Book & Paper Arts Calendar Updates - April 14, 2018
Hello everyone,
Well, I almost forgot our 1st date anniversary! We used this as an anniversary date as we did not get married until 2014 and we had been together since 2000! I begged forgiveness for the lack of a card but made up for it by cobbling a quick weekend driving trip up to the Pismo Beach area. On the way we stopped at the Elverhøj Museum of History & Art in Solvang, where I checked out the “Reopening The Book” exhibit and was promptly pulled into a book making class (slot & tab). In return I showed them how to make a quick meander book with pockets. When Bill was informed of my joining the class he just chuckled, said, “No surprise there”, and went on to enjoy the rest of the museum. They were hoping that I would make it back up for their “Book-A-Palooza” on April 28th but as much fun as I had up there it is a ways to drive to Solvang from the Port of Los Angeles area! We also enjoyed our favorite restaurants while we were up there and was barely able to stay upright as the winds gusted while we tried to take our walk! An enjoyable and relaxing weekend despite the last minute-ness of it all.
Had another wonderful workshop today with Vicki in Glendale - I always learn something new here and we all came away with an ingenious binding for a mini album and a beautifully altered mini composition book (from the instructor)! Here is a hidden hinge binding tutorial which we used to create the mini album.
==================== Reminders/Save the date
Focus on Book Arts (FOBA) call for workshop proposals to be taught next year, 2019, are due May 15, 2018. Hope to see you there next year!
A great way to attend Arrowmont in Gatlinburg, TN, is to apply for their fall work-study program. Applications are due June 1, 2018. Imagine spending a month or 2 up to your elbows in creating!
==================== If you happen to be in the area …
Tour of Keith Smith at Home, the retrospective exhibition of work by book artist, author and educator Keith Smith - Perelman Building - Philadelphia Museum of Art - Apr 21, 2018 @ 2:30 pm
Alicia Bailey just installed an exhibit of her own book works at Spark Gallery in Denver, CO, through April 29. Those of you not able to attend the show check out the online catalog.
MUSUBU (to tie, to connect, or to be bound by friendship): Book Art Tokyo-California - through May 19 at the American Bookbinders Museum in San Francisco.
San Francisco Center for the Book exhibit - Catching the Light: Bookworks from Southern California - through April 30, 2018.
The Open Workshop: New Investigations in Collective Form was named one of the top 10 must-see architecture exhibitions in 2018 by the Architect’s Newspaper - through July 29, 2018 - Yerba Buena Center for the Arts - 701 Mission Street, San Francisco CA 94103
==================== How do they do that?
Origami and fitting a round hole into a square peg
Making a different kind of page - Infinity fold tutorial
==================== Other snippets
Had no idea that there was a magazine for sea glass
Wanna visit a hedgehog cafe in Tokyo? Gloves provided!
==================== Here are some upcoming classes on the calendar in the LA area, San Francisco (SF), along the west coast, some states just to the east (it could be a day-long adventure, make a weekend or whole vacation out of it!) and online in the next 30 - 90 days (I extended this to help you plan for the beginning of summer!)
- Apr 18: [NEW] Talk: The History of Pop-up and Movable Books (Orange, CA)
- Apr 20 - 22: Newport Paper & Book Arts Festival (Newport, OR)
- Apr 21: [Waitlist] Book Arts Basics & Tricks of the Trade (San Diego, CA) - morning workshop
