Concertina: Making an Accordion Book

In this workshop students will acquire the skills necessary to complete the accordion book structure. Each student will take home a completed accordion book along with printed instruction, for use in making future accordion books.

This workshop is appropriate for individuals of any skill level. A precut kit, created by the instructor, will be provided. Materials list: tools for mark making, such as rubber stamps, watercolor pencils, ink pads, etc. (to use for decorating your book, if time allows. Scissors.

Elizabeth Beronich Solomon comes from a technical theatre background, working in major regional theaters throughout the country for 25 years. She brings those technical skills to her work in making unusual one-of-a-kind sculptural books.

Elizabeth takes inspiration from her insatiable interest in science, science fiction, and alternate

histories/worlds/realities. Most of her books are visually based, preferring that the observer bring his/her own story/perception to the work, thereby creating a new interpretation, based upon the relationship created by the individual’s interaction with the artist via the work. She hopes these books draw the observer into the various worlds she has created.

Download registration form here for the February 2019 Exhibit Crossing Boundaries: The Art of the Book curated by Elizabeth Solomon.