Part art, part letter, both private and public, delightfully brief but never simple, the postcard is quite simply a delight. For over 150 years people have been sending and receiving these little joy-bombs through the mail. In this class we’ll make our own postcards with photos, collage, or drawing materials and mail them to a lucky friend. Along the way, we’ll look at some old postcards, think about how we could use postcards to make other art objects, and celebrate this lovely and vanishing art form.

Elegant, stylish, and great with a lovely baguette, this bookbinding stitch is a fan favorite! It looks complex, but at its core is quite simple, once you get the feel of it under your fingertips. Over the four weeks we'll have a chance to make several books with this exposed stitch -- great for just-starting-out- and experienced-bookbinders alike! 

Papermaking is an ancient art with seemingly endless variations and adaptations. At its heart, papermaking involves mixing plant fibers, recycled paper, or other materials with water to make pulp, using a mold and deckle to catch fibers on the screen, and drying/pressing those fibers to make a sheet of paper. You'll come away from this class with a new appreciation of paper and its variants, as well as several sheets of paper to use in your next bookbinding project.... or however you wish!

Note that this is a weather-dependent class. If we need to cancel, your registration fee will be either fully refunded, or credited toward a future class. 

Do you have a creative project you’d like to workshop? Join a small group of writers and artists exploring what happens when art meets its audience. We meet regularly — you can register for all sessions or just a few. In order to give deep and detailed feedback, we limit the number of presenter spots in each session, but anyone can join to be a responder. When it’s your turn to present, bring a piece of visual art, music, writing…. any creative project you are working on, and the group will reflect on and ask meaningful questions of the work you’ve presented. Trust us: good feedback doesn’t have to be hollow, brutal, or boring. You’ll leave with greater clarity on your work, and a renewed enthusiasm to continue working on it. Open to everyone.

Learn bookbinding skills, techniques, and vocabulary in this beginning bookbinding workshop.

We'll talk about paper and bookbinding tools and make a few simple book structures, which will allow participants to get a decent start on their bookbinding journey.

Note: This workshop is for beginners, and is a prerequisite for our more elaborate book structure workshops.

Come on over to 840 Custer for Hive Happy Hour!

Each Hive Happy Hour features special demos by our teaching artists, great conversation, a glass of wine or seltzer, and community!

$10 includes one glass of wine or seltzer, awesome conversation, and maybe a small handmade art takeaway of some kind.

Some of our Hive Happy Hour demo teaching artists would LOVE for you to participate in an activity, and others will just simply show you what’s awesome here at Hive.

Though Hive Happy Hours are from 4-6 pm, you can come in and out, but an RSVP is necessary.

In this series of workshops you will experiment with a variety of techniques used to create mono prints on a Gelli plate. A Gelli Plate is a synthetic, gelatin-like printing plate that simplifies and enhances the mono printing process. You will use found objects, stencils, stamps, and many more texture tools. The classes will progress by building on each technique.

CLASS #1 An Introduction To The Gelli Plate:Using paint, paint brushes and a roller to create prints; Pressing items into the plate to create patterns and textures

CLASS #2 Using Stencils, Masks and Stamps:Creating layered prints; Thinking about negative and positive space

CLASS #3 Using A Variety Of Substrates:Printing on a variety of papers, fabric, tape, and more

CLASS #4 Putting It All Together: Using your prints, create a book, collage, box, or whatever you'd like!

Our Get Real! book group focuses on really great non-fiction of all kinds: memoir, history, comedy, creative non-fiction, and more! Get Real! meets once per month at Hive at 840 Custer and is led by Adrienne Edwards and Maria Critelli. 

Purchase books through our page at Bookshop!

FAQs

What if I don't finish the book in time for the book group meeting? No worries! Although you might experience some spoilers in the conversation, we'd miss you if you didn't show up for book group night!

Will there be snacks? YES! GET REAL! co-host Maria is well known for bringing delicious treats; sometimes, she even makes them 'match' the book!

Why ask for donations upon registration? Hive Center for the Book Arts is a book and literary arts non-profit organization---we depend on donations--as well as course/workshop registrations and event fees---to keep our lights on, and are grateful for your support!