Fall 2007 Workshops with
Robert Walp
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Introduction to Bookbinding:
September 29,
10am to 4pm. Participants will create three simple but elegant sewn book
structures – a pamphlet stitch binding, a two section paper case binding,
and a Japanese style multi-section binding. This workshop will provide an
introduction to the tools and materials of the bookbinder. Emphasis will be
on folding and sewing techniques and working in harmony with the properties
of various materials. $55 including materials. Held at Courthouse Gallery,
limit 6 people.
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Introduction to Boxmaking:
October 20,
10am to
4pm. Learn to make a beautiful storage box with a hinged lid from book
board, paste paper and Japanese book cloth. $60 including materials. Held at
Courthouse Gallery, limit 6 people.
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Introduction to Letterpress Printing:
October 27,
10am to
4pm. Learn the basics of the Black Art.
We will
set type, then print letterheads and short poems on a Vandercook proof press
and a table top clam shell press. Along the way we will discuss inking, the
properties of various printing papers, and where to find type and presses
for our own studios. $100 including materials. Held at Robert Walp’s
studio in Chestertown, limit 6 people.
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To Register for one, two, or all three workshops call Lake George
Arts Project: 668-2616
Robert Walp began his book making
career in the Spring of 2000 at Vermont College in Montpelier, Vermont. He has
participated in numerous book arts workshops since then, and in 2006 earned an
MFA in the Book Arts from The University of Alabama, where he received the
Raymond F. McClain Book Arts Award in April 2006. His work can be found in many
collections including The University of Vermont Bailey Library, the Brown
University Rockefeller Library in Providence, Rhode Island, The Library of
Congress, The New York Public Library, and The Shelburne Museum in Shelburne,
Vermont. Robert prints and binds books at his studio in the Adirondacks under
the imprint of Chester Creek Press and teaches workshops at The Adirondack Lakes
Center for the Arts in Blue Mountain Lake, Blue Seed Studio in Saranac Lake,
and the Town of Chester Public Library. He is a member of The Guild of Book
Workers and is curator of the Book Arts Collection at the Town of Chester Public
Library.
Samples of his work can be seen at
www.chestercreekpress.com