by Elissa | Dec 3, 2015 | B.A.G. Meetings, bookbinding, Call to artists, Exhibitions, Lecture, MailB.A.G., Vermont, Workshops
Next Meeting: Wednesday, December 9, 2015, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
We meet at the Unitarian Universalist Society Church located at 152 Pearl Street in Burlington, VT. We will be in the Sophia Fahs Community Room, a large room located in the basement. Click here for more information on directions/parking.
Program: Studio Support and Workshop Time and Year-End Celebration/Pot Luck
It’s a party! In celebration of a wonderfully productive and creative year, with inspiring presenters and a super-successful 2015 show, the Book Arts Guild is hosting a year-end party for our December meeting. The guild will supply light dinner fare – wraps, veggies and dips, snacks and drinks. All you need to bring is your enthusiasm and holiday cheer (and perhaps some cookies or a dessert to share).
Along with the party festivities, there will be two exciting projects to participate in. The guild will be creating a collaborative Exquisite Corpse book to be completed and displayed at our upcoming exhibit. Submissions for the book are due at the January meeting, so this might be the perfect opportunity to get a head start on your creation. You are welcome to work in any 2-D medium, so bring your favorite drawing or painting tools and paper (or materials to collage an image). Rebecca Boardman will be on hand to provide templates, examples and guidance.
In addition, at the November meeting, B.A.G. members decided to participate in the Genesis Project, a crowd-sourced art installation led by artist Valerie Hird. The project celebrates diversity and cultural interconnections, which is a wonderful theme during this time of year.
Over 3,000 handmade origami cubes and birds will be used to create a life-sized tree at the Nora Haime Gallery in New York City. As a guild, we have committed to contributing origami cubes to the project (we have to submit a minimum of 100). The cubes need to be made from 6-inch squares cut from glossy magazine paper, preferably with images dominated by shades of red, yellow, blue, green, tan and light purple. Some text on the page is fine, too.
So bring in your favorite glossy magazines with colorful images, and join us in a folding fest! Jill Abilock will bring written instructions on folding the cubes (also known as “water balloons”), and will lead a folding demo for us. (You can also find an online tutorial here.) Jill will also bring in templates for cutting 6-inch squares from the magazine paper.
Things to bring to the December meeting:
A sweet treat to share (optional)
Materials for creating your Exquisite Corpse image:
- Paper
- Pens, pencils, colored pencils, markers, watercolors, etc.
- Collage materials and scissors, glue sticks, etc.
Materials for participating in the Genesis origami project:
- Light, glossy and colorful magazine paper
- Pencil
- X-Acto Knife
- Cutting mat
- Ruler
November Meeting Reflections
Writing this after the Thanksgiving holiday, I am grateful for the creative community that is the Book Arts Guild of Vermont.
Our November meeting filled the meeting room with joy, camaraderie, and cleverness as members shared skills and ideas. We learned new book structures, greeting card techniques, and even a smart gift bag enclosure to contain all those clever things.
Thanks to everyone for participating, and special thanks to those who prepared and shared!
You can view images from the meeting on the B.A.G. blog.
B.A.G. News
Spring Exhibit at UVM Living/ Learning Gallery
Announcing our Spring 2016 exhibit: Book Works, book-related works by the Book Arts Guild of Vermont! The exhibit will take place at the Living Learning Center gallery on the UVM campus from February 15 – March 18, 2016.
We encourage all members and friends to participate in this broadly themed show. Work can include new or time honored techniques, book-related pieces and sculpture, and generally any work that can be ‘read’.
Important Dates:
- Deadline for submissions: January 15, 2016. Work can be brought to the January meeting or mailed to Marcia. For special arrangements, please contact Marcia.
- Set up: February 15, 2016. If you would like to help hang the show to see what goes on pre-show, please let me know.
- Opening reception and artists’ talk: February 18, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. This will be in place of our usual February meeting.
The exhibit entry form and additional information can be downloaded here.
