Book & Paper Arts Calendar Updates - December 28, 2022
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Save the date for Newport Paper & Book Arts Festival in Newport, OR happening from April 13 - 15, 2023. Instructors will be announced the end of December 2022 and registration will open at 9am Saturday Jan 28, 2023. The Oregon and California coast is really lovely that time of year and for more convincing the 25th anniversary video from 2022
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Paper and Book Intensive (PBI) is on again for 2023 from May 14 - 25, 2023 - general admission application opens Jan 1, 2023 - funding opportunities form deadline Dec 31, 2022
Me ke aloha nui - Jade
Unfolding paper explorer, information conduit & facilitator, foodie, unorthodox traveler, astronomy enthusiast, somewhat grudgingly tech savvy
Book & Paper Arts Calendar | Book & Paper Arts Newsletter
Sections below: Things to see or do if you happen to be in the area; Call for artists/ entries/ proposals/ submissions; Bits & bobs about paper/ books/ tips/ trips; About the calendar; Residency (sometimes includes new teaching opportunities, internships, etc.) opportunities; Musings and Meanderings; Resource list; Housekeeping
Things to see or do if you happen to be in the area
American Bookbinders Museum (San Francisco, CA) - [Ex Libris:] The Art of Contemporary World Bookplates (extraordinary range of art in current bookplate design) - now until Dec 30, 2022 [Ex Libris:]: https://bookbindersmuseum.org/exhibition/ex-libris-the-art-of-bookplates/
San Francisco Public Library - Skylight Gallery - hosting [HBC50] - the 50th Annual Member’s Exhibition - now until Jan 8, 2023 [HBC50]: https://sfpl.org/exhibits/2022/09/17/hbc50-hand-bookbinders-california-50th-annual-members-exhibition
San Francisco Center for the Book - [Cognitive Distance:] The Bookworks & Thoughtforms of Timothy C. Ely - Oct 22, 2022 - Jan 8, 2023 [Cognitive Distance:]: https://sfcb.org/cognitivedistance
[Street Road Artists Space], Cochranville, PA - Library #9 - Comforting Quarters - ongoing Street Road series Summer Library, in which invited artists and writers interpret the books that flow in and out of their Little Free Library 19330 - until Jan 14, 2023 [Street Road Artists Space]: http://www.streetroad.org/summerlibrary-maya-wasileski.html
[La Jolla Historical Society], La Jolla, CA - The Smallest Show on Earth: [Paper Theaters Explored] - now until Jan 22, 2023 [La Jolla Historical Society]: https://lajollahistory.org/about/about-ljhs/ [Paper Theaters Explored]: https://lajollahistory.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/
[Athenaeum Art Center], San Diego, CA - Robert and Catherine Palmer Gallery - Sibyl Rubottom: [Visual Memoir 1962–2022] - now until Jan 28, 2023 [Athenaeum Art Center]: https://www.ljathenaeum.org/about-us [Visual Memoir 1962–2022]: https://www.ljathenaeum.org/events/exhibition-visual-memoir
Stanford University, Stanford, CA - Peterson Gallery and Munger Rotunda, Cecil H. Green Library, Bing Wing, - The [Handmade Book] - until Feb 5, 2023 - The exhibition is free and open to the public [Handmade Book]: https://library.stanford.edu/node/173161
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art - [Shapes of Things to Come] - now until Feb 15, 2023 [Shapes of Things to Come]: https://www.biartmuseum.org/exhibitions/shapes-of-things-to-come/
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art - [open book tours] at the Shery Grove Gallery- reservations can be made on the 1st of each month for that month's date - now until Feb 18, 2023 [open book tours]: https://www.biartmuseum.org/events/open-book-tours/
Tropic Bound Artist’s Book Fair, Miami, FL - more information - Feb 16 - Feb 18, 2023
[Long-Sharp Gallery], Indianapolis, IN - [Front Page] - now until Feb 24, 2023 [Long-Sharp Gallery]: https://www.longsharpgallery.com/ [Front Page]: https://www.wrtv.com/entertainment/inside-indy/long-sharp-gallery-champions-paper-made-art-in-new-fine-art-exhibit-front-page
Main Library Gallery, University of Edinburgh, UK - [Designer Bookbinders Exhibition] - A Gathering of Leaves - until Feb 25, 2023 - view the [prize winning books] [Designer Bookbinders Exhibition]: https://tockify.com/edinburghuniversity/detail/1188/1667556000000 [prize winning books]: https://designerbookbinders.org.uk/db-international-bookbinding-competition-2/
