Creative Journaling and
Handmade Book Workshop

Starts Thursday 15th October - 19th November
6 week series 12.30pm–2.30pm

$120
Tutor Liz

Create a handmade book that is completely your own in this six-week creative journaling and bookbinding workshop in Hamilton. Explore handmade books, altered books and art journaling while learning practical bookmaking and mixed-media techniques.

Working with paper, paint, collage, drawing, found materials and simple bookmaking techniques, you’ll create richly layered pages and unique books that tell your own visual story.

You don’t need to be an experienced artist. These workshops are designed to give you ideas, techniques and plenty of room to experiment.

Meet Your Tutor – Liz
Liz is an experienced mixed media artist who enjoys helping people discover the creative possibilities of handmade books and creative journaling. She creates a relaxed, supportive environment where participants can experiment, learn new techniques, and develop their own creative style.

Pathway

Once you've completed this workshop, you can continue building your skills in our Altered Book Workshop or explore more advanced creative techniques in our Treasured Book Workshop. 

What You’ll Learn / Take Away:

• Make a handmade book from scratch using the hardcover of an old book.

• Create signatures (groups of folded pages) and learn how to prepare them for binding.

• Learn how to sew and bind your signatures securely into the hardcover.

• Explore ways to decorate and personalise your book cover.

• Create unique pages using collage, painting, layering and texture.

• Learn how to add pockets, inserts and interactive elements throughout your book.

• Experiment with a range of papers, paints and mixed-media materials.

• Use words, images and creative design to make the book your own.

• Build confidence in both handmade bookbinding and mixed-media techniques.

• Leave with a completed handmade book that you can continue adding to, journaling in or developing at home.

• Create a one-of-a-kind handmade book to use as a journal and a special place to hold memories, photographs, memorabilia and treasured keepsakes.
  

What to Bring:

Please bring an old hardcover book to your first session. Liz will explain what types of books work best and suggest other materials you may wish to collect throughout the course.

All art materials are provided unless advised otherwise.