Dear Everyone ~
Last week I focused on assembling 45-ish kits for Introduction to Glueing Happiness. This week, I am finishing the assembly of kits for Gourmet Bookful of Edible Delights. This is the first time I have assembled two series of extensive kits in two consecutive weeks. There has been much cutting & trimming, and measuring of a multitude of papers, and my bins of snippets, shards and scraps are again overflowing! Next week I will be replenishing my stock of Extremely Exquisite Scraps. Happiness in scrappiness!
Gourmet Bookful of Edible Delights will debut in a little over two weeks, on Saturday, September 11. This will be my fourth Bookful collaboration with artist, author, and dear friend Cat Bennett. In this four-Saturday workshop via Zoom, we will celebrate the sumptuousness of the harvest season, by illustrating our favourite foods & recipes under Chef Cat’s gentle direction.
The book-structure appetizer you will make is a landscape accordion with a drop-spine hard-cover. The paper for your pages will be thick Stonehenge drawing paper. (We’ll use a heavier-than-book-page weight of Stonehenge, so that your panels stand up proudly.) Each panel will measure 6 x 8¾, so a spread is 6 x 17½. Your kit includes five sheets of Stonehenge drawing paper, each trimmed to 6 x 44 inches; we will attach them with a paper hinge, for a total length of 218¾ inches! Your Stonehenge sheets will arrive rolled like a party popper! Please unroll them and flatten for a few days, so that they will be ready for your accordioning.
In gourmet fashion I’ve assembled three mouthwatering palettes for you to choose from for making your cover: Berriest Blues, Très Rosé, & Golden Toasts. The materials I have selected for these kits are an array of Japanese Katazome & Chiyogami papers, and silky smooth to iridescent to two-tone bookcloths. I have been collecting and working with these for many years. As most are in limited supply, I will select the specific paper patterns for you. If you’d like additional kits, simply e me. I am delighted to share that one student has ordered all three palettes, and several other students have ordered an additional palette. I’m already anticipating seeing photos of these bountiful buffets of books!
As always, Cat & I want to emphasize that no previous drawing experience is necessary, and the workshop pace and camaraderie are welcoming. Also as always, all four sessions will be recorded live, so you will have the videos to watch and rewatch (in delicious detail). Cat & I both look forward to sharing our love of drawing, painting, and bookbinding with you in this four-part (12 hoursful) workshop!
Gourmet Bookful of Edible Delights
Bonbon appétit, Bari