Book & Paper Arts Calendar Updates - Aug 8, 2017
Hello everybody,
I may have inadvertently gone back to stamp collecting. Philately was something I did in my early teens but was soon given up in my mid-teens as I concentrated on taking tae kwan doe, a Korean martial arts that relied more on leg and feet work, that is, kicks. Alas, I am not as limber as I used to be but I remember head-high kicks. However I also remember nursing bruised shins from all the sparring that we did and this was before shin guards. Anyway - back to stamp collecting. The US Post Service has been coming out with some amazing stamps lately - the National Parks and Oscar de la Renta set (I believe I got the last one from the Yountville post office back in April). It was the colors of the stamps that drew me to them. To celebrate the total solar eclipse the USPS has printed up a forever stamp that uses thermographic ink. The heat of your finger will reveal the hidden image of the moon! Click here to see details: https://tinyurl.com/y8r4tk9u
Never too early to get calendars - check out these cool calendars for 2018 (I hear they sell out quick) - https://buyolympia.com/Artist/Good+Morning,+Inc.
Just got back from a weekend in San Diego worked around a Fan Accordion Book workshop (see Aug 6 entry) where the pages have designs cut into them. Our instructor - the talented Bhavna Mehta - showed us different ways of cutting into paper to get dimensionality and the use of negative space. We cut flowers, heads, rain, blobs, fish, butterflies, building, fences, plants, bridges, leaves, even a pomegranate! As we finished each panel they were put up on the wall and when we were done we got to pick panels cut by the other attendees and maybe one or 2 of your own. The panels we picked were assembled into an accordion book and ended telling a story. I loved the collaborative nature of this workshop and how everyone encouraged each other! I had a wonderful time!
Here are some upcoming classes in the LA area, San Francisco (SF) and along the west coast (it could be a day-long adventure, make a weekend or whole vacation out of it!).
Link to calendar: https://teamup.com/ksd9e12a80c3878ba5
- Aug 10: Flag book or Side Stab (Long Beach, CA) - this is a free class at the LB Museum of Art from 5 - 8 pm but get there by 4 pm to secure a seat
- Aug 14 - 15: Book Binding Techniques for Work on Single Pages (Otis, OR)
- Aug 19: Coffee Macaron Class (Costa Mesa, CA)
- [NEW] Aug 19: TwainFest! (San Diego, CA)
- Aug 19 - 20: Nisei Week (Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA)
- Aug 19 - 20: Pulp Ecology - Papermaking with Plants, Pigments, and Dyes (San Diego, CA)
- Aug 21: Solar Eclipse (LA will be 62% obscured, SF 75.5%, Seattle 92%, San Diego 57.5%, Portland 99%)
- Aug 23 - 26: Back-to-Back Wooden Books (Washington Island, WI)
- Aug 25 - 26: Paper Palooza (Portland, OR)
- Aug 26: [Waitlist] * One-Page Wonders (San Diego, CA) - (there will be another class November 12)
- [NEW] Aug 26: Historical Sewing Sampler (Los Angeles, CA)
- Aug 26 - 27: Nisei Week (Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA)
- [NEW] Aug 27: Origami Palooza 2017 (J-Town, San Francisco, CA)
- [NEW] Sep 2 -3: Bow Making (Olympia, WA)
- Sep 5: Downtown Digging (Los Angeles, CA)
- Sep 6: Full Corn Moon Night Tours at Point Arena Lighthouse (Point Arena, CA)
- [NEW] Sep 8 - 10: Arrow and Quiver Making (Olympia, WA)
- Sep 9: French Eclair Class (Costa Mesa, CA)
- [NEW] Sep 9: Drumleaf Binding (Los Angeles, CA)
- Sep 9 - 10: * Santa Barbara Sea Glass Festival
- [NEW] Sep 10: Limp Leather binding (Los Angeles, CA)
- [NEW] Sep 10:Innovative Folded Forms I (Bainbridge Island, WA)
- Sep 14 - 17: Text and Texture: Making Expressive Textures with Calligraphic Marks (Coupeville, WA)
- Sep 16: Paper Arts: List Pad Book (Glendale, CA) - rescheduled from May
- Sep 16 - 17: Three Variations of Hard Cover Books (Los Angeles, CA)
- Sep 16 - 17: The Book as Interactive Sculpture (Seattle, WA)
- Sep 18 - 21: Nuno Collage Cowl Neck Ever Changing Poncho (Coupeville, WA)
- Sep 21 - 22: Earth Notes (San Diego, CA)
- Sep 22 - 24: Miramar Airshow (San Diego, CA)
- Sep 23: Millefeuille Class (Costa Mesa, CA)
- Sep 23 - 24: * Stamped Nature Bound (San Diego, CA) - 1 space left as of July 14
- Sep 30 - Oct 1: Coiled Northwest Sweet Grass Basket (Bainbridge Island, WA)
- [NEW] Oct 3: Fiber & Paper Arts (Pasadena, CA) - every Tuesday until Dec 12
- Oct 5: Full Hunter's Moon Night Tours at Point Arena Lighthouse (Point Arena, CA)
- Oct 5 - 8: Light Sculpture or Paper Illuminated (Coupeville, WA)
- Oct 7: Paper Arts: Desk Top Calendar (Glendale, CA)
- Oct 14 - 15: Cartonnage Tea Caddy (Los Angeles, CA)
Newly found workshops are below. 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. If you know of anyone else who would like to get this calendar let me know. Conversely if you no longer wish to be on this list let me know as well. If you happen to know of other organizations or locations that have book & paper arts related classes/workshops, let me know and I will add their classes to the calendar.
