by Elissa | Aug 9, 2020 | B.A.G. Meetings, bookbinding, MailB.A.G., Workshops
Next Meeting: Wednesday, August 12, 2020, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
This month’s meeting will once again be held via Zoom, an online conference program. If you’ve never attended a Zoom meeting before, check out this video – it will go over the basics of how to join a meeting.
Stay safe!
The B.A.G. Board
Program: Revisiting Accordions: Let’s Have a Sew-In with Marcia Vogler
Ah, the versatility of the accordion. In this workshop, Marcia will lead you in exploring different methods of adding pages to the accordion with sewing. Using the 3-hole pamphlet stitch and the 5-hole butterfly stitch, you will attach sections to an accordion spine in 2 different ways, then look at methods of adding covers with sewing or glue.
Here’s what you need to prepare for the meeting:
Materials:
- Card stock for accordion spines and covers: 4.25″ x 11″ ( 8.5″ x 11″ cut in half lengthwise) grain short if possible (6-8 pieces)
- Text weight for sections:
- 4.25″ x 7″ (12 pieces)
- 4.25″ x 8.5″ (12 pieces)
- Linen thread, waxed or unwaxed
Tools:
- Cutting mat
- X-acto knife
- Bone folder
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Punching cradle or magazine
- Awl
- Needle
If you plan to attend the meeting, please contact Elissa so she can send you the Zoom meeting details.
July Meeting Reflections
The July Zoom meeting gave us a chance to learn from Amy Lapidow, author of the Book Art Studio Handbook. She led us through the steps for the Accordion Album with Frames, a project from the book.
While teaching through Zoom is a challenge, Amy sailed through the project and we sailed along with her. Another great accordion structure with so much potential!
Thanks, Amy, and thanks to all who Zoomed along with us.
B.A.G. News
*** Mail Art Challenge – Make 2 Receive 2!
This August we are offering a quick fun challenge for B.A.G. The concept is to create 2 fun Mail Art envelopes and mail them. Then you will receive two fun Mail Art pieces in your mail.
Here’s what you need to do to participate:
- Watch the first lesson or more of the MAIL IS MAGIC video series produced by the Minnesota Center for Book Arts.
- Join the challenge by emailing Ann by August 19. Include your name and address.
- Receive two names with addresses from Ann by August 21.
- Create two Mail Art envelopes and send then on their way by September 2.
- Please note that the Mail Art envelope is a suggested option but you are encouraged to be as creative as you wish. This is all for fun and art should be apolitical.
- Receive two pieces of Mail Art. Sharing will be at our September BAG meeting.
We hope you’ll get in on the fun!
Book Arts News
*** On 8/26/20, the New England Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers will host its Annual Meeting online. The meeting is open to both members and non-members.
There will be a presentation by Sarah Pike who will be speaking about the various services she offers at FreeFall Laser. Three different makers will also speak about how they’ve used laser-cutting in recent projects: Amy Borezo, Andrea Dezsö, and Aspen Golann.
Following the discussion, Chapter Chair Erin Fletcher will give updates on chapter business.
RSVP: Please register here if you plan to attend. Zoom info will be sent prior to the meeting.
Stay-at-Home Fun
*** The San Francisco Center for the Book has an online series of virtual tours called Shelter in Studio.
The focus is to chat with folks (SFCB Staff, instructors, and community members) about projects and processes that keep hands and minds engaged. Stop on by every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. PT for a half hour studio visit.
You can view videos of past visits (Coleen Curry, Macy Chadwick, Jennie Hinchcliff) by visiting the SFCB website.
*** On August 19, Yuka Petz is teaching Split-Page Books as a virtual workshop in association with the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. Also known as mix-and-match books, split-page books are simple, yet compelling structures that encourage lots of hands-on engagement.
In this workshop, you will examine a variety of artist-made and commercially printed examples and then make your own folded and sewn variations of split-page books. You will also discuss creating split-page books in collaboration with adults and children, and how to structure content to create cohesive books that retain the play of chance operations. Participants will also have the option to collaborate on a split-page book with other class members, to be completed after the workshop.
For more information or to register, visit the MCBA website.
*** The San Francisco Center for the Book is also offering a number of online workshops via Zoom. Here is a selection of what’s available during the month of August:
August 25 & 27: Suminagashi Marbled Notebook with Juliayn Coleman
Suminigashi is a relaxing and fun way to marble paper, with little set-up, little clean-up, and yet the results can be stunning. Many types of paper will accept the ink, and consequently it’s a great way to make use of ordinary paper, or to think of fine paper in a new way. There is some flexibility in the dimensions of the finished book, so students may make use of the paper they already have.
