The Online Study Opportunities List is a resource for those seeking instruction in the book arts. The last printed issue of this list was produced in 1995. Currently there are over 130 listings from across the United States and around the world. Subjects include all aspects of bookbinding, as well as marbling, papermaking, printing, and many other areas of the book arts. Both individuals and institutions are listed and are organized geographically.
NOTE: This list is only meant to act as a guide. The Guild of Book Workers makes no claims or endorsements about the teaching ability or craft skills of the individuals on the Study Opportunities List. Therefore, the Guild of Book Workers and editor of this list cannot be held responsible for the quality of instructors / programs. Please contact potential teachers for course listings and report any errors or corrections to the Communications Chair.
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Dedicated to the memory of
Howard Stein
April 15, 1946 - August 21, 2003
GBW member and first editor of the Study Opportunities List
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International Study Opportunities
Australia
Name: Ter Haar, Karen
GBW Member: No
Address: 49 Packham Crescent,
Glen Waverley, 3150
Australia
Phone: 613-9803-9326
Fax: 613-9803-9326
Email: terhaar@melbpc.org.au
Web: www.cecilia-letteringart.com/karenterhaar/karengallery.html
Years Teaching: 14
Instructor Training and Experience: Karen has studied calligraphy intensively for 14 years, undergoing an intensive two year course, and follow up short courses with Jill Colebatch - 'For the Love of Letters'. Her bookbinding experience is primarily with calligraphic artists books, and she has learned from visiting American tutor Melissa Andrews, and Victoria Joanne Chynoweth. She has also learned much from world-wide book exchanges, holding a private collection of over 200 hand-made artist's books.
Offers Instruction In: Artists books, paper marbling and other paper decoration techniques, calligraphy and mixed media.
Location of Instruction: South-east of Melbourne.
Will Travel: N/A
Additional Comments: Editor for the Calligraphy Society of Victoria magazine since 1998
Search Keywords: Artists Books, Decorative Paper, Calligraphy, Other
Last Updated: 10/27/2004
Queensland, Australia
Name: Barrass, Judy
GBW Member: No
Address: Backstudio Noosa, 46 Tarina Street
Noosa Heads, Queensland 4567
Australia
Phone: 07-5447-2110
Fax: N/A
Email: judyb@nbcnet.com.au
Web: N/A
Years Teaching: 20
Instructor Training and Experience: I am a paper and book artist who also teaches extensively from my own studio, in galleries, colleges and schools, and arts centres.
Offers Instruction In: All areas of traditional and contemporary hand papermaking and book binding are taught. The emphasis is on artist's books, with simple fold and pop-up books being a specialty. Beginners and more experienced book artists are welcome. Instruction in decorative papers and printmaking is also available. Artists who generally work in other mediums who are looking to extend their skills are invited to work with me in the studio.
Location of Instruction: Individual and group tuition is available in my studio - Backstudio Noosa, and I am available to teach in other locations by arrangement. Visitors to Noosa are welcome to arrange sessions in the studio as part of their holiday.
Will Travel: Yes
Additional Comments: Member Queensland Bookbinders Guild and Papermakers of Queensland.
Search Keywords: Papermaking, Bookbinding, Artists Books, Decorative Paper, Printing
Last Updated: 10/27/2004
Victoria, Australia
Name: Watkins, Milton
GBW Member: No
Address: 104 Burnbank St.,
Ballarat, Victoria 3350
Australia
Phone: 353393355
Fax: 353393600
Email: N/A
Web: N/A
Years Teaching: N/A
Instructor Training and Experience: No Teaching Experience, but would like to do so.
Offers Instruction In: 20 years experience in all aspects of Bookbinding. Just started teaching myself letterpress printing.
Location of Instruction: Victoria, Australia.
Will Travel: N/A
Additional Comments: Member of Victorian Bookbinders Guild.
Search Keywords: Bookbinding, Printing
Last Updated: 10/27/2004
Brazil
Name: Gaudencio, Tercio Ferdinando
GBW Member: No
Address: Rua Mauro, 44 - Bairro Saúde,
Sao Paulo, 04055040
Brazil
Phone: 5511-55814954
Fax: 5511-55831642
Email: tercio@tgk.com.br
Web: www.tgk.com.br
Years Teaching: 22
Instructor Training and Experience: Bookbinding and restoration of antique and rare books.
