Rooted at UCR: Bookmaking and Monoprinting with California Native Plants

Jointly sponsored by UCR Library and Native American Student Programs

Description:
As most plant life prepares for dormancy or their final life stages in winter, many California native plants are thriving and even blooming. Grown and rooted to survive in these lands, these plants are examples of resilience and strength, helping to sustain Indigenous peoples of this land since time immemorial.

In this interactive, hands-on workshop, we will think broadly about our connections to the natural world, using materials from the archives at UCR to jumpstart our discussions, and then grounding ourselves on this land of the Tongva, Luiseño, Serrano, and Cahuilla peoples by visiting the Native American Garden at UCR.

This workshop will lead participants through three main activities:

• archival exploration
• beginner-friendly bookmaking
• respectfully harvesting plants for printmaking

Goals:

At the end of this 2.5-hour workshop, you will get to take home your prints and at least one handmade book.

Requirements:

All are welcome. No prior experience with archives, printmaking, or bookmaking is necessary.

In order to help protect the archival materials, please do not bring food or drinks to this workshop. Water bottles or food sealed in a backpack is permitted, but must remain in the back of the room at all times and not be brought near archival materials. Thank you!

OPTIONAL: All necessary tools and supplies will be provided, but participants may choose to bring their own gloves and small gardening shears, if desired.

About the instructors:

Sandy Enriquez is the Special Collections Public Services, Outreach & Community Engagement Librarian. She is a zinester with a passion for community-made print and analog/handmade technologies. While at UCR, she has taught zine workshops and classes, as well as collaborated on the following zine publications:

• Ancestral Futures: Speculative Imaginings from the Archive
• Indigenous Honeys x NASP: Honoring Indigenous Women through Creative Collaging
• What Comes Next: Ritual & Death in the Archive
• Resistance: reflections on power and solidarity in BIPOC archives
  ...with more to come!

Carrie Cruce is the Student Success and Engagement Librarian. With an artistic practice spanning over 30 years, she has taught a wide variety of creative, hands-on workshops, from design principles to fiber arts and metalsmithing. Carrie is interested in exploring the relationship between the maker and the materiality of creative objects. She enjoys leading workshops that empower learners to build confidence in their innate creative ability. While at UCR, Carrie has led several workshops on basic bookbinding. She hopes to offer additional book arts workshops in the near future!

Host or Publisher UC Riverside Library