Date: Sunday 12 July 2026, 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery
An Introduction to Japanese Bookbinding (Ori-hon & Toji-hon)
Sunday 12 July 2026 | 10am – 4pm
Suitable for ages 16+ | £60 per person | Tickets available soon
An opportunity to learn the techniques of the Japanese style accordion book (Ori hon) and a simple stab sewn book (Toji hon) with artist Lucy May Schofield. Using Japanese kozo washi (mulberry paper) you will be guided through the process of learning how to score, fold, glue and sew two of the most elegant traditional Japanese book forms. The four hole Toji-hon has a decorative stitched spine and a soft cover and the folded Ori-hon has multiple pages attached together seamlessly with a hard back cover. Both books will be made with blank pages allowing them to be used as note or sketch books in the future.
Lucy lives in the Northumberland National Park where she works from her studio and is inspired daily by the vast land and sky scape. She studied Book Arts and Printmaking in London and Japan and has twenty years experience in teaching these skills around the UK and Europe, as well as leading one-to-one tuition from her studio. She is a member of the Mokuhanga Sisters, a collective of nine international artists working with water-based woodblock printmaking who collaborate and exhibit together.
All materials provided
Suitable for those aged 16+ (under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult)
Refreshments provided by Sketch Cafe.
