Dates: Mondays, Eight-week session, April 1- June 10 (no class April 15 and April 29)

Course Description: From traditional single-sheet constructions, accordions and sewn binds to more experimental hybrids, learn techniques to create personal artists’ books. Go beyond the traditional methods and push your creative limits in this exciting new class!

Instructor: Renato Riccioni

Renato Riccioni is a recognized abstract painter and sculptor in the Italian contemporary arts community. He works with oil, acrylic, terracotta, stone, metal, concrete, paper, and plastic in an abstract and minimalist style. He  spent over twenty years as an award-winning director of experimental theater in Rome, where he realized over eighty full-scale theatrical productions. Renato also conducts group and individual sessions on art as therapy. He is the principal teacher for the Boston Public School/Museum of Fine Arts Scholarship Program.