Dear Everyone ~
Assembly of the bountiful kits of materials for Introduction to Glueing Happiness, my newest group workshop via Zoom, is proceeding apace. The workshop debuts on Saturday, September 4, just two weeks away! This hyper-tactile three-ish hour gluetorial has been inspired by the book structure students will make in the Gourmet Bookful of Edible Delights workshop via Zoom that I will co-teach with author, writer, and dear friend Cat Bennett.
Introduction to Glueing Happiness will help students become more comfortable and even dexterous using glue & a glue brush on various surfaces. We will experience how various papers & bookcloths behave once glue has been applied—while making two deluxe and handy noteworthy noteholders. One is a clip-book measuring 4¾ x 9 x 1⅜ and the other a clip-board measuring 5¾ x 8¾. Naturally, stacklets of notesheets to populate the noteholders are included. I will also share the tips of my trade for covering butterfly-clips with decorative paper.
Each kit contains a total of 17 pieces of paper & board (plus 2 clips), an all-time record for me. The decorative papers for the clip-book are very vintage Katazomes from Aiko’s. And the clip-board will be covered with Cockerell hand-marbled papers from England. These papers are mostly from the First Zaki Dynasty, and I love the thought that they are going out into the world to new homes, including three kits to Canada and one to Austria (which are already well on their way). Because my reserves of these papers are limited, each ensemble I select is unique, a veritable buffet of mixing-and-matching.
When I began to cut and trim (yes, these are two distinct steps!) the assorted materials, I had to jot all the measurement notes in my clip-book to keep the range of shapes & sizes in check, and there were many. There’s much to say for measuring twice and cutting once. As I like to say, measure several times to cut your stress!
If you haven’t registered yet, you can still do so, and your Priority Mail paper-packed parcel will arrive in time. Shipping deadline is next Thursday, August 26th. And if you register for both Introduction to Glueing Happiness and Gourmet Bookful of Edible Delights, you will receive a 15% discount on the Bookful workshop.
I hope you will join me to share in the creative camaraderie, love of paper, luscious materials & beaucoup de glue!
Introduction to Glueing Happiness
Sticking with it, Bari