Portland 2010 Registration IS NOW OPEN!

Jill Berry
9:00 - 4:30
Tuesday - Oct 5

P384 - Pivoting Pochoir Gallery Book

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$ 140  

Student Level Intermediate. Book binding skills important
Pochoir is the French word for stenciling, a form of coloring pictures that dates to a thousand years ago in China, and was a style used in the modern day by Joan Miró and Pablo Picasso. It is a luscious way of working, with very simple tools.

In this class we will create our own stencil symbols, and use layers of dye inks to develop this exquisite style of illustration. The piece we create will be deconstructed, then mounted on the pivoting panels of this book structure designed by Hedi Kyle, a paper engineering genius. The body of it is one piece of paper attached to cover boards. If time permits, we will embellish the cover with an inset design and add text to our pages with stamps.

This is one of my most popular classes. Come see why!

* Kit Fee – $22 payable to instructor at begining of class includes: kit for book, stencil materials, extra inks and brushes, stamps, punches

Supply List:
• Exacto
• Cutting mat
• Awl (I have extras)
• Pencil
• Steel ruler (I have extras)
• Bone folder (I have extras)
• Glue brush
• Waste sheets
• Micron pen or something similar
• 3-4 dye ink pads, contrasting colors (ie two warms, two cools). I love Adirondack Raised Felt Dye inks by Ranger. They are often on sale on Joann.com. I will bring some colors to share.
• Four cheap stencil brushes, student grade with wooden handles (avoid the plastic clear handles, they shed)

Optional
• Small alphabet stamps
• Small hole punches, different shapes