Classic Parchment Limp-Vellum Binding

Classic Parchment Limp-Vellum BindingCourse Code: 26SBB009I This two day, in person workshop takes place on Saturday and Sunday, April 25th 26th, from 11AM to 5PM ET Saturday, April 25th, from 11AM to 5PM ET Sunday, April 26th, from 11AM to 5PM ET Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on April 11th, at 11: 59pm Eastern Time. About the Workshop: The classic limp vellum emerged from the 1966 flood of Florence as a hero. Completely non adhesive, this structure has come to us

Course Code: 26SBB009I

This two-day, in-person workshop takes place on  Saturday and Sunday, April 25th - 26th, from 11AM to 5PM ET

• Saturday, April 25th, from 11AM to 5PM ET
• Sunday, April 26th, from 11AM to 5PM ET

Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on April 11th, at 11:59pm Eastern Time.

About the Workshop:

The classic limp-vellum emerged from the 1966 flood of Florence as a hero. Completely non-adhesive, this structure has come to us from medieval workshops to show what mechanics alone can do.  We will work with real goat parchment, leather supports, and the sewing frames. This workshop is recommended for those with prior bookbinding experience.

Required Materials:

• Sharp scissors
• Olfa snap off blade knife

All other materials will be provided by the Center for Book Arts at no additional cost.

About the Instructor:

Ana Paula Cordeiro is a Brazilian national, New York City -based visual artist working primarily in the book form. The co-author of a book about making books called Bookforms, she has also co-organized the multi-media installation Introspective Collective at The Clemente. She was awarded a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation and an Honorable Mention at the International Human Rights Arts Festival Creators of Justice Award for her essay “Citizen”. In 2024, she had her first solo show in the US at the Gallatin Galleries, and she was awarded The Governor’s Medal of Arts and Culture during the Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations. Ana is graduating in 2026 as Dean Scholar for the Arts in the MA program at the Gallatin School of Individualized Studies at NYU, with a concentration titled “The Collective Introspective: How Artist’s Books Can Sabotage Patriarchy and Colonialism”.

Artist books can be a solitary practice, but as the Introspective Collective manifesto states, no artist is an island. Ana Paula thrives in the shared space, having been a part of the Center for Book Arts communal shop for her entire career. She was a resident at the LMCC Arts Center in Governors Island and a research fellow at Hispanic Society Museum and Library, which became her sponsor for a regrant by NYSCA. Ana Paula has an extensive exhibition history, and her artist books are collected privately and institutionally.

All images courtesy of the instructor.