From left, book art class participants Jill Thwaites of
Gore, Judy Newbury of Christchurch, Mary Monckton of
Oamaru, art tutor Yoka Van Dyk of Whanganui and Kay Blair
of Christchurch at the Autumn Art School in Wanaka. Photo
by Marjorie Cook.
The 21st annual Autumn Art School at Mt Aspiring College,
Wanaka, this week, has attracted more than 170 artists from
around New Zealand.
Organiser Robyn van Reenan said some artists had travelled
from Tahiti and Australia for the school.
Book art tutor Yoka Van Dyk, of Whanganui, said she had
taught at least seven times at the school but had taken a
break for the past two years and returned to her home in the
Netherlands.
There she studied medieval illuminated book binding
techniques and styles.
Her class at Wanaka was called "Between Eastern Scroll and
Western Codex", and participants were learning about eastern
decorated manuscripts while making medieval gothic book
bindings with wood boards and leather thongs, from around
1450.
The books would also have an illuminated title page, she
said.
The school will be open to the public tomorrow from 1pm to
2.30pm before finishing the same day.
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