Book Arts

Course	Instructor	Dates	Days	Time	Location	Cr	Fee	Register
2DPM207 The Art of the Book (See special schedule) SPECIAL SCHEDULE (no class Mar 6) COURSE DESCRIPTION Learn the basics of book binding beginning with simple structures and building daily on your skills. Through demonstrations and hands on guided studio time, we’ll progress quickly from easy, magical books made from a single sheet of paper to more elaborate, hardcover, multi-signature books. No unusual or expensive equipment is required and everything covered in class can be easily continued at home. Participants in this workshop typically leave with at least 10 book structures and the inspiration and knowledge to create dozens more. We’ll produce books that can be used as journals, scrapbooks, photo albums or are a work of art themselves. This course is open to all. ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR Recently featured in Lark Publications, Masters; Book Arts, Peter Madden has been teaching and lecturing for over 2 decades at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, The Center for Book Arts in New York and San Francisco, The Guild of Book Workers, Wellesley College, Brandeis University and Harvard University. His one-of-a-kind handmade books are in many public and private collections through the US and Europe and have been acknowledged with a St. Botolph Club Grant, an Artists’ Foundation Printmaking Fellowship and a Massachusetts Cultural, Council award. He studied at Pratt Institute, Parson’s School of Design and Mass Art. (petermadden.com) SEE MORE INFO petermadden.com	P Madden	Jan 24-Mar 20	Tu	6:30-10p	Tower-912	1.5	540
2DPM214 The Art of the Book: Volume II COURSE DESCRIPTION This intermediate to advanced follow up to "The Art of the Book" continues introducing participants to historical book structures using traditional materials while simultaneously encouraging everyone to put a personal, contemporary spin on their projects. Through weekly demonstrations and ample hands-on, guided studio time, we’ll explore and experiment with more complex structures and off-beat materials. Emphasis will be on refining craft and integrating one’s own voice into the work. Aside from our weekly work in class, everyone will undertake a semester-long project of their own which we will take time to critique regularly as it progresses. Presentations of contemporary artists’ books, simple, low-tech printmaking techniques and means of generating text and imagery will supplement our studio work as time allows. There is no pre-requisite for this course, but participants should have basic bookbinding skills in hand. Everything covered can be easily and inexpensively continued and elaborated upon in your own studio. ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR Recently featured in Lark Publications, Masters; Book Arts, Peter Madden has been teaching and lecturing for over 2 decades at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, The Center for Book Arts in New York and San Francisco, The Guild of Book Workers, Wellesley College, Brandeis University and Harvard University. His one-of-a-kind handmade books are in many public and private collections through the US and Europe and have been acknowledged with a St. Botolph Club Grant, an Artists’ Foundation Printmaking Fellowship and a Massachusetts Cultural, Council award. He studied at Pratt Institute, Parson’s School of Design and Mass Art. (petermadden.com) SEE MORE INFO petermadden.com	P Madden	Mar 27-May 8	Tu	6:30-9:30p	Tower-605	1.5	540	Closed to enrollment. For more information and alternatives, contact: Tel. 617-879-7200 or email us
CDGD300 Letterpress Printing (See special schedule) SPECIAL SCHEDULE (and 1 Sat, tba) COURSE DESCRIPTION This class introduces letterpress printing as well as limited edition printing and printmaking techniques using MassArt’s Vandercook flatbed cylinder press and collection of over 350 cases of metal and wooden type. Through a variety of exercises students learn to set type by hand and produce full layouts incorporating color. Press operation — inking, adjusting pressure and roller height, registering and feeding paper, making impressions, cleaning rollers — is covered in detail. Each student produces an exchange portfolio, and work done outside of class time is expected. ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR Keith Cross is a designer, printer and educator with extensive knowledge of hot metal and digital typography. He runs Milk Row Studio, a creative design studio in Worcester, MA. Keith is a member and former president of the Letterpress Guild of New England and a member of the Society of Printers. He holds a BFA from MassArt in graphic design and printmaking and teaches letterpress design/printing at the MassArt Press. (milkrow.com) SEE MORE INFO milkrow.com	K Cross	Jan 24-May 1	Tu	6:30-10p	Tower-912	3	930
NC428 The Cutting Edge COURSE DESCRIPTION Paper cutting is an ancient but little-known medium for the creation of images, books, structures and prints. It provides many artistic possibilities, giving volume to flat surfaces and exploiting the aesthetics of positive and negative space. Students will go well beyond the basics of this art to explore stenciling and hard edges versus the soft rendering of torn paper, and learn new techniques for creating and reproducing art. Photos, drawings and newspaper clippings are the starting point for projects. The positive and negative space of silhouettes will be used to create icons and structures, and colored papers used to study composition and assemblage. Stenciling and making pochoirs will open the door to multi-stencil prints on a variety of surfaces. This workshop also explores the deep historical and multicultural roots of paper cutting and encourages each participant to pursue his or her own artistic goals. ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR Beatrice Coron is an internationally recognized paper cutter based in New York City. She uses the cut-out approach in her artist books and sculptures. Her work can be found in major collections in the USA and Europe such as the Metropolitan Museum and the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Her work was included in "Slash: Paper Under The Knife," a 2010 exhibition of contemporary paper artists at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City. She was a consultant for this show as well. Beatricecoron.com SEE MORE INFO BeatriceCoron.com	B Coron	Mar 5-Mar 8	M-Th	9a-4p	South-109	0	350	Class full - To be placed on a waitlist, please contact : 617-879-7200 or email us
The following courses may be taken for Graduate Credit:
CDGD300 Letterpress Printing (See special schedule) SPECIAL SCHEDULE (and 1 Sat, tba) COURSE DESCRIPTION This class introduces letterpress printing as well as limited edition printing and printmaking techniques using MassArt’s Vandercook flatbed cylinder press and collection of over 350 cases of metal and wooden type. Through a variety of exercises students learn to set type by hand and produce full layouts incorporating color. Press operation — inking, adjusting pressure and roller height, registering and feeding paper, making impressions, cleaning rollers — is covered in detail. Each student produces an exchange portfolio, and work done outside of class time is expected. ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR Keith Cross is a designer, printer and educator with extensive knowledge of hot metal and digital typography. He runs Milk Row Studio, a creative design studio in Worcester, MA. Keith is a member and former president of the Letterpress Guild of New England and a member of the Society of Printers. He holds a BFA from MassArt in graphic design and printmaking and teaches letterpress design/printing at the MassArt Press. (milkrow.com) SEE MORE INFO milkrow.com	K Cross	Jan 24-May 1	Tu	6:30-10p	Tower-912	3	1830