Miss Erika Mordek
Position: Librarian/Bookbinder
University/Institute/Company: EFM Press
About
I am a bookbinder, researcher and teacher. Originally a woodworker, I developed an interest in paper crafts and learned basic bookbinding under Neale Wootton at the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT). My binding education comes from a wide variety of sources. I regularly participate in workshops offered by both the Canberra and NSW Guilds. Guest teachers are invited to demonstrate a variety of techniques. A lot of learning occurs when using these techniques for my own binding projects. I have been teaching beginner bookcraft at CIT for six years. I have a particular interest in Japanese bookbinding. I was awarded the Kenneth Binns Travelling Fellowship which allowed me to attend the London rare Book Summer School in 2012 as well as visit conservation laboratories. As a result I wrote and published two books on historical bindings and their watermarks.
Disciplines: History
- History: History of Art
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