Beth is a new artist in town with over 30 years of bookbinding and printmaking experience. Beth Thielen's work and the work of her students are represented in the Getty Museum of Art, the Hammer Museum of Art, the Library of Congress Special Collections, the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Houghton Library at Harvard, Yale University, the Spencer Collection at the New York Public Library, as well as other important public and private collections. She is the recipient of awards from the Puffin Foundation, the Kalliopeia Foundation and is a Blue Mountain Center and Rauschenberg residency fellow.
Looking for more creative classes with Beth?
Join our printmaking class and create one-of-a-kind masterpieces.
The sewn boards binding with its exposed spine, lies flat when open which makes a perfect surface for drawing. Based on 16th century books with leather straps and wood boards, this book is adapted to contemporary materials of linen cloth straps, acid free paper, binder’s board and PVA glue. Each student will complete their own 5 1/2 x 7 inch book.
Included Supplies:
Supply Kit Available at Allard's
If you have questions, please feel free to call and ask!
Based on the Library of Congress guidelines for the design and construction of boxes, the Pop-Up Case with Book is Beth's reinterpretation of an 18th century design that would have been done with wooden boards and leather straps. The sewn boards binding with its exposed spine, lies flat when open which makes a perfect surface for drawing.
**Advanced Class. Students must have previous bookbinding experience.**
Included Supplies:
Supply Kit Available at Allard's
If you have questions, please feel free to call and ask!
Making a Traditional Hardcover Book. The hardcover book we are most familiar with is called a Case Binding. In this class we will learn to sew sections onto tapes, tip on endpapers and learn how to encase the sewn sections into hardcover boards wrapped in book cloth and paper. All materials provided. This is a wonderful book for journaling or sketching!
Included Supplies:
Supply Kit Available at Allard's
If you have questions, please feel free to call and ask!
Paste papers are one of the earliest methods used to decorate paper. It was used from the late 16th century through the 18th century to create book covers and endpapers. Using contemporary materials of Methyl Cellulose and Acrylic paints, this class will teach how to create your own supply of decorative papers for books or collage.
Included Supplies:
Supply Kit Available at Allard's
If you have questions, please feel free to call and ask!
There was a time in Japan that book bindings were done for letter writings, homework, poems, ledgers and block prints. In this class we will explore 3 Japanese bookbindings - The Four Hole Stitch, The Twisted Paper (Monk’s binding) and the Paperback Binding.
Included Supplies:
Supply Kit Available at Allard's
If you have questions, please feel free to call and ask!
Making a Traditional Hardcover Book. The hardcover book we are most familiar with is called a Case Binding. In this class we will learn to sew sections onto tapes, tip on endpapers and learn how to encase the sewn sections into hardcover boards wrapped in book cloth and paper. All materials provided. This is a wonderful book for journaling or sketching!
Included Supplies:
Supply Kit Available at Allard's
If you have questions, please feel free to call and ask!
Please check in at front counter first before heading to the Art Classroom.
Most classes are limited to 8-12 people depending on the class.
We have sanitizing stations at the front of the store.
Our restrooms are not open to the public, but open for students.
Allard's Art Class Policy:
First come, first served!
You must register & prepay for the class in advance, as seating is limited.
You may sign-up in store, online, or by calling 559-225-1500.
Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the start of your class for signing in and setting up.
When classes start at 10am on Saturdays, we will open for you at 9:50am.
Pricing, Dates, and Times subject to change.
Class Cancellation Policy:
Allard’s Art reserves the right to cancel classes due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances.
If a class is cancelled due to low enrollment, participants will be notified via their provided phone number and/or email with as much notice as possible and a full refund will be given.
If a make-up class or future date is offered, you will be given the option to register for the future date in lieu of a refund.
Cancellations or class transfers by the participant must be made at least 48 hours before the start of the class for a full refund or transfer.
No refunds will be given for “no call, no-shows” or a late cancellation. Once the class is in session, we will not offer a refund or transfer.
