WORKSHOP: Coptic Stitch Binding Workshop
DATE/TIME: March 23-24, 2024, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
LOCATION: Cuyahoga Valley Art Center – Gallery Level
COST: Member $150 / Non-member $175
INSTRUCTOR: Jenniffer Omaitz

BEGINNING – ADVANCED: This two-day workshop will introduce basic Coptic stitch binding from cover to cover. Coptic stitch binding is a simple yet durable book stitch that has evolved from the fourth century to this current form. This type of stitch is an exposed sewing that adorns the backbone of the book sewn directly into the board. Students will learn how to create at least two small books with a single-needle approach and multiple-needle approaches. This class will allow students to master the basic structure and rhythm to graduate to more complicated stitch techniques.

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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION: JENNIFFER OMAITZ
(1979, Cleveland, OH) Jenniffer Omaitz lives and works out of her studio in Kent, OH. She holds an M.F.A. in painting from Kent State University and a B.F.A. in painting from the Cleveland Institute of Art. Omaitz is an Abstract Painter and Installation artist with a practice that spans over 20 years. In 2016, Omaitz started JC Marbling after 14 months of independent research and experimentation with the process. JC Marbling & Book Arts was founded to pursue the practice of marbling, book arts, and as a teaching outreach for the craft of marbling. She currently sells her handmade books and cards at the Morgan Paper Conservatory, BayArts in Bay Village, Ohio; Apple Tree Books, and the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, to name just a few locations.

www.Jcmarbling.com and www.Omaitz.com for more info.

Cuyahoga Valley Art Center
2131 Front St., Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221
330-928-8092
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