Classes at American Academy of Bookbinding

The American Academy of Bookbinding has a couple spots still
available in the following June 2013 courses:

Fundamentals of Gold Tooling with Don Glaister
June 3-7, 2013

    This five-day class will introduce students to fundamental
    techniques and practices that will enable them to successfully
    transform drawn designs on paper to sparkling gold designs on
    Leather. Students will learn to prepare drawings, cut and handle
    gold leaf, and do blind and gold tooling.

Edge to Edgier with Peter Geraty
June 10-14, 2013

    In this class students will be guided to explore and accomplish
    several types of edge treatments including solid edge gilding,
    rough edge gilding and gilding in the rough, colored and
    decorated edges, gauffered edges and fore edge painting.
    Additional techniques will include multicolored edges with gold
    and/or palladium flakes, sponged, painted and tooled edges. Over
    the course of the week students will have the opportunity to
    experiment with these techniques but emphasis will be placed on
    solid edge gilding.

For more information please contact

    Deb Stevens
    Administrative Director
    970-728-8649
    aab<-at->ahhaa<.>org
    bookbindingacademy.org

Deb Stevens
Administrative Director
American Academy of Bookbinding
POB 1590
117 North Willow Street
Telluride, CO  81435
970-728-8649


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