Hei Lam Ng Bookmaking: photo book with tab binding | December 6th

The holiday season is here! Need inspiration for a handmade gift to a loved one? Come learn how to make a photo book using only tape with us!
In this workshop, participants will learn how to turn photo prints into a book using the tab binding method: a versatile way to connect single pages together using tape to create a multi-signature book that can open flat. This workshop is beginner-friendly and no previous experience is required. Participants are encouraged to bring 10 photos to the workshop to make a photo book. Alternatively, Malaspina will also provide blank papers for making a blank notebook in the same style. No sewing is required and Christmas themed materials will be provided.

Hei Lam Ng she/her
Languages spoken: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese

Hei Lam Ng (she/her) is a Hong Kong-Canadian artist currently residing in Vancouver, BC, who has a great passion in artist’s books and printed matters. As a multilingual speaker of four languages (Cantonese, English, Mandarin, and Japanese), she is very interested in language concepts and structures, and the ambiguity of translation. Hei Lam holds a BFA in photography from Emily Carr University of Art + Design (2014), and a MFA in Studio Arts (Print Media) from Concordia University (2025). She is the founder of “bocchi projects”, an artist’s group that features, encourages, and endorses small run book projects by independent artists. “Bocchi projects” has exhibited Canadian artist’s book works across cities in Canada, as well as Tokyo and Taipei internationally.