Join us for a couple hours in this fun and creative project as we float ink on water, observing the ripples that form, and transfer them to paper as the record of a moment. In the second session, we’ll use some of our paper to make a simple binding for a blank book you can use.
August 29 & 30: Contemporary Gilding with Solange Roberdeau
Using a contemporary version of gilding, the process of applying paper-thin sheets of metal to a surface, workshop participants will learn how to add metal to paper, wood and stone in their own shapes and patterns.
Over the course of two 2-hour sessions, Solange will walk participants through the nuances of this technique from how to effectively prepare a variety of material surfaces and apply metal leaf as a compositional element.
For more information or to register, visit the SFCB website.
by Elissa | Jul 5, 2020 | B.A.G. Meetings, bookbinding, MailB.A.G., Workshops
Next Meeting: Wednesday, July 8, 2020, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
The B.A.G. board has determined that at this time, we will not be having in-person meetings through the summer, at the very least. We do have online programs planned for the next few months, so be sure to check out the newsletter sidebar for the schedule.
This month’s meeting will once again be held via Zoom, an online conference program. If you’ve never attended a Zoom meeting before, check out this video – it will go over the basics of how to join a meeting.
Stay safe!
The B.A.G. Board
Program: Accordion Album with Frames with Amy Lapidow
Join us in July as Amy Lapidow leads us in making a variation on an accordion book, the Accordion Album with Frames. Cloth hinges join panels of matted items, for infinite length and possibilities. You will make a 4 panel model and discuss variations.
This is a great book for both storing and displaying 2-dimensional artwork. You can find directions for the structure on pages 62 – 69 of her book: The Book Art Studio Handbook (ISBN: 9781592538188).
Here’s what you need to prepare for the meeting:
Tools:
- X-Acto or mat knife
- Bone folder
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Glue stick or glue + brush
- Cutting mat
- Waste paper for gluing
Materials prep:
- 8 pieces of 4 ply mat board (2 ply is fine too) or equivalent 5″ x 5″ or 12.5 cm x 12.5.cm
- 4 things to mat (picture, drawing, etc.) Nothing too thick, 3″ x 3″ or 7.5 cm x 7.5 cm
- 4 pieces of Japanese paper for hinges or equivalent (tissue – thin paper is ok) 0.5″ x just under 5″ or 1.5 cm x 12 cm
- Bookcloth 1 piece that we will cut – around 5.5″ x 7″ or 14 cm x 17 cm
June Meeting Reflections
It was great to be in the same room as everyone, well, I mean it looked like you were all in my room, and to have everyone introduce themselves and share something short and sweet. We actually got to meet some of our out-of-town members and friends.
In the sharing portion of the meeting, we heard what Judy, Dorsey, Marilyn, Diana, and Nancy have been up to. How wonderful to have a group where we can share both the excitement of creating and the emotional expression of life’s dealings.
Thank you all for allowing us to admire your work and thoughts.
B.A.G. Member News
*** Spacious Studio Space Available (with access to lots of bookbinding equipment!) beginning August 1
Jill Abilock is looking for someone to share her large, light-filled 625-square-foot studio and bindery, located at Shelburne Pond Studios in a bucolic, rural area of Shelburne, Vermont. The building is a quintessential Vermont dairy barn that has been converted into studios and houses a diverse community of artists.
Fully half of the studio is empty and available to set up, furnish, and equip as you like. As an added bonus, Jill has several book presses, a Kuttrimmer, and other bookbinding equipment that you would be welcome to use.
If interested, please contact Jill at sixloonsstudio@gmail.com for more information.
Stay-at-Home Fun
*** On July 7th, 4:00 p.m. EDT the New England Historic Genealogical Society will host the virtual talk Women in 19th Century American Bookbinderies by Dr. Elizabeth DeWolfe and Todd Pattison. The talk will highlight the extensive use of female labor in American binderies during the 19th century and challenge the narrative that the industrialization of bookbinding was solely the result of mechanization.
You can get more information or register for this free talk by clicking here.
*** Shawn Sheehy is offering the online workshop The Roll-Up/Pop-Up Book on July 17th – 19th. Shawn is a very skilled paper engineer and this workshop is a great opportunity to learn from him in the comfort of your own home.