[Anchorage Museum], Anchorage, AK - [Alaska Biennial] - includes in media including drawing, painting, mixed media, craft, jewelry, fiber art, visual art, metalsmithing, printmaking, encaustic, ceramic, book/paper arts, photography written work, sound art, and performance art - now until Mar 5, 2023 [Anchorage Museum]: https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/ [Alaska Biennial]: https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/exhibits/alaska-biennial-2022/
Morikami Museum, Del Ray, FL - [Washi Transformed] - New Expressions in Japanese Paper - now until Apr 2, 2023 [Washi Transformed]: https://morikami.org/current-exhibitions/
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center trip - [Book Arts in Venice] - June 20 – July 1, 2023 [Book Arts in Venice]: https://kalbookarts.org/venice2023/
[2023 MBS Conference] - Sep 28 – Oct 1, 2023 [2023 MBS Conference]: https://movablebooksociety.org/conference/
Call for artists/entries/proposals/submissions
Websites for calls for entries for all mediums and online juried shows: entrythingy.com | https://www.callforentry.org/ | Online juried shows
Abecedarian Artists’ Books is now accepting submissions for [PhotoBookWorks 2023]. This exhibit will be held at Denver's Spark Gallery at MOP (Month of Photography) during March 2023. Submission deadline is Jan 12, 2023 [PhotoBookWorks 2023]: https://abecedarianbooks.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a8869a97f707bc1926b1ea3a4&id=92d44e1f79&e=f173510152
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center - Call for Entries: [The Illustrated Accordion] - deadline Monday, Jan 23, 2023 - [apply here] - [other years entries] and inspirations [The Illustrated Accordion]: https://kalbookarts.org/events/2023illustratedaccordion/ [apply here]: https://kalbookarts.org/illustrated-accordion-form/ [other years entries]: https://kalbookarts.org/events/?category=Illustrated%20Accordion#list
Bits & bobs about paper/books/tips/trips/etc.
Newsletter for more book arts related events in the UK, EU, EEA and some USA - latest edition and back issues. Also a writeup on [Sarah Bodman] who curates the above book arts newsletter by Byopia Press [Sarah Bodman]: https://byopiapress.wordpress.com/2022/11/25/friday-night-flicks-sarah-bodman/
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art’s (BIMA) - Artist's Books Unshelved: [full play list here] - delicious trailer for Season 2 [full play list here]: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHwzS6Uhxef6LYVrKCrZ9FYriOI8fixYU
John Neal Books - upcoming online calligraphy classes
If you are or will be in the Manchester, UK, area for 2023 you might be interested in a year-long [printmaker] or [book artist course] with [Hot Bed Press] [Hot Bed Press]: https://www.hotbedpress.org/ [printmaker]: https://www.hotbedpress.org/news-events/the-complete-printmaker/
[book artist course]: https://www.hotbedpress.org/course-rss/the-complete-book-artist/
The Movable Book Society November 2022 [Show and Tell] - a bit late but still worth a look [Show and Tell]: https://movablebooksociety.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=340ef2e9032a9ce0acb4e69a2&id=a11189024f&e=54969c1ad3
I discovered [Nicolas Codron] about this time last year. Here is a link to his YouTube channel again now talking about his latest popups. [Nicolas Codron]: https://www.youtube.com/@ncpaperworks
Are you thinking about advancing your [tessellation] skills? Gathering Folds has an advent series with increasingly more challenging folds [tessellation]: https://training.gatheringfolds.com/advent
Vintage Page Designs has a couple of videos to make a simple [leather journal] and pockets for journals [part 1] and [part 2] (I would love these for my tiny travel notebooks) [leather journal]: https://youtu.be/NjznqgRDN18 [part 1]: https://youtu.be/A5oW_6MTRKw [part 2]: https://youtu.be/FBkecqk8lFA
Make a [kusudama] out of a fortune teller structure [kusudama]: https://youtu.be/vBCDVYPiCNg
Mini [origami box] out of post-it notes on IG [origami box]: https://youtube.com/shorts/26lnvMkjJxI?feature=share
Yulia Brodskaya - [Five Koi] on IG (if you have an account and you cannot see pictures or view videos on your PC/laptop view on phone) [Five Koi]: https://www.instagram.com/p/CloOdSjKJ9y/?igshid=YmRhOGE0MWQ%3D
Make large scale [decorative stars] for next year or to hang up all year [decorative stars]: https://youtu.be/XdPK9XfgefA
How to Make a [Matchbook Book] with Kit Davey [Matchbook Book]: https://youtu.be/kOxVUqufKnQ
This kept popping up in my IG feed - I don't need any more paper but it is nice to drool over them. [OllilyPaperWare] is located in Cologne, Germany [OllilyPaperWare]: https://ollilypaperware.com/
