We will set up a display of hand-made books and bookbinding equipment and allow visitors to see our large store-room – the ‘Bindery’. We will have examples of the books made at our Beginners and Intermediate Courses and a range of other books made at various specialty courses including leather bound books. We will also display hand-made marbled papers and paste papers which are used in decorating hand-made books. We will also demonstrate aspects of binding a case-bound book such as folding sections and sewing a text block. We will encourage attendees to have a go at bookbinding by getting them to fold and cut a single sheet of paper to a create a one section book.

Display of art work and short demonstrations of watercolours as well as hands on guidance for interested participants.

Hands on with clay, Handbuiding and wheel work WSC will provide portions of clay for visitors to try making something using hand building or the pottery wheel, We will provide aprons to keep clothes clean (using the wheel). There will be members on hand to help one on one with ideas, the piece can be taken home unfired.

We will be making different hand made papers at BVAC Open Weekend. Members will show the process in a series of demonstrations including preparing paper pulp then pulling sheets of paper from the vat and couching them. They will be pressed, then dried. Different dried hand made papers will also be on view. Visitors will have the opportunity to follow the process as well as pull a sheet of paper from the paper pulp vat.

Our members will be displaying and demonstrating a wide range of techniques, including stitching, beading and embroidery, and will be happy to talk to you about our work.

bare metal to final firing the enamellers will be working through all the stages of creating an enamel piece