Book & Paper Arts Calendar Updates - January 20, 2021
Hello everybody,
I am spoiled when it comes to the weather living in Southern CA but I miss snuggling under my favorite quilt. It just hasn't gotten cold enough to pull it out of storage from under the bed. Then again I am grateful that it is not 10°F like it was in Colorado (thinking about you, Helen) at the beginning of the year. I am still getting my nourishment by looking out the window whether it is out the bedroom or car window. I was lucky enough to see the ISS go overhead 3 nights in a row and had to get out of the house to hear (and smell) the ocean and check out the high surf that hit the beaches last week. Only 7 - 10 foot waves unlike in Hilo, HI where they had 15 - 20 footers. It is bad when they have to close Hwy 19 between the bay and downtown Hilo. Your detour comes in/out by the "singing" bridge!
We are meeting more and more on Zoom so please see below in the Bits and Bobs section about the latest and greatest in Zoom. Add a profile picture for when you turn off video, change your name (and include your current location since we are participating in more meetings not just in our local area), make it look like you have lipstick on, etc.
If you are interested in a workshop, please go to the calendar entry to check for registration closing dates. I am noticing that more instructors are sending out materials for their workshops to replicate the in-person immersive experience.
Hope you are staying safe, well and creative!
Me ke aloha nui- Jade
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Sections below: About the calendar; Things to see or do if you happen to be in the area; Call for artists/entries/proposals/submissions, teaching opportunities, residencies; Bits & bobs about paper/books/tips/trips; Upcoming classes in the next 30 - 45 days; Resource list; Housekeeping
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About the calendar
Link to the calendar: https://teamup.com/ksd9e12a80c3878ba5 (If the link is not working copy and paste it to your browser)
The time listed as you mouse over each entry or at the top of the entry when opened will be Pacific Time with the roiginal & other times listed in the Description area
There is no difference between Calendar 1 (blue entries) and 2 (red entries), just a way to visually separate in-person workshops; orange and light teal (also visual separation) entries are online workshops; light green ones are the latest workshops found since the last email update; purple entries are for festivals or conferences; yellow are public online meetings from various book arts guilds and museums
You can do a search (magnifying glass search button in upper right of screen) by state, town, instructor name, time zone, etc. If it is the calendar you can search on it. If one class is sold out search for a keyword to see if another is available, for example, "masu" or "Sheehy". Do use the organizations workshop calendar to see what else is being offered
Monthly view is best viewed using a larger monitor with desktop/laptop. To change view look for Scheduler, Day, ... Month ... Agenda, List in upper right corner of screen and click on appropriate view
If using cell, mobile or smart phone change view to List, Day or Agenda view using button with the down arrow in upper right corner of screen
Agenda (list view from current day going forward) or List (list view for current week/month going forward)
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Things to see or do if you happen to be in the area (* new additions or reschedules)
* Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery - Square Dance solo exhibit by Cathryn Miller - This intricate and extraordinary exhibition, created solely of paper, relies on textile tradition to reinterpret and expand on how memory is held and shared - now until Mar 6, 2021 - Artist Talk: Feb 17, 2021 7:00pm (CT) register here
* Center for Book Arts, NY - Winter exhibitions, "Out of Sight, Beyond Touch" and "New Book Art: 2019 Artists in Residence" are now open for reserved in-person visits - now until Mar 28, 2021 - online opening and preview video
* Wayne Art Center - Faculty Online Exhibition 2021 - now until Apr 2, 2021
* Kalamazoo Book Arts Center Gallery - 13th Annual Illustrated Accordion exhibition - in person and open to the public in a limited capacity - Exhibit dates: Apr 9 – Jun 18, 2021 - previous years entries
25th Annual Newport Paper & Book Arts Festival has been rescheduled to Sep 9 - 12, 2021. Fill out the NPBAF reschedule form - https://forms.gle/gqMjFXY13B5ZwtuK9 - to let Sara know what you would like done with your registration fees
* The Santa Fe Studio Tour - Sep 25 - 25 and Oct 2 - 3, 2021 - Participation registration will open again TBD. Would you like to volunteer?
