DESIGN BINDINGS

Leather Fine Bindings

Fish Parchment

Historic Structures

Contemporary Structures

Literature

Fine Press

Fine Binding

Antiquarian

Contemporary Structures

ARTISTS’ BOOKS

History & Culture

Place & Time

Sculptural & Movable

Civics Lessons

BOOK STRUCTURE MODELS

Historic Structures

Sets

Cutaways

TEACHING

SCHEDULED WORKSHOPS

Karen Hanmer Book Arts offers workshops and private instruction to working practitioners and dedicated hobbyists.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Handouts, Tutorials & Demo Books
Books In Sheets

WORKSHOP ARCHIVE

List of all the workshops offered by Karen Hanmer Book Arts. Please contact me if you would like to see other topics offered online, in-person, or as self-guided tutorials.

ALL WORKSHOPS OFFERED

NEWS & LATEST HAPPENINGS

News & Instagram

HBC51 Annual Members’ Exhibition at Arion Press, San Francisco, CA

HBC51 ANNUAL MEMBERS’ EXHIBITION at Arion Press, , the Presidio, in San Francisco.

FROM August 7 through October 1, 2023

Artist's Books Unshelved | In Search Of

There’s lots of passion to find between the covers in this episode of Artist’s Books Unshelved! Featured books are “Random Passions,” by Karen Hanmer.

Now in season two, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art's "Artist's Books Unshelved" is a video series exploring selected pieces from the Cynthia Sears Artist’s Books Collection.

Modern Renaissance2023 GBW Midwest Chapter Online Exhibition

This virtual exhibit presented an open choice within the theme of Modern Renaissance. Midwest Chapter members were asked to take this opportunity to explore an aspect of rebirth and/or share something new they had made over the past few years. Ten binders submitted 14 works, which we present here for you.

Alphabets Alive! at Bodleian Libraries’ special collections, Treasury, Weston Library

Alphabets Alive! brings the magic of books and alphabets to life, featuring more than 150 works inspired by the alphabet – manuscripts, prints, posters, sculptures, alphabet books and, especially, artists’ books in their many shapes, sizes, colours, materials and languages.