We would love to provide studio support at the December meeting, prior to the show, where participants can seek help and advice on their projects, so bring in your work in progress to share with others, seek help, or ask for advice on techniques, finishing, etc.
For inspiration, try searching on Pinterest for book arts boards. Here are a few links to get you started:
After such a fantastic show last year at SEABA, we’re excited to see what comes next for everyone!
Book Arts News
*** On December 4 – 5, the first annual Northampton Book and Book Arts Fair will take place at the Smith College Campus Center in Northampton, MA.
The event includes exhibits, sales, book signings, demonstrations, lectures and features the leading antiquarian booksellers from the region and book artists, letter press printers, book binders, paper makers, wood engravers, stone cutters, and book designers.
The keynote speaker is Richard Minsky, a scholar of bookbinding and widely acclaimed as a pioneering book artist whose work is collected internationally by major museums and libraries. He is the founder of the Center for Book Arts in New York City.
For more information, please visit the event website.
*** Now through December 13th, the Middlebury College Museum of Art is presenting The Art of Storytelling: Five Tales from Asia, Then and Now. The exhibit includes a beautiful combination of ancient and modern illustration.
The five Asian tales at the center of this exhibition have inspired artists for centuries and continue to capture the imaginations of comics writers and graphic designers today. This exhibit explores many of the painted and printed interpretations of these compelling narratives from the sixteenth century to the present.
The works are drawn from the collections of the Middlebury College Museum of Art, the Harvard Art Museums, the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College, and Harvard-Yenching Library, and are complemented by contemporary comics, illustrations, and other digital media.
*** The Paper Room (formerly known as Langdell Paper) at AVA Gallery and Art Center is holding its annual open studio on Saturday December 5th, from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. This event is part of AVA’s annual Open House.
Not only are there going to be 1,000’s of sheets of handmade paper available for purchase, but there will also be refreshments and fun paper-related conversation.
The AVA Art Center is located at 11 Bank Street in Lebanon, NH. The Paper Room is on the second floor in studio #209. For more information, please contact Richard at rlangdell@gmail.com.
*** The New England Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers is looking for volunteers for an upcoming Girl Scout event. They will be partnering with the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts offering programs for Cadette scouts (age 11-14) to earn a Book Artist badge. In addition, they will run a program for younger scouts.
The event will be held on Saturday March 26, 2016 at Camp Maude Eaton in Andover, MA. They will run a 3-hour program for Cadettes in the morning from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and then have a 2-hour program for younger girls from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. You can volunteer for just one program or make a day out of it and do both!
There will be an introduction and then five stations that the girls will rotate through which may include printing, accordion folds, a pamphlet, origami book, a scroll, decorating paper or a collaborative book, depending on the interests of the volunteers. Each rotation will last for about 30 minutes. The younger girls will have similar programming in a shorter time frame with possibly only four rotations. If you have a book arts technique or project that you’d like to see done with the Girl Scouts please make some suggestions.
You do not need to be a member of the NEGBW to volunteer. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Todd Pattison at bookandtile@att.net.
*** On Saturday, December 5th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the Friends of the South Burlington Community Library are having a book sale at Wheeler House, in Burlington, VT. Books are priced at 3 for $1.00 – if you’re into altered books, then this is a great way to stock up.
Wheeler House is located at 1100 Dorset Street.
Book Arts Classes
*** On February 1 – 5, 2016, the North Bennet Street School is offering Introduction to Blind and Gold Tooling on Leather with Samuel Feinstein.
In this week-long intensive, students learn the fundamentals of blind tooling and gold tooling on leather, focusing on straight lines and using BS Glaire to affix the gold. Line-work is one of the most important, fundamental, and versatile decorative techniques used on tooled bindings, and it is used in both traditional and contemporary designs. Students also have time to explore the use of curved lines and small decorative tools within a limited scope. A final plaquette will be completed using the techniques covered.
This is an introduction for beginners as well as a step forward for those who would like to build on their existing knowledge. The goal of this workshop is to familiarize you with the processes involved and prepare you for further practice.
