New Workshop!

The Vanishing Fore Edge Painting

Martin Frost in New York City

DATE:  Sept 10, 2016

Saturday  10am - 4pm WHERE:  Talas' bright new classroom 330 Morgan Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 FEE:  $120 members / $135 non-members

RSVP:  jill@talasonline.com This a one day class is limited to 12 students.

The class will begin with a short talk about the history and technique of creating a book-edge decoration.  Students can expect to take away their own gilt-edged book with a hidden painting. Some skill with fine brushes recommended, but it is not necessary to be a fine artist.  Bring watercolor paints (either tube or pan), a mixing plate, ruler, pencils, a water container and a variety of watercolor grade brushes including sizes 3 - 5.  Students are invited to bring a draft image of their choice in a 1:5 format.

Students are welcome to bring their own suitable gilt-edged books and holding clamp. However specially created gilt-edged bookblocks can be purchased at $40 and quality workshop presses will be on loan and offered for sale at $65. Specially printed workshop manuals come free with the course.

Fore-edge painter Martin Frost has been working from studios in West Sussex, England for 40 years.  He has painted the edges of well over 3500 books including examples of the scarce all-edge, split and two-way doubles and now binds many of his books too. He has written a workshop manual, published articles and lectured to many major organizations interested in the art and craft of the Book. He has appeared throughout the UK, Canada and the US from Boston to Atlanta, Chicago and throughout California. Recently he lectured at the 2015 Convention of the Society of Bookbinders at Keele University.  His work is to be found in many national and international institute and private collections.

For more information on Martin and to view examples of his work visit him at   www.foredgefrost.co.uk