Membership Events Exhibitions Workshops About HBC

DON’T MISS IT! TEXT AND TEXTURE BY BARRY EBNER

DATES: 2 sessions, Saturday April 12 and Saturday April 19 from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm

LOCATION: The Studio of Nothing Else, 3008 Acton Street, Berkeley

In this class, we'll be learning to print monotypes, a popular printmaking technique that is in many ways a natural for painters to learn. Monotype is a great way to work out ideas because prints will be finished in a couple of hours. You will create unique images that also lead to a series of ghosts, images sharing a relationship with the first pull. The evolution of the ghosts can be fascinating to see how an idea can develop. Artists like Degas used monotypes to develop a structure and value base for their pastels. Learning the different textures that can be created and the ways the ghosts can be altered will be the focus of the class.

BIO: Barry Ebner is fascinated by visual moments, where texture, contrast, shape and meaning all collide. He is a printmaker, specializing in monotype and intaglio. He has taught his monotype techniques in the Bay Area at Kala Art Institute, the Academy of Art University and in Santiago, Chile at Taller 99. He has participated in printmaking projects in Havana, Cuba, Basel Switzerland and Santiago. He has lived and worked for the last twenty years in Berkeley, CA where he maintains The Studio of Nothing Else. He also sneaks out to go on Plein Air painting excursions that can be found on instagram on @Coastpaintings. His print work can be found on instagram at @ebnersart. When not creating art or teaching, he can be found playing guitar, badly.

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Cost: $240 Non-members & $200 Members plus $10 materials fee (Scholarships to cover half the tuition are available to HBC members; please fill out this form to apply)

HBC BOARD ELECTIONS: THE RESULTS ARE IN!

Many thanks to everyone who voted. We appreciate hearing from you! Here are the members of the 2025-26 HBC board. 

President: Juliayn Coleman
Vice President: Insiya Dhatt
Secretary: Laine Tammer
Treasurer: Megan Gibes
Exhibits Chair: Beth Redmond
Membership Chair: Michelle Sarjeant
Programs Chair: Lloyd Parker Hall
Newsletter: Amanda Andonian
Webmaster/Digital Projects: Christopher Morris
Workshops: Juliayn Coleman/open position

If you have any questions about HBC, please don't hesitate to contact any of us via email. Some of our board positions are considered committee chairs and can often use some assistance, so if you'd like to volunteer to support HBC, please contact a board member or use our catchall email address: board@handbookbinders.org.

HBC BINDERY NIGHTS AT SFCB

The April HBC Bindery Night is scheduled for April 24 from 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Join your fellow HBC binders for an evening of bookmaking comraderie. Come for inspiration or motivation or to use the equipment at SFCB. Open to all HBC members, from 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM.

HBC53: Annual Members’ Exhibition at the American Bookbinders Museum

HBC53 will take place May 17 -August 23, 2025 at the American Bookbinders Museum.

Save the Date: HBC53 Opening Event, Saturday June 7 at 5:00pm.

If you registered to participate, please plan for your items to be delivered between April 3 and April 14, include your name and address or a copy of the Materials Submission Form with your item(s). Please fill out the submission form before sending your items

Mail your item(s) to:
Hand Bookbinders of California
P.O. Box 410963
San Francisco, CA 94141

In-person drop off at ABM:
Between April 3 and April 14, you can deliver your books to the front desk at ABM during regular museum hours. Please check-in with staff at the desk and label the outside of your package with your name.

~Board Shear and Book Press in San Francisco~
The American Bookbinders Museum has a board shear and book press available for anyone interested. Please contact them here for inquiries.

~UC Berkeley Bindery is Hiring!~
The Bindery is hiring a Library Bindery Bookbinder. Posting number #76899. Apply online here: https://jobs.berkeley.edu

Do you have something you’d like to advertise? Please email us at editor@handbookbinders.org!

Upcoming events from around the Bay Area and beyond!

• LEGO Letterpress Printing: Pop-Up Activity for SFPL Afternoon & Night of Ideas, Saturday April 5th at San Francisco Public Library Main Branch from 4pm - 8pm.

• Word For Word: Off the Page at Z-Space in San Francisco on April 14th at 7pm. Courtesy of the American Bookbinders Museum

• Crossing the Line: The Passport Re-Imagined opening April 19th at the San Francisco Center for the Book

If you would like to add events to our website, please fill out the event submission form.