Coptic Bookbinding Class, with Challen Gladman
Sat, Jan 25
|Siding 14 Gallery
Come learn the ancient art of Coptic bookbinding and create your own one-of-a-kind Coptic journal with professional bookbinder Challen Gladman!
Time & Location
Jan 25, 2025, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Siding 14 Gallery, 5214 50 St, Ponoka, AB T4J 0A9, Canada
Guests
About the event
Bookbinding is an ancient and important art throughout human history -- and, among its many forms, Coptic binding is probably one of the oldest and most traditional of all. Now, it's your turn to learn this ancient book art... and take a piece of the history home with you at the end, too, with your very own handmade Coptic notebook to enjoy!
This three-hour course will be guided by the professional guidance of local bookbinder and Siding 14 Gallery owner Challen Gladman. Challen (they/them) is an artist living and working in Ponoka, Alberta, with a passion not only for books, but also for writing (both novels and comics!), painting, pottery, and traditional and digital art (among so many other things they're still excited to try for the first time!). They have also been classically trained as a storyteller and tutor, with a keen interest in learning new things and in…