Student's work from first two weeks; binding with needle and thread Last week I began an 8-week residency through Woodland Pattern Bookcenter   with Pierce St. Elementary School 4th and 5th graders. We are handmaking our own 8"x8" books from start to finish, from binding with needle and thread to decorating our hardboard covers with tissue paper and scrap material collage. Kate pfeiffer-Sloan, education coordinator at Woodland Pattern, is collaborating with me during the residency on a poetry and writing component with the students. Our pages will be art-filled and poetry-filled cover to cover! Each student will take his/her book home at the end. Each of the 8 students will pick their favorite spread and I will compile those into a real published Shutterfly 8"x8" photo book that the class can take home as a gift containing each of their classmates work. There are also challenges that come with doing any kind of classroom work. We take 15-20 minutes at...