Closing Bell: Bookbinding at Haiti Cultural Exchange in Crown Heights

If you’re looking for the perfect Valentine’s or birthday gift, Haitian mixed media artist Rejin Leys is teaching a workshop on bookbinding tomorrow in Crown Heights, where you can learn how to assemble a journal, sketchbook or scrapbook. Leys will demonstrate making pamphlets, accordions and diamond books, as well as different techniques for creating art in handmade books.

The workshop is the first of several in “Creativity Unleashed,” a series of artistic workshops led by Haitian artists and organized by Haiti Cultural Exchange. Bookbinding will happen tomorrow from 1 to 3:30 pm at the Haiti Cultural Exchange office in Five Myles Gallery, at 558 St. Johns Place. The class will cost $30, and you can register here.

Image via Rejin Leyes/Facebook