Concertina Books

03/18/2026 - 04/29/2026 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Level: All

Price

$388.5

Member Price

$330.22

Room: 206

200 Grant St Denver

Date	Session Times
03/18/2026	9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
03/25/2026	9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
04/01/2026	9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
04/08/2026	9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
04/15/2026	9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
04/22/2026	9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
04/29/2026	9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Folding a flat sheet of paper into a concertina (or accordion) form opens up complex possibilities in book design. By incorporating additional folds and cuts, you can create unique solutions for integrating your art or text. In this class, participants will explore in depth and master at least three variations of accordion models with enclosures, including one that combines sewing pamphlet binding with an accordion and creative pockets or frames for small objects and sculptural form.
Each morning, the instructor will lead the discussion and present a variety of books and narrative devices (i.e., Kaavad or Storyteller's Box, image courtesy of the Denver Art Museum) with inventive, playful, and poetic qualities to inspire participants' projects.
By the end of the class, every participant will have created a one-of-a-kind book. There will be a Book Art exhibit featuring this format during summer 2026, and all participants are encouraged to create a book and enter.

Sammy Lee

Assortment of paper and book cloth (available at any art supply stores)

Personal collections (stamps, travel documents, photos, etc.), small in size and not thicker than 1/8”

Glue (such as PVA or Elmer’s) and glue stick

A pair of scissors

Cutting knife, x-acto knife

Cutting mat

Optional: mixed media, collage materials – participants’ choices (not thicker than 1/8”), paints, brushes, markers, pencils, any mark making tools

Date	Session Times
03/18/2026	9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
03/25/2026	9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
04/01/2026	9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
04/08/2026	9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
04/15/2026	9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
04/22/2026	9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
04/29/2026	9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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