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Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
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* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at £500. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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ClassBento money-back guarantee
Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at £500. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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Q: Who is this for?
Anyone who already uses photography, or visual arts in a creative or therapeutic way for themselves, clients, or community groups.
Q: Why book arts?
Making book structures and ways to incorporate photographic images made through mindful and therapeutic practice brings the work into the physical realm of materiality and haptic experience. Bringing photos off the screen and out of the digital realm gives a physicality to the work and use of images. Material structures and use of paper is a sensory experience and this haptic element helps to become part of the process from visualising, creating, making and holding. Some structures can be made using preprinted materials, or blank to then add images, others can have interchangeable elements where photos can be added to or replaced. We will make a range of structures.
Q: What will I learn?
The course will introduce you to the utterly absorbing practice of book arts and making structures for photographs using simple elements of paper, thread, and sometimes glue. You will learn hands-on skills in crafting book structures that hold images and/or writing. The course is designed with you in mind to expand your practice of using photography for mindfulness and therapeutic engagement. The course will cover the following themes and techniques: context and wider practice your own art practice engaging with community simple narrative structures creating connections text and image narrative and pauses folded and stitched booklets adding secret pockets pop-up elements a changeable photo album structure
Q: How will I learn?
The course is delivered online through Zoom, and participants will be sent a materials and tools list. This will be easily accessible, and many items/materials you may well already have. Each week, we will have a short overview to introduce that week’s theme, the connection with therapeutic photography and making book forms. There will be live demonstrations and making together. I use an overhead camera on my worktop to help show the steps. Although these sessions are quite short, there will be ongoing discussion throughout to make the practice element as relevant as possible to the application of mindful and therapeutic photography.
Q: What's the cancellation policy?
A: No cancellations or reschedules allowed
Q: How long does the class run for, and what's the price?
A: 4 x 2.5 hours, £325 - £385 per guest (£325 for Lower waged; £385 for Higher waged)
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Explore the therapeutic application of photography and book arts in this class.
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4 x 2.5 hours
6 to 20 guests
£325 - £385
(£325 for Lower waged; £385 for Higher waged)
What you'll do
In this workshop, you'll learn how to create book and paper structures to enhance your use of photography in a therapeutic approach. Over four weeks, you will explore various approaches and skills essential for creating these structures. This course aims to equip you with practical knowledge that you can immediately apply in your work!The course is structured to be both accessible and immediately useful. Each week focuses on a different approach or structure, with live making sessions that include clear demonstrations and ongoing guidance -- no prior photography or bookmaking skills required.What to expect:
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- Explore a range of book and paper structures suitable for therapeutic practice.
- Learn how to integrate photography into these structures in meaningful ways.
- Weekly live making sessions with step-by-step demonstrations.
- Create a new structure in each session to use in your work straight away.
- Time between sessions to personalise your pieces and reflect on their use.
- Share progress and ideas with a supportive group.
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This class is not available for purchase
Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly.
What to bring
- Sheets of A4 paper.
- Basic book arts tools to include a cutting mat, bone folder, craft knife, metal ruler, pencil, scissors, needle and linen thread, double sided tape.
- small photographs, further advice given on session 1.
Session repeats
This class series runs over 4 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week.
FAQ
Who is this for?
Anyone who already uses photography, or visual arts in a creative or therapeutic way for themselves, clients, or community groups.
Why book arts?
Making book structures and ways to incorporate photographic images made through mindful and therapeutic practice brings the work into the physical realm of materiality and haptic experience. Bringing photos off the screen and out of the digital realm gives a physicality to the work and use of images. Material structures and use of paper is a sensory experience and this haptic element helps to become part of the process from visualising, creating, making and holding. Some structures can be made using preprinted materials, or blank to then add images, others can have interchangeable elements where photos can be added to or replaced. We will make a range of structures.
What will I learn?
The course will introduce you to the utterly absorbing practice of book arts and making structures for photographs using simple elements of paper, thread, and sometimes glue. You will learn hands-on skills in crafting book structures that hold images and/or writing. The course is designed with you in mind to expand your practice of using photography for mindfulness and therapeutic engagement.
The course will cover the following themes and techniques:
context and wider practice
your own art practice
engaging with community
simple narrative structures
creating connections
text and image
narrative and pauses
folded and stitched booklets
adding secret pockets
pop-up elements
a changeable photo album structure
How will I learn?
The course is delivered online through Zoom, and participants will be sent a materials and tools list. This will be easily accessible, and many items/materials you may well already have. Each week, we will have a short overview to introduce that week’s theme, the connection with therapeutic photography and making book forms. There will be live demonstrations and making together. I use an overhead camera on my worktop to help show the steps. Although these sessions are quite short, there will be ongoing discussion throughout to make the practice element as relevant as possible to the application of mindful and therapeutic photography.
Your teacher
I have taught photography and book arts for many years in higher education and community settings in the U.K and Ireland. Work has mainly been in academic contexts at UK based university’s, however I now focus more on adult learning and community engagement. I currently also teach for the Royal Photographic Society.It’s an absolute delight to share my skills and knowledge with like minded people who are keen to learn new skills and creative approaches.My qualifications include postgraduate degrees in Fine Art Photography, Social Sciences, as well as professional development in Mindful Photography, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Therapeutic Photography, and PG Cert teaching qualification.As well as a solid grounding in analogue and digital photography, I have embraced a more therapeutic approach to these visual skills and offer a very holistic approach to workshops and creative approaches.
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