* Northwoods Book Arts Guild - Books As Art 3 - NBG members will present a wide spectrum of handcrafted book forms - Fairbanks Arts Association Bear Gallery - Nov 5-27, 2021
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Call for artists/entries/proposals/submissions; teaching opportunities; residencies (* new additions)
Artist opportunities spreadsheet, other residencies and online juried shows moved down to Resources section
* 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)
* Pyramid Atlantic Workshop Proposals - accepting applications on a rolling basis - Workshop proposal reviews are ongoing, but for best consideration, submit class proposals by the following dates: Jan 15 for Summer Workshops, Apr 1 for Fall Workshops, Jul 1 for Winter Workshops, Oct 1 for Spring 2022 Workshops
Do you want to teach at FBAC (Frederick Book Arts Center)? Do you have an idea for a Spring class? Download & submit this form. They would love to hear from you!
* The Delaware Valley Chapter Guild of Book Workers seeks proposals for Zoom workshops for spring 2021. The ideal virtual workshop is three hours long and participants are able procure their own materials. Instructor pay is $300. Workshops are free to DVC-GBW members. Please submit all proposals/question/comments to Tara O’Brien: inkfishpress@mail.com by January 22nd, 2021
Call for entry: Sebastopol Center for the Arts - "Recycling" - International, juried exhibition showcasing art crafted from cast-off, discarded and re-purposed materials. This is a celebration of artistic ingenuity and imagination and the importance of conserving our limited natural resources. Join the upcycling art movement ... recreate, reinvent, repurpose - Deadline: Jan 27, 2021 - You may need to create an account to get the prospectus information
* Call for entry: Art on 30th - "Red Velvet" - Red. Vibrant. Alive. Viceral. Do you use red in your artwork? If you do and it is prominent (doesn’t need to be dominant); it is eligible. Bring it on, they want to see what you are doing! - Full prospectus & more info - Deadline: Feb 5, 2021 by 4pm (PT) - Exhibit: Feb 13 - Mar 12, 2021
* Call for entry: Morgan Conservatory - 8th National Juried Exhibition - Full prospectus & more info - Deadline: Feb 12, 2021 - Exhibit: Apr 9 - May 22, 2021
* Call for entry: Marin MOCA - 12th Annual Altered Book Exhibition & Fundraiser - exhibit will be installed for in-person viewing at the museum - agreement form due: Feb 19, 2021 - artwork delivery: Apr 13 - 17 - fundraiser: Apr 24 - May 23, 2021
Call for entry: Rochester Public Library - Art of the Book - Artist Books, Altered Book & Paper Sculptures (Past winners) - Prospectus & Entry Form - Deadline: Mar 1, 2021
Call for entry: The University of South Dakota University Libraries is seeking entries for their sixth international biennial altered book exhibition, "Bound and Unbound VI: Altered Book Exhibition" - Submissions by: Mar 5, 2021 - Prospectus and entry form - https://libguides.usd.edu/BU6
* Call for entry: Kalamazoo Book Arts Center - The Illustrated Accordion - Deadline: Mar 26, 2021 by 5pm (ET) - Entry information
* Call for entry: 23 Sandy and form & concept - UNSEEN "When imperceptible phenomena burst into view, revolutionary change may follow" - Full prospectus & more info - Deadline: Jun 3, 2021, midnight (MT) - Exhibit at form & concept Aug 11 - Nov 20, 2021
* Call for stories for a time capsule: Brooklyn Art Library - We are collecting stories from our community across the globe about how they are. What they are doing, what’s on their minds. This will be a time capsule of stories. Stories of hope and fear. Stories of survival. Stories of endless boredom. - Deadline: Aug 31, 2021
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Bits & bobs about paper/books/tips/trips/etc.
Since we are on Zoom so much here are top 20 tips & tricks and new features
Have you ever needed to prop your card open to take pictures, to display, etc? Here is a nifty way to help keep it open - many things you purchase come encased in a plastic - use that and this video to make a clear stand
Paper tessellations by Ekaterina Lukasheva
If you have a tough time lining up your folds when doing origami, Margo Klass from Northwoods Book Arts Guild suggested creating a "bumper" with a ruler (a long quilting ruler is wonderful). You can tape the ends down to your cutting mat or folding surface with removable tape and use the straight edge to line up your folds. Just make sure that your paper does not slide under the ruler. Handy when you do not have a bench hook or LEGO square jig!
Margo also taught a delightful Book Arts Basics series (#1) focusing on creative foldable structures for connected picture frames. The session was not recorded but she did provide a link for a video so you can make your own as well. Alternate video for folding the base for the picture frame (from 0:30 - 3:20). To enjoy future workshops and demos sign up for their newsletter (scroll to bottom of page)
The puzzle purse is a pretty cool structure and I had not run into it before last weekend. Instructions from Alice Simpson here as well
Try your hand at this handy dandy self closing box, sometimes also called a box in a box (instructions with pictures and youtube video - in German with English subtitles)
Learn how to make a squash book with Kit Davey
This elaborately armored samurai was folded from a single sheet of paper (video of his process included)
Origami is beneficial - it relaxes you, encourages a mind-body connection and you get to make things. Just like everything else it requires practice and patience and no beating yourself up when your elephant does not look like an elephant
Home made toys made out of paper, cardboard and skewers - what a creative Dad! I would love to have these toys even now.
