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Class meets for Two Consecutive Wednesdays Nov 4th + Nov 11th, 6-8pm EDT
NOTE: This class will be held in an online format using the Zoom Platform

If you have been confused or challenged by how to make books move and pop, this will be the perfect introduction to the basics and complexities of designing successful pop-up narratives that are uniquely yours.

On the first day we will work with Pop-up mechanisms cut from the center fold of a folio and a two add on pop-ups.  On day two we will go further with more applied pop-ups. We will then bind all of these samples into a drum leaf book.

All levels welcome. 2  hours for each zoom class with a short break at 45 minutes.

Suggested Supplies:

  • X-acto knife with blades
  • Dull knife, like a steak knife (something you have in a kitchen drawer)
  • Small bottle of Elmer’s white Glue-All (usually available at grocery stores)
  • Metal ruler 18” minimum
  • Cutting surface, self-healing mats are good
  • Bone folder
  • Scissors
  • Waste paper- like a sheet of newsprint
  • ¼ “ or  ½” flat bristle paint brush for glue
  • Media to make imagery with, such as- brush and ink, collage materials, colored pencils, markers, discarded prints, drawing, photographs, etc.
  • Buy 1 tablet of colored Canson (Dick Blick: A10710  –  paper size 12 x 16  then choose an assorted color pack that you like)

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Instructor: Rebecca Goodale

For the past twenty years, Rebecca Goodale has been creating a series of artist’s books about Maine’s rare plants and animals. Recently she has been revisiting her training as a textile designer by employing that aesthetic and various printmaking techniques to create large-scale repeatable patterns. Rebecca has taught Book Arts and Design at the University of Southern Maine for 4 decades. Her work is in many collections including the Maine Women Writers Collection at UNE, Bowdoin College Library, Herron Art Library at IUPUI, Boston Athenaeum, Yale University, Harvard University, the Library of Congress, and the Portland Museum of Art.

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