You have explored the pop-up how-to books. You’re ready to make your own pop-up project. You are stymied by the question: “How do I adapt these classic, foundational structures to make MY OWN structures?” This workshop will help you think through that problem by exploring five different structures at three levels: foundational, transitional, and transformed.
And if that weren’t enough, you will explore an innovative roll-up binding approach (think scroll rather than codex) for the fifteen pop-up folios. In the end, you will have a compact, bound collection of study models that will propel you to the next step of pop-up invention. Beginners are welcome!
For more information, visit Shawn’s website.
*** The Minnesota Center for Book Arts is offering a series of live online demonstrations focusing on a range of processes. Here’s the schedule of what’s available during the month of July:
Wednesday, July 22: Pulp Painting with Kelly Taylor Mitchell
Join artist Kelly Taylor Mitchell as she demonstrates her pulp painting process and shares about her work. Kelly is an artist and educator who lives and works in Atlanta, GA where she is currently an Artist-in-Residence with the Studio Artist Program at The Atlanta Contemporary, as well as an Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Culture and the Art Program Director at Spelman College.
Kelly’s multidisciplinary practice centers oral history and ancestral memory woven into the fabric of the Africana Diaspora, in order to present speculative futures, specifically related to concepts of community autonomy, swamp marronage, and inherited identity.
Utilizing printmaking, papermaking, sculpture, and textiles her work manifests as immersive installations, performative objects, and partnered artists books offering a venue for the sensorial –specifically smell- to connect to, convey, and reimagine rituals and rites of autonomous kin, collectives, and individuals of the Africana Diaspora.
Tuesday, July 28: Letterpress with Molly Poganski
Join MCBA’s Studio Technician Molly Poganski for a brief introduction to letterpress printing with hand-set wood type. Learn a little print history while watching Molly arrange type on the press, mix and apply ink to the rollers, and print! A finished print will be mailed to you after the demonstration.
Wednesday, July 29: Vegetable Papyrus with Yuka Petz
This demonstration-only workshop will be an introduction to making vegetable papyrus, a proto-paper made solely from fruits and vegetables.
Vegetable papyrus is created by cooking out non-cellulose materials and drying under pressure. This organic and non-toxic artform provides ample opportunities to create stunning patterns and compositions that reveal the delicate veining and organic structures of the fruits and vegetable you work with. Discussion will include different techniques and potential uses and participants will receive detailed instructions and tips for making papyrus at home.
For more information or to register, visit the MCBA website.
*** During the month of July, the Center for Book Arts has two opportunities for taking a workshop with papercutter Béatrice Coron:
Tuesday, July 28: Papercutting Basics
During this two-hour workshop, participants will discover the multiple facets of papercutting by making their own samples of different techniques. Learning basic principles of designing with full and empty shapes, each student will explore adapting pictures they collected to papercutting. Tips and tricks will be shared.
We will start the class with a presentation of the art of papercutting, then we will make one exercise outlining what papercutting is and how it can be used. The second exercise will be a study to adapt any image to papercutting. For the third exercise, we will use origami papers to design a four color mini-book.
Thursday, July 30: Make Your Own Botanical Papercut
In this two-hour workshop, we will design and cut a wall of leaves and flowers for all seasons. Different settings will be shown through slides, offering various options for your cut out. The instructor will demonstrate a variety of paper cutting techniques. Each participant will make their own large-scale botanical cut out.
All levels of experience are welcome.
Both workshops are being offered with a suggested donation. For more information or to register, visit the Center for Book Arts website.
*** The San Francisco Center for the Book is also offering a number of online workshops via Zoom. Here is a selection of what’s available during the month of July:
July 7: Budgeting for Book Arts with Nikki Thompson
It’s time for taxes. Or you have to do a budget for a grant. Or you’re trying to price your book. Yep, a budget will save you in all of these cases.
As a printmaker or book artist working in editions, she’ll teach (and give you a handy Google Sheet) you how to budget. You’ll also go over comparative shopping and diagramming the project. There will be math involved (groan!).
Having a project in mind is helpful for this class. Students should have some familiarity with Google Sheets.
July 16: Exploring the Accordion with Nina Eve Zeininger
Dive into the wide world of accordion bindings with three foundational varieties!
Beloved by bookbinders and artists for their versatility, accordion books come in a variety of formats. In this class students will tackle three styles of accordion bindings: a basic model made from three sheets tabbed together, a tipfolio with cover, and a Leporello structure.