Bookbinding: Three Structures (Edinburgh, UK)
When:
Daily until October 1, 2017, from Sat Sep 30, 2017 10:00 - 16:00 (Time zone: Pacific Time (US & Ca))
Calendar:
Book & Paper Arts Workshops - Calendar 1
Where:
Location will be confirmed with payment
Description:
Books in a Box (Bakersville, NC)
When:
Sun Mar 25, 2018 - Sat Mar 31, 2018
Calendar:
Book & Paper Arts Workshops - Calendar 1
Where:
67 Doras Trl, Bakersville, NC 28705
Description:
Innovative Folded Forms I (Bainbridge Island, WA)
When:
Sun Sep 10, 2017 9:30 - 16:00 (Time zone: Pacific Time (US & Ca))
Calendar:
Book & Paper Arts Workshops - Calendar 2
Where:
8890 Three Tree Lane, Bainbridge Island, WA
Description:
Bow Making (Olympia, WA)
When:
Daily until September 3, 2017, from Sat Sep 2, 2017 9:00 - 17:00 (Time zone: Pacific Time (US & Ca))
Calendar:
Book & Paper Arts Workshops - Calendar 1
Where:
610 4th Ave. E., Olympia, WA 98501
Description:
Arrow and Quiver Making (Olympia, WA)
When:
Daily until September 10, 2017, from Sat Sep 8, 2017 9:00 - 17:00 (Time zone: Pacific Time (US & Ca))
Calendar:
Book & Paper Arts Workshops - Calendar 1
Where:
610 4th Ave. E., Olympia, WA 98501
Description:
North Bennet Street School 2017 Open House (Boston, MA)
When:
Daily until November 18, 2017, from Fri Nov 17, 2017 10:00 - 14:00 (Time zone: Pacific Time (US & Ca))
Calendar:
Book & Paper Arts Workshops - Calendar 1
Where:
150 North Street, Boston MA 02109
Description:
North American Sea Glass Festival (Wilmington, DE)
When:
Sat Sep 23, 2017 - Sun Sep 24, 2017
Where:
815 Justison Street Wilmington, DE 19801
Description:
Leather Boxes with Clasps (Brasstown, NC)
When:
Sun Oct 15, 2017 - Sat Oct 21, 2017
Where:
One Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC 28902
Description:
TwainFest! (San Diego, CA)
When:
Sat Aug 19, 2017 11:00 - 17:00 (Time zone: Pacific Time (US & Ca))
Where:
4002 Wallace St, San Diego, CA 92110
Description:
Historical Sewing Sampler (Los Angeles, CA)
When:
Sat Aug 26, 2017 9:00 - 16:00 (Time zone: Pacific Time (US & Ca))
Where:
11720 Washington Place, Los Angeles, CA 90066
Description:
Drumleaf Binding (Los Angeles, CA)
When:
Sat Sep 9, 2017 9:01 - 16:01 (Time zone: Pacific Time (US & Ca))
Where:
11720 Washington Place, Los Angeles, CA 90066
Description:
Limp Leather binding (Los Angeles, CA)
When:
Sun Sep 10, 2017 9:00 - 16:00 (Time zone: Pacific Time (US & Ca))
Where:
11720 Washington Place, Los Angeles, CA 90066
Description:
Book Arts (Pasadena, CA)
When:
Sat Nov 11, 2017 10:00 - 16:30 (Time zone: Pacific Time (US & Ca))
Where:
145 North Raymond Avenue Pasadena, CA 91103
Description:
Fiber & Paper Arts (Pasadena, CA)
When:
Weekly on Tuesday until December 13, 2017, from Tue Oct 3, 2017 18:30 - 21:00 (Time zone: Pacific Time (US & Ca)), except on Tue Nov 21, 2017
Where:
145 North Raymond Avenue Pasadena, CA 91103
Description:
The Magic Box (Ann Arbor, MI)
When:
Sat Oct 21, 2017 10:00 - 17:00 (Time zone: Pacific Time (US & Ca))
Where:
410 N. Fourth Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Description:
Wire Edge "Numerarian" Book (Ann Arbor, MI)
When:
Daily until October 8, 2017, from Sat Oct 7, 2017 9:30 - 17:30 (Time zone: Pacific Time (US & Ca)), except on Sun Oct 08, 2017
Where:
410 N. Fourth Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Description: