 12 wks
Time: 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Cost: $170 + $30 materials fee
Copperplate Calligraphy
Learn this pointed pen calligraphy style developed in the 18th century. It is often used today to address beautiful envelopes or for invitations. All materials will be supplied including the specialized pen nib and holder for this script. Beginners/Intermediate
Instructor: Patricia Edmonds
Date: Friday, September 24 - November 12, 8 weeks
Time: 9:30 am -12:30 pm
Cost: $150 + $15 materials fee
One-Day Saturday Workshops
A Watercolor Journal
You can make your own watercolor journal using 90# watercolor paper. We will color tyvek with acrylic paint to use as a covering material for the boards of this book. The spine is covered with bookcloth. The stitching used will be a French link stitch with sewn on boards--easier than it sounds! This stitch results in a book that opens flat letting you have access to a full two page spread.
Instructor: Patricia Grass
Date: Saturday, September 25, one day
Time: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Cost: $70 + $15 materials fee
Book in a Box: Box Making I
Learn the basics of making a box--measuring correctly, grain of materials, cutting and gluing. We will make a square box with a lid, and and accordion book that fits into the box. The accordion book is made from two layers of board and the board pages are joined together with ribbon. The box and the book are covered with paper and can be decorated with copper tape and beads for “legs.”
Instructor: Patricia Grass
Date: Saturday, October 16, one day
Time: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Cost: $70 + $15 materials fee
Small Leather Journal With Exterior Pocket
Sew a small, leather bound book with the traditional long stitch on the spine. Each of the signatures are wrapped in hand decorated paper which is created in class. The leather cover is folded and decoratively stitched creating an exterior pocket. The book may be closed with a decorative metal conch and measures 6" tall by 5" wide.
Instructor: Patricia Edmonds
Date: Saturday, October 23, one day
Time: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Cost: $70 + $15 materials fee
Cross Stitch on a Leather Spine
Inspired by Keith Smith, we will make a books with an easy leather spine. The leather we will use is called bonded leather--real leather but made into thin sheets. No paring required. The sections are sewn directly to the leather spine and the sewing stitches show on the spine. The way of working the stitches is a cross stitch--all four sections are worked together across the spine forming an X or diamond pattern, The X pattern can be extended to form more of a harlequin pattern and beads make a beautiful addition.
Instructor: Patricia Grass
Date: Saturday, October 30, one day
Time: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Cost: $70 + $15 materials fee
Braid Stitch on Leather a Leather Spine
Again using ideas from Keith Smith we will make a book with a bonded leather spine to which the sections are sewn. This book will have a Spine Braid stitch, reminiscent of the caterpillar stitch. It looks like several small caterpillars climbing up the spine. Instructor: Patricia Grass
Date: Saturday, November 6, one day
Time: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Cost: $70 + $15 materials fee
Half-Day Saturday Workshops
Two weekends of book arts projects that make great gifts
Album with Tab Pages
Are you a fan of 7 Gypsies, Basic Grey, die cut book from Accucut? Come and have fun combining binding rings with die cut papers to make an album with tab pages. There will be options for binding either with rings, brads, or ribbon. Once the book is made you can decorate and add anything you like to the pages-- photos, recipes, etc.-- on your own. The basic book makes a great gift for someone who might like to decorate the pages herself. You will have enough supplies to make two books-- one to keep and one to give away.
Instructor: Patricia Grass
Date: Saturday, November 13, one day
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Cost: $15 + $10 materials fee
Explosion Box
Learn to make an Explosion Box. Using the beautiful paper from Basic Grey we will make a box that falls open when you remove the lid revealing photos (or whatever) inside. The box is approximately 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 5" tall. There are enough pages for each page to have a month from a 2011 calendar on it. You can add a photo for each month or leave the space blank and give the box as a gift and let the receiver add photos through the year. If you want to add photos, bring 12 photos, each about 21/2" x 21/2". This box makes a great gift, a unique calendar. You can make two boxes-- one to keep and one to give away.
Instructor: Patricia Grass
Date: Saturday, November 13, one day
Time: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Cost: $15 + $10 materials fee
Folded Book in a Box
Use elegant papers to fold a mini accordion book with pages that are perfectly suited to insert photos, text. or stamped embellishments. There is room for six photos each about 3" x 3" in a diamond shape. Then fold up an origami box to hold the book. The addition of beautiful Mizuhiki paper cord make this book in a box a lovely gift.
Instructor: Patricia Grass
Date: Saturday, November 20, one dayTime: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Cost: $15 + $10 materials fee
Star Book with Pockets
When this book is opened, looking down from the top, it seems to form a star. The seven sections each have two pockets that can be embellished with photos, stamps, transfers, etc. The sections are sewn together to form the book and a cover is added. The pockets can hold tags, more photos, letters and other memorabilia. We will make the book with beautiful papers and some embellishments; on your own you can finish it off with your own photos, tags, etc. It makes a great gift for the traveler, the student, or Grandma.
Instructor: Patricia Grass
Date: Saturday, November 20, one day
Time: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Cost: $15 + $10 materials fee
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