Podcast - Visual Arts Thrived In A Tumultuous 2020
The Guild of BookWorkers has digitized handouts from their seminars from 1989 through 2005 and is offering them as free PDF's. The topics are very varied - including eco-printing, making paste papers as well as fine binding techniques.
If you love Beatrice Coron, Bhavna Mehta and all the other talented & amazing papercutting artists out there you will love Cybèle Young
I would buy eggs more often if they came packaged like this! I would consider a wall installation made out of the ones from © Spencer Hill
If you miss virtually browsing library shelves the website Internet Archive is working to bring the thrill of browsing library shelves to the safety of your own home
John Neal Books has been posting online workshops for calligraphy. If you have questions about any of these online classes, please contact the instructor
The California Science Center has virtual field trips for teachers with students K - 5. Click on this link to sign up for future notifications and available time slots
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Upcoming classes in the next 30 - 45 days in the calendar. If the links below are not working go directly to the calendar by using this link. Use the List or Agenda view (see About the calendar above) to see a complete list of workshops and meetings going forward from current day (I may have missed an entry ;)
- Jan 21: Weave Through Winter demo with Helen Hiebert and Ali Manning (Meeting)
- Jan 21: SFCB Shelter in Studio tour - Matt Runkle - Writer, Cartoonist, Book Artist, and Letterpress Printer (Meeting)
- Jan 22, 23, 24: A "Satisfaction" of Movable Mechanisms with Shawn Sheehy (Online)
- Jan 23: Intro to Origami Corrugations with James Peake (Online)
-Jan 23: Print at Home: Craft Press Printmaking with Rebecca Chamlee (Online)
- Jan 23: How to Make an Accordion Book with Pockets with Kit Davey (Online)
- Jan 25 - Feb 9: BOOKLOVE with Rachel Hazell (Online)
- Jan 27: Embroidery for Book Arts and Beyond Part II with Iviva Olenick (Online)
- Jan 27, Feb 3, Feb 10, Feb 17: Roll-Up/Pop-Up Book Workshop: Level 1 with Shawn Sheehy (Online) Wednesdays
- Jan 28: Weave Through Winter Kickoff Event with Helen Hiebert (Online)
- Jan 28: Inside the Book Artist's Studio - Jan Dove (Meeting)
- Jan 29: Art Book Show 'n Tell: Artists Books We Love to Love! with SFCB (Meeting)
- Jan 30: Drumleaf Binding with Anne Covell (Online)
- Jan 30: Slotted Tape Binding with Anne Covell (Online)
- Jan 30, 31: Roll-Up/Pop-Up Book Workshop: Level 2 with Shawn Sheehy (Online)
- Jan 30, 31: Paper Voodoo: The Magic of Transforming Japanese Paper with Konnyaku (Online)
- Jan 31: Long/Link with Circle Stitch Binding with Anne Covell (Online)
- Jan 31: Sweet Hearts: Easy Pop-up Valentines with Jeana Foley (Online)
- Feb 1: WrapLove with Rachel Hazell (Online)
- Feb 1: Shrigley Binding with Erin Fletcher (Online)
- Feb 1, 8, 15, 22: Making Multiples: The Artist's Book in an Edition with Matt Runkle (Online)
- Feb 1: How to Make a One-Page Book with Triangular Pages with Kit Davey (Online)
- Feb 2, 9, 16: Printmaking Without a Press Intermediate with Curt Labitzke (Online)
- Feb 3: Useful Decor - INTRO to Stab Binding with Chang Yuchen (Online)
- Feb 3: Artist Conversations with Carletta Carrington Wilson and Eileen Jimenez with BIMA (Meeting)
- Feb 4: Threading Paper: Intro to Pamphlet Stitch with Chang YuChen (Online)
- Feb 4, 11: BOX IT: Make Your Own Storage Enclosures with Milcah Bassel (Online)
- Feb 4, 11: Relief Collagraphs and Star Books with Rebecca Goodale (Online)
- Feb 4, 11, 18, 25: Ethiopian Binding with Karen Hanmer (Online)
- Feb 5: Volvelles AKA Spinners Bookmark with Charlotte Mauler Hayes (Online)
