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with Rick Black

In an online workshop, book artist Rick Black will lead participants through the steps of making a dos-a-dos book. Which, in short, is two books with one cover. This is simpler than you’d think to make. And it’s a great form that can capture two sides of a theme: sisters, mother and father, languages, politics, you name it. We will concentrate on the actual bookmaking but we are more than glad to help in terms of themes, etc.

We will be mailing the necessary supplies directly to you so you can complete your own dos-a-dos book. Registration will close on Monday, April 26th. 

This program is limited to 5 participants.

Suggested Donation: $20 (includes supplies)

About Rick Black

A poet, book artist and photographer, Rick Black is the founder and owner of Turtle Light Press, a small publishing company that specializes in handcrafted books, fine art prints and note cards.

In recent years, Rick has won several awards for his own poetry as well as books that he has published. He has given readings at the Library of Congress and elsewhere around the country. He often takes bike rides in the region and can be spotted taking photographs in and around Arlington, Falls Church, and Washington, D.C.

As he has gotten to know the area, he has begun turning his digital photos into artistic paintings – luminous, colorful and playful. His images have been selected to adorn the rooms of the Hilton Garden Inn in Falls Church. He has exhibited widely in the mid-Atlantic region and his work can be found in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

For close to twenty years, he worked as a journalist, including a three-year stint in the Jerusalem bureau of The New York Times. He also has freelanced for numerous national newspapers and magazines, including The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, and other publications.

To see more of Rick’s books or his artistic photographs, please visit his website: www.turtlelightpress.com