Bookmaking Mini Art Camp
📚 Bookmaking Mini Art Camp
All About Books, Paper & Creative Storytelling
A 2-Day Mini Camp
👧👦 Ages: 7–15 Projects naturally adapt to a wide range of skill levels.
⏰ Schedule: Tuesday, July 22 – Wednesday, July 23 12:30–3:30 PM each day
📍 Location: Studio #200, Mainframe Studios 900 Keo Way, Des Moines
Park in the South Lot, to the right of the building and enter through the front doors.
💲 Cost: $150 All materials included
In this hands-on mini camp, young artists will explore the art of bookmaking from start to finish. Campers will experiment with color and pattern, to create their own cover from paste papers before learning how to bind their own handmade books. This camp blends fine art, craft, and functional design, perfect for students who love creating with their hands and telling stories visually.
✨ Projects
Paste Paper Covers
Students will create their own decorative paste papers using paint, pattern tools, and mark-making techniques. These one-of-a-kind papers will be used as covers for their handmade books.
Hand-Bound Book (Japanese Stab Binding)
Campers will learn the Japanese stab binding method to assemble and bind their books. They will choose thread colors and learn how binding becomes part of the book’s overall design.
Wooden Bookmark with Custom Tassel
Students will design and decorate a wooden bookmark and create their own tassel to accompany their book, adding a finishing touch they can use long after camp ends.
🖌 Creative Flexibility
Camp projects are designed with choice and flexibility in mind.
If your child prefers drawing or writing, they are welcome to focus on illustrating or filling pages inside their book. Students are encouraged to use the book as a space for personal expression in whatever way feels most exciting and comfortable for them.
ℹ️ Details for Parents
Students should bring a water bottle
Questions? Please contact Jess at jessQ.art@gmail.com
⭐ Why Join? This camp is perfect for young artists who want to:
Learn real bookmaking and binding techniques
Explore color, pattern, and paper design
Create functional art they can use and keep
Build confidence through thoughtful, hands-on making
Sign up for a creative mini camp that celebrates books, storytelling, and the joy of making something completely your own.
📚 Bookmaking Mini Art Camp
All About Books, Paper & Creative Storytelling
A 2-Day Mini Camp
👧👦 Ages: 7–15 Projects naturally adapt to a wide range of skill levels.
⏰ Schedule: Tuesday, July 22 – Wednesday, July 23 12:30–3:30 PM each day
📍 Location: Studio #200, Mainframe Studios 900 Keo Way, Des Moines
Park in the South Lot, to the right of the building and enter through the front doors.
💲 Cost: $150 All materials included
In this hands-on mini camp, young artists will explore the art of bookmaking from start to finish. Campers will experiment with color and pattern, to create their own cover from paste papers before learning how to bind their own handmade books. This camp blends fine art, craft, and functional design, perfect for students who love creating with their hands and telling stories visually.
✨ Projects
Paste Paper Covers
Students will create their own decorative paste papers using paint, pattern tools, and mark-making techniques. These one-of-a-kind papers will be used as covers for their handmade books.
Hand-Bound Book (Japanese Stab Binding)
Campers will learn the Japanese stab binding method to assemble and bind their books. They will choose thread colors and learn how binding becomes part of the book’s overall design.
Wooden Bookmark with Custom Tassel
Students will design and decorate a wooden bookmark and create their own tassel to accompany their book, adding a finishing touch they can use long after camp ends.
🖌 Creative Flexibility
Camp projects are designed with choice and flexibility in mind.
If your child prefers drawing or writing, they are welcome to focus on illustrating or filling pages inside their book. Students are encouraged to use the book as a space for personal expression in whatever way feels most exciting and comfortable for them.
ℹ️ Details for Parents
Students should bring a water bottle
Questions? Please contact Jess at jessQ.art@gmail.com
⭐ Why Join? This camp is perfect for young artists who want to:
Learn real bookmaking and binding techniques
Explore color, pattern, and paper design
Create functional art they can use and keep
Build confidence through thoughtful, hands-on making
Sign up for a creative mini camp that celebrates books, storytelling, and the joy of making something completely your own.