Joelle Webber has spent over forty years collecting book arts techniques. Learning from mentors and book arts books as a young person, then, as an adult, in workshop and university settings. At Mermaid Bindery she provides custom book binding and box making services for others, including rebinding well loved books. Joelle enjoys writing, paper decorating, collage, calligraphy, pop-up & paper sculpting, which she uses to illustrate her own artist books. Building on these creative experiences, she is pleased to design workshops for many different communities of makers.
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I welcome private lessons in my studio as well. Please email me at:   mermaidlady @ gwi . net







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CLASSES ~ Follow the title links to sign up for the fun!

​Sculpted Paper Flowers
​   April 22, 29 & May 6, 5:30 -7:30
   Merry Meeting Adult Ed, Topsham
This class begins with decorating paste papers. Then learning many paper sculpting techniques to make our flowers and leaves.
Tools & materials provided.

​Button Hole Book
​   May 13, 5-8pm
   Boothbay Adult Ed, Wiscasset
A great beginner binding that has a lot of scope to include all your favorite colors and decorative papers, with a glue-less paper cover. 
Tools & materials provided.

Leaf Book
​   May 17, 1-4 ET
   Maine Media Workshops, online
A simple & elegant book structure, bound with decorative pages on a single knotted cord. Combining historical binding techniques with modern creativity. 

​Button Hole Book
​   May 20, 5:30 -7:30
   Merry Meeting Adult Ed, Topsham
A great beginner binding that has a lot of scope to include all your favorite colors and decorative papers, with a glue-less paper cover. 
​Tools & materials provided.

Decorative Paste Papers
​   May 24, 1-3pm
   Waterfall Arts, Belfast
​Join us for the fun! Like adult finger painting, paste papering is a wet, seemingly sloppy, but intentional method of decorating paper.
Materials & tools provided. 

Sculpted Paper Flowers
​   May 31, 12-4pm
   Waterfall Arts, Belfast
​Learn the basics of paper sculpting while creating a flower bouquet for Spring, using techniques like, cupping, curling, scoring, spiraling, crimping and fringing.
Materials & tools provided. 

​Leaf Book
​   August 12, 5:30 -7:30
   Merry Meeting Adult Ed, Topsham
A historical book structure from ancient India. Simple & elegant decorative pages laced onto a single cord and protected by covers.
Tools & materials provided.

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