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June 2, 2009

Book making classes at Tilt Studio

Ever wonder what to do with your dusty old books or last year’s holiday wrapping paper? Sign up for Tilt Studio’s new series of book making classes, which are being held at the gallery in Charles Village. The classes are part of an effort that Tilt is making to expand its artist community and enrich artist talents. Here’s the scoop:

DATES & CLASSES

Saturdays June 12-27 10 a.m.-noon

2616 N. Calvert St. Baltimore, 21218

Learn from 3 different teachers as they explore the art of paper making, bindings and paste papers.

Price: $35 a class

June 13: Paste Papers
Creating Paste Papers can be fun and messy. Bring your studio clothes. Sam Merrick will teach the ways of creating painting and mark making techniques.

June 20: Covers
Bring your paste papers, wrapping paper, or fabric and learn the ways of making book covers.

June 27: Rebinding
Old made into New. Using the Coptic binding technique, Christopher Cass makes old books into working journals.

For more information, contact Jessica Pegorsch at jmp@tiltstudioinc.com.

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Local crafter of machines uses recylced materials and handmade papers for her hand bound books.

(Image courtesy of of machines)


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Tim WheelerTim Wheeler reports on the environment and Chesapeake Bay. A native of West Virginia, he has focused mainly on Maryland's environment since moving here in 1983. Along the way, he's crewed aboard a skipjack in the bay, canoed under city streets up the Jones Fall from the Inner Harbor, and gone deep underground in a western Maryland coal mine. He loves seafood, rambles in the country and good stories. He hopes to share some here.

Contributor Christy Zuccarini has been blogging about the local DIY craft scene for a year for Baltimoresun.com. She brings her pespective on all things handmade to B'More Green, where she will highlight projects you can do yourself as well as crafters who are integrating sustainable methods and materials.
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