Monday - Friday. July 20 - 24 (5 sessions)
9am - 12pm
Open Studio: Mon - Thurs, 1pm - 4pm

A week-long exploration of eco printmaking, book arts, and the living language of the natural world

This five-day workshop invites participants to create a collection of small artist books inspired by the textures, colors, and rhythms of nature. Each book will serve as a vessel for personal reflection and ecological storytelling, a space where art and the natural world meet on the page.

Days 1–3:

 Material Alchemy — Impressions of the Earth
We’ll begin by working directly with natural materials and elemental processes to create surfaces alive with botanical memory. Participants will experiment with:

• Eco-printing using leaves and flowers (tin can, steam, and heat press methods)

• Cyanotype and wet cyanotype, including creating cyanotype book cloth from natural fibers

These two days will root our practice in sensory engagement—seeing, touching, and collaborating with nature’s own pigments and patterns.

Day 4-5: 

Book Form I — The Accordion: Landscapes of Flow
We’ll craft an accordion-fold book that mirrors the movement of land and water, perfect for displaying panoramic prints or botanical studies.

 Book Form II — The Pamphlet or Stitch-bound Book: The Thread of Connection
This day centers on hand-stitching as a meditative act of joining—pages, materials, and stories—into a single rhythm, much like the interdependence of an ecosystem.

 Book Form III — The Box or Sculptural Book: The Vessel of Nature
We’ll end the week by creating a sculptural or container-like book form—a folded box, shrine, or bundle—designed to hold our smaller works, seeds, or written reflections. This closing project honors the cyclical and sacred nature of both bookmaking and the Earth itself.

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