WORKSHOPS 2026
I teach book art classes for many wonderful Book Art organizations. I find beauty in the imperfect, the ephemeral, the discarded and overlooked. I am always creating. Because so much of my professional work is done digitally, my creative Book Art & Collage work provides an arena to play and experiment with letterpress, book structures, paper ephemera, pop ups, paint and random typography.
Check out these workshops and learn a new structure or skill this year.
SUMMER MOON FLAG BOOK/MINNESOTA CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS
Online | Wednesday, May 13, 2026
5:30 to 8:00pm CST
Create an original flag book—inspired by smiling moons and summer blooms—that showcases your painting and collage skills, in this virtual workshop.
Originally created by Hedi Kyle, this traditional flag book has small panels that cross each other when the book opens and closes. This playful, accessible book structure is mounted between two hard covers. Participants are invited to gather miscellaneous ephemera and are encouraged to decorate their covers (with paint, collage, or by covering with decorative paper) in advance, so they are ready to add it to the structure during the workshop.
https://mnbookarts.org/events/summer-moon-flag-book-may-2026
Recycled Collage Book with Glassine EnvelopeS/PUGET SOUND BOOK ARTS
Online | Sunday, May 24, 2026
9:00am to Noon PST
Using recycled materials, transform security envelopes and a cardboard box to create a truly original book showcasing your painting, collage and book-making techniques. Security envelopes with glassine windows become wonderful mini-canvases to paint and collage. We will then create a book with five pages to hold and display all five envelopes.
Join me at the FOBA/Focus on Book Arts Conference from June 24-28, 2026 in Monmouth, OR.
Registration for Focus on Book Arts 2026 is open; check out the workshops I’ll be teaching this summer at https://focusonbookarts.org/.
Zhen Xian Bao Hardcover Sampler:: https://focusonbookarts.org/rosemary-rae-zhen-xian-bao-hardcover-sampler/
Collage Boot Camp:: https://focusonbookarts.org/rosemary-rae-collage-boot-camp/
Festival Flag Book:: https://focusonbookarts.org/rosemary-rae-festival-flag-book/
FOBA offers five full days of hands-on, interactive workshops that appeal to beginning as well as advanced book artists. You can come for just one workshop or for the entire conference; a range of class lengths let you tailor an experience just for you. Learn more about FOBA and plan your summer fun today at https://focusonbookarts.org/.