- Feb 5, 12: Creative Conversations: The Small World of Blob Art (Meeting)
- Feb 6: Squash Blossom Box with Nancy Akerly (Online)
- Feb 6: How to Make Two Books in a Box with Kit Davey (Online)
- Feb 6: Decorative French Link Binding with Laura Beyer (Online)
- Feb 6: How to Make Two Books in a Box with Kit Davey (Online)
- Feb 6: Cereal Box Mechanical Valentines with Shawn Sheehy (Online)
- Feb 6, 7: Kami-ito & Colour: Dyed Paper Thread online workshop with Radha Pandey (Online)
- Feb 6, 13, 20, 27: Sewing Bee for Books with Erin Sweeney (Online)
- Feb 7: Coptic Endband with Daniel Essig (Online)
- Feb 7: Wonders of Love: Fabulously Folded Valentines with Jeana Foley (Online)
- Feb 7: Cereal Box Mechanical Valentines with Shawn Sheehy (Online) same class different day
- Feb 9, 11: Glue-stick / Duck Tape / Staples with Scott McCarney (Online)
- Feb 10: San Diego Book Arts February (Meeting)
- Feb 10: Useful Decor - ADVANCED Stab-Binding with Chang Yuchen (Online)
- Feb 10, 17: Color as the Main Character with Roni Goss (Online)
- Feb 11: PaperWorks - February 2021 (Meeting)
- Feb 11: One Sheet Books with Stephanie Wolff (Online)
- Feb 11: New Book Art: Discussion with the 2019 Scholars with Center for Book Arts (Meeting)
- Feb 13: Neverending Rolling Cube with Nancy Akerly (Online)
- Feb 15: Papercutting Basics: Workshop with Béatrice Coron (Online)
- Feb 15: One Sheet Books with Sarah Nicholls (Online)
- Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1, Mar 8, Mar 15: Weave Through Winter with Helen Hiebert (Online) Mondays
- Feb 17: How to Make a Double Bridge Pop Out Book with Kit Davey (Online)
- Feb 18: Flag Book Journey with Maria G. Pisano (Online)
- Feb 18: Zoom+Make: One Sheet Bookmaking with Aubrey Dunn (Online)
- Feb 18: New Book Art: Discussion with the 2019 Workspace Residents with Center for Book Arts (Meeting)
- Feb 18 - 20: Form & Function From Afar - Conference with Book Paper Thread (Online)
- Feb 21: NBG - Book Arts Basics – Series 1 - The Tools (online)
- Feb 22: How to Make a Piano Hinge Book with Kit Davey (Online)
- Feb 22, Mar 1: Artist Books: Examples and Methods with Ben Denzer (Online)
- Feb 22, Mar 1, Mar 8: The Drum Leaf Binding & Its Precedents with Scott McCarney (Online)
- Feb 23: Wearable Paper Cuts with Béatrice Coron (Online)
- Feb 23, Mar 2: Flag Book with Bettina Pauly (Online)
- Feb 24: Three Hidden Boxes with Paula Krieg (Online)
- Feb 24: Circle Accordion with Pockets with Stephanie Jucker (Online)
- Feb 27, 28: Kakishibu and Washi with Linda Marshall (Online)
- Mar 1: How to Make an Envelope House Book with Kit Davey (Online)
- Mar 2, 9, 16: Printmaking Without a Press with Curt Labitzke (Online)
- Mar 3, Mar 10, Mar 17, Mar 24, Mar 31, Apr 7 : Books for Photographers and Printmakers with Andrew Huot (Online)
- Mar 3, 10: One- Two- and Three-Section Booklets with Scott McCarney (Online)
- Mar 4: Flexagon Book with Maria G. Pisano (Online)
- Mar 4: One Sheet Books with Stephanie Wolff (Online)
- Mar 5, 6, 7: Roll-Up/Pop-Up Book Workshop: Level 1 with Shawn Sheehy (Online)
- Mar 6: Squash Blossom Box with Nancy Akerly (Online)
- Mar 7: NBG - Book Arts Basics – Series 1 - The Papers (online)
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Resources
A list of organizations from where I gather my information - Word document or PDF document - is maintained in my Dropbox account. This list is always being updated as I find or am told about new organizations and instructors
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.
Residencies in many different mediums. See if one of these fit you.
Online juried shows - https://www.onlinejuriedshows.com/preDefault.aspx
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