Sewing Books with Katie Chung

$90

Limit 10 participants

This workshop will introduce a sewn book structure. French link stitch binding can be used to create a durable book that can be used as a journal, sketchbook or recipe book. All levels are welcome to take this workshop, no previous experience is necessary.

Bio

Katie Chung is a Korean-American artist from Chicago working in drawing, painting, printmaking, bookbinding, and sewing. She earned her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2014. In 2015 she was a resident artist at Jacmel Art Center in Haiti. From 2015—2016 she was resident printmaking artist at Lillstreet Art Center. By 2017 she joined Candor Arts, an artist book publishing press. In 2018 she participated in the Center Program at Hyde Park Art Center. In 2020 she was a Facebook Artist in Residence, received an IAP D-CASE Cultural Grant from the City of Chicago, and became a 2020-2021 HATCH Resident Artist at Chicago Artist Coalition.