Students are required to be at an intermediate level for throwing or handbuilding. Students may bring their own personal tools or use Ah Haa’s tools during the workshop Please note: All ceramics projects need to be fired in a pottery kiln and take approximately 3-4 weeks before they are ready to be taken home. You will receive an email once pieces are ready for pickup. If you will no longer be in Telluride, domestic shipping options are available via a third party, Ship It, Copy It. If you have not made arrangements with our Ceramics Director, Ah Haa will discard ceramics projects 30 days after the end of a class. For those who need to have their pieces shipped domestically, please be sure to select this option during the registration process. The total cost for safely packaging and shipping your ceramics projects will be listed on the online registration page for each class. Take note that Ah Haa does not offer international shipping as a standard option.

About the Artist

Shikha Joshi is a studio potter based in Round Rock, Texas. Born and raised in New Delhi, India. Joshi learned ceramics through community classes and workshops in the US. Her workhas been featured at prominent galleries like Companion, Charlie Cummings Gallery and Clayakar. She has exhibited at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts where her work is part of their permanent collection. Joshi has been published in Ceramic Monthly, Surface Design for Ceramics, and 500 Platters. She has taught numerous workshops nationally as well as online, sharing her passion for creating surface variation in an electric kiln.
You can follow Shikha’s work on her website www.potterybyshikha.com and/or on Instagram @potterybyshikha

The post 6/1 – 6/2</br>Creating Rustic and Organic Forms </br>with Shikha Joshi appeared first on Ah Haa School for the Arts.

A cross-referencing of materials – creating resists and color-saturated surfaces as well as texture and dimension produced with various mediums and grounds, will expand the visual repertoire of each artist. Structured experimentation will result in a series of rich, layered surfaces as you develop a progression of imagery that imparts an unfolding story.

Designers, book artists, lettering artists, and visual artists of all stripes are welcome. (These pages may be used in Coleen Curry’s class A Simplified Binding), the following week, or bound with a simple structure in class, if you wish.

No prerequisites are required for this course; it is open to all students.

Materials fee $100

Registration will be completed via the American Academy of Bookbinding.

The post 8/22 – 8/26</br>Surface & Sequence</br> with Suzanne Moore appeared first on Ah Haa School for the Arts.

Unique to this structure are the sewing supports that lace through the spine carrier to provide both an adhesive and a mechanical attachment to the bookblock. Additionally, the leather spine piece is affixed to the bookblock endpapers and not the spine, allowing for easy opening and the option to title prior to assembling the binding. The boards are finely chamfered and shaped, with the covering material turned in on all four sides—this allows for various design modifications. Interior treatment includes a leather hinge and doublure work.

Demonstrations and discussions on various design considerations throughout the class will enable students to understand the advantages of this structure.

This course is designed to be taken with Suzanne Moore’s course Surface & Sequence which runs right before this course. You are not required to take Surface & Sequence to take this course. If you are only planning on taking this course, please let us know and we will send you the details on what to bring for binding with your own pages.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Bookbinding II or familiarity with multi-signature sewing and basic leatherwork.

Materials fee $100

Registration will be completed via the American Academy of Bookbinding.

The post 8/29 – 9/2</br>A Simplified Binding </br>Sewn on Stubs</br> with Coleen Curry appeared first on Ah Haa School for the Arts.

Students will begin by letterpress printing the bookblock for binding to learn how books are designed for imposition and how print production can affect subsequent binding decisions. Then, students will produce a book in full-leather with leather joints and end bands, with the opportunity to explore decorative techniques.

Design for miniatures requires visual and structural adjustments to create an object that appears to be a scaled-down version of a full-size book. While this course produces a miniature book, the thought process, and hand skill required are valuable additions to a binder’s repertoire.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Bookbinding Level 2 or equivalent experience (must be familiar with multi-signature sewing and case binding; some experience working with leather preferred).

Note for Diploma Students: This course can be used to fulfill one of your required binding courses.

Materials fee $150

Registration will be completed via the American Academy of Bookbinding.

The post 8/8 – 8/19</br>Miniatures: Fine Print meets Fine Binding</br> with Gabrielle Fox & Chip Schilling appeared first on Ah Haa School for the Arts.

This binding style utilizes all the skills needed for a full-leather binding but doesn’t require a large amount of leather. The books are sewn on raised cords, laced in, and endbanded. In this class, students can try different tools and techniques for paring, including English and Swiss knives, spokeshaves, and the Schärfix. A particular emphasis is placed on paring leather and sharpening paring knives, along with proper forwarding techniques.