For more information or to register, please visit the NBSS website.
*** The North Bennet Street School is also offering a Paste Paper Workshop with Amy Lapidow on Saturday, December 12th.
In this one-day workshop, we explore a variety of recipes, papers and techniques to make decorative paper using a combination of adhesive and colorant, commonly called paste papers. Paste paper is regularly used in bookbinding and can be used for other paper projects.
For more information or to register, please visit the NBSS website.
by Elissa | Nov 4, 2015 | B.A.G. Meetings, bookbinding, Call to artists, Exhibitions, Lecture, MailB.A.G., Vermont, Workshops
Next Meeting: Wednesday, November 11, 2015, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
We meet at the Unitarian Universalist Society Church located at 152 Pearl Street in Burlington, VT. We will be in the Sophia Fahs Community Room, a large room located in the basement. Click here for more information on directions/parking.
Program: Card Tricks and Book Blitz: Mini Workshops in Cool Techniques
Join us for our always-popular annual November tradition: Member-led mini hands-on workshops in the form of a card or mini-book exchange that we call Book Blitz and Card Tricks. Get prepared now and join the fun!
Design a card or small/simple book structure that has a trick or two; maybe a pop-up, French doors or a window. Bring your completed card or mini-book, along with materials for six undecorated cards or mini-book structures to share. We will have an exchange and then engage in some decorating fun.
Please feel free to join in the fun even if you don’t have time to prepare cards or mini-books to bring. We do a similar program every November and there is always more than enough to go around. As in years past, expect to go home with some great new ideas, several new tricks up your sleeve, and a few new cards for the season.
Things to bring:
- A decorated card/mini-book with a “trick” (optional)
- 6 card structures of your card/mini-book “trick” to exchange (optional)
- Glue
- Scissors
- X-Acto knife
- Cutting mat
- Ruler
- Bone folder
- Awl or needle tool
- Decorative punches
- Stamps and ink
- Pens, pencils, markers
- Decorative papers
- Fun stuff!
| BONUS: At the November meeting, we will also kick-off our first official BAG Collaborative Book Project: an Exquisite Corpse Book. Collaborative Project Coordinator Rebecca Boardman will explain the concept and distribute templates that you can take home and use to create an exquisite corpse to contribute to the book.
We’re planning to display the book at our upcoming Spring 2016 exhibit, Book Works (Living Learning Center Gallery, UVM campus, February 15 – March 18, 2016), and hope that everyone will be inspired to participate! |
October Meeting Reflections
Jill Dawson literally lit up our evening, both with her innovative bookworks and her circuit- making instructions. We all came away with paper works that actually did light up, and a small bit of knowledge of the tech world.
Jill inspired us to reach a little further into that world, and to explore the endless possibilities that new technology can afford the book and paper artist in all of us.
Thanks, Jill, for a dazzling evening.
You can view images from the meeting on the B.A.G. blog.
B.A.G. News
Spring Exhibit at UVM Living/ Learning Gallery
Announcing our Spring 2016 exhibit: Book Works, book-related works by the Book Arts Guild of Vermont! The exhibit will take place at the Living Learning Center gallery on the UVM campus from February 15 – March 18, 2016.
We encourage all members and friends to participate in this broadly themed show. Work can include new or time honored techniques, book-related pieces and sculpture, and generally any work that can be ‘read’. We would love to provide studio support at meetings prior to the show, where participants can seek help and advice on their projects, so bring in your work in progress to share with others.
For inspiration, try searching on Pinterest for book arts boards. Here are a few links to get you started:
After such a fantastic show last year at SEABA, we’re excited to see what comes next for everyone!
More details about the show to come!
Book Arts News
*** Now through December 13th, the Middlebury College Museum of Art is presenting The Art of Storytelling: Five Tales from Asia, Then and Now. The exhibit includes a beautiful combination of ancient and modern illustration.