Other ways to use the [Magic Eraser] - just in time to clean my ever so slightly muddy sneakers/tennis shoes/trainers from the rain (!) we have been getting in California this month [Magic Eraser]: https://www.lifesavvy.com/153785/10-magic-eraser-uses-you-might-not-expect/
[Origami tato] to use as picture frame/quilt on IG [Origami tato]: ttps://www.instagram.com/reel/ClxNpsvJHSj/?igshid=YmRhOGE0MWQ=
I can't remember where I heard this but aren't you supposed to keep separate scissors for paper, fabric, sticky stuff (like labels)? I found some amazing [scissors for paper], of course, and I thought they were beautiful on my IG feed [scissors for paper]: https://www.washiarts.com/tools/hikigiri-titanium-coated-japanese-scissors-for-artists
I am including this YouTube video as the structure is not only an [unusual origami box] but the collapsing of the windmill base is shown very clearly [unusual origami box]: https://youtu.be/hB1cjD-lBiA
A couple of books made out of the above mentioned base on IG: [Book1] and [Book2] - this could make for an unusual "exquisite corpse" book [Book1]: https://www.instagram.com/p/ClcB2MWsqsv/?igshid=YmRhOGE0MWQ%3D [Book2]: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cly6rszo2HH/?igshid=YmRhOGE0MWQ%3D
Hedi Kyle [blizzard book with cover] on an old crafting show, The Carol Duvall Show, with Karen Thomas (my first origami teacher on VHS taped shows!) [blizzard book with cover]: https://youtu.be/rQFEZ90bAg8
I was introduced to [platonic and dissected solids] this year through an amazing teacher and this video (Stand Up Maths channel on YouTube) appeals to both the origami and math nerd in me [platonic and dissected solids]: https://youtu.be/mUK-j5bKk0Q
Mathew Shlian [assembly process] on IG [assembly process]: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cl3XmgugaM8/?igshid=YmRhOGE0MWQ=
More Peter Dahmen popups - [AbaClik3] and [Endless Stairs] [AbaClik3]: https://youtu.be/F-f8lhONWEE [Endless Stairs]: https://youtube.com/shorts/AXtEyrZ7zec?feature=share
Aah! My very first book arts workshop was to make a [Japanese stab binding] in a small Japanese paper store in Torrance, CA (which no longer exists) and before I knew about my obsession with Japanese chiyogami [Japanese stab binding]: https://youtu.be/ObFKbFXjJXA
How to make a collapsible punching cradle
The video calls it an [origami bauble] but it is shows 60° folds aka hexagonal bellows (took me a number of times to wrap my head around it) [origami bauble]: https://youtu.be/fg5Zk9Si5IY
Vintage Page Designs - mini match books from scraps
David Carter - [The Complexities of Popup], sequel the The Elements of Pop-Up, and if you got the option from Kickstarter to put it together yourself David has videos for figures #48 - 54 [The Complexities of Popup]: https://youtu.be/QYWLsQnIw3w
Liberty Grove Paper Arts - origami frame book, box and cube
Another frame variation cube on IG
There was a mistake in a link in this section last month (corrected in the newsletter online) - here are all the video and variations of the windmill base structures - [cube], [bookmark], [cube variation], [ball or cube variation 3] [cube]: https://youtu.be/iGCrdzU5e8Y [bookmark]: https://youtu.be/SH-7vvJVOLc [cube variation]: https://youtu.be/2voFVadhvn8 [ball or cube variation 3]: https://youtu.be/bZaZoEFTp8E
Back in February or March there was a call for contibutions for "A [Physical Book] Which Compiles Conceptual Books by Various Artists" from Partial Press and is now an available print-on-demand from Lulu (curiosity abounds about this one ...) [Physical Book]: https://partialpress.net/2022/01/12/conceptual-books/
Even though this has nothing to do with paper or books I thought it would be interesting to hear what [clinkery a'a lava] from the latest Mauna Loa eruption December 2022 sounds like as it crawls down the flanks of the volcano. It also sounds very much like stepping on newly cooled pahoehoe lava (which I did back in 2002 when the park rangers mapped out a walk that allowed you to get within 10 feet of lava outbreaks) - very other worldly sounds [clinkery a'a lava]: https://youtu.be/tSwx1j20tWc
About the calendar
Link to the [calendar]
(If the link above is not working copy this URL - https://teamup.com/ksd9e12a80c3878ba5/ - and paste to your browser) [calendar]: https://teamup.com/ksd9e12a80c3878ba5/
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The time listed in each entry will be the listing organization's the time zone. If a virtual/online workshop a time zone converter link will be listed in the Description area
