2008 Woodie Awards
Brooklyn artist holds workshop, lecture on campus
Lisa Norris
Issue date: 2/21/08 Section: Campus Life
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At the workshop, the group in attendance learned about the creation of paper and how to effectively manipulate materials.
Golden shared a golden rule for the evening:
"Books are held together with adhesive and pressure. If too much or too little adhesive and pressure are used, the book will break or fall apart."
He encouraged participants to "think about the overall composition."
"Even the typeface has a history and aesthetic about it," Golden said. "Whose words are you going to include and why?"
Imposition, the layout of the pages, challenged some of the group. There were many furrowed brows accompanied with soft sounds of paper being turned and creased.
Golden demonstrated several methods of imposition, including the accordion, a miniature 16-page design, and an eight-page stand-up book.
The simplest to use for display purposes is the stand-up; all of the pages can be displayed at once and the viewer can walk around to read the story, without having to touch it.
"I want people to get it, but I don't want their hands all over it," said Golden.
Throughout the evening, Golden shared many of his teaching stories. He also revealed that although he taught in Japan for several years, he was never a fan of origami. After determining business wasn't a suitable field, Golden returned to art, a talent he had possessed through childhood, and was trained in painting, drawing and the art of bookmaking.
Golden revealed the difficulty by admitting, "I am an artist," to groups of people.
"Saying you're an artist is difficult in our society," Golden said. "There are two meanings: One is that you make art, and two is that you're an expert. It's a lot to live up to."
Meredith Moody, assistant art professor and one of Golden's students at the workshop, says that Golden's teachings were helpful.
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