The five Asian tales at the center of this exhibition have inspired artists for centuries and continue to capture the imaginations of comics writers and graphic designers today. This exhibit explores many of the painted and printed interpretations of these compelling narratives from the sixteenth century to the present.
The works are drawn from the collections of the Middlebury College Museum of Art, the Harvard Art Museums, the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College, and Harvard-Yenching Library, and are complemented by contemporary comics, illustrations, and other digital media.
*** The New England Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers will have a booth at the upcoming Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair. The fair will be held at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA.
Volunteers are needed to sit at the booth during the following hours:
- Friday, November 13: 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
- Saturday, November 14: 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Sunday, November 15: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
It’s a great opportunity to meet interesting people, promote the GBW, and talk about books to other like-minded individuals.
They want to have two volunteers in the booth at all times. To volunteer please email Todd Pattison at bookandtile@att.net. All volunteers will get free entry into the Fair!
*** Also on November 14th is the Boston Book, Print and Ephemera Show, billed as the “other Boston book show”. The show will be held at the Back Bay Events Center (a.k.a. the Dorothy Quincy Suite at John Hancock Hall).
You can attend for free if you register online before November 13th.
*** The Paper Room (formerly known as Langdell Paper) at AVA Gallery and Art Center is holding its annual open studio on Saturday December 5th, from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. This event is part of AVA’s annual Open House.
Not only are there going to be 1,000’s of sheets of handmade paper available for purchase, but there will also be refreshments and fun paper-related conversation.
The AVA Art Center is located at 11 Bank Street in Lebanon, NH. The Paper Room is on the second floor in studio #209. For more information, please contact Richard at rlangdell@gmail.com.
*** The New England Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers is looking for volunteers for an upcoming Girl Scout event. They will be partnering with the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts offering programs for Cadette scouts (age 11-14) to earn a Book Artist badge. In addition, they will run a program for younger scouts.
The event will be held on Saturday November 7th at Camp Cedar Hill in Waltham, MA. They will run a 3-hour program for Cadettes in the morning from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and then have a 2-hour program for younger girls from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. You can volunteer for just one program or make a day out of it and do both!
There will be an introduction and then five stations that the girls will rotate through which may include printing, accordion folds, a pamphlet, origami book, a scroll, decorating paper or a collaborative book, depending on the interests of the volunteers. Each rotation will last for about 30 minutes. The younger girls will have similar programming in a shorter time frame with possibly only four rotations. If you have a book arts technique or project that you’d like to see done with the Girl Scouts please make some suggestions.
You do not need to be a member of the NEGBW to volunteer. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Todd Pattison at bookandtile@att.net.
Book Arts Classes
*** Valerie Carrigan will be teaching Book Ornaments at the Messenger Press Studio at the Beaver Mill in North Adams, MA. The workshop will be on Saturday November 21, 2015 from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Learn to make miniature handmade books that also function as hanging ornaments. Through unique paper folding, hard covers, and the addition of a ribbon and bead, you will make beautiful structures that transform in shape from a book to an ornament. You will leave this workshop with a handful of book ornaments in a variety of sizes, colors and patterns! No experience necessary.
The workshop is sponsored by is 183 Art School of the Berkshires. To register, please call them directly at (413) 298-5252.
*** Masscribes is hosting a workshop with Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord on Saturday November 7th, at the Sportsman’s Club in Norwood, MA.
Book Play is an introduction to simple bookmaking and its possibilities for creative exploration. It is bookmaking at its most friendly and accessible – no rulers or precious papers, no designing or planning ahead. The emphasis is on freedom and possibility – how the simplest forms can be adapted, varied, and combined to unlock our creative juices. Using mostly recycled materials, we’ll make intimate books that fold and fan, hang and stand. Most of the time will be spent making books but there will be opportunities to add calligraphy.
For more information, please contact Nita Padamsee at padamseedesigns@verizon.net or Elissa Barr at penpusherink@gmail.com.