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There is no difference between In-person1 (blue entries) and In-person2 (red entries) or Online1 (orange entries), Online2 (light teal entries) and Online3 (purple entries), just a way to visually separate workshops; pink entries are for festivals or conferences; yellow are public online meetings from various book arts guilds and museums
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To change views in the calendar: For laptop/PC/tablet locate the 3 bar or hamburger button [≡] upper right corner and select .. Day .. Week .. Month .. Agenda, List; for cellphone locate 3 bar button and select the down arrow button to the left of it and make your selection as above
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To move backwards or forwards in time in the calendar: For laptop/PC/tablet locate "Today" in the upper left corner and click on the single left facing arrow to back one time period (based on what view you have selected) and single right facing arrow to move one time period forward; for cellphone locate the ">>" button and to the right of that will be the single left & right facing arrow
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To search by keyword look for magnifying glass. If one class is sold out search for a unique word from that class to see if another is available, for example, "masu" or "Sheehy". Do use the organization's workshop calendar listed in each calendar entry to see other disciplines/mediums being offered
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The calendar is updated as I come across information and you have 24x7 access to it
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You can add any calendar entry to your own personal calendar to help you keep track of meetings and workshops you will be attending. On interested entry either right click or touch & hold down your finger on the selected entry for a couple of seconds, select Share then select which calendar (Google, iCal, Outlook) you wish to add to. Be sure to update the time to your local time zone
For more information:
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Video from PSBA meeting
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Video for NPBAF calendar discussion - the 6-minute mark is where the discussion of the calendar begins
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Would you like a Zoom session to discuss the ins and outs of the calendar? I would be happy to set one up with you - email me at jsqcentral-workshop@yahoo.com
Residency
Call for Artists: Public Art Mural Grant - a four-week residency in which an artist will create an original work for Women’s Studio Workshop’s mural wall - deadline - Jan 15, 2023
Teaching Opportunities
Locate document(s) in my dropbox account - Word or PDF format
Philadelphia Center for the Book (PCB) and the Art Department of the Free Library of Philadelphia (FLP) are now accepting proposals for the 2022-2033 workshop season. View their [call for more information] and how to apply [call for more information]: http://www.philadelphiacenterforthebook.org/2022-2023-pcb-flp-free-workshop-series/
Note: For list of other teaching opportunities please see below in Resource List section
Internships
Pyramid Atlantic now offers a paid internship opportunity for college or post-college artists - apply now for [Denbo Fellowship] and [summer studio internships] 2023 - deadline Jan 13, 2023, and Mar 8, 2023, respectively [Denbo Fellowship]: https://pyramidatlanticartcenter.org/artist-opportunities/denbo-fellowships/?mc_cid=dfc664c2bd&mc_eid=c4128fc564 [summer studio internships]: https://pyramidatlanticartcenter.org/artist-opportunities/internships/?mc_cid=f7afbb4698&mc_eid=c4128fc564
University of Nevada, Reno - Black Rock Press - 2023-2025 [Redfield Fellowship] - deadline: Feb 3, 2023 - [more information] - from email sent and copied to a document in my dropbox account and not on their website [Redfield Fellowship]: https://www.unr.edu/art/black-rock-press/fellowship [more information]: https://www.dropbox.com/s/bly73prhcl5fmof/BLACK%20ROCK%20PRESS%20BOOK%20ARTS.docx?dl=0
Musings and Meanderings
As this year winds down I realized that I have never done a wrap up of the year's happenings. I have been inspired by received Christmas newsletters and in looking back at 2022 it has been quite the year. The list below is as chronological as possible depending on memory, Google calendar and sometimes Google maps.
