Please join HCCC staff member and former resident artist Tarina Frank to explore the craft of bookbinding. Learn how to make a book by folding and sewing paper together with waxed thread. This beginner binding technique can be used with various paper types and sizes to create sketchbooks, notebooks, and journals.
After the activity, use your book to sketch in the gallery or jot down your thoughts about the new exhibitions, United by Hand: Work and Service by Drew Cameron, Alicia Dietz, and Ehren Tool and Future Tradition: Melissa Cody. Use the Exhibition Activity Guide to further explore the exhibitions, and make sure to visit the resident-artist studios.
Note: Please allow 25 minutes to complete this activity. The activity will take place indoors and is on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last.
HANDS-ON HOUSTON is a free drop-in event held the first Saturday of every month. Each month, a teaching artist demonstrates a craft related to the current exhibitions. Families and children of all ages are welcome to come any time between 11 AM and 3 PM and participate in a 15-20 minute activity. Materials are provided. This program supports HCCC’s mission to advance education about the process, product and history of craft. More information at https://crafthouston.org/learn/education-overview/.
