Past Workshops
Gavin Dovey Workshop Series: Eggshell Veneer
Gavin Dovey Workshop Series: Eggshell Veneer
This workshop is FULL - Please add your name to the waiting list here
Eggshell paneling has been in use in various media largely since the Art Deco period, and has been used in many design bindings to great effect. This course covers one simple two-step method that gives great results with little effort. The panels can be colored using acrylics or even leaf to great effect, and the flexible substrate means that as well as being inlaid into the covers of books, they can be used in furniture and many other objects.
WHEN: Saturday, November 2nd, 2024; 9AM-5PM
LOCATION: The CODEX Foundation Logan Book Arts Center
1331 7th St., Unit C; Berkeley, CA 94710 .
COST: Member Price: $200 Non member Price: $240
PREREQUISITES: None
MATERIALS TO BRING: Please bring some basic bookbinding tools in case they are needed, however, they will most likely not be needed.
DIRECTIONS: The CODEX Foundation Flex Space is a 30-minute walk from North Berkeley BART, or an 8-minute walk from the #72 San Pablo Avenue bus lines. If you need to drive, carpooling with other students is encouraged. There is street parking available.
SCHOLARSHIPS: The Hand Bookbinders of California is pleased to offer scholarships through the Jane Aaron Scholarship Fund. Scholarships cover one half the cost of tuition and are available to any HBC member. We ask that scholarship recipients write a short review of the class for our newsletter. Please fill out this form to apply.
CANCELLATION POLICY: After September 1, we cannot offer any refunds. However, your registration is transferable if you can find a student to take your place who fulfills the prerequisite. The responsibility to find a student is not HBC’s, but of the student who needs to cancel.
Instructor Bio: A graduate of London College of Printing and alumni of the University of the Arts London, Gavin started bookbinding in the late 1990's, acquiring a good deal of experience working in various trade binderies in Europe, as well as alongside several master binders. In many areas, though, Gavin is largely self-taught through years of work on various projects for a wide variety of clients, from collectors and dealers, to designers, architects, artists, museums and galleries. His work can be found in many private collections and institutions. Although grounded in tradition, Gavin's work has a distinctly modern design sensibility, using printing, photo transfer and varied dyeing and airbrush techniques to achieve fresh perspective on an old craft. Gavin has taught as faculty at various art institutions in the USA, tutored several apprentices, and today takes private students at his workshop in Pound Ridge, NY. You can find him on the web at paperdragonbooks.com
