Join us on 21,000 acres of high desert under millions of stars.
A week of stories, painting and poetry, culminating in the production of a sophisticated painted book, bound with a leather spine and wood covers.

Laurie Doctor will guide you through the morning, creating content for artistic expression. Writing, painting, poetry, and stories will develop the pattern for igniting imagination. Painting many sheets of paper will begin the investigation and development of a completed wood cover book and a small Book of Days.

Laura Wait will introduce pastepaper painting and decoration as a beginning for painted pages. Chine colle will be used as a method for collage and freeform layering of images. The binding of our books will be non-adhesive structure sewn onto thick parchment and leather straps with a concertina. The spine will be in leather segments, which allows for creative use of color and exposed sewing. Covers will be painted wood, designed to flow visually into the endpapers and the image and text pages. Sewing, leather paring and good bookbinding technique will be will be emphasized in order to make an elegant and well-made book.

Our goal will be to pursue artistic expression as well as studying the fine craft of bookbinding. We will make one finished book, and a lot of other "drafts" and sketches along the way. In addition, we will stay warm inside, and able to take marvelous walks in the rocks and saffron buttes of Ghost Ranch during the beautiful winter.

Time:
February 15 - 22, 2003
Arrival by 5 pm Saturday. Departure by noon Saturday.
Place:
Ghost Ranch - Abiquiu, New Mexico
Fees:
Workshop: $550
Materials: $75
Room & Board: $500

There are a few more expensive rooms available upon request with private and semi-private baths.

To secure your place, send $175 non-refundable deposit payable to:
Laura Wait 3358 Pecos St Denver, CO 80211-3519
All fees payable to Laura Wait, checks or cash only.

Materials and travel information will be sent upon receipt of deposit.

Questions? Contact Laurie Doctor.

Laurie Doctor Studios • 8116 Wolf Pen Branch Rd. • Prospect, KY 40059 • tel 502.292.2148 • fax 303.786.8765