• Introduction to Letterpress Printing

    Virginia Book Arts 600 East Water St., Suite F, Charlottesville, VA, United States

    How on earth did people print things before the invention of the computer? Learn about “slow technology” in this one-day introduction workshop on letterpress printing. From type to image to […]

  • Encaustic for Book Covers & Content

    Virginia Book Arts 600 East Water St., Suite F, Charlottesville, VA, United States

    This workshop will introduce you to the world of encaustic wax and you will learn how to approach encaustic wax application for preservation and surface decoration with book arts in […]

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  • Collaborate on A Folio of Poetry Broadsides

    Virginia Book Arts 600 East Water St., Suite F, Charlottesville, VA, United States

    In this special two-day workshop, a small cohort of six collaborators will create a folio of original letterpress poetry broadsides—each pairing a poem with a hand-carved illustration. Constraints in design […]

  • Joomchi & Momagami: Asian Paper Manipulation for Book Arts

    Virginia Book Arts 600 East Water St., Suite F, Charlottesville, VA, United States

    Joomchi and Momagami are both a traditional Asian paper craft that creates textured handmade paper using your hands and water. This paper art dates back to the tenth century. (A.D. […]

  • Secret Belgian Binding

    Virginia Book Arts 600 East Water St., Suite F, Charlottesville, VA, United States

    Secret Belgian binding (or crisscross binding) features a linear pattern of colored thread crisscrossing over and between the spine and the two covers. This structure holds the cover boards together […]

  • Reductive Color Woodcut

    Virginia Book Arts 600 East Water St., Suite F, Charlottesville, VA, United States

    One Block: Many Layers! Reductive Color Woodcut is a technique for creating a multi-layer print using a single block of wood. After each layer is printed, more of the original […]