Private Bookmaking Workshop with Cristina Hajosy Workshop Title: Handmade Sketchbooks Date & Time: Saturday, January 31, 2026 from 10am – 4pm Location: Canton, MA Limited to 6 students Tuition: $140 includes all materials, technique handouts and lunch Sign Up HERE Spend a day exploring different approaches to creating a perfect sketchbook. We’ll create 2 versions with […]
Read the rest of this post...Creators on Creating – Poetose Interview
Recently, Cristina was interviewed by Poetose for their Creators on Creating series. The questions covered many aspects of her book arts journey from how it began, influences, and managing an artistic life to advise for emerging book artists. Thank you Meia! About Poetose: Boston-based writer, artist, and librarian Meia Geddes founded Poetose, publishing her own […]
Read the rest of this post...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...Art of the Book – Rochester, NY – Aug 18 to Nov 15
Rochester Public Library holds its 14th Annual Juried International Art of the Book & Paper exhibit. Cristina was thrilled to get 3 books in the exhibition, as well as Honorable Mention Artist Book for her artist’s book, Red Line! Art of the Book August 18-November 15, 2025 Red Line Single signature, link stitch, acrylic paper […]
Read the rest of this post...The Book As Art v.13: Mixed Messages – Sept 12 to Oct 25
Cristina is feeling grateful to have her artist’s book, Regaining Composure in this lovely exhibition. Anyone in metro Atlanta should visit this amazing collection of books. The Book As Art v.13: Mixed Messages September 12 – October 25, 2025 The Book as Art V.13: Mixed Messages is the thirteenth edition of an art show celebrating […]
Read the rest of this post...Stitch, Fiber and Fabric – Menino Art Center – through Oct 25
Cristina is thrilled to have 5 book works in this lovely exhibition! Three Generations, 2024 Scroll artist’s book, plexi-plate printmaking on BFK Rives, Hahnemühle Bugra paper, linen thread, fish nets, bamboo, #1/1 60″h x 37″w x .75″d – open 6 prints (7.5″h x 22″w each) This scroll book depicts 3 generations: My grandmother Inez, my […]
Read the rest of this post...Building Books 3 – Mark Twain Library, CT – 2025
I’m excited to be part of the third stop in NEBA’s traveling exhibition. Neighborhood Watch is back and more relevant than ever. This expansive book structure addresses ideas of home, community, surveillance and privacy in our threatened American culture. The strangely happy faces peer out from the row houses as ghostly image transfers on the […]
Read the rest of this post...Boundless – Rocky Neck – July 17 to August 24
I’m pleased to have 2 artist’s books, Virginia and Bloodgood selected to be in this lovely exhibit of books for the summer! BOUNDLESS: The Art of the Book JULY 17 – AUGUST 13 The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA Opening Reception: Sunday, July 20, 2025 5 – 7pm Lecture: […]
Read the rest of this post...Party out of Bounds – Pain Points – WCA Exhibition
I’m thrilled to be part of Pain Points, a Women’s Caucus for Art online exhibition. My artist’s book, Party out of Bounds is included. Roe v Wade being overturned activated me to create book works that reflect the status of body politics facing women in the United States. This conceptual book pairs the notion of […]
Read the rest of this post...To Have and to Hold – Kalamazoo 2025
To Have and to Hold, an artist’s book in my Grief Books series, is in The Illustrated Accordion exhibition at the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center! The Illustrated Accordion February 7 – March 21, 2025 Kalamazoo Book Arts Center Gallery In-person Reception: March 7, 2025 from 5-8 pm To Have and to Hold, 2024 4-panel […]
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