Offers Instruction In: Bookbinding and restoration.
Location of Instruction: Instructor's studio.
Will Travel: Yes
Additional Comments: Member of ABER,APCR and SENAI in Brazil.
Search Keywords: Bookbinding, Conservation
Last Updated: 10/27/2004
NL, Canada
Name: Tara Bryan
GBW Member: Yes
Address: 63 Deermarsh Road
Flatrock, NL A1K 1C8
Canada
Phone: 709-351-4118
Fax: N/A
Email: walkingbirdpress@bellaliant.net
Web: www.tarabryan.com
Teaching Since: 1992
Instructor Training and Experience: I started Typography and Binding at UW-Madison, then workshops at the Center for Book Arts, 1987 to 1994. I have taught book structures and brainstorming in 1 hour to week-long sessions, with every age group.
Offers Instruction In: Artist book structures, basic boxes, paste papers, letterpress printing.
Location of Instruction: My studio and St. Michael's Printshop, St. John's, NL
Will Travel: Yes
Additional Comments: Member of Guild of Book Workers, Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, Visual Artists Newfoundland and Labrador, Royal Canadian Academy.
Search Keywords: Artists Books, Bookbinding, Box Making, Decorative Paper, Printing
Last Updated: 6/25/2012
NL, Canada
Name: Roberts, Dr. Brian A
GBW Member: Yes
Address: The Book Doctor, Box 39402, Village Mall RPO
St. John's, NL A1E 5Y7
Canada
Phone: 709-364-5136
Fax: N/A
Email: TheBookDoctor@bookbinderies.com
Web: bookbinderies.com
Years Teaching: 10
Instructor Training and Experience: Trained for 5 years in Germany with Gerhard Weiss at the bindery at the State Library in Lippe Detmold and in Canada, additionally with Betsy Eldridge in Toronto and Tim Ely in New York.
Offers Instruction In: Instruct all levels of hand binding, case binding and fine binding in leather and cloth. Book repair.
Location of Instruction: St. John's Newfoundland (the far east of the western world - overlooking the vast Atlantic Ocean)
Will Travel: N/A
Additional Comments: Private individual tuition can be arranged in addition to scheduled group classes. Own and operates The Book Doctor and is the Audio-visual librarian for CBBAG, the Canadian Guild of Bookbinders and Book Artist's Guild.
Search Keywords: Bookbinding, Conservation, Fine Binding
Last Updated: 10/27/2004
Ontario, Canada
Name: Eldridge, Betsy Palmer
GBW Member: Yes
Address: 24 Castle Frank Crescent,
Toronto, Ontario M4W 3A3
Canada
Phone: 416-967-4589
Fax: 416-967-3992
Email: bpeldridge@aol.com
Web: N/A
Years Teaching: 20
Instructor Training and Experience: Trained in Germany, France and United States. Teach regularly for Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artist Group in Canada and for the Camble Center in the U.S. Adjunct professor for the Buffalo Conservation Program.
Offers Instruction In: Bookinding (forwarding and finishing), restoration and repair, book and paper conservation
Location of Instruction: Studio
Will Travel: Yes
Additional Comments: Active in both Canadian and U.S. professional assocations.
Search Keywords: Bookbinding, Conservation
Last Updated: 10/27/2004
Ontario, Canada
Name: Huot, Andrew
GBW Member: Yes
Address: 94 Crockford Blvd, Unit 2
Scarborough ON M1R 3C3
Phone: 416-805-5578
Email: bigriverbindery@gmail.com
Web: www.bigriverbindery.com
Teaching Since: 2000
Instructor Training and Experience: MFA in Book Arts/Printmaking from the University of the Arts, BS in Printmaking from Portland State University, Conservation experience at the University of Oregon, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, The Wagner Free Institute of Science, the Folger Shakespeare Library, and Illinois State University Library. Additional workshop training from the American Institute of Conservation and the Guild of Book Workers.
Offers Instruction In: Artists Books, Bookbinding, Box Making, Conservation, Printing
Location of Instruction: Studio
Will Travel: Yes
Additional Comments: Conservator in Private Practice. Past GBW President and Vice-President; member of American Institute of Conservation; member of College Book Arts Association.
