Asilomar Art and Soul Workshops

Daniel Essig
9-4:30
Tuesday

1053 - Tree Book

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Learn to create a pair of evergreen trees as an elegant book structure.  By precisely scoring and folding a single leaf of paper we will produce a wonderful little tree fold book. We will protect our delicate trees within a handmade paper wrapper embellished with an inlayed window and linen cord closure and held together with a tacket binding.

Note:  A $10 Materials fee is payable to instructor on the day of class

Supply List:
--Exacto knife, blades and small cutting surface
--Bone folder and/or scoring tool
--Sharp pencil
--Ruler
--Japanese paper drill & 1mm bit
--½ inch double sided tape or PVA bookbinding glue
--¼,1/2, 3/4,1 and 2 inch wide brass sheet 1/16 inch thick (sold at most hobby and hardware stores in 1 foot lengths)

Materials fee includes: 
--Handmade papers
--Assortment of Linen cord
--Square scoring jig for each student