Learn the ins and outs of making your own professionally-bound journals, sketchbooks and albums. In this 4-week class, artists will explore bookbinding techniques to introduce bookmaking into their artistic practice—even newcomers will learn the basics (and not so basics) of book arts. We’ll work with high-quality materials, easy-to-master skills, and step-by-step processes towards creating a variety of handmade books. No experience necessary, beginners welcome!

Instructor will provide students with class supplies

Onsite classes are small in size for safety. 

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DAVE DIMARCHI is a queer, multi-disciplinary printmaker and artist working in printmaking, papermaking and sculptural book forms. He engages in a relentless material practice, nurturing ideas into singular and editioned works. As a multi-disciplinary artist, he has exhibited works on paper, installations and books in the US and internationally. He maintains a small collaborative studio and art space in New Hope, Pennsylvania working deeply with artists to master printmaking techniques and create new portfolio and exhibition-ready prints. He teaches printmaking, papermaking and book forms extensively throughout the New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania area. He is also the owner of 9INHANDPRESS, a nexus of design, print and publishing. 9INHANDPRESS hosts an annual International Print Exchange that engages printmakers worldwide in a collaborative portfolio and exhibitions. www.9INHANDPRESS.com