The books made in class will be small in scale but the instructor will discuss how the techniques learned in class can be adjusted to fit accordion books of varying sizes. Students will gain the skills to continue making books on their own and the instructor will provide a PDF handout.
For more information or to register, visit the SFCB website.
by Elissa | Jun 6, 2020 | B.A.G. Meetings, bookbinding, Exhibitions, MailB.A.G., Workshops
Next Meeting: Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The B.A.G. board has determined that at this time, we will not be having in-person meetings through the summer, at the very least. We do have online programs planned for the next three months, so be sure to check out the newsletter sidebar for the schedule.
This month’s meeting will once again be held via Zoom, an online conference program. If you’ve never attended a Zoom meeting before, check out this video – it will go over the basics of how to join a meeting.
Stay safe!
The B.A.G. Board
Program: Share What You’ve Been Working on During Quarantine
Have you been busy making cool stuff during Vermont’s stay-at-home order? Perhaps you’ve got a piece that you made for our sadly-canceled annual exhibit. We’d love to see what you’ve been up to!
During this month’s B.A.G. meeting, we’ll be shining the spotlight on our members and their fantastic creations. There are limited spots available, so please let Elissa know if you’d like to be a presenter.
No worries if you haven’t made anything, we’d stlll love to have you join us for a hang. Either way, if you plan to attend the meeting, please contact Elissa so she can send you the Zoom meeting details.
We hope to see you online and look forward to seeing whatever you have to share with us!
May Meeting Reflections
At our May meeting, Elissa Campbell taught Peter and Donna Thomas‘ Nested Accordion Pop-Up Fold Book. This structure can be found in Peter and Donna’s book More Making Books by Hand: Exploring Miniature Books, Alternative Structures, and Found Objects (ISBN: 978-1592530748).
As it was our first Zoom meeting, we learned a lot from the experience. Over two dozen people attended!
We hope that future meetings go more smoothly and for that reason, the B.A.G. board is currently developing guidelines for our online programs. More information is coming in next week’s meeting reminder.
Stay-at-Home Fun
*** Shawn Sheehy is offering the online workshop The Roll-Up/Pop-Up Book on July 17th – 19th. Shawn is a very skilled paper engineer and this workshop is a great opportunity to learn from him in the comfort of your own home.
You have explored the pop-up how-to books. You’re ready to make your own pop-up project. You are stymied by the question: “How do I adapt these classic, foundational structures to make MY OWN structures?” This workshop will help you think through that problem by exploring five different structures at three levels: foundational, transitional, and transformed.
And if that weren’t enough, you will explore an innovative roll-up binding approach (think scroll rather than codex) for the fifteen pop-up folios. In the end, you will have a compact, bound collection of study models that will propel you to the next step of pop-up invention. Beginners are welcome!
For more information, visit Shawn’s website.
*** The Minnesota Center for Book Arts is offering a free weekly fold-along every Friday at 12:00 p.m. EDT on Facebook Live.
Each week, MCBA Lead Teaching Artist Madeline Garcia will teach you a unique book structure using simple household materials. Past structures have included the flag book, tunnel book, and the petal fold book.
For more information and to access the project archives, visit the MCBA website.
*** Sadly this year’s Paper and Book Intensive (PBI) was canceled due to COVID-19. The organizers of the event have kindly offered access to past workshop handouts in hopes of easing the loss. Links to these documents can be found on the PBI Facebook page.
*** On July 22nd, the Special Collections department at the J.Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah is presenting a Long-Stitch Binding workshop with Emily Tipps. Instruction will be given via Zoom.
The elegant long-stitch has been used for inventive artists’ books and beautiful journals, but don’t be fooled by the apparent complexity of this exposed-sewing binding. Participants receive one set of materials (included in the $45.00 fee), and the instructor shares examples with an assortment of thread, buttons, covers, and closures to ensure that the long-stitch never gets old.
For more information or to register, visit the Book Arts Program website.
*** Love letterpress? Grab your popcorn and settle in for an evening of Proceed and Be Bold!, a documentary about the life and work of letterpress printer Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.
Kennedy is known for his bold use of typography and untraditional approach to letterpress. He focuses his work on exploring themes of race, politics, and art and offers his work to the public at affordable prices to make it more accessible.
In light of current events, his work is especially relevant. You can view the documentary on YouTube.
