Event Date & Time: May 4th from 3pm-5pm
Location: Catalyst Creative Collective @ 4500 North Oracle Rd, Suite 110 Tucson, AZ 85705 Inside of the Tucson Mall
Registration Fee: $10

Description:
Accordion books are some of the oldest books that we have record of, and are exceptionally fun and easy to make! Join us for this beginner friendly and family friendly bookbinding workshop where each participant will walk away with a handmade book and the skills to make more!

There is a $10 registration fee to cover the cost of materials.

Instructor:
Emiland Kray, is a visual artist working primarily with book arts and game design to investigate the complexities and fallacies of memories and dreams by manipulating our attachment to nostalgic and familiar forms. He began his artistic career by living and working in Las Vegas, Nevada and received his BFA from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2020. That same year, he began his MFA at the University of Arizona, Tucson. He has participated in group shows nationally since 2016 and has had solo shows across Nevada and in Arizona. Since then, Kray continues to make art with a focus on community involvement and volunteer work and has graduated with his MFA in the Spring of 2023. You can find his artist books available in many permanent collections across the American Southwest and find his games free to play online.

You can learn more about Emiland by visiting his Linktree: https://linktr.ee/troctopus