Blizzard Book ONLINE 2025WKSP-12-01

ONLINE: Blizzard Book with Andrew Huot

This workshop will teach you to make the Blizzard Book, a sculptural book structure invented by book artist Hedi Kyle.

Using only folded paper, this book makes pages and pockets that can hold small paper items.

Using the form of the blizzard book, we will make the Crown Book. This form gives support and a codex binding for individual folios or accordion books.

We will discuss the proportions and options for using this structure.

Andrew Huot is a book artist, bookbinder, printer, and conservator in Scarborough, ON, where he operates Big River Bindery, a studio for bookmaking, letterpress printing, and book conservation. He holds a Masters in Book Arts from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and a BS in Printmaking from Portland State University.

His artists’ books use photographs, linoleum cuts, and text to share the humorous side of everyday life around us. His artists’ books are in collections across the country, from the Art Institute of Chicago to Yale University. Andrew teaches online and in his own studio, taught at the University of Illinois School of Information Science and workshops across the US and in Canada at CBBAG, the John C Campbell Folk School, Book Arts LA, the International Preservation Studies Center, and the Guild of Book Workers, among others. His website is https://bigriverbindery.com/

 WORKSHOP DETAILS:

Location: ONLINE using Zoom

Dates: Mon, Dec 1, 2025

Hours: 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. (EASTERN TIME)

Course fee: $65 members / $125 non-members

Prerequisite: none

Maximum Enrollment: 20

Registration closes Weds, Nov 26, 2025, 11:59 PM EST

This is a live workshop, but it will be recorded, and links will be made available for the registrants to view until available until Jan 11, 2026.  

Materials Required:

• 1 sheet – 7 5/8” x 33” (19.4 cm x 83.8 cm) sturdy text weight paper or Tyvek. There will be lots of folds, so not too thick.
• 1 sheet decorated paper – 6” x 10” (15.2 cm x 25.4 cm) grain short
• 1 sheet – 8” x 16” (20.3 cm x 40.6 cm) text weight - grain short
• 8 folios - 6” x 10” (15.2 cm x 25.4 cm) text weight - grain short
• 1 sheet – 10” x 20” (25.4 cm x 50.8 cm) decorated text weight – grain short

Tools Required

• Bone Folder
• Craft or Xacto knife
• Metal Ruler
• Cutting Mat
• Scissors
• Awl

Online Workshop Process:

Materials should be prepared in advance of the workshop to the specifications which will allow participants to take the best advantage of the live format. Please review the technical requirements below prior to registration to be sure you can participate. Questions should be directed to workshop@cbbag.ca

Technical requirements for participation:

·       Access to the internet and to the Zoom application

·       Screen large enough to follow instructor’s video feed (cell phone is not ideal)

·       Microphone or Headset / Webcam

·       How to join a zoom meeting information https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193

Participant-requested cancellations will be accepted up to 3 days prior to the published cut-off date for registration and will be subject to a 10% cancellation fee (a minimum of $5). After that, the full fee will be forfeited. In the event of the workshop being cancelled by CBBAG, the workshop fee will be fully refunded.