{"id":1575,"date":"2014-09-10T12:20:49","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T16:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/?p=1575"},"modified":"2017-02-01T15:05:54","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T19:05:54","slug":"onionskin-bookbinding-class-at-penland-school-of-crafts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/onionskin-bookbinding-class-at-penland-school-of-crafts\/","title":{"rendered":"Onionskin Bookbinding class at Penland School of Crafts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This summer I got to fulfill a dream of mine for many years, to attend the Penland School of Crafts<\/a> in the mountains of North Carolina near Asheville. Ever since reading about it in the Penland Book of Handmade Books<\/a>, I’ve wanted to go take a class. Well, after getting back from a week-long course on Onionskin Binding taught by Benjamin Elbel<\/a>, all I can think is “why didn’t I go sooner?!” (Also, I’ve been getting questions about this binding – you can purchase a tutorial and materials on Ben’s website here: Onionskin Bookbinding Tutorial<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0)<\/p>\n

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I think one of my favorite parts about attending was that I really felt like I “fit in” as a person who loves to make things. Bookbinding is such an esoteric craft that I usually find myself explaining exactly what it is, rather than being able to discuss the finer points of being a production bookbinder vs. a book artist or what type of \u00c2\u00a0bone folder or adhesive you prefer, but at Penland I got to be surrounded by fellow bookbinders and book artists (of all levels!) and I found that\u00c2\u00a0very inspiring.<\/p>\n

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\nThe photo above was taken just across the road from the cafeteria – what a stunning and beautiful place to make art, and I ope you’ll get a chance to go one day. In the meantime, if you want to check out the book that started it all, you can purchase The Penland Book of Handmade Books<\/a> on Amazon – over 400 photographs of gorgeous journals, handmade books and artist’s books (one of a kind books with content) to inspire you!<\/p>\n

Penland school of crafts<\/a> offers 1 week courses, 2 week courses, 8 week concentrations and a 3 year core program in way more than bookbinding – you can also take courses in jewelry making, wood working, glass blowing, ceramics, textile dying, weaving, paper making, printmaking – and more! The list goes on, depending on what’s currently being offered – I loved my time there in the mountains!<\/p>\n

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