Sonoma Community Center
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Jacob’s Ladder Bookmaking Workshop
January 26 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Date: Sunday, January 26, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
This class meets once
Instructor: Veronika Schäpers
Location: Room 201, Fiber Arts Studio
Ages: Adults
Skill Level: All Levels
Registration Fee: $125
Materials Fee: $25
About the class
Here is a unique opportunity to learn from Veronika Schäpers, visiting artist from Germany, whose work is included in Book Becoming Art, on display at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art from January 18-April 27.
In this workshop we combine the structure of a Jacob’s ladder with the traditional paper size “tanzaku 短冊”, a long, thin strip of paper which, nowadays, people normally use to write wishes on and hang up for display. The Jacob’s Ladder Book is a simple but refined way to insert the slim format of tanzaku strips into a book-like structure, offering a surprising variety of combinations and almost magical insights. We will fold and cut the basic structure first, into simple rectangles or other free geometric forms. Based on this structure we will stencil a repeating motif on the paper strips, after creating a unique stencil composed of straight lines or dots up to floral forms.
Students are encouraged to tour the SVMA exhibition after the workshop to see more of Veronika’s work.
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The Sonoma Community Center is committed to creating an accessible learning environment. If you require any special considerations(medical, physical, learning) please share them with Sean Baskin, Program Associate, by emailing him at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org so that he can forward them to the relevant Program Director and Instructor.
About the instructor
Veronika Schäpers
Instructor / Artist
www.veronikaschaepers.net
@veronikaschaepers
Questions and Answers
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We ask that you notify us at least 10 days in advance of a class if you need to cancel your registration. You may cancel by phone or email and we will gladly offer you a refund or credit toward a future class. If you cancel with less than 10 days’ notice, we will not be able to provide refunds, due to our contractual obligations and material purchases for each class.
Sometimes, the Sonoma Community Center has to cancel a class due to low enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as a natural disaster or health emergency. If this happens and we do not offer a reschedule date, you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee, or credit towards a future class. If we are able to offer a reschedule date but you are unable to make the new date, we will gladly offer credit towards a future class.
Late additions to any program, class, or workshop that has already begun will be allowed on a per-case basis depending upon the Program Director & instructors approval. Late additions will have to pay the full registration cost of the class, along with any materials fees, and will not be prorated for the time missed. You may reach out to the program directors directly, or the Program Associate Sean Baskin at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org to request a late addition.
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