Explore artists books (specifically tunnel books) that make use of visual tricks like depth and perspective, and incorporate line, color, storytelling, and construction skills. Develop and construct a tunnel book of your own, based off of your own research and interests!
ViewSmall is beautiful! We’ll make handfuls of tiny books in three styles (accordion, dragon, and wrap-around cover), each under three inches square. Not only are tiny books adorable, working at this reduced scale allows us to work easily and quickly, and to think about how scale changes our experience. No prior bookbinding experience is required. […]
ViewExplore artists books (specifically tunnel books) that make use of visual tricks like depth and perspective, and incorporate line, color, storytelling, and construction skills. Develop and construct a tunnel book of your own, based off of your own research and interests!
ViewSmall is beautiful! We’ll make handfuls of tiny books in three styles (accordion, dragon, and wrap-around cover), each under three inches square. Not only are tiny books adorable, working at this reduced scale allows us to work easily and quickly, and to think about how scale changes our experience. No prior bookbinding experience is required. […]
ViewSmall is beautiful! We’ll make handfuls of tiny books in three styles (accordion, dragon, and wrap-around cover), each under three inches square. Not only are tiny books adorable, working at this reduced scale allows us to work easily and quickly, and to think about how scale changes our experience. No prior bookbinding experience is required. […]
ViewSmall is beautiful! We’ll make handfuls of tiny books in three styles (accordion, dragon, and wrap-around cover), each under three inches square. Not only are tiny books adorable, working at this reduced scale allows us to work easily and quickly, and to think about how scale changes our experience. No prior bookbinding experience is required. […]
ViewThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s Summer 2022 Catalog was illustrated by Caryn Blum. Caryn is an artist and arts educator based in Fish Creek, Wisconsin. In this article Caryn shares details about her artistic inspiration and illustration style. Q: What inspired you to start illustrating? I have created illustrations since I was five years […]
ViewRichmond Times Dispatch’s top 5 events for the weekend include the inaugural Richmond Poetry Festival being held at VisArts. Read more here: https://richmond.com/entertainment/books/first-richmond-poetry-fest-to-be-held-at-visual-arts-center-of-richmond-this-weekend/article_cb643d80-d971-11ed-9c06-8b11ab4cf9ff.html#tracking-source=home-top-story
ViewMake three unique, blank books and develop skills in both bookbinding and woodworking. We’ll focus on coptic and long-stitch bindings as well as wooden and hard covers. Bringing skills and techniques from other mediums is much encouraged in this interdisciplinary bookbinding course.
ViewLearn about the art of making mini-zines. Zines are basically small books made by artists, activists, and musicians, among others. We will discuss the history of zines and then make our own, both by hand and on the computer.
ViewMake three unique, blank books and develop skills in both bookbinding and woodworking. We’ll focus on coptic binding as well as wooden and hard covers. Bringing skills and techniques from other mediums is much encouraged in this interdisciplinary bookbinding course.
ViewRecycled Accordion Books: Finished with that box of cereal? Recycle it and learn step-by-step how to create an accordion book to draw in.
ViewButtonhole books open flat. They can be made with pockets, inclusions and decorative spines and are perfect sketchbooks, journals, albums or scrapbooks. Learn to make this elegant and versatile book with a partially exposed spine using a buttonhole stitch binding. You’ll leave class with your own handmade book, knowledge to make more and ways to […]
ViewLearn about the art of making mini-zines. Zines are basically small books made by artists, activists, and musicians, among others. We will discuss the history of zines and then make our own, both by hand and on the computer.
ViewMake three unique, blank books and develop skills in both bookbinding and woodworking. We’ll focus on coptic binding as well as wooden and hard covers. Bringing skills and techniques from other mediums is much encouraged in this interdisciplinary bookbinding course.
ViewMake three unique, blank books and develop skills in both bookbinding and woodworking. We’ll focus on coptic binding as well as wooden and hard covers. Bringing skills and techniques from other mediums is much encouraged in this interdisciplinary bookbinding course.
ViewCreate books with folds, cuts, glue and your imagination! Bring clippings, wrappers, cards, boxes, magazines and books that you’re willing to cut and glue, or use what we have on hand. This is a great workshop for collage makers, collectors, photographers and anyone who loves paper.
ViewCreate your own set of handmade books. We’ll familiarize ourselves with bookmaking tools and techniques and learn several bookbinding techniques. You’ll also learn how to customize your books to be journals or sketchbooks. Plan to leave the class with a saddle stitched book, and a stab bound book.
ViewThe Visual Arts Center of Richmond announces inaugural Richmond Poetry Fest will take place at VisArts on April 14-15, 2023, just in time for National Poetry Month. Richmond Poetry Fest is a brand new VisArts event co-created by former and current VisArts writers-in-residence: Rosa Castellano, Laura Chow Reeve and Emily Okamoto-Green. These three came up […]
ViewCreate your own set of handmade books. We’ll familiarize ourselves with bookmaking tools and techniques and learn multiple bookbinding techniques. You’ll also learn how to customize your books to be journals or sketchbooks. Plan to leave the class with a saddle stitched book, a stab bound book and a multi-signature casebound hardcover book.
ViewCreate books with folds, cuts, glue and your imagination! Bring clippings, wrappers, cards, boxes, magazines and books that you’re willing to cut and glue, or use what we have on hand. This is a great workshop for collage makers, collectors, photographers and anyone who loves paper.
ViewVisArts’ Spring 2023 class catalog has dropped and people are buzzing about the vibrant artwork gracing its cover. The anime-inspired illustrations were created by Feixue Mei, a Missouri-based illustrator from China. Mei’s creative practice and research explore internet culture, animation, comics, Surrealism, Chinese folk decorative art, and maximalism. In her work, she seeks to free […]
ViewI could write (well, MAKE) a book…We’ll make books of love and woven hearts, just in time to share with those you love. As an extra bonus, we’ll create some handmade envelopes. All materials provided, all levels welcome. Come as you are or bring a date! We would love to share the love.
ViewThis year at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s annual Craft + Design show, some of Richmond’s most talented interior designers and merchandisers have created spaces that blend work from the show’s artists with contemporary furnishings and antiques. R•Home’s first Designer Showcase, located in booths 608-611, contains vignettes created by Williams & Sherrill, La Diff, […]
ViewExplore basic animation skills, from the most rudimentary single image (a thaumatrope) to flip books and digital stop-motion animation using a free smartphone app.
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