Atelier in Finland: The Art of the Book with Rhiannon Alpers

Thursday, July 3-Sunday July 13, 2025| 11 days, 10 nights

Price: $6500 double accommodations

$1000 single supplement (as available)

Join ASLD in Finland, with a side trip to Estonia, for an atelier focused on letterpress and the art of the book, led by the artist Rhiannon Alpers. Alpers is a book artist, letterpress printer, and papermaker, who has exhibited internationally. Her edition and one-of-a-kind artist books are produced under the Gazelle and Goat Press imprint, a letterpress and bookbinding studio located in Denver. Participants will start in Helsinki, and then head to Fiskars Village, a community of creatives in rural Finland. There Alpers will teach a variety of book, paper, and letterpress techniques. Studio tours and artist meet and greets will be part of the adventure as we explore the area. At the end of the week, the group will head to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia and another creative place, and ashort ferry ride from Helsinki.

Price includes: All in country travel, accommodations, meals, instruction.

Price does not include airfare.

REGISTRATION FORM COMING SOON!

Itinerary

Thursday, July 3 Arrive Helsinki, welcome dinner at hotel

Friday, July 4 Tour Helsinki

Saturday, July 5 Train to Fiskars Village

Sun, July 6-Thurs, July 10 Workshop, touring town, studio visits, day trip

Friday, July 11 Travel Fiskars Village to Tallinn, Estonia

Saturday July 12 Tour Tallinn

Sunday July 13 Ferry to Helsinki, transfer to airport*

*Please note that we will be arriving at the airport at approximately 10:30 am, so plan your flight accordingly.

For information or to reserve your spot, contact Rachel Basye, r.basye@asld.org.

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  Rhiannon Alpers

  Rhiannon Alpers is a papermaker, letterpress printer, and book artist. She has an MFA and a BA in Book Arts and Papermaking. She has taught academic courses and workshops nationally since 2003, and relocated to the Denver area with her family in 2021 from San Francisco. She produces limited edition and sculptural artist books under the imprint of Gazelle and Goat Press. Rhiannon is a member of Spark Gallery in the Santa Fe Arts District. Visit her website at rhiannonalpers.com for more information and artwork.

  
  

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