March 2010: Online Resources for Book Artists
2010 March 11
Many resources were shared at the March 2010 meeting of the Book Arts Guild of Vermont. Links to these resources are listed below, including those that came up during discussion.
A resource booklet was given to everyone who came to the presentation – the pages were bound using a pamphlet stitch. You can download a copy of the booklet by clicking here. The pages are formatted for binding – just fold the two pages in half, nest them, and you’re good to go!
Blogs:
- Bookbinding Etsy Street Team: http://www.bookbindingteam.com/
- Cailun.info (Dennis Yuen): http://cailun.info/
- Green Chair Press (Susan Angebranndt): http://www.greenchairpress.com/blog/
- My Handbound Books (Rhonda Miller): http://myhandboundbooks.blogspot.com/
Communities:
- Artist Books 3.0: http://artistbooks.ning.com/ (website closed)
- Book Arts Forum: http://www.bookartsforum.com/forum/
- Book Arts Web: http://www.philobiblon.com/
- Book Arts Web Listserve
- June 1994 – July 2009: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/bookarts/
- June 2009 – present: http://listserv.syr.edu/archives/book_arts-l.html
- Bookbinding Forum: http://bookbindingforum.com/forum/
Flickr:
- Artist’s Books: http://www.flickr.com/groups/26785765@N00/
- Book Art: http://www.flickr.com/groups/bookart/
- Bookbinding: http://www.flickr.com/groups/bookbinding/
- Book binding: http://www.flickr.com/groups/41894146780@N01/
- Books/libros/livros: http://www.flickr.com/groups/books_libros_livros/
- Chunky Book Arts: http://www.flickr.com/groups/chunky_book_arts/
- Handbound Books: http://www.flickr.com/groups/59608321@N00/
Google Images:
- “Handmade books”: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&gbv=2&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=%22handmade+books%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&start=0&social=false
- Bookbinding: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&gbv=2&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=bookbinding&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=&start=0&social=false
- “Book arts”: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&gbv=2&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=%22book+arts%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&start=0&social=false
Podcasts:
- Book Artists and Poets Podcast: https://bookarts.ua.edu/category/podcasts/
Publications:
- Bonefolder e-journal: http://www.philobiblon.com/bonefolder/
- Book Arts Classified: http://listings.bookartsclassified.com/
- Book Arts Newsletter: http://www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk/banlists.htm
- Guild of Book Workers Newsletter: https://guildofbookworkers.org/newsletter
- Umbrella: An online quarterly by Judith Hoffberg covering the arena of artists’ books, art books and other multiple editions, including audio and new media.
- 1978 – 2005: http://indiamond6.ulib.iupui.edu/Umbrella/
- Dec 2005 – present: http://www.umbrellaeditions.com/index.php
Selling Venues:
- Artfire “Bookbinding Supplies”: http://www.artfire.com/handmade-Paper/Books-Bookbinding_Supplies/3/969/0/0/0/0
- Artfire “Handmade Books”: http://www.artfire.com/handmade-Paper/Books-Handmade_Books/3/1397/0/0/0/0
- Etsy “Books and Zines”: http://www.etsy.com/category/books_and_zines
- Etsy “Bookbinding Supplies”: http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_query=bookbinding&search_type=category&ref=auto&category=supplies
Suppliers:
General Bookbinding Supplies:
- Bookmaker’s: http://www.bookmakerscatalog.com/
- Colophon Book Arts Supply: http://www.colophonbookarts.com/
- Creative Papers Online: http://handmade-paper.us/
- Green Heron Book Arts: http://www.greenheronbookkits.com/
- Harcourt Bindery: http://www.harcourtbindery.com/
- Hollanders: http://www.hollanders.com/
- John Neal Bookseller: http://www.johnnealbooks.com/
- Talas: http://talasonline.com/
- Volcano Arts: http://www.volcanoarts.biz/
Bookcloth:
- Campbell-Logan Bindery: http://www.campbell-logan.com/
Paper:
- Hiromi Paper: http://www.hiromipaper.com/
- Paper Mojo: http://www.papermojo.com/
- Paper Source: http://www.paper-source.com/
Tools/Equipment:
- Temper Productions: http://www.temperproductions.com/index.html
- Bindery Tools: http://www.binderytools.com/
Linen Thread:
- Royalwood: http://www.royalwoodltd.com/
Tutorials/Instruction Manuals:
- Art, Books, and Creativity – book arts curriculum developed by the National Museum of Women in the Arts: http://www.artbookscreativity.org/
- Booklyn’s Education Manual: http://www.booklyn.org/education/000240.php
- Conservation Book Repair – A Training Manual: http://www.library.state.ak.us/hist/conman.html
- Longstitch Binding tutorial by Douglas Jones: http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/book/
- Out of Binding – tutorials by Carmencho Arregui: http://outofbinding.com/index.htm
Yahoo Groups:
- Book-Arts: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/book-arts/
- Handmade Books: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/handmadebooks/
YouTube:
- Bookbinding: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bookbinding&search_type=&aq=f
- “Handmade books”: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22handmade+books%22&search_type=&aq=f
- Julie Chen on “Craft in America”:
- Kathleen Walkup (Director of the Book Art Program at Mills College) on “Craft in America”:
Elissa Campbell/Blue Roof Designs Resources:
- Bookbinding bookmarks in Delicious: http://delicious.com/blueroofdesigns/bookbinding
- Bookbinding people I follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blueroofdesigns/lists/book-arts-happiness
- Bookbinding blogs I read in Google Reader: https://www.google.com/reader/bundle/user%2F01980055021099507862%2Fbundle%2FBookbinding
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