Description
Flexible Leather Binding with Coleen Curry
Saturday 6th September – Sunday 7th September (2 days)
Course cost: $440
Venue: NSW Guild of Craft Bookbinders bindery in Rozelle
In this two-day class students will make a multi-section flexible leather binding, with leather doublures and a wrap-around suede flyleaf. The structure is simple but executed with care and attention to detail. The book block is rounded, but not backed, and the attachment of the suede flyleaves forms a hollow allowing the book to open beautifully and flat. The construction offers endless simple possibilities to create an elegant binding by cutting design into leather prior to covering.
Coleen Curry is an award-winning contemporary design binder and book artist. Her aim is to craft technically evocative books that evoke a visual, sensual, and tactile experience. Coleen received diploma in Fine Binding from the American Academy of Bookbinding in 2009. She teaches at AAB and the North Bennett School and leads workshops. Coleen’s work has been successfully juried to exhibit internationally with notable awards include winning the Ninth Helen Warren DeGoyler Award for American Bookbinding in 2022; First Prize Case Binding, The F.J. Ratchford Trophy, Society of Bookbinders International Competition 2015; J Hewit & Sons Award for Excellence in Design, Society of Bookbinders International Competition 2019; and Three different Highly Commendable Awards in both the 2017 and 2020 Open/Set International Competitions. Additionally, Coleen’s work is held in both private, and public collections. Coleen serves on the Board for the San Francisco Center for the Book and is past president of the Hand Bookbinders of California. Coleen lives on the California coast, and swims in her free time.
You can check out some of Coleen’s outstanding work on her Instagram: @book.thug or her Website: http://www.coleencurry.com
Non-refundable deposit of $95. Full payment due by the 30th of June
Material fee to be advised. Payable to the tutor in cash on the day