- Apr 21: Non-Adhesive Binding (San Diego, CA) - afternoon workshop this is a great workshop that takes the fear out of sewing a book
- Apr 21: [NEW] Hand Sewn Leather Wallet Class (Bainbridge Island, WA)
- Apr 21: [NEW] Hand Sewn Leather Clutch Bag (Bainbridge Island, WA)
- Apr 23: [NEW] Hand Sewn Leather Tote Bag (Bainbridge Island, WA)
- Apr 23 - 24: Contemporary Paper Bindings (San Francisco, CA)
- Apr 26 - 27: [NEW] Introduction to Nuno Felting (Bainbridge Island, WA)
- Apr 28 - 29: Mission Federal ArtWalk (San Diego, CA)
- Apr 29: Decorative Box Making :: Box with Drawers (San Francisco, CA)
- May 4: Introduction to Paper Marbling (San Diego, CA)
- May 5: Marbling on Fabric (San Diego, CA)
- May 6: Marbling: Studio Class (San Diego, CA)
- May 6: Monotype Covers & Cross-Structure Binding (San Francisco, CA)
- May 12: [NEW] HAIKU - Inspiration To Prints In One Day (Los Angeles, CA)
- May 12: Introduction to Pop-Ups :: Basic Geometric Designs (San Francisco, CA)
- May 18: Bookworks: An Artist’s Book Fair (San Francisco, CA)
- May 19: [NEW] Paper Crafting Odds & Ends (Glendale, CA)
- May 19: [NEW] License Plate Key Fob (Volcano, CA)
- May 19: [NEW] Suminagashi Marbling on Paper and Fabric (Hillsboro, OR)
- May 19: [NEW] Cyanotype Workshop (Pasadena, CA)
- May 19: Paper Bojagi (San Francisco, CA)
- May 19: Intro To Western Papermaking (Los Angeles, CA)
- May 19: Box Making Core :: Basic Structures (San Francisco, CA)
- May 19: [Waitlist] Taking Flight - a Japanese Stab Bound Book (Carlsbad, CA)
- May 20: [NEW] Suminagashi Marbling on Paper and Fabric (Hillsboro, OR)
- May 20: [Waitlist] Pocket Folder Book (Carlsbad, CA)
- May 20: Drumleaf Binding (Los Angeles, CA)
- May 20: [NEW] Friendly Writing for the Visual Thinker: Words as Colors (San Francisco, CA)
- May 20: Book & Box of Natural Curiosities (San Francisco, CA)
- May 20: Handmade Paper Craft – Journals, Stationery and Paper Art (Aptos, CA)
- May 19 - 20: Handmade Paper Craft – Journals, Stationery and Paper Art (Aptos, CA)
- Jun 1: Punch Up Your Summer Art with Geli Printed Cards and Envelopes (Coupeville, WA)
- Jun 4 - 8: Mills Summer Institute - Session I - Samuel Feinstein & Sarah Bryant (Oakland, CA)
- Jun 7 - 11: [Waitlist] Book Jewels: Fastenings and Furnishings for Bookbinders (Volcano, CA)
- Jun 9: Tiny Books to Wear & Share (San Francisco, CA)
- Jun 9 - 10: Turning Leaves (San Francisco, CA)
- Jun 10 - 13: Prospero’s Books (Idyllwild, CA)
- Jun 11 - 15: Mills Summer Institute - Session II - Jessica Spring & Dorothy Yule (Oakland, CA)
- Jun 11 - 15: Books with a Textile Twist (Coupeville, WA)
- Jun 16 - 17: A Book of Moments (Idylwild, CA)
- Jun 20 - 22: Fine Art Book (Coupeville, WA)
- Jun 23: Miniature Exposed-Spine Bindings (San Francisco, CA)
- Jun 29 - Jul 1: [Waitlist] The Art of Seaweeds: Sculptural Objects and Vessels (Otis, OR)
- Jun 30: [NEW] Spiral Bound Organizers (Glendale, CA)
- Jul 2 - 3: The Potential of Paper: Bend, Pleat, Crinkle (Idyllwild, CA)
- Jul 4 - 6: Paper Sculpture (Idyllwild, CA)
- Jul 7: The Ideal Sketchbook (San Francisco, CA)
- Jul 7 - 8: The Fine Art of Cutting and Sculpting Paper by Bhavna Mehta (San Diego, CA)
- Jul 8: Presentation Album (San Francisco, CA)
- Jul 14 - 15: Eco Printing (San Francisco, CA)
- Jul 21: Decorative Box Making :: Hatch-Top Box (San Francisco, CA)
- Jul 22: Exploring the Jacob’s Ladder Structure (San Francisco, CA)
- Jul 28: Collection Folio (Glendale, CA)
==================== Newly found workshops are below. They may be happening within a week to 12 months. I encourage everyone to use the links in the calendar entries as a jumping off point to look for other workshops offered by that organization.