The finished product is a visually exciting book with a full-leather binding strength, still popular today. Students will complete at least one half-leather binding in this course.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Bookbinding Level 2 or equivalent experience (must be familiar with multi-signature sewing and case binding; some experience working with leather preferred).

This course is required for all diploma students.

Materials fee $150

Registration will be completed via the American Academy of Bookbinding.

The post 7/18 – 7/29</br>Fundamentals of Half-Leather Binding</br> with Peter Geraty appeared first on Ah Haa School for the Arts.

Students should bring at least 4-5 books that will be narrowed down to those that will give students the best results. Class members will observe the decision-making process regarding the best treatment options for their books. Students will work on repairs while also engaging with the ethics of performing various changes or repairs. Students will complete a minimum of two binding treatments by the week’s end.

Prerequisites: Intro 2 or equivalent experience (must be competent in case binding)

Materials fee $100

Registration will be completed via the American Academy of Bookbinding.

The post 7/11 – 7/15</br>Binding Treatment</br>Cloth & Paper</br> with Peter Geraty appeared first on Ah Haa School for the Arts.

Though the course focuses on box-making for books, the precision, accuracy, and structural principles you’ll learn will allow you to make boxes for all sorts of objects at home.

This is a required course for all diploma students.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Bookbinding level I or familiarity with board cutting and working with cloth and adhesives.

Materials fee $100

Registration will be completed via the American Academy of Bookbinding.

The post 7/4 – 7/8</br>Box Making </br>Conservation & Enclosures </br> with Andrew Huot appeared first on Ah Haa School for the Arts.

The first book made in this class is a Journal with a soft cover. The structure will introduce the long-stitch technique of sewing multiple signatures through the cover. Alternatives to long-stitch sewing and various cover considerations will be shown and discussed. Students have an opportunity to choose decorative cover paper and design their long-stitch pattern to their liking.

The second book made in this class is a Photo Book, a sturdy hardcover book made to house photographs or inserted materials such as letters. Variations on the structure will be shown and discussed, such as the option of a Guest Book.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Bookbinding I or familiarity with multi-signature sewing and case binding, as well as the tools of bookbinding.

Materials fee $100

Registration will be completed via the American Academy of Bookbinding.

The post 6/27 – 7/1</br>A Journal, A Photo Book</br> from Soft to Hard Cover </br> with Lang Ingalls appeared first on Ah Haa School for the Arts.

The first week of the course course will cover combinations of different paper, leathers, and adhesives through the forwarding process; and the second week will cover a variety of finishing techniques, including design, leather doublures, inlays, and onlays. To see an example of this binding style, click here: UH Structure with leather and Japanese endpapers.

SOL RÉBORA first began bookbinding in Buenos Aires in 1996. Her work may be found in many public and private collections around the world. Sol currently works in her private studio, Estudio Rébora, in Buenos Aires. She has been teaching private and regular group classes since 2008, and occasionally organizes visiting instructors for specialized knowledge and techniques. Sol has been a Guest Instructor in Mexico City, Guatemala City, San Francisco, and London.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Bookbinding I or familiarity with multi-signature sewing and case binding, as well as the tools of bookbinding.

Materials fee $150

Registration will be completed via the American Academy of Bookbinding.

The post 6/6 – 6/17</br>Conservation Concepts </br>in Fine Binding UH Structure</br> with Sol Rebora appeared first on Ah Haa School for the Arts.

Students will become familiar with hand sewing using a sewing frame, rounding and backing, preparing top edges for decoration, weaving headbands, leather paring, chamfering, and applying leather to their books. At all stages of the class, students will be exposed to design options (some minor, some major) that directly inform the look and feel of the finished binding. They will also be introduced to simple decorative techniques such as raised and recessed boards and freehand tooling.

The class will focus on learning and reinforcing sound leather bookbinding practices, particularly forwarding. Students will leave prepared to continue their studies in the diploma program and in other elective and design courses at the Academy.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Bookbinding Level 2 or equivalent experience (must be familiar with multi-signature sewing and case binding; some experience working with leather preferred).

This course is required for all diploma students. Note for Diploma Students: This course can be repeated for intermediate students. Intermediate students in the course will have the opportunity to work more independently than first-time students and are encouraged to hone their skills and practice additional decorative techniques.

Materials fee $150

Registration will be completed via the American Academy of Bookbinding.

The post 5/23 – 6/3</br>Fundamentals of Full-Leather Binding</br> with Don Glaister appeared first on Ah Haa School for the Arts.