With: Nancy Botkin

Class Fee: $30 per adult/$35 parent and child

Materials Fee: $7.50

Class Size: 6-10 / Appropriate for children 8+ with accompanying adult

Paste papers are one of the oldest decorative techniques used by bookbinders. They are commonly used as end sheets and decorative book covers. Paste paper designs can look like waves and ripples in water or streams. Fun for people of all ages, paste paper is a fancy form of finger painting. In this class we’ll explore different techniques and tools to make beautiful patterns with a 3-dimensional look.

Nancy Botkin is the granddaughter of Edith and Heman Chase. She spends her winters at her home in San Francisco making books, playing with paper, and taking classes at the San Francisco Center for the Book. She then teaches book arts in the summer. This is her fourth year teaching at Chase's Mill.