Short Courses May - October 2013 - West Dean College

BOOKS, PAPER AND LETTERINGBookbinding and paper marbling 22Calligraphy and lettercutting 22–23Book onlineand receive a5% discounton coursesText and image – the art of letterpressprintingAugust 3–9SS3986 | £656 (incl all dinners) | NEWSUMMER SCHOOL |Please see page 19 for further information.SARAH BRYANTKathy AbbottBookbinding and paper marblingHand-decorated paper bindingsJune 14–17LW3896 | £306 |Make a beautifully decorated hard-coveredpaper binding using traditional bookbindingskills. Explore different ways of decorating paperwith rubber stamps, painting, paste-painting andstencilling, and then make your own papers forthe cover boards and spine.KATHY ABBOTTContemporary bookbinding usingEastern binding stylesSeptember 8–124D4056 | £401 | NEW |Interpret historical Eastern bookbinding andcontainer-making styles to make books and otherstructures for current uses. A range of traditionalJapanese methods will be introduced as startingpoints, as you initially make a palm leaf book andthen other items as a personal response to thesemethods, working in tactile Indian, Nepalese andJapanese papers and fabrics.SUSAN HUFTONExperimental gilding on paper forcalligraphers and artistsAugust 23–25WE4013 | £214 | NEW |Use gold and metal leaf, inks and oil pastels tocreate stunning backgrounds or subtle highlightsfor your work. Produce unusual effects bylayering, distressing and creating textures andtints using modern techniques and materials.Explore the design possibilities of combiningtext or image with gold.CHERRELL AVERYCalligraphy – painted lettering ondifferent surfacesSeptember 6–8WE4049 | £205 | NEW |Different surfaces – both soft and hard – canprovide inspiring canvases for applying lettering.You will gain an understanding of how to addlettering on two- and three- dimensionalsurfaces, such as paper, pebbles and textiles.A study of good models for lettering and howto paint using a pointed brush, with mediaappropriate to various surfaces is exploredand practiced.SUSAN HUFTONHand marbling on paper and fabricJune 21–23WE3915 | £205 | /Experience every stage of the hand marblingprocess, from making size and preparingacrylic inks, to producing samplers of standardpatterns. Then develop prints from numerouspigment dye recipes and original ideas.CHRISTOPHER ROWLATTA West Dean pop-up bookJuly 22–253D3974 | £312 | NEW |Discover the magic behind the making of popupbooks as you make a pocket-sized bookabout the wonderful buildings, artefacts andgardens at West Dean. You will learn to preparethe artwork, then fold, cut and assemble yourown book.PAUL JOHNSONPaper embellishment – for jewelleryAugust 23–26LW4016 | £314 | NEW |Please see page 34 for further information.HELYENE JENNINGSBookbinding for allOctober 6–115D4126 | £488 |Experience the fascination of the bookbinder’scraft. As a beginner, you start by learningevery stage of making a complete notebook,from folding the paper into sections, to gluingup and case-making. You then progress to aproject such as the repair of one of the booksyou have brought with you. If you are a moreexperienced binder, you may renovate yourown cloth or leather-bound books.JOHN ROBINSONCalligraphy and lettercuttingCalligraphy for beginnersJuly 12–14WE3949 | £205 |Learn the basics of practical calligraphy using abroad-edged nib, as you gain an understandingof good formal writing using a basic script suchas uncial, Renaissance italic or foundationalhand. A series of practical exercises andguidance on introducing colour will lead topractising your new skills on short quotations.GAYNOR GOFFE22 Fees listed for each course are non-residential – please see page 67 for accommodation costs | Short Courses May–October 2013