FOBA 2026 - Rosemary Rae - Festival Flag Book

Focus on Book Arts 2026

Rosemary Rae
Festival Flag Book - Saturday June 27, 2026

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

Workshop Description:

Gather found type, numerals, tickets and random images! This book is an easy and fun flag book structure mounted between two hard covers. Paint the covers or cover with decorative paper. Use found typography to create a paper festival and add a bit of collage, stars, and miscellaneous ephemera and create a dynamic structure full of type and image.

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

• 2 sheets of book board (measures approximately 6¾” x 6¾”)
• 2 sheets of cover-weight paper to paint or decorative paper for endpapers (measures approximately 6¼” x 6¼”)
• Decorative paper for accordion folded hinge (approximately 14” x 6.5”; cover weight)
• 20 flaps of paper for flags (cover weight), 5¼” x 1¼”
• Self-healing mat (small)
• X-Acto knife
• Scissors (optional)
• Bone folder
• Miscellaneous collage material