Seeking bookbinder or foil stamping person

Rasumussen Bindery, a well respected hand bookbinding company in North Vancouver BC, is seeking a fulltime bookbinder or foil stamping person, but will consider a parttime person.

Applicant must be a self starter with a sense of humour; who can work in a busy small compamy of 6 persons.

Prior experience in foil stamping or as a bindery operator are definite assets. Rasmussen Bindery will consider training the right person.

Pay is negotiable. Medical and dental available. Please apply to Paulette Thomson info@rasmussenbindery.com

Workshops In Person Jul-Aug 2021

Jul 2-Aug 27, 9:30-11:30am, Chinese Calligraphy, Strathcona Community Centre, $30

Jul 17-24, 12:45-4:45pm, Calligraphy, Coal Harbour Community Centre, $85

Jul 24, 1-4pm, Coptic Bookbinding, Strathcona Community Centre, $49

Jul 30, 3-5pm, Art & Fungi Project: Mushroom Block Printing, Kitsilano Community Centre (held outside), $30

Aug 5-26, 6-8pm, Reduction Linocuts, Anvil Centre, $62.86

Workshops Online Jul-Aug 2021

Jul 5-26, 3-4:30p PST, Creative Destruction: Reductive Wood Cut, Pratt Fine Arts Center, US$277

Jul 6-22, Caught in a Blizzard, Book Paper Thread, US$240

Jul 6-13, 4-6pm PST, Paper Repair Primer, San Francisco Center for the Book, US$100

Jul 6-27, 6:30-9pm CT, Box Building: Drawers & Dividers, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, US$25/$45

Jul 7, 7-9pm CT, Jacob’s Ladder, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, US$130/$230

Jul 8, 5:30-7:30pm EST, Japanese Stab Bound Books, Western New York Book Arts Center, US$45/$50

Jul 9, 9-12pm EST, Unusual Accordions, Jaffe Center for Book Arts, US$80

Jul 8-13, 6-8pm EST, Book Design Clinic, Center for Book Arts, US$80

Jul 8-15, 6-8pm EST, Artist Books: Examples and Methods, Center for Book Arts, US$Pay what you can

Jul 8, 10-1pm EST, Drum Leaf Binding, Jaffe Center for Book Arts, US$100

Jul 10, 1-3:30pm EST, Introduction to Modern Calligraphy, DeSerres, CAN $30

Jul 13-16, 9-4pm PST, Papermaking from Scratch with Local Plants – Anytime, Anywhere, Pacific Northwest Art School, US$595

Jul 13, 6:30-8:30pm EST, Book Bags, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, US$40

Jul 14-Aug 4, 10-12pm PST, Fun Lettering: An Introduction to Calligraphy, San Diego Book Arts, US$100/$125/$200

Jul 14, 3-6pm PST, Triangle Book, San Francisco Center for the Book, US$120

Jul 15, 6-7:30pm PST, Sekkazome – Japanese Decorative Papers, Pratt Fine Arts Center, US$39

Jul 17-24, 10-12pm PST, Link Stitch Binding: The Perfect Circle, San Francisco Center for the Book, US$140

Jul 17, 11-1pm PST, Paper Cutting, Pratt Fine Arts Center, US$55

Jul 17, 10-4pm EST, Bookbinding I, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, US$171

Jul 19-21, 3-6pm PST, Kakishibu and Washi, Book Paper Thread, US$195

Jul 20-Aug 3, Roman Letters as Drawn Image, Book Paper Thread, US$150

Jul 21, 7-9pm EST, Decorative Deckle Box Paper, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, US$40

Jul 22, 10-3pm PST, Fan Accordion Book Garden, San Diego Book Arts, US$80/$100/$175

Jul 22, 5:30-7:30pm EST, Refillable Hardcover Jotter Journal, Western New York Book Arts Center, US$50/$55

Jul 22, 6-8:30pm EST, Paper Structures: Be There, Be Square, Jaffe Center for Book Arts, US$65

Jul 22, 7-9pm EST, Why Knot?, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, US$40