Jan: The last quarter of 2021 saw us transitioning to a new nutritional plan and this month saw us going on a trip to see if we could sustain eating healthier (also testing the waters about travel in general) - had a workshop session while on the trip so learned how to pack what I needed in smaller go bag (read plastic document holder looking like a suitcase) for crafting and origami
Feb: Enjoyed a 2nd class over zoom with my teacher from South Africa (1st one was in Jan), started a 12-week Chinese Thread Book (Zhen Xian Bao or ZXB) class, watched my beautiful cousin get married on zoom (they were in Malaysia and the borders had not opened up until April and pre-arrival testing stopped in June) and enjoyed a marvelous artists' book exhibit in San Diego over a long weekend
Mar: Traveled to Houston to support my brother in his time of grief - I grew closer to him during that time and the time leading up to the trip - we talk more now and for that I am grateful
Apr: Continued enjoyment of the ZXB workshop and making a Jade special birthday card for Bill (unfortunately was not very happy with it but then I have only been happy with one card that I have made for him)
May: Went on a driving trip that took us through 3 states (CA, OR and WA) & 3-weeks, had last session of ZXB workshop and worked up a sweat just pre-creasing a 10-foot long piece of paper during my very lovely Sitka residency (this brought in requests to teach in Oregon - I was so honored but turned them down)
Jun: Caught covid and still managed to attend a 3-week zoom workshop
Jul & Aug: Traveled to Singapore and Malaysia, released baby turtles, almost got pee'd on by an orangutan, attended high school reunion (and many other adventures), Bill caught covid and took a newsletter break since I started the newsletter in early 2017
Sep: Another lovely workshop starts and house sitting for a friend on the Big Island of Hawai'i (the last session happened on the island and really got into scavenged paper - brochures and maps), also folded a masu snowflake structure in 6 different sizes for a fundraiser before the trip
Oct: Yet another wonderful workshop and continuation of house sitting (1st session of this workshop on the island - it was lovely but that was before my coffee and so not a morning person LOL!)
Nov: Learned a new html-like language called Markdown to prepare for moving the newsletter from email to a newsletter platform
Dec: There was a driving trip planned to the San Francisco South Bay area and Mendocino that was canceled at the last minute as Bill then I caught either a cold or RSV which took way longer to get over than usual and a root canal, part 1, for me to round it all out for the month - part 2 will happen in early Jan
I hope that the new year brings more adventures and growth for all of us as we make another trip around our G-type star on this astounding planet we live on.
Resource List (maintained in my Dropbox account - close popup to view document)
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Organizations from where I gather my information - Word or PDF
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On-demand workshops with pre-recorded videos and/or kits but no release dates - Word or PDF
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My favorite paper places, both online and brick & mortar locations - Word or PDF (I am not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with any of the companies listed. I merely enjoy their products and fantasize about what I can buy)
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Centralized area for hundreds of opportunities for artists - mostly residencies, some grant funding & galleries compiled by one person to encourage community. International, but with a US-lens. Assembled and maintained by Everest Pipkin - from US so it leans that way. You can also help by sending opportunities to add - see how to in spreadsheet.
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Online juried shows - https://www.onlinejuriedshows.com/preDefault.aspx
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Current art calls for entry list - all over US: https://www.entrythingy.com/forartists_calls (you will need to create an account to access the information)
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US MFA programs (updated annually) - due dates, points of contacts, programs offered and admission requirements
Housekeeping
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