Talk: The History of Pop-up and Movable Books (Orange, CA) When: Wed Apr 18, 2018 10:00 - 11:30
Hand Sewn Leather Wallet Class (Bainbridge Island, WA) When: Sat Apr 21, 2018 10:00 - 12:30
Hand Sewn Leather Clutch Bag (Bainbridge Island, WA) When: Sat Apr 21, 2018 14:00 - 17:00
Hand Sewn Leather Tote Bag (Bainbridge Island, WA) When: Mon Apr 23, 2018 10:00 - 14:30
Introduction to Nuno Felting (Bainbridge Island, WA) When: April 26 - 27, 2018, 9:30 - 16:00
Books Of The Earth (Brasstown, NC) When: Sun May 6, 2018 - Sat May 12, 2018
HAIKU - INSPIRATION TO PRINTS IN ONE DAY (Los Angeles, CA) When: Sat May 12, 2018 9:00 - 16:00
Open Spine Bookbinding (Carmarthen, West Wales, UK) When: Tue May 15, 2018 10:00 - 17:00
Innovative Folded Forms (Carbondale, CO) When: Sat May 12, 2018 10:00 - 17:00
Paper Crafting Odds & Ends (Glendale, CA) When: Sat May 19, 2018 9:00 - 13:00
Suminagashi Marbling on Paper and Fabric (Hillsboro, OR) When: Sat May 19, 2018 9:00 - 16:00
License Plate Key Fob (Volcano, CA) When: Sat May 19, 2018 9:00 - 16:00
Cyanotype Workshop (Pasadena, CA) When: Sat May 19, 2018 10:30 - 14:30
Friendly Writing for the Visual Thinker: Words as Colors (San Francisco, CA) When: Sun May 20, 2018 10:00 - 16:00
Suminagashi Marbling on Paper and Fabric (Hillsboro, OR) When: Sun May 20, 2018 9:00 - 16:00
Small Book With An Enclosure, Too! (Brasstown, NC) When: Fri Jun 8, 2018 - Sun Jun 10, 2018
Narrative Treasure Box (Cleveland, OH) When: June 9 - 10, 2018, 10:00 - 16:00
Traditional Ethiopian Bookbinding (Boston, MA) When: June 16 - 17, 2018, 8:30 - 16:30
Spiral Bound Organizers (Glendale, CA) When: Sat Jun 30, 2018 9:00 - 13:00
Bookbinding Boot Camp (Council Bluffs, IA) When: Mon Jul 2, 2018 - Sat Jul 7, 2018
Peep Show Bookbinding (Denver, CO) When: Sat Jul 7, 2018 9:00 - 14:00
Coptic-Bound Keepsake Bookbinding (Llandysul, West Wales, UK) When: Mon Jul 9, 2018 10:00 - 17:00
Book Cartography: Using the Map as an Artistic Strategy Within Book Structures (Bristol, UK) When: July 26 - 27, 2018, 9:30 - 16:30
Collection Folio (Glendale, CA) When: Sat Jul 28, 2018 9:00 - 13:00
Folded Books (Boston, MA) When: July 28 - 29, 2018, 8:30 - 16:30
Building a Cartonnage Toolbox (Ellison Bay, WI) When: August 2 - 3, 2018, 9:00 - 16:00
Writing an Artist’s Statement (Bainbridge Island, WA) When: Sat Aug 4, 2018 9:00 - 13:00
Dovetail Tool Tote (Boston, MA) When: August 4 - 5, 2018, 8:30 - 16:30
Miniature Diorama Boxes (Denver, CO) When: Tue Aug 14, 2018 18:00 - 21:00
Flexible Book Forms (Denver, CO) When: Sat Aug 18, 2018 9:00 - 14:00
Books on Brass Boards (Cleveland, OH) When: Sat Aug 18, 2018 10:00 - 16:00
Book Structures for Prints and Photographs (Boston, MA) When: August 18 - 19, 2018, 8:30 - 16:30
A Journaling Tool Kit: Making & Keeping A Creative Journal (Ellison Bay, WI) When: Sun Aug 26, 2018 - Sat Sep 1, 2018
The Art of Metal Mesh Sculpture & Basketry (Gatlinburg, TN ) When: Sun Sep 16, 2018 - Sat Sep 22, 2018
EXPANDER - An Expandable Sketchbook (Milan, Italy) When: Sat Oct 6, 2018 9:30 - 18:30
Sketching & Watercolor: From the value of drawing to the mixing of color (San Diego, CA) When: Sat Oct 13, 2018 9:00 - 16:00
Weave a Woollen Winter Shawl (Llandovery, Wales, UK) When: Sat Oct 13, 2018 10:00 - 16:30
Square Bookbinding (Llandysul, West Wales, UK) When: Thu Oct 18, 2018 10:00 - 17:00
Book as Archive & Enclosure (Salt Lake City, UT) When: October 26 - 27, 2018, 10:00 - 17:00
FOLD + CUT = THREE-DIMENSIONALITY AND MOVEMENT OF PAPER (Milan, Italy) When: November 17 - 18, 2018, 9:30 - 18:30
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