Jul 22-29, 6-8pm EST, Book Design Clinic, Center for Book Arts, US$80

Jul 23, 10-3pm PST, Double Sided Nested Book Garden, San Diego Book Arts, US$80/$100/$175

Jul 28, 4-6p PST, Endsheets without End, San Francisco Center for the Book, US$100

Jul 29, 6-8pm EST, Hand Lettering 101: Beginning, Jaffe Center for Book Arts, US$65

Jul 29, 6-9pm CST, Design Your Own Stab Binding, Minnesota Center for the Book, US$33/$65

Aug 4-Sep 8, Clamshell Box, Book Paper Thread, US$270

Aug 4, 2-4pm EST, Diamond Fold Book, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, US$40

Aug 5, 5:30-7pm EST, Dos a Dos Journal, Western New York Book Arts Center, US$45/$50

Aug 6-8, 9-4pm, Little Books & Instinctual Stitching, Pacific Northwest Art School US$525

Aug 7, 10-4pm EST, Concertina Crown Binding, Jaffe Center for Book Arts, US$145

Aug 9-30, 3-4:30p PST, Creative Destruction: Reductive Wood Cut, Pratt Fine Arts Center, US$277

Aug 10-31, 7-9pm CST, Hardcover Book, Minnesota Center for the Book, US$90/$175

Aug 12, 6-8pm EST, Hand Lettering 201, Jaffe Center for Book Arts, US$50

Aug 12, 6-8pm EST, 101 Ways to Make a Mark, Jaffe Center for Book Arts, US$50

Aug 14, 10-1pm EST, Flag Book, Jaffe Center for Book Arts, US$100

Aug 17, 4:30-6:30pm CST. Map Folds: More Than What Meets the Eye, Minnesota Center for the Book, US$40/$80

Aug 18-25, 7-9pm CST, Fabric Meditation Books, Minnesota Center for the Book, US$90/$175

Aug 19, 5:30-7:30pm EST, Match Books, Western New York Book Arts Center, US$45/$50

Aug 19-26, 6-9pm CST, Sewn Board Binding, Minnesota Center for the Book, US$75/$135

Aug 19, 6-9pm PST, Japanese Stab Binding, Pratt Fine Arts Center, US$82

Aug 24-Sep 7, 7pm EST, Handwriting as Painted Image, Book Paper Thread, US$150

Aug 25, 4:30-7:30pm CST, Single Page Books: The Next Level, Minnesota Center for the Book, US$33/$65

Aug 26-27, 9-4pm PST, Accordions: Geometric Convergence, San Diego Book Arts, US$160/$200/$275

Workshops Online Jun 2021

Jun 1-Jul 6, 8am EST, Preservation Enclosures, Book Paper Thread, US$270

Jun 1-15, 4:30-6:30pm CST, Print, Fold, Cut! Three Playful Techniques for Bookmaking, Minnesota Centre for Book Arts, US$60/$120

Jun 1&3, 6-7:30pm CST, Woven Accordion Window Book, Austin Book Arts Center, US$70

Jun 1-22, 7-9pm CST, Box Building for Beginners, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, US$110/$190

Jun 2-9, 7-9pm CST, Hand-Lettering in the Physical & Digital World, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, US$40/$80

Jun 3-10, 10-12pm EST, Creating a Narrative Photo/Art Book That is Unique, Centre for Book Arts, Pay what you can

Jun 3, 6-8pm EST, Suminagashi Marbling, Centre for Book Arts, Pay what you can

Jun 4, 10-1pm GST, Crossed-structure and criss-cross bindings, CityLit UK, £119

Jun 4, 10-1:30pm GST, Start Bookbinding, CityLit UK, £129

Jun 4-11, 3-4pm PST, Letterpress: It’s Not as Scary As It Looks, BARN, Free

Jun 4-6, 5pm, Roll-Up: Pop Up Books (Level 2), San Francisco Centre for the Book, US$250

Jun 5, 10-4pm EST, From Plants to Paper: Hemp Papermaking, Pyramid Atlantic Art Centre, US$181