Last Updated: 05/02/2023
Ontario, Canada
Name: Kritz, Mary
GBW Member: No
Address: 1116-1909 Russell Road,
Ottawa, Ontario K1G 3P2
Canada
Phone: 613-282-9223
Fax: N/A
Email: bbinder999@gmail.com
Web: http://www.bookartiste.blogspot.com
Years Teaching: 33
Instructor Training and Experience: M. Ed – Adult Education, 7 yrs. Bookbinding and book arts practice
Offers Instruction In: Bookbinding, artist books, box making, paste paper, suminagashi
Location of Instruction: Ottawa School of Art, Shenkman Arts Centre
Will Travel: Yes
Additional Comments: N/A
Search Keywords: Artists Books, Bookbinding, Box Making
Last Updated: 01/23/2013
Ontario, Canada
Name: Nancy Jacobi
GBW Member: Yes
Address: 103 The East Mall Unit One,
Toronto, ON M8Z5X9
Canada
Phone: 416-538-9669
Fax: N/A
Email: nancy@japanesepaperplace.com
Web: http://www.japanesepaperplace.com
Years Teaching: 1
Offers Instruction In:
Location of Instruction:
Will Travel:
Additional Comments: N/A
Search Keywords:
Last Updated: 08/16/2017
QC, Canada
Name: Genest, Louise
GBW Member: No
Address: 673 Avenue Champagneur,
Outremont, QC H2 V3P7
Canada
Phone: 514-272-6758
Fax: 514 272 7101
Email: louise.genest@sympatico.ca
Web: N/A
Years Teaching: 15
Instructor Training and Experience: Studied bookbinding in Paris, Montreal and New-York. Studied conservation of rare books and manuscripts for 2 years in New York as an apprentice. Took numerous workshops and intensive sessions in Canada, US and Belgium. Teaches in her studio. Gave talks and taught in Canada, US, Europe, and Japan.
Offers Instruction In: Traditional and non-traditional bookbinding, including boxmaking, design binding.
Location of Instruction: Montreal
Will Travel: N/A
Additional Comments: Member of the international association Meister der Einbandkunst; Co-founded l'Association des Relieurs du Qubec in Montreal; was an administrator at the Conseil des Mtiers d'Art du Quebec (10yrs); member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
Search Keywords: Artists Books, Bookbinding, Box Making, Fine Binding
Last Updated: 10/27/2004
Colombia
Name: Ortiz, Victoria
GBW Member: No
Address: Carrera 43C #9-39 aparta studio 403
Medellin,
Colombia
Phone: 2682685
Fax:
Email: victoriaortiz@une.net.co
Web: N/A
Years Teaching: Since 1982
Instructor Training and Experience: 2000-2003 Associate Professor Escola Superior de Arte e Design ESAD, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. 1997 1998 Professor Art Department, Universidad de los Andes Bogota. 1997-1998-2005-2006 Associate Professor Fine Art Department Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia.
Offers Instruction In: printing, bookbinding, graphic design (bookbinding, marbling, calligraphy, printing, etc.)
Location of Instruction:
Will Travel: Yes
Additional Comments: I am very interested in having an advance knowledge in contemporary Bookbinding, binding with leather, calf, patterns, colours, advance bookbinding, also artists books. I am a printmaker, painter, and graphic designer as well I have been a teacher professor in these areas.
Search Keywords: Artists Books, Bookbinding, Fine Binding
Last Updated: 11/24/2008
Czech Republic
Name: Sobota, Jan and Jarmila
GBW Member: Yes
Address: Sklenarska 5,
Loket, 35733
Czech Republic
Phone: 011420 352685130
Fax: 011420 352685197
Email: jsobota@jsobota.cz
Web: www.jsobota.cz
Years Teaching: 20
Instructor Training and Experience: Jan: Apprentice in Bookbinding and Restoration, School for Applied Arts in Prague, Master of Design Bookbinding and Restoration from SCK, Meister der Einbandkunst, MDE. Jarmila: Charles IV. University in Prague, Apprentice in Design Bookbinding, Master of Design Bookbinding and Decorative papers from SCK.
Offers Instruction In: Bookbinding, Conservation and Restoration. Apprentice program ranging from one week to several months, usually 1 month.
Location of Instruction: Instructor's studio in Loket, Czech Republic.
