Pop-Ups for Beginners with book artist Shawn Sheehy September 11, 2010, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m The University of Alabama at Birmingham In this beginner's pop-up workshop, participants will learn basic techniques in paper engineering by building a variety of versatile forms and lifts. Throughout the workshop, books of professional pop-up engineers will be examined. Participants will take home a collection of samples that can be used for further study and practice. $70 members/$60 for student members. Enrollment is limited to 10 participants, so sign up today! To register, email southeastguild@gmail.com with your name, address and telephone, or call Jessica Peterson at 973-886-1760. Then, mail a check for the full tuition make out to The Guild of Book Workers to PO BOX 132, Gordo, AL. Your space in the class is only guaranteed upon receipt of full payment. Shawn Sheehy merges his skills in paper engineering with an interest in themes of biological and cultural evolution to produce sculptural pop-up books. Shawn has taught workshops at PBI, Penland, and the Center for Book Arts in New York, and serves as designer for the poetry broadside series published by Oneiros Press. He earned a MFA in Book & Paper Arts at Columbia College Chicago. To view Shawn's amazing pop-up artists' books, visit his website: http://www.shawnsheehy.com/ Sponsored by The Southeast Guild of Book Workers http://segbwnews.blogspot.com/