Bind YOUR First Book - Pamphlet Binding
This workshop will focus on attaching gatherings of leaves. This is ideal for the artist
or writer who wants to assemble a volume and then create a story. If the leaves are
drawn on before hand, this can be worked around in assembling showing the children
how to insert or attach leaves to the primary book leaves. This will allow a lot of
freedom for inserts and fold outs. The cover will be a simple rigid cardstock
attachment. The sewing will be sewing thread for bookbinding but a simpler example
of yarn and cardboard and other easier to access materials will be on hand to show
children how they can make a book out of anything.
Teacher Bio: Renee deVille is a private practice book and paper conservator in New
Orleans since 2001 and has been a gallerist with Du Mois Gallery since 2010. Renee
has a BFA in sculpture from Loyola University New Orleans and a CAS and MLIS
from the University of Texas. She has had experience teaching bookbinding classes
to both children and adults. She organized and implemented a series of classes at Du
Mois Gallery in the fall of 2011 and hopes this opportunity with the 2012 Community
Arts Grant from the City of New Orleans will promote additional art interest and
education to children who have limited access to arts education in their school and
home.
PURPOSE OF SERIES
The goal of these workshops is to foster community and arts awareness in the Freret
Corridor and surrounding community. It is also to create an opportunity for working
artists to use their skills and to promote interest in techniques and ideas regarding
artistic expression inspiring children from ALL of our community.
