Bookcraft: Hardcover Binding w/ Jackson Porter Hardin

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21: 10–5pm

MAXIMUM CAPACITY: 10

TUITION: $150
CPW MEMBER TUITION: $135

In this workshop, instructor Jackson Porter Hardin will introduce students to multi-signature sewing and case-binding techniques used in fine and edition binding. Students will design and produce a fully cased-in hardcover book, learning the precision and sequencing that give hardbound books their strength and character. 

This workshop will cover the "rules" of bookbinding, and enable students to develop an understanding of the book form through exploration of material and structure. Topics covered include: 

• Paper grain, handling, cutting, and folding
• Bookbinding adhesives and their uses
• Multi-signature sewn binding methods
• Hardcover construction and casing-in

Students will have opportunities for variation in book design and choice of materials.  There is no prior experience or materials required, however for those participants already comfortable with editing and sequencing, students are welcome to bring their own pre-printed content and materials to bind in class. If interested in printing a project in preparation for the workshop at CPW, contact bookpress@cpw.org.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: 
JACKSON PORTER HARDIN is a Hudson Valley artist and educator. He is preoccupied with making sense of humanity as an ecological condition, through images, artist books, installations, and video. His work has been exhibited by Red Barn Gallery, the Society for Photographic Education (SPE), and Humble Arts Foundation. Hardin teaches at SUNY New Paltz, and serves as the Book Press Coordinator at CPW.