*** The Eliot School in Jamaica Plain, MA is offering Coptic Binding with Ken Gilbert on December 13 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
With Coptic binding, sections of paper are sewn through their folds and attached with stitches across the spine, without any glue. Make a blank book using this ancient, elegant technique, and cover it with either cloth or decorative paper.
For more information about the class, please visit the Eliot School’s website or click here to download the complete catalog.
by Elissa | Dec 6, 2012 | B.A.G. Meetings, bookbinding, MailB.A.G., Member News, Vermont, Workshops
Next Meeting: Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
DATE CHANGE: PLEASE NOTE THAT IN DECEMBER WE WILL BE MEETING ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH.
There will be no change in location – we meet at the Unitarian Universalist Society Church located at 152 Pearl Street in Burlington, VT. We will be in the Sophia Fahs Community Room, a large room located in the basement.
Click here for more information on directions/parking.
Program: Annual Ethnic Potluck with Swap and Shop
Back by Popular Demand! Join us in December for our Annual Ethnic Potluck with Swap and Shop!
Pot Luck: Let’s celebrate the season with terrific potluck for our December meeting. At past dinners, members have brought a delicious assortment of appetizers, salads, main dishes, and desserts. Bring your best dish, favorite dish, traditional family dish, an ethnic dish and let’s enjoy a meal together. Plan to bring food that does not need to be reheated.
Swap & Shop: After the good eats and conversation, we will set out displays for our Annual Swap and Sale. You are invited to bring in items that are a result of your own creativity and/or bring in materials that you no longer need, knowing that they will inspire someone else’s creativity (i.e.: art papers, fabric, art supplies, tools, overstock items, book arts specialty, magazines, etc.).
Decide whether your offerings will be available for swapping for someone else’s goodies or for sale, and make a sign so designating that. If you have items to sell, make signs (or tags) displaying the price/sales tax.
It’s always a fun evening, with lots of yummy eats and cool book arts treats, and a wonderful way to wrap up the year!
Don’t forget, our meeting date has permanently changed to the second Wednesday of the month!
Reflections on November’s Meeting
Our November meeting, also our second annual Card Tricks and Book Blitz, was a creative explosion of fantastic ideas. Attendees shared many techniques that could easily be adapted for many uses, holiday or otherwise.
Pop ups, accordions, and embroidery were some of the tricks that we all learned and then tried during the hands-on portion of the evening.
Thanks to all for making it a fun night of creative camaraderie.
You can view images from the meeting on the B.A.G. blog.
B.A.G. News
*** More on that meeting date change – everyone has done a great job this year of adjusting to our new schedule of meeting on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. However, this year the 3rd Wednesday of December is only six days before Christmas.
Fortunately, we have successfully changed the date of our December meeting to the 2nd Wednesday of the month (December 12th). Many thanks to Christina Fulton and the Unitarian Universalist Society Church of Burlington for being so accommodating!
*** B.A.G. is happy to announce that our 2013 spring exhibit, There’s No Place Like Home, will be hosted by Studio Place Arts in Barre, VT. The show will take place at the same time as an exhibit on children’s literature in the Main Floor Gallery.
The exhibit will be in SPA’s Third Floor Gallery from June 4 – July 6, 2013. The deadline for submissions is April 10, 2013. The official call for artists will go out soon, along with more details on the exhibit.
Book Arts News
*** The AVA Gallery and Art Center will be holding an Open House on Saturday December 8th, from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. As part of this event, The Paper Room (formerly known as Langdell Paper), will be open.
Not only are there going to be 1,000’s of sheets of handmade paper available for purchase, but there will also be a door prize and refreshments.
The AVA Art Center is located at 11 Bank Street in Lebanon, NH. The Paper Room is on the second floor in studio #209. For more information, please call (802) 222-0503.
*** Chena River Marblers in Amherst, MA is holding an open studio on December 8 & 9 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. There will be marbling and bookbinding demonstrations, along with an end-of-year overstock and seconds sale. For more information, please call (413) 253-2835.
