Workshop: Paste Papers Date & Time: Saturday, December 13, 2025 from 10:30am – 4:30pm Tuition: $135 includes all materials, technique handouts and lunch Register HERE Paste Paper is one of the earliest forms of surface decoration. In the contemporary context, mixed media artists are finding new uses beyond the traditional book arts. This is a […]
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Japanese Puncture/Stab Books – Eliot School, JP – Dec 14
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. […]
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, […]
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