*** Want more letterpress? The Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum is hosting the Hamilton Hang on Zoom on a weekly basis.
“We miss you on a normal basis, but with all this social distancing we really want to see your smiling faces. So, please plan to join us for a Zoom call (or two or three) so we can chat for a bit. We are asking some of our friends from the print, design, and type worlds to be our guest and co-host for each zoom call. So we can see what they are up to and find out how you’re doing.”
For more information, including the list of currently scheduled speakers, please visit the Hamilton Museum’s website.
by Elissa | May 7, 2020 | B.A.G. Meetings, bookbinding, Exhibitions, MailB.A.G., Workshops
As you know, Vermont’s Stay Home order is in effect until May 15th due to COVID-19. For this reason, there will be no May in-person meeting.
That’s right – we said in-person.
Next Meeting: Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
We will have this month’s meeting via Zoom, an online conference program. You will need to have Zoom downloaded on your computer, phone, or tablet in order to access the meeting. If you’ve never attended a Zoom meeting before, check out this video – it will go over the basics of how to join a meeting.
We’ll be watching how things progress over the coming weeks and determine when it’s safe to resume our in-person meetings. We’ll stay in touch with updates.
Stay safe!
The B.A.G. Board
Program: The Nested Accordion Pop-Up Fold Book on Zoom with Elissa Campbell
Oh yeah – we’re having a program!
This month, Elissa will be teaching you the Nested Accordion Pop-Up Fold Book, a structure created by Peter and Donna Thomas. You can find it in their book More Making Books by Hand: Exploring Miniature Books, Alternative Structures, and Found Objects.
Here’s what you’ll need to participate:
Tools:
- X-Acto knife
- Metal ruler
- Pencil
- Bone folder
- Glue stick
- PVA (optional, if you’d like to make a hard cover)
- Glue brush (optional)
Materials:
- 1 piece medium weight card stock (similar to Canson Mi-Teintes), grain short: 2″ x 14″
- 1 piece medium weight card stock, grain short: 2.75″ x 17.5″
- 2 pieces bookboard, grain long: 2.875″ x 1.875″ (optional, if you’d like to make a hard cover)
- 2 pieces cover material, grain long: 3.875″ x 2.875″ (optional)
If you plan to attend, please contact Elissa so she can send you the Zoom meeting details.
We hope to see you online!
B.A.G. News
*** Announcement: Spring/Summer member exhibit, Page Turners: Artist’s Books by the Book Arts Guild of Vermont
We are sad to announce that our spring/summer exhibit at ArtHound Gallery has been postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19. Please continue to work on your submissions, and we will plan to see them another day (hopefully at an exhibit).
Book Arts News
*** The Community College of Vermont in Brattleboro is looking for someone to teach Introduction to Book Arts starting in the Fall of 2020.
The ideal candidate has a master’s degree in a visual arts field, but CCV can make adjustments for a person who has significant teaching, exhibit, or professional experience in an area.
Candidates can apply at this link. If you have any questions, please contact Ginger Gellman, Coordinator of Teaching & Learning.
Quarantine Fun
*** The Center for Book Arts has online classes available during the month of May. These classes are offered with a suggested donation, which will be used to pay the instructor and to cover the class expenses.
Here’s one that might be of interest:
June 1, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.: In Botanical Books: Make Your Own Seed Paper with Iviva Olenick, you will learn how to make paper pulp from recycled paper by hand. You will adapt household tools to incorporate into making paper, including a sieve or strainer, cheesecloth, a silkscreen if you have one, and a food processor or blender.
You will explore the natural dyes, colorants, or textural inclusions (scraps of fabric, lace, yarn) you can add to their paper pulp. Finally, you will incorporate seeds into the paper which can then be planted in the garden.
For more information or to register, click here.
*** The Guild of Book Workers‘ Board of Directors has extended its offer of making all videos on the Guild of Book Workers’ Vimeo page available to rent, FREE of charge through the end of the month. This offer is open to everyone, regardless of membership status.
Enter the code GBW4FREE during checkout to reduce the cost of the rental to $0.00. Rentals are available as streaming content for 7 days. This code will expire on May 31, 2020.
If you have any difficulty using this promo code, please contact GBW President Bexx Caswell-Olson. Technical questions relating to the Vimeo website should be directed to Vimeo.
*** If you’re on Facebook, check out the Jaffe Center for Book Arts at Florida Atlantic University Libraries – they’re live on their Facebook page for Book Arts 101: Home Edition every Wednesday at 3:00 p.m..
