Have you always wanted to learn how to make a book? Learn to sew a 1 section pamphlet with an accordion fold-out page, then adapt it into a hardcover book embellished with decorative paper.
All materials will be provided.
Registration is required. For safety reasons, participants must be 15 years of age or older. Please only register for one session.
Paulette Rosen is the head of the Book Arts Department at Creative Arts Workshop. A lifelong artist, she has a degree in early childhood development, and spent 15 years in that field. Now, she uses her love of the arts to teach individuals of all ages.
This program is generously sponsored by the Marie Boroff Grant from the Elizabethan Club of Yale University.
AGE GROUP: | Adults (18+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Ives Squared | Education and Lifelong Learning |
TAGS: | Makerspace | Makers | Ives Squared | DIY | Creatives | Creative Arts Workshop | Book Making | Arts and Crafts |
The Ives Main Library, designed by renowned architect, Cass Gilbert in 1911, is a cornerstone of the historic New Haven Green. The facility is a community treasure and features unique design details, including several WPA-era murals. Ives is open 54 hours a week, Monday-Saturday, and houses major public service departments for children and teens as well as adult reference, a computer tech center and Ives Squared, a newly renovated space for innovation and entrepreneurship.