with Trisha Klus

Exposed bindings are one of the most versatile structures for books. By learning just the basic stitching pattern, a whole world of possibilities opens for the participants to mix and match the different sewing patterns or to create their own. In this workshop the participants will create a blank journal with covers made from handmade papers. Exposed stitching will decorate the spine. This journal is perfect as a garden journal, a trip journal, for collage or sketching. Basic concepts of book binding will be discussed including tool usage, book binding terms and paper grain.                                                                                                     

All materials required to complete this project will be provided by the instructor. A supply list will be available upon registration. 

HCP Members $110/Non-Members $120
Register ONLINE or call 250 479 6162

Instructor Bio: Trisha Klus

Trisha Klus is a paper and lettering artist specializing in calligraphy and hand bound artist's books. The love of letters and the written word are revealed in her work where the text often becomes part of the image for its own shape and beauty. Texture and structure are very important to her. Her goal is to create artwork and artist's books that tell a story in a graphic and meaningful way.

Since beginning her creative studies in 1995, Trisha's books and artwork have been published in Somerset Studio, Handcraft Illustrated, Bound & Lettered, The Alcuin Society's Amphora and The Canadian Philatelist. She has participated in group shows with the Fairbank Calligraphy Society, Printmakers Only Group, Canadian Book Binders and Book Artists Guild, The Warmland Calligraphers, The Escape Artists and The Sooke Fine Arts Show. In 2011 she had her first solo show. Her work in is the Special Collections Library at University of Victoria, the Special Collections Library at University of British Columbia, the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, the National Library for Legal Deposit as well as in private collections. Formerly an Officer and one of the first women aircrew in the Canadian Military, Trisha is now happily settled on Vancouver Island.