Intro to Bookmaking

from $95.00

Jan. 27th th (6:00-9:00pm)

This 3 hour workshop offers a hands-on introduction to the basics of handmade bookmaking. Participants will be guided through a few simple, repeatable book techniques and learn how different folds and bindings shape the way a book is held, opened, and read.

During the session, you’ll create a finished handmade book using provided materials and gain familiarity with tools and techniques that can be used beyond the class.

All materials are provided.

Participants will leave with a completed book and a small set of tools to continue bookmaking on their own.

Sliding Scale Enrollment:

Jan. 27th th (6:00-9:00pm)

This 3 hour workshop offers a hands-on introduction to the basics of handmade bookmaking. Participants will be guided through a few simple, repeatable book techniques and learn how different folds and bindings shape the way a book is held, opened, and read.

During the session, you’ll create a finished handmade book using provided materials and gain familiarity with tools and techniques that can be used beyond the class.

All materials are provided.

Participants will leave with a completed book and a small set of tools to continue bookmaking on their own.

This is an adult workshop. 18+ to enroll.

About Your Instructor: Diana Vidal, founder + director of SSP

Diana Vidal is a teaching artist and the founder + director of Super Secret Projects. Her classes are hands-on and process-driven, centering experimentation, material exploration, and practical skill-building. She creates learning environments that support curiosity, repetition, and growth across a range of creative approaches.

With over a decade of experience working in studios, galleries, and community-based art spaces, Diana brings a practice-led approach to teaching. Her classes are shaped by real-world experience and focus on clarity, process, and offering artists tools they can return to long after the workshop ends.

Through SSP, Diana is committed to shared learning, accessibility, and building supportive environments where artists can learn from one another, take creative risks, and stay connected to their work.