Will Travel: No
Additional Comments: Come to see the Czech Republic and Loket. It is a beautiful and friendly country.
Search Keywords: Bookbinding, Conservation
Last Updated: 10/27/2004
Como, Italy
Name: Progetto Ecate Print Workshop
GBW Member: No
Address: Via Palestro 7
Como, 22100
Italy
Phone: 0039 3319054880
Fax: N/A
Email: info@progettoecate.com
Web: www.progettoecate.com
Years Teaching: Since 2005
Instructor Training and Experience: Elena Governo, the printing technician and founder of Progetto Ecate, studied for five years at Brera's fine art academy, trained for 3 years in a bindery in Milano and took further education in Scotland at the Edinburgh Printmakers. Every year she also invites a few international artists to bring their experience to her workshop and share it with her students. Invited artists curricula are published on Progetto Ecate's website.
Offers Instruction In: Artists Books; Bookbinding; Box Making; Calligraphy; Papermaking; Printing (intaglio, relief printing, hand printing, lithography, silk screen, photoetching...)
Location of Instruction: The courses take place is a recently renovated workshop, 135 sqmt, with excellent facilities for all the branches of printmaking and in general art on paper . Progetto Ecate is located in a central area of Como, Italy. Sapphire Lake Como has been Italy's prestige romantic lake ever since and it is a perfect location to combine further education into art with a vacation.
Will Travel: Yes
Additional Comments:
Search Keywords: Artists Books, Bookbinding, Box Making, Calligraphy, Papermaking, Printing
Last Updated: 11/24/2008
Firenze, Italy
Name: bookbarnkatstudios
GBW Member: Yes
Address: via dell'Amorino 8r
Firenze, FI 50123
Italy
Phone: +39 328 546 5766
Email: info@bookbarnkatstudios.com
Web: www.bookbarnkatstudios.com
Teaching Since: Since 2013
Instructor Training and Experience: Master classes announced on website, basic classes intended to prepare beginning bookbinders to take masters classes offered periodically. Have taught bookbinding and other paper arts since 2007.
Offers Instruction In: Artists Books, Bookbinding, Box Making, Calligraphy, Conservation, Decorative Paper, Fine Binding, History, Tool Making, Metalsmithing, Other paper arts.
Location of Instruction: bookbarnkat studio.
Will Travel: No
Additional Comments: Member of GBW, SOB, DB, CBBAG, IAPMA, ARA-IT and others
Last Updated: 01/12/2014
Florence, Italy
Name: Santa Reparata International School of Art
GBW Member: No
Address: Via San Gallo 53R
Florence, 50123
Italy
Phone: +39-055-4627374, 210-340-2675
Fax: +39-055-472728
Email: info@santareparata.org
Web: www.santareparata.org
Years Teaching: Since 1970
Instructor Training and Experience:N/A
Offers Instruction In: Bookbinding, letter press, printmaking, marbling, calligraphy, printing.
Location of Instruction: Florence, Italy
Will Travel: No
Additional Comments: Santa Reparata International School of Art (SRISA) is a non-profit 501c3 located in Florence, Italy. We offer summer and semester programs and workshops in many areas of art including book arts and printmaking. SRISA has a wonderful collection of antique wooden type for letter press and a top rate professional printmaking/ book arts studio. In addition to courses and workshops SRISA hosts a masters and certificate program for professional artists.
Search Keywords: Artists Books, Bookbinding, Box Making, Decorative Paper, Fine Binding, Graphic Design, Papermaking, Printing
Last Updated: 9/16/2010
Verona, Italy
Name: Zanella, Alessandro
GBW Member: No
Address: Localita Santa Lucia 21,
Valeggio sul Mincio, Verona 37067
Italy
Phone: 045-633-70-55
Fax: 045-633-70-55
Email: ampersand@globalway.it
Web: www.ampersandpress.it
Years Teaching: 2
Instructor Training and Experience: Printer and publisher of handprinted limited edition books illustrated with original graphics. Partner with Gabriel Rummonds at the Plain Wrapper Press Alessandro Zanella, from 1982 runs his Ampersand press where he prints letterpress on a Stanhope Handpress, a Vandercook proofpress and a Hidelberg cylinder press.
Offers Instruction In: Hand composition, digital composition, photopolymer processing, letterpress printing, pageand book design and book organization.
