he goal of the workshop is to make sample plaquettes of double and single boarded Coptic covers using complex and multi-faceted techniques and motifs of the Coptic binders in the first millennium c.e.

You can expect to learn techniques such as stitched leather tracery backed with contrasting colored leather or gilded parchment; cold tooling with small tools building up larger designs or friezes; lacing of parchment ribbons in straight and curved borders; multi-line panels or borders; and built-up line patterns that form intricate stars or interlaced crosses.

This class is suitable for book artists, conservators, and Coptic enthusiasts of all stripes (line patterns, etc.).

About one month before the workshop, registrants will receive a tool list, directions to the studio, and any other pertinent logistical information via email. Workshop hours are usually from 9:30 until about 5:00. Please do not buy an airplane ticket or make any other non-refundable payment before checking with us to be sure the workshop for which you have registered has sufficient enrollment.

(This workshop is not currently on the schedule. You may to request that we offer it sometime in the future.)