Sunday, December 14, 2025 10am – 4pm Join Cristina for a day of bookmaking at the Eliot School in Boston’s Jamaica Plain. Japanese Puncture/Stab Books workshop. This all-day workshop will explore a beloved book structure: the Japanese puncture (or “stab”) binding. This technique is especially useful as it joins individual sheets into a text block. […]
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Upcoming Classes At Schools and Museums
Star Artist’s Books – Eliot School, JP – Jan 24
Saturday, January 24, 2026 10am – 4pm Join Cristina for a day of bookmaking at the Eliot School in Boston’s Jamaica Plain. Star Artist’s Books A handmade star book can be presented as an artist’s book or as a hanging ornament. Excite viewers with the visual movement and performative qualities of this unusual book structure. […]
Read the rest of this post...Visual Journaling – Eliot School, JP – Feb 21
Saturday, February 21, 2026 10am – 4pm Visual Journaling: A Creativity Workshop This workshop will explore the relationships between the artist, journals, personal narratives and creative art process. We’ll use a variety of collage techniques with dry adhesives, new perspectives on connections and layering, unique surface treatments and strategies to highlight the unique features that […]
Read the rest of this post...Handmade Artist’s Books – Eliot School, JP – March/April
4 Tuesdays, March 24 – April 14, 2026 12:30 – 3:30pm Join Cristina for this 4-week workshop on bookmaking at the Eliot School. Explore the world of artist’s bookmaking with this survey of techniques and applications. From single sheet constructions, accordions, and sewn binds to more complicated Japanese puncture/stab binds, portfolios, pop-ups and unique hybrids, […]
Read the rest of this post...Turkish Paper Marbling – Eliot School, JP – April 25
Saturday, April 25, 2026 10am – 3pm Create beautiful swirling designs and traditional raked patterns with Turkish Paper Marbling. Spend the day with your own marbling vat, custom colors and a wide range of paper choices. Turkish Paper Marbling Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts Woodshop, Eliot Schoolhouse, 24 Eliot St., Jamaica Plain Open […]
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