Location of Instruction: Valeggio sul Mincio - Verona - Italy
Will Travel: No
Additional Comments: Alternative email: alessandrozanella@tiscalinet.it
Search Keywords: Printing, Graphic Design
Last Updated: 10/27/2004
Lithuania
Name: Ligeikiene, Virginija
GBW Member: No
Address: Laiveliu 19,
Kaunas, 3023
Lithuania
Phone: 3707473071
Fax: N/A
Email: virvute@hotmail.com
Web: iilg-org.50megs.com/scrapbook/index.html#virginijaligeikiene
Years Teaching: 9
Instructor Training and Experience: bookbinding, marbling, batique technique
Offers Instruction In: marbling, batique technique on leather, unique personal technique by forming books silhouette
Location of Instruction: must be invited
Will Travel: Yes
Additional Comments: Graduated Tallinn (Estonia)Applied Art Academy, Member of Lithuanian Artists association, Member of International Internet Leather Guild (IILG.ORG) in USA
Search Keywords: Decorative Paper, Other
Last Updated: 10/27/2004
Mexico
Name: El Maromero
GBW Member: No
Address: Mixcoac , 03700
Mexico
Phone: (52 55) 5563-0384
Fax: N/A
Email: luisev@hotmail.com
Web: www.el_maromero.com.mx
Years Teaching: Since 1995
Instructor Training and Experience: Studies as Book conservator by Istituto per lͽarte e il restauro(Florence, Italy), several bookbinding courses (PBI-U.S.A., CBL Ascona-Switzerland, Montefiascone-Italy, Ramos, R. Anglica Volos-Greece, AFEDA-Spain).
Offers Instruction In: In several Institutions and organization: ENCRyM, UNAM, INBA, PBI, Private Libreries.
Location of Instruction: Studio
Will Travel: Yes
Additional Comments: AFEDAͽs members
Search Keywords: Artists Books, Conservation, Bookbinding, Box Making, Decorative Paper, Fine Binding
Last Updated: 11/24/2008
Mexico
Name: Ramos, R. Angélica
GBW Member: No
Address: Cda. Ladrillera #2 Col. La Rivera,
Naucalpan de Juarez, 53460
Mexico
Phone: 55-53-12-33-68
Fax: N/A
Email: angierr@prodigy.net.mx
Web: N/A
Years Teaching: 5
Instructor Training and Experience: My work consist in Bookbinding to Universidad Iberoamericana and bibliophilos
Offers Instruction In: All aspects of bookbinding
Location of Instruction: Studio in home
Will Travel: No
Additional Comments: Exhibitor in gallery with individual exhibitions.
Search Keywords: Bookbinding
Last Updated: 10/27/2004
Switzerland
Name: Centro del bel Libro
GBW Member: Organization
Address: Viale Portone 4, P.O. Box 2600
Bellinzona, CH-6501
Switzerland
Phone: 41-091-825-11-62
Fax: 41-091-825-85-86
Email: info@cbl-ascona.ch
Web: www.cbl-ascona.ch
Years Teaching: N/A
Instructor Training and Experience: N/A
Offers Instruction In: All aspects of bookbinding, papermaking by hand (Western & Eastern ) advanced book and paper conservation, history of bindings, restoration and refurbishing.
Location of Instruction: Institution
Will Travel: N/A
Additional Comments: Workshops of one or more days
Search Keywords: Bookbinding, Papermaking, Conservation, History
Last Updated: 10/27/2004
United Kingdom
Name: Abbott, Kathy
GBW Member: No
Address: 12 Chippenham Mews
London, W9 2AW
United Kingdom
Phone: 44 20 7286 9890
Fax: 44 20 7286 9890
Email: kathyabbott34@hotmail.com
Web: N/A
Years Teaching: Since 1998
Instructor Training and Experience: Trained at the London College of Printing (HND)and at Roehampton University (BA Hons Bookbinding) and have a City and Guilds teaching qualification. Have been a bookbinder for 18 years. Have taught at The Institute Hampstead, for Shepherds Bokkbinders Ltd., and currently teach at the City Literary Institute, West Dean College and for the Society of Bookbinders.
Offers Instruction In: All aspects of bookbinding including Fine binding, book conservation and box making
Location of Instruction: The City Literary Institute, London, West Dean College, Chichester and for the Society of Bookbinders (regional).
