Creating a Watercolor Sketch Book

Melony Poirier

A Saturday Workshop

November 2nd

10am – 2pm

Waitlisted:  email workshops@portsmoutharts.org

Tuition:

$65 Members

$80 Non-members

$20 Materials Fee

Melony Poirier, Bookbinding, Portsmouth Arts Guild

Come join us for a fun workshop and create your own sketchbook.   We will be using Arches watercolor paper for our pages.  This is an intermediate class, so sign up for the Fundamentals if you are interested and haven’t taken it yet.  There is one additional Fundamentals class offered in April and space is limited for both courses.

We will create this unique, one-of-a-kind sketchbook using the Belgian Binding, aka the “secret binding”.  This binding allows for a very nice “lay flat” capability and will quickly become your favorite travel or plein air sketchbook.  Take the class to find out what the “secret” to this binding is and create the perfect holiday gift for the artist in your life!

$20 Materials Fee payable to the instructor at the beginning of class.  Come enjoy a day and leave with your favorite new sketchbook.

About Melony Poirier

Melony Poirier, Book Binding, Portsmouth Arts Guild
Melony Poirier is a book artist living in Rhode Island. Her love of books dates back to when she was very young, and the art of bookmaking has been a part of her life for several years now. She loves to explore different types of bindings, often combining different techniques and sometimes creating a new binding to fit the needs of her projects.

She is currently binding a series of 30 that will be housed in institutions and private collections across the world. Her books can be found on display at the Art Cafe in Little Compton RI, and at the Hotpoint Emporium in Bristol RI.

Find Melony’s work on Instagram at @maddenlanestudios.

Address

P.O. Box 463
Portsmouth, RI, 02871
(401) 215-0122