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Learn Make Share: Bookarts

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

Pick up your new membership materials, get a tour and take a workshop! Everyone will come away from the workshop with two hand-stitched booklets of their own. This workshop is part of the Learn Make Share series. Free for members taking the workshop as one of 3 annual Learn Make Shares $5-15 sliding scale for nonmembers, or for members who have already taken their 3 annual workshops Class capacity: 8 Learn Make Share Series Members can take up to three free Learn Make Share series workshops per calendar year by RSVPing here. Space is limited to 8 people.

$5 – $15

Transmutation: Book Making and Narrative: Jan. 25-27

The Corporeal Writing Center 510 SW 3rd Ave #101, Portland, OR, United States

Books have always been intrinsically linked to the body, whether through function, structure, or materiality. The earliest of what we consider books were wax tablets kept on the body and used by merchants to tally sales and debts. The language of the book speaks to the bodies that made them and to which they relate. With their spines, heads, and tails or feet, books become surrogates for the people whose stories they tell. In this collaboration, we will learn several simple book structures that can be used to tell stories in a different way. We will explore how materiality and structure inform narrativity, and vice versa. This collaboration will consider the possibilities of pop-ups and other moveable and interactive forms, exploring shaped pages, layering materials,…

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$300

Affirmations for the Self-Loathing

Taborspace 5441 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United States

"I am open to the best things in life" -or- "I am immediately distrustful of good things, because i'm waiting for the other shoe to drop, but I will eventually accept that things go okay sometimes... begrudgingly" Which statement do you relate to more? If the latter, this group might be the one for you! We'll make and decorate booklets to take home where you can write your own customized (more believable) affirmations to inject a little positivity in our daily lives (but not too much!) FREE Read more about Reimagining Recovery at www.reimaginingrecovery.org/ or our Facebook page Reimagining Recovery Title is tongue-in-cheek: You don't actually have to loathe yourself to benefit from this one!

Free

Learn Make Share: Bindfast Training

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

In this Learn Make Share, folks will be guided through the steps to bind a book using our Bindfast machine. Everyone will have a chance to practice using the paper stack cutter to prepare pages and bind 2-3 books. ** This LMS is part of a monthly series of trainings for the Bindfast. Once trained, members are certified to bind their own books during listed Bindfast open hours with volunteer support. *Free for IPRC members taking the workshop as one of 3 annual Learn Make Shares *$5-15 sliding scale for nonmembers, or for members who have already taken their 3 annual workshop. Payment taken at front desk. Register Here 

$5 – $15

Bookarts: Coptic Stitch

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

Register here 3 no-cost spots available; BIPOC prioritized; reach out to hquinn@iprc.org to inquire Bookarts Workshop: Coptic Stitch Description: In this 2 hour workshop, participants will come away equipped with a basic understanding of the tools required for bookbinding, and will learn how to create an exposed spine bound book. Commonly referred to as coptic or link stitch binding, the advantage of a section sewn binding is a spine that opens completely so that pages lie flat. Participants will come away from the workshop equipped with a basic understanding of the tools required for bookbinding, and will create one coptic bound book by hand. Paper materials provided. Beginners welcome. Instructor: Isabel Diana Class capacity: 6 $40-75 sliding scale Materials Provided Waxed Linen Thread Awl Binder’s…

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$40 – $75
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