Will Travel: Yes
Additional Comments: Member of the Designer Bookbinders and serve on their Executive Commitee and a member of the Society of Bookbinders. Exhibit annually with 'Tomorrow's Past' at Olympia, London.
Search Keywords: Conservation, Bookbinding, Box Making, Fine Binding
Last Updated: 11/24/2008
United Kingdom
Name: Cockram, Mark
GBW Member: No
Address: Studio Five, 1st Floor Mews, 46-52 Church Road, Barnes
London, SW130 DQ
United Kingdom
Phone: 07811615010
Fax: N/A
Email: mcockram@ma.kew.net
Web: N/A
Years Teaching: 12
Instructor Training and Experience: Guildford College ( UK ) -London College of Printing, Gimsby College of Art and Design ( both UK ), Joshibi University of Art and Design ( Tokyo ). Master Classes For the Society of Bookbinders (U K ) Lectures and workshops in the UK and abroad.
Offers Instruction In: Bookbinding, Designer Bookbinding, Printing, Artists Books, Box making, Fine Bookbinding
Location of Instruction: Studio
Will Travel: Yes
Additional Comments: Phone number is for UK only. Fellow of Designer Bookbinders. Member of Society of Bookbinders (UK) and Tokyo Bookbinding Club.
Search Keywords: Artists Books, Bookbinding, Box Making, Decorative Paper, Fine Binding, Printing, Tool Making, Other
Last Updated: 1/13/2005
Berkshire, United Kingdom
Name: Society of Bookbinders
GBW Member: Organization
Address: 16 Latimer Dr, Calcot
Reading, Berkshire RG31 7AP
United Kingdom
Phone: 01184-9414203
Fax: N/A
Email: info@societyofbookbinders.com
Web: www.societyofbookbinders.com
Years Teaching: N/A
Instructor Training and Experience: The Society aims to further the teaching and maintaing the skills of the bookbinding. It is sub-divided into nine regions of the U.K. Each region holds Mastercraft Classes at which the various skills required are demonstrated.
Offers Instruction In: N/A
Location of Instruction: Throughout the U.K.
Will Travel: N/A
Additional Comments: N/A
Search Keywords: Bookbinding, Fine Binding
Last Updated: 10/27/2004
Berkshire, United Kingdom
Name: Sauer, Lori, Benjamin Elbel and Paul Johnson
GBW Member: Yes
Address: Berkshire and Wiltshire, England
Phone: N/A
Fax: N/A
Email: beechingstoke@gmail.com
Web: http://www.bookbindingworkshops.com/
Years Teaching: N/A
Instructor Training and Experience: See website.
Offers Instruction In: During the calendar year we offer two programmes of one, two and three day workshops covering a range of topics - some are suitable for those with little or no exposure to bookbinding while others are for those with more experience.
Location of Instruction: The workshops are held at a private houses in Maidenhead, Berkshire and in the village hall at Marden, Wiltshire, in England.
Will Travel: N/A
Additional Comments: N/A
Search Keywords: Bookbinding, Box Making
Last Updated: 2/23/2011
Bristol, United Kingdom
Name: Czapska, Irena
GBW Member: No
Address: Spike Island
133 Cumberland Road
Bristol BS1 6UX
Phone: 01179290135
Fax: N/A
Email: irena@spikeprintstudio.org
Web: http://www.spikeprintstudio.org
Teaching Since: 1977
Instructor Training and Experience: https://guybegbie.com/guy-begbie-artist-statement-curriculum-vitae/
Offers Instruction In: Artists Books, Bookbinding, Box Making, Papermaking, Printing
Location of Instruction: In studio & online
Will Travel: Yes
Additional Comments:
Last Updated: 05/02/2023
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Name: Brockman, James and Stuart
GBW Member: No
Address: 323 Amersham Road,
Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire HP15 7PX
United Kingdom
Phone: 01494-718460
Fax: 01494-718460
Email: information@brockmanbookbinders.com
Web: www.brockmanbookbinders.com
Years Teaching: N/A
Instructor Training and Experience: James Brockman has taught and lectured all over the world including Australia, the and Canada, for many years. Stuart has several years teaching experience in the UK, Canada and Finland. Simon Haigh has taught part-time for some 6 years at institutions in London, UK.