*** The College Book Art Association‘s 2013 annual meeting will be held at Yale University on January 4 – 5, 2013. The theme of Art from Artifact: Teaching & Learning from the Object encourages us to explore how teaching and learning from objects can benefit book arts education.
The entire program for the two-day meeting can be found online (pdf). Registration is available online. For more information, please contact Jae Rossman via Email: jae.rossman@yale.edu.
Book Arts Classes
*** Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord is giving a workshop, Calling the Quiet: Making Books for Meditation and Reflection, at the Rolling Ridge Retreat Center, in North Andover, MA on December 12th from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Making books combines the calm and comfort of handwork with the opportunity for reflection. Using recycled materials, we’ll make five simple books on a variety of themes and a box to hold them. No art experience or creative confidence is needed; this workshop is truly for everyone.
You can register online or call for more information: (978) 682-8815.
*** The Eliot School in Jamaica Plain, MA is offering Tiny Books with Jennifer Erin Hughes on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Make awesome little books that fit in the palm of your hand: stab, accordion, single sheet fold-out books and a few more.
Jennifer will also be teaching Leather-Bound Coptic Books on March 10 & 17, 2013, from 10:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. This simple, elegant, exposed-spine, sewn book dates back to the 2nd century AD. Learn the basics of coptic binding to create a beautiful leather-covered blank book.
For more information these classes, please visit the Eliot School’s website or download the complete catalog.
*** The North Bennet Street School is offering Fundamentals of Bookbinding I with Amy Lapidow on a series of Saturdays, January 26 – February 23, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Students will learn the foundations of bookbinding with hands-on experience and discussion.
The course will cover non-adhesive structures and case bindings, which will teach structural elements, sewing variations, covering and cutting techniques using various materials, tools and equipment. Throughout the course discussions will cover terminology, paper grain and folding, selecting proper materials and tools, and adhesives and their properties.
For more information or to register, please visit the NBBS’s website.
by Elissa | Nov 8, 2012 | B.A.G. Meetings, bookbinding, Exhibitions, MailB.A.G., Member News, Vermont, Workshops
Next Meeting: Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
DATE CHANGE: PLEASE NOTE THAT IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER WE WILL BE MEETING ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH.
There will be no change in location – we meet at the Unitarian Universalist Society Church located at 152 Pearl Street in Burlington, VT. We will be in the Sophia Fahs Community Room, a large room located in the basement.
Click here for more information on directions/parking.
Program: Book Blitz and Card Tricks
Join us for a card or mini-book exchange B.A.G.-style called Book Blitz and Card Tricks. Get prepared now and join in the fun!
Design a card or small/simple book structure that has a trick or two; maybe a pop-up, French doors or a window. Bring your completed card or mini-book, along with six undecorated cards or mini-book structures to share. We will have an exchange and then engage in some decorating fun.
Please feel free to join in the fun even if you don’t have time to prepare cards or mini-books to bring. We did a similar program last December and there was more than enough to go around. Like last year, expect to go home with some great new ideas, several new tricks up your sleeve, and a few new cards for the season.
Things to bring:
- A decorated card/mini-book with a “trick” (optional)
- 6 card structures of your card/mini-book “trick” to exchange (optional)
- Glue
- Scissors
- X-Acto knife
- Cutting mat
- Ruler
- Decorative punches
- Stamps and ink
- Pens, pencils, markers
- Decorative papers
- Fun stuff!
Don’t forget, our meeting date has permanently changed to the second Wednesday of the month!
Reflections on October’s Meeting
Our October meeting featured Lyna Lou Nordstrom, who demonstrated both monoprinting and gelatin print techniques. After sharing examples of her own work, which features natural patterns and plant materials, she shared her methods and techniques with the eager group.
In the hands-on part of the program, Lyna Lou provided the materials as well as inspiration to get us going on our own prints. The meeting went longer than usual because the group was having so much fun! Thanks to Lyna Lou, participants came away with exciting small works of their own.
A big thank you to both Lyna Lou for lugging all the materials to the meeting and to Jill for setting up and cleaning up.
