FOBA 2026 - Anne Sobbota - Curiously Organized - Conversations with Design and Flow

Focus on Book Arts 2026

Anne Sobbota
Curiously Organized - Conversations with Design and Flow - Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Read more about FOBA 2026 on their website!
https://focusonbookarts.org/2026-foba-conference/

Workshop Description:

Emphasizing design and flow, this workshop is focused on book structure as a process to facilitate awareness of how artist’s marks, on paper and textiles, reflect their unique voice when shared. Through choices of arrangement (marks,
color, cuts, folds, and embellishments) creativity becomes curiosity organized and each element carefully placed works to achieve impact and spark communication.

Materials used in a variety of quick exercises include: washout, sketch, and colored pencils, line pens, stitching, and various adornments. A multifold Tri-book will be created and materials generated
during prompts and exercises may become source materials to add to pages of the book, or its cover.

Although time will likely not permit, students will be given information and canvas supplies that may be used to construct an envelope.

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

• X-Acto knife
• Metal ruler
• Cutting mat
• Scissors
• Bone folder
• Scraps of favorite papers/fabrics/lace/ribbon, etc