Bookagami Workshop with Adrienne Biggs

Posted on 21 January 2026

Learn the art of BOOKAGAMI with award-winning artist Adrienne Biggs! It’s like making origami but with books. No glue, no scissors, no stress. It’s fun and relaxing. Make-and-take your art home with you. Warning: Can be addictive (in a good way) 🙂

Come meet crafty book-loving people and make cool art together. You’ve never seen books like this before! “Bookagami” brings the wow factor: Neuroscientists say the human brain experiences an “a-ha moment” the instant it translates 2-D objects (like books) into 3-D “art”.

Anyone age 14+.
Workshop limited to 12 participants so pre-registration is required. Sorry, no drop-ins.
To register, please email Bonnie Groshong:  bonnie.groshong@cityofsanrafael.org
BYOB: Bring your own 1″spine book to the workshop or we’ll provide one for you.
You could use books rescued from local free piles, landfill, or your living room. Newer hardcovers or paperbacks with a minimum 1” spine work best.

BONUS: This workshop coincides with Adrienne’s Bookagami exhibit at this library, “Black and White and READ All Over”, viewable daily during open hours. Check it out upstairs before you come to the workshop.

San Rafael resident Adrienne Biggs is a former book publishing professional, and lifelong violinist. She holds a BA in Humanities and Violin Performance from Pepperdine University and has lived in Marin County since 1995. She has always been in love with books, especially when re-envisioned as literary artwork.

Adrienne has created more than 600 unique “Bookagami” (as she calls them). In 2024, her Atlas, 1963: You Are Here won First Place Blue Ribbon at the Marin County Fair and in 2025 her Bug-a-Gami totem won Third Place. Past two-month public art shows: Marelli Gallery and ArtWorks Downtown in San Rafael (2025); Town Books in San Anselmo (2024); and an on-going ever-evolving installation can be seen at Pint Size Lounge, 1615 Fourth Street (at G Street), in downtown San Rafael’s West End. Her art is her way of rescuing books from landfill by repurposing these common two-dimensional objects into three-dimensional works of art that people of all ages can enjoy, create, and share.

Here’s a September 2025 Pacific Sun article on Adrienne and her art form: Into the Fold: Bookagami Transforms Pages into Sculpture

Follow Adrienne on Instagram @IntoTheFoldBookagami for pre-workshop ideas, plus other workshops and exhibits.