We continue this series of mini-workshops into the new year! Beginners are very welcome, or if you just want to continue learning in this super-accessible format. All tools, and materials are provided, plus beautifully designed instructions to take home with you so you can do it all over again.
This simple, but elegant book structure combines three 16-page sections with a concertina-accordion-fold connector. After that we will add unique covers that will use a favorite decorative paper of your own choosing, brought from home (a 12"x12" sheet to make the two separate covers).
All tools and materials are provided for this workshop.
Derek Bacchus has been a publishing consultant, creative director, designer, photographer, educator, letterpress printer, and bookbinder. He was a magazine art director for a number of titles, a book publishing design director, and a publisher and chief product officer at a children’s edtech startup.
He has taught for over twenty years, including design history at Parsons School of Design and The Cooper Union (New York); 2-D Design, and Information Design at Cooper Union; and bookbinding at the Pont Aven School of Contemporary Art in Brittany, France. He has design degrees from Parsons School of Design, and Yale University, where he also studied Greek, Roman, Medieval and Renaissance history.
01/15/2027
Participants must currently be 21 years to 90 years old.
Minimum: 4
Maximum: 8
Registration starts on 10/21/2026 and ends on 01/12/2027.
Room: Derek Bacchus
Please contact calistoga art center if you have any questions.