Citizens! City of Craft is only two days away! I hope you've been following along on our
Facebook page and enjoying the great portraits of our talented vendors, as well as the sneak peaks at the 100 swag bags that will be given away when City of Craft opens at 11:00 am.
But that's not all! Along with fantastic vendors selling unique handmade goods, cool art installations, and wonderful swag, City of Craft is once again holding some great FREE workshops at its CraftLabs! Amazing!
The workshops are taking place both days. Check out this great schedule!
Zine Workshop Saturday 12:30 pm
Did
you always want to make a zine but didn’t know where to start? Well
fear not because we are here to help! Artist and zine-maker
extraordinaire Marta Chudolinska will give a short talk about the
history of zines and will show you 3 easy book binding methods so that
you can start your own independent publishing.
Marta Chudolinska (pronounced who-doh-lean-ska) is a
printmaker, draw-er and zinester fascinated by the mystical narrative
potential of images.
Paper Marbling Sunday 3:00 pm
The
OCAD U Student Press will be on hand to show you how to delicately
swirl water and special inks to create beautiful and mesmerizing marble
patterns on paper. Paper marbling is perfect for great for stationary,
book covers or cards.
The OCAD U Student Press prints and publishes the
Shift series and Rivet, a biannual publication. The press also
facilitates hands-on workshops for students and organize Function, a
series of art and design talks.
Geometric Paper Ornaments Saturday 2:00 pm | Sunday 2:30 pm
Using
basic shapes and geometry you can create easy and striking ornaments
for your tree or your pad. Workshop participants will decorate paper
templates and then cut and fold them into beautiful 3D paper
decorations.
Marta Ryczko is a graphic designer, illustrator and zine-maker. She is currently designing one poster a day, for 1000 days.
Beginners Bookbinding
Sunday 1:30 pm
Let the amazing
Shannon Gerard teach you how to sew a book
using the pamphlet stitch method, and then kick it up a notch and make a book
using buttonhole binding. Perfect for those who are itching to make a homemade
gift!
Shannon Gerard is a dork, dreamer and discerning
bibliophile. She is a lady of many talents and is involved with many different projects,
including the Carl Wagan Book Mobile, Mountain School Bookhouse and The Book
Bakery.
Don't these sound great? So be sure to come out to City of Craft this weekend to buy craft
and make crafts!
Special thanks and warm fuzzies to
Marta Ryczko, this year's CraftLab Coordinator! (She did the pretty art images in above too.)
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