Description:

[This is a majors and minors only event.]

Guest artist Katie Chung will guide students through a tutorial to create a soft cover book using French link stitch. This exposed binding method makes a great journal or sketchbook. Learn the basic tools, terms and methods used in book arts. Materials for construction of one book are included but students are welcome to bring additional materials. All levels welcome.

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ABOUT KATIE:

Katie Chung is a Korean-American visual artist from Chicago working in drawing, print, and sculpture. She blends her heritage and personal identity to build a legacy that reveals her relationship to immigration and labor. She earned her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2014. She was a member of Candor Arts, a Chicago-based publishing resource for the design and production of artist books. Chung has been a recipient of the 2020 IAP D-CASE Cultural Grant from the City of Chicago and artist-in-residence at Jacmel Art Center (Jacmel, Haiti);  Lillstreet Art Center; the Center Program at Hyde Park Art Center; Facebook Open Arts Program; and HATCH Residency at Chicago Artist Coalition.