You can view images from the meeting on the B.A.G. blog.
B.A.G. News
*** More on that meeting date change – everyone has done a great job this year of adjusting to our new schedule of meeting on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. However, this year the 3rd Wednesday of November falls on the day before Thanksgiving and the 3rd Wednesday of December is only six days before Christmas.
Fortunately, we have successfully changed the dates of our November and December meetings to the 2nd Wednesday of the month (November 14th and December 12th). Many thanks to Christina Fulton and the Unitarian Universalist Society Church of Burlington for being so accommodating!
*** B.A.G. is happy to announce that our 2013 spring exhibit, There’s No Place Like Home, will be hosted by Studio Place Arts in Barre, VT. The show will take place at the same time as an exhibit on children’s literature in the Main Floor Gallery.
The exhibit will be in SPA’s Third Floor Gallery from June 4 – July 6, 2013. The deadline for submissions is April 10, 2013. The official call for artists will go out soon, along with more details on the exhibit.
Book Arts News
*** The Paper Room (formerly known as Langdell Paper) at AVA Art Center is having an open studio on Saturday November 10th, from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Not only are there going to be 1,000’s of sheets of handmade paper available for purchase, but there will also be free paper, a door prize, and refreshments.
The AVA Art Center is located at 11 Bank Street in Lebanon, NH. The Paper Room is on the second floor in studio #209. For more information, please call (802) 222-0503.
*** Chena River Marblers in Amherst, MA is holding an open studio on December 8 & 9 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. There will be marbling and bookbinding demonstrations, along with an end-of-year overstock and seconds sale. For more information, please call (413) 253-2835.
*** Non-Visible and Intangible: Artists Books Respond to E-Books is a series of events and a gallery exhibition on the topic of Artists Books in the Digital Age held at the Harold F. Johnson Library, Hampshire College in November 7-16, 2012.
The events explore how technology has affected all aspects of artists books – from production to creation to access and use. Some of the works on display in the exhibit Pulp to Pixels: Artists Books in the Digital Age explore interactive generative art with text and image, some function as books in their own right but can be enhanced with technology, and others require a smartphone or tablet to view them at all.
The Harold F. Johnson Library is located at 893 West Street, Amherst, MA. For more information, please visit the event website.
*** November 16-18, 2012 offers the Boston Book Collectors’ Weekend, an event including both the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair and the Boston Book, Print, and Ephemera Show. Patrons purchasing an admission ticket for Saturday, November 17th to either of the two shows will receive a complimentary admission pass to the other show, good for entry on Saturday only.
The Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair will be held at the Hynes Convention Center during all three days. On Saturday, November 17th at 5:00 p.m., rare book librarians Martin Antonetti and Ron Patkus will offer an illustrated presentation on the history and work of the press in The Art of the Book in Wales.
The Boston Book, Print, and Ephemera Show will take place on November 17th from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Back Bay Events Center. Tom Twetten of Craftsbury Antiquarian Books will be exhibiting some design bindings.
Book Arts Classes
*** The Eliot School in Jamaica Plain, MA is offering Tiny Books with Jennifer Erin Hughes on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Make awesome little books that fit in the palm of your hand: stab, accordion, single sheet fold-out books and a few more.
Jennifer will also be teaching Leather-Bound Coptic Books on March 10 & 17, 2013, from 10:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. This simple, elegant, exposed-spine, sewn book dates back to the 2nd century AD. Learn the basics of coptic binding to create a beautiful leather-covered blank book.
For more information these classes, please visit the Eliot School’s website or download the complete catalog.
*** The North Bennet Street School is offering Calligraphy Concertina: A Hand-Lettered Accordion Book with Maryanne Grebenstein on December 1 – 2 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
In this workshop, students make a one-of-a-kind accordion book while perfecting basic calligraphy forms. Calligraphy, layout decoration and accordion-style binding is taught. Some experience in hand-lettering is recommended but not required.
For more information or to register, please visit the NBBS’s website.