Jun 6-13, 11-12:30pm PST, A Taste of Block Printing, Pratt Fine Arts Centre, US$130

Jun 6, 12-4:30pm EST, Upcycled Lunch Sack Journals, Pyramid Atlantic Art Centre, US$130

Jun 6, 1-4pm EST, Miniature Books for Beginners, CBBAG, CAN$45/$105

Jun 8, 11-1pm EST, Hands-On History of Type: Printing Magazines, Centre for Book Arts, Pay what you can

Jun 8, 2-4pm EST, Paper Casing, Centre for Book Arts, Pay what you can

Jun 8, 6-8pm EST, Soft Cover Drum Leaf, Centre for Book Arts, Pay what you can

Jun 9, 10-12pm, Altering the Page, Centre for Book Arts, US$40

Jun 9, 3-6pm PST, Drum Leaf Binding, San Francisco Center for the Book, US$120

Jun 9&11, 6-9pm EST, Paper Frenzy, Pyramid Atlantic Art Centre, US$171

Jun 10, 2-6pm PST, Book of Rooms, San Francisco Centre for the Book, US$45

Jun 10-27, 6-8pm EST, Coptic Binding with Found Object Covers, Centre for Book Arts, US$80

Jun 14 start, Ink Making, Maiwa, US$140

Jun 14-Jul 5, 10-12:30pm, Artist Books: From Idea to Execution, Centre for Book Arts, US$160

Jun 14-17, 2-4pm EST, Paired Station Coptic, Center for Book Arts, Pay what you can

Jun 15-29, 1-3pm EST, Book Ornamentation: Theory and Practice, Centre for Book Arts, US$120

Jun 15-22, 4-6pm PST, Fan Accordion Garden, San Francisco Centre for the Book, US$100

Jun 16-Jul 21, 8am EST, Hard Core Books, Book Paper Thread, US$275

Jun 16, 4-6pm EST, Generative Measures: Research & Writing for Artist’s Books, San Francisco Centre for the Book, US$150

Jun 16-23, 6-8pm EST, Color as the Main Character, Centre for Book Arts, Pay what you can

Jun 16-30, 7-9pm EST, European Papermaking at Home, Minnesota Centre for Book Arts, US$80/$140

Jun 17, 10-12pm EST, Papercutting on Stage: Kamishibai and Paper Theaters, Centre for Book Arts, Pay what you can

Jun 17, 7-9pm EST, Perfect Binding Plus!, Pyramid Atlantic Art Centre, US$40

Jun 19, 2-4pm PST, Versatile Paper Stencil, San Francisco Centre for the Book, US$90

Jun 21-28, 3-5pm PST, Pasta Machine Printing, San Francisco Center for the Book US$100

Jun 21-24, 3-6pm PST, Paper Voodoo: The Magic of Transforming Japanese Paper with Konnyaku, Book Paper Thread, US$260

Jun 22, 10-12pm EST, Wearable Paper Cuts, Centre for Book Arts, Pay what you can

Jun 23-Jul 7, 6-9pm EST, Plaster Papermaking Molds, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, US$250

Jun 24-Jul 1, 10-12pm EST, Glue-stick/Duct Tape/Staples, Centre for Book Arts, Pay what you can

Jun 24, 1-3pm, Linoleum Prints at Home, Centre for Book Arts, Pay what you can

Jun 25-26, 9-4pm PT, Joomchi is Passionated (Felted) Paper with Zia Gipson, Pacific Northwest Art School, US$300

Jun 26, 10-12pm PST, 19th Century Bookcloth, San Francisco Centre for the Book, S$110

Jun 26, 12-3pm EST, Sun Printing with Shadows, Centre for Book Arts, Pay what you can

Jun 27, 1-3pm PST, Paper Bojagi, San Francisco Centre for the Book, US$115

Jun 29, 6-8pm CST, Box Building: Clamshell Boxes, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, US$52/$85

Jun 30, 10-12pm EST, Make Your Own Botanical Papercut, Centre for Book Arts, Pay what you can