Offers Instruction In: Covering in full leather; covering in vellum; gold finishing; box making
Location of Instruction: Oxford, England.
Will Travel: N/A
Additional Comments: All are members of Society of Bookbinders. Stuart and Simon are Licentiate members of Designer Bookbinders. James was a Fellow of Designer Bookbinders.
Search Keywords: Bookbinding, Box Making, Fine Binding
Last Updated: 10/27/2004
Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Name: Garrett, Mrs. Pat
GBW Member: No
Address: 25 Field Way,
Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire EN11 0QN
United Kingdom
Phone: 01992-464885
Fax: 01992-464885
Email: cbhs@abcgarrett.demon.co.uk
Web: N/A
Years Teaching: N/A
Instructor Training and Experience: N/A
Offers Instruction In: N/A
Location of Instruction: N/A
Will Travel: Yes
Additional Comments: I am Secretary and joint Newsletter editor of the Children's Books History Society; a society interested in the children's books of yesterday. I also collect and research into alphabets (wherever they appear - educational and pleasurable and artistic).
Search Keywords:
Last Updated: 10/27/2004
Cissbury, United Kingdom
Name: de Veer, Marysa
GBW Member: No
Address: The Otter Bindery, Ashfield Road
Midhurst, GU29 9JS
United Kingdom
Phone: 44 (0) 932 845976
Fax:
Email: marysa@otterbookbinding.com
Web: http://www.otterbookbinding.com
Years Teaching: 6
Instructor Training and Experience: The Otter Bindery offers first weekend in every month bookbinding tuition details of which can be seen on our website www.otterbindery.co.uk. In addition residential one month long apprenticeships are available. Marysa de Veer has 13 years of bookbinding experience as well as ongoing teaching experience on a private tuition basis. The Otter Bindery offers tuition from a number of different tutors who specialize in different aspects of bookbinding from sewing the book to gold finishing. Please see website for further details. If you would like to read testimonials from past students please write to me and I can email them to you.
Offers Instruction In: bookbinding in small scale commercial bookbinding environment. conservation binding, paper repair. Residential bookbinding apprenticeships sometimes available for one month. First weekend of every month intensive one day courses on Saturdays 10am-6pm
Location of Instruction: Studio
Will Travel: Yes
Additional Comments: Merit in Conservation and Bookbinding, Guildford College, Surrey, UK - trained by Maureen Duke. Worked with Rob Shepherd, Shepherds Bookbinders, have Conservation chemistry certificate, Hammersmith College. 13 years experience in bookbinding and running a small business. Entrant in Designer Bookbinders competitions at British Library.
Search Keywords: Artists Books, Conservation, Bookbinding, Box Making, Fine Binding, Other
Last Updated: 8/21/2005
Venezuela
Name: Alvarado, Hernan
GBW Member: No
Address: P.O. Box 500,
Maracaibo, ZU 4100
Venezuela
Phone: 58-02617931162
Fax: 58-02617931162
Email: N/A
Web: N/A
Years Teaching: 16
Instructor Training and Experience: University.paris 8.france.licence en arts plastiques.1977, st. martin's school of art. london. advanced printmaking.1978 , royal college of art.london.MA. printmaking department.1982
Offers Instruction In: printmaking
Location of Instruction: teaching in dependent in Venezuelan college and universities
Will Travel: Yes
Additional Comments: Nine courses promoting woodengravings. 12 one man shows (painting). currently work in small wood. burin on maracaibos box wood. writing poems.
Search Keywords: Printing
Last Updated: 10/27/2004
Venezuela
Name: Franklin Romero, TrasPapelArt
GBW Member: No
Address: Av. Bolívar con avenida Lecuna, Res. Parque Central.
edificio Tacagua, piso 2 apartamento 2B
Caracas , Distrito Capital 10-10
Venezuela
Phone: 0414 3077138/ 02125738086
Email: traspapelart@gmail.com
Web: TrasPapelArt.blogspot.com
Teaching Since: 2002
Instructor Training and Experience: Fabricante de papel hecho a mano con marcas de agua, diseño de encuadernaciones, restauración de libros antiguos y contemporanesos
Offers Instruction In:Bookbinding, Box Making, Papermaking
Location of Instruction: mi taller o me podria trasladar donde se requiera
Will Travel: No
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Last Updated: 7/25/2016