Handmade Book Illustration Workshop with Illustrator EVA KELLY
Please email aoife@milltheatre.ie or call 01-2969340 if you have a particular query about the suitability of this workshop.

Recommended age is 12 years +
Carers can assist during the workshop – booking is not necessary for carers/assistants.

Concertina style book or leporello refers to printed material folded into an accordion-pleat style. Also sometimes known as a concertina fold, it is a method of parallel folding with the folds alternating between front and back. This workshop includes making a handmade A6 concertina book with Fabriano paper. Based on the theme of city life and starting with drawings from a wide selection of photos of the city environment as a source of inspiration.

The idea is to create a sense of place through drawings of locations and people in Dundrum documenting it in a simple easy to apply fold out book using a selection of drawing materials and coloured inks. This workshop aims to develop a unique visual language in a fun environment with guided instruction throughout. Recording different scenes on each page with the focus illustration techniques like composition/ mark making/colour. The final stage involves adding areas of colour with each participant having an individual illustrated concertina book to take home.

EVA KELLY  is a Dublin based free­lance illustrator with an MA in Visual Arts Education and MA in Illustration.
She has been commissioned by Foroige/ Dublin Inquirer/ Dublin Institute of Education/ Dublin Canvas/ South Dublin County Council/ Dublin Flea Market/ ADCD First Aid/ Scoil Ghráinne Community National School
Previous Exhibitions include Polska Éire Festival 2019 Art Cafe/ The dlr Mill Theatre Dundrum 2018 / Rua Red Cafe Wall 2018/ Incognito 2018/19/ Artfully Bernard Shaw 2018 /The dlr Mill Theatre Dundrum Culture Night Dublin 2018/ Galway Arts Centre 2017
Recent Residencies Almost Perfect, Tokyo August 2019 ‘Tokyo Everyday’    De_Construkt, Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York, September 2018