Jun 30, 2-4pm EST, Book Basics with Free Software, Centre for Book Arts, Pay what you can

Workshop Online May 2021

Sats May 1-8, 9-12pm CST, Fun with Accordions, Minnesota Book Arts, US$54/$108

Suns May 2-9, 10-12pm PST, Paper Onlay, San Francisco Centre for the Book, US$100

Suns May 2-23, 1-3:30pm, Intro to Typographic Art, Place des Art, CAN$95

Mons May 3-24, 6-7:30pm CDT, Limp Vellum Binding, Austin Book Arts Center, US$170

Tues Mar 4-Jun 1, 10-12pm EST, How to Conceptualize and Create an Artists Book, Centre for Book Arts, US$160

Tues May 5-12, 10-12pm EST, Artists Books: Examples and Methods, Centre for Book Arts, $Pay what you can

Weds May 5-19, 6-7:30pm CST, Drum Leaf Binding, Austin Book Arts Center, US$100

Wed May 5, 6-7pm EST, Trace Monotype: Printing without a Press, Centre for Book Arts, $Pay what you can

Thu May 6, 2-4pm EST, Haiku Accordion Miniature Book, Centre for Book Arts, US$40

Sats May 8-22, 10-12pm PST, Finishing Tool Making, San Francisco Centre for the Book, US$375

Sats May 8-15, 12-2pm, Design Your Own Photo Book, Centre for Book Arts, $Pay what you can

Sun May 9, 1-4:30pm EST, Cerealis: A Limp Binding, Canadian Bookbinders and Book Arts Guild (CBBAG), CAN$45/$105

Mon-Thu May 10-13, 12-2pm, Threading Paper: Intro to Pamphlet Stitch, Centre for Book Arts, $Pay what you can

Tue May 11, 5pm EST, Magic Box of Mysteries, Austin Book Arts Center, US$180

Tues May 11-18, 7-9pm CST, Simple Slipcase Construction, Minnesota Book Arts, US$60/$120

Weds May 12-Jun 2, 1-3pm PST, Mindfulness through Art Journaling with Joyelle Brandt, North Vancouver Arts Council, CAN$30/$60

Wed May 12, 3-6pm PST, Sewn Boards Binding, San Francisco Centre for the Book, US$120

Weds May 12-19, 6-8pm EST, The Altered Page, Centre for Book Arts, $Pay what you can

Sats May 15-29, 1-3pm PST, Chinese Sewing Box Book, San Francisco Centre for the Book, US$150

Mons May 17-31, 10-12pm EST, Drum Leaf Binding and Its Precedents, Centre for Book Arts, $Pay what you can

Mons May 17-24, 2-4pm EST, Long and Link Stitch, Centre for Book Arts, US$80

Tue May 18, 4-6pm EST, Suminagashi Marbled Notebook, San Francisco Centre for the Book, US$80

Tue May 18, 6-8pm PST, Hidden Faces of The Flexagon, Pratt Art Centre, US$75/$82

Thu May 20, 7-9pm EST, Pocket Accordion Books, Pyramid Atlantic Art Centre US$40

Sat May 22, 12-3pm EST, Design Your Own Photobook: Review and Feedback, Centre for Book Arts, US$90

Sat May 22, 2-5pm CST, Paper Circuits, Austin Book Arts Center, US$180

Mons May 24-Jun 28, 6-8:30pm EST, Intro to Bookbinding: Workshop Series, Center for Book Arts, US$300

Tues May 25-Jun 8, 6-8:30pm PST, Printmaking Without a Press Intermediate, Bainbridge Barn, US$173/$215

Thu May 27, 6-8pm EST, Coptic Notebook, Centre for Book Arts, $Pay what you can

Fri-Sun May 28-30, times vary EST, Dynamic Pop-Ups for Miniature Books, Pyramid Atlantic Art Centre, US$155

Sun May 30, 1-4:30pm EST, Crisscross Binding, Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild (CBBAG), CAN$45/$105