This workshop will focus on making miniature books using the parameters that Art-o-mat artists must use. Size, structure and content will all be explored. Several book formats will be demonstrated and a variety of materials will be available. Work from Art-o-mat artists from around the world will be available as inspiration. Each participant will complete at least one book that could be used as a prototype for an Art-o-mat edition or simply as a one-of-a-kind book. (for more information on the Art-o-mat project visit their website at www.artomat.org)
Debbie Shannon is a book and paper artist who has had several one-woman shows and exhibited in group shows locally and regionally. Her teaching includes being a Master Teaching Artist for Studio 2000, doing workshops for the Mary Anderson Center, and the Louisville Free Public Library. Her first formal experience with book arts and marbling was with Gray Zeitz and Carolyn Whitesel in 1994. She also studied with master marbler, Mimi Schliecher. Ms. Shannon has participated in national book swaps where artists from all over the country make books on a specific theme and trade them. Her miniature books can be found around the country in Art-o-mat machines.