Each week, they talk about books and craft, usually coming in at under half and hour.
by Elissa | Apr 6, 2020 | B.A.G. Meetings, bookbinding, Call to artists, Exhibitions, MailB.A.G., Vermont, Workshops
We hope that you’re managing to hang in there during these crazy times. Please let us know how you’re doing and what you’re up to – we can share your messages with other members to help us stay connected.
In order to secure the health of our members and the community, the B.A.G. Board has decided to cancel the April meeting. As of now, we don’t know if there will be a May meeting.
We’ll be watching how things progress over the coming weeks and determine when it’s safe to resume our meetings. We’ll stay in touch with updates.
Stay safe and sane!
The B.A.G. Board
Looking for book artsy things to do while stuck at home?
*** From April 15 – May 20, Helen Hiebert is teaching an online class, Flexible Book Structures. Join Helen in creating a series of flexible book structures that fold and unfold, collapse and expand, and feature innovative attachments and connections.
You’ll create six book objects, the equivalent of a weeklong workshop during this 6-week class. A new lesson will be in the classroom each Wednesday, and you can work from the comfort of your own home or studio at any time throughout the week. Hop into the online classroom anytime to ask questions and share your projects and ideas in a supportive and creative on-line community.
For more information or to register, visit Helen’s website.
*** The Center for Book Arts also has a selection of online classes throughout the month of April. These classes are offered with a suggested donation, which will be used to pay the instructor and to cover the class expenses.
Here are two that might be of interest:
April 14, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: During the Quarantine Book class with Johanna Maierski, you will learn how to make your own handmade quarantine book using found materials.
Students are encouraged to use found materials in their home: invoices they don’t want to pay, scrap paper, love letters, old leaves from their Monstera plants, fabric, plastic foil, yarn, needles, hammers, clips, etc.
The class will also serve as a space for seeking advice on bookmaking techniques and learning the different kind of zines formations to produce their own quarantine book. The class also includes a discussion of the materials gathered by the class, to collaboratively find a solution for binding for each individual project.
For more information or to register, click here.
April 14 & 21, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.: In Artist Books & The Everyday with Ben Denzer, students will conceive and create their own artist books using the everyday materials they are currently quarantined with.
In the first session, Ben will introduce a working definition of the term “Artist Book,” share a survey of historical examples, and detail basic bookmaking techniques. A discussion will follow, along with each student describing their initial ideas and available materials.
Between sessions, Ben will be available for one-on-one conversations to give feedback and construction advice.
In the second session, each student will share their completed artist book in a group critique.
For more information or to register, click here.
*** The Guild of Book Workers‘ Board of Directors has generously decided to make all videos on the Guild of Book Workers’ Vimeo page available to rent, FREE of charge for the next month. This offer is open to everyone, regardless of membership status.
Enter the code GBW4FREE during checkout to reduce the cost of the rental to $0.00. Rentals are available as streaming content for 7 days. This code will expire on April 17, 2020.
If you have any difficulty using this promo code, please contact GBW President Bexx Caswell-Olson.Technical questions relating to the Vimeo website should be directed to Vimeo.
*** Check out the monthly Are You Book Enough challenge on Instagram. The rules are simple – create a book based on the monthly theme and post it on Instagram using the assigned tags. This month’s theme is Machine and you’ve got the whole month to work on something!
The project has been going on for over 3 years and even if you’re not going to participate, there are wonderful books to look at if you search for #areyoubookenough.
B.A.G. News
*** Announcement: Spring/Summer member exhibit, Page Turners: Artist’s Books by the Book Arts Guild of Vermont
Our spring/summer exhibit will take place in June at ArtHound Gallery in Essex, Vermont. The theme, Page Turners, is open-ended, allowing for unlimited interpretation. All members are invited and encouraged to contribute new or old work.
This new gallery offers a beautiful space for the exhibit, surrounded by work from artisans all over Vermont. All work must be FOR SALE.
Here are some important dates:
- Entry due date: May 27, 2020. No entries will be accepted after this date. Artists are encouraged to bring work and appropriate paperwork to the May 13th B.A.G. meeting.
- Exhibit dates: June 6 – 30, 2020
- Opening reception: June 6, 2020. Times to be determined.
Now is a great time to get to work on a piece! Don’t you have more time on your hands?
by Elissa | Mar 25, 2020 | B.A.G. Meetings, bookbinding, Vermont
