Book & Paper Arts Calendar Updates - October 7, 2018
Hello everyone,
I have added purple entries for shows to see (and previously the lime green for newly found workshops). The calendar is very information dense. Is this too much? Should these entries remain in "Save the date" and "Things to do" area below?
Kind of short notice but this evening's launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg AFB appears to be on schedule. Liftoff is set for 7:22 pm Pacific Time. The event should be impressive and visible from as far away as Petaluma, Sacramento, and Lake Tahoe, California; western Nevada; Phoenix, Arizona; and northwest Mexico. If it doesn't happen tonight then it would be Thu Oct 11 for the launch.
Have you received your Hedi Kyle book? I haven't dared open mine! I have barely breathed on it. Where the heck is my pedestal? 
I do love that the dust jacket has a dust jacket folded asymmetrically so that the word "FOLD" is in 2 colors for the font and paper. It is so very Hedi! The way I figure it I need to get another 2 of her books - one to look at, one to keep pristine and one for Hedi to sign. So this is where I break the news that Hedi is holding a workshop at the ArtYard in Frenchtown, NJ, November 17 - 18, 2018 (please see the calendar entry for that).
Other than that I hope you having a great October so far. The leaves are starting to turn, the nights are getting chilly and you just want to put on your flannel PJs and binge watch something! If you are getting the day off on Monday, Oct 8, and are in CA have a "Happy Indigenous People's Day". If you are not in CA, "Happy Columbus Day". If you have to work here's to a "Happy Monday"!
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Reminders/Save the date
Don't forget that the In Cahoots residency deadline, in Petaluma, CA, is Oct 25, 2018. Apply here!
Keep in mind that every first Sunday at Oceanside Museum of Art (Oceanside, CA), during the Coffee & Conversation they invite you peruse the "Art Materials Swap". Do you have left over, unwanted art materials just gathering dust in the studio and wished that you could find someone who could use such materials? Well here is your opportunity, bring your extra art materials, place them on the Art Materials Swap table and leave them for another anxious artist to take home to their studio. All artists are welcome to bring materials and take materials from the table. "You don't have to donate in order to appreciate!" All donated materials are up for grabs for everyone. Please Note: All materials left at the end of the session will be donated or disposed.
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts (Gatlinburg, TN) presents the 2019 Workshops Sneak Peek - over 150 workshops in clay, basketry, book arts, drawing, enamels, fiber, glass, metals, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, special topics and wood - Registration opens November 5, 2018. Full course descriptions will be online in early December. To read more details please visit: https://www.arrowmont.org/workshops-classes/
How would you like to go to England with the Englands - it will be an Art and Theater tour - 4 spots left as of Oct 3, 2018 - register here.
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Things to see or do/If you happen to be in the area ...
Watch ALL Creativebug classes for FREE Oct 5 - 11, 2018. Go binge watch! You can also sign up for 2 free months on Skillshare.
North Bennet Street School (Boston, MA) - Oct 11, 2018 - 06:30 - 8:00 pm - lecture with Nicky Oliver, owner of Black Fox Bindery in North London - The Serendipity of Bookbinding: A Bookbinder's Journey into the World of Leather Dyeing
Emory University (Atlanta, GA) - Oct 11, 2018 - Bound with History: Encounters with the Rose Library's Rare Book Collection - examine artists’ books up close & personal!
Sonoma County Art Trails 34th annual Open Studio tour - October 13-14 and October 20-21, 2018 - download the collector’s guide and maps here. To view artist information visit sonomacountyarttrails.org
2018 Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair - Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, Seattle, WA - Oct 13 -14, 2018. Tickets are $5.00 at the door, good for both Saturday and Sunday entries. If you'd like to volunteer or if you'd like to drop off demo or sales goods (or both!) contact Selene right away and they'll work something out. Help them make the book arts community as represented by the Book Arts Guild look, sound and feel good.
Vancouver Art Book Fair - Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, Canada - Oct 18 - 21, 2018
Contemporary Crafts Market - Pasadena, CA - Oct 26 - 28, 2018. Free passes here.
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Bainbridge Island, WA - "Borderland: ARKIR Book Arts Group/Iceland" - now until Feb 3, 2019 - artist book tours here.
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All things internet ...
Oct 2, 2018 is the official release of Hedi Kyle's new book, The Art of the Fold, which she wrote with her daughter, Ulla Warchol. To celebrate Laura Russell from 23Sandy has produced Thank You Book #5. For more information, click here. Laura also put on an international juried exhibition of book art celebrating Hedi back in 2015. Click to read about "HELLO HEDI" and also peruse the online catalog for that show.
Interesting structures being used as calendars but could be used as books? This artist, Mike Clements, is in the UK. If you happen to be in Manchester on October 20, 2018 check out his work at the Manchester Artists’ Book Fair at Chapter One Book.
Since being introduced to paper cutting by Bhavna Mehta (please Dec 6 - 7 in the calendar for her next workshop) I have a profound appreciation of the patience and skill it takes to produce these amazing works. Here is a gorgeous Kickstarter project: I WILL LIVE FOREVER: Papercraft Comics by Maëlle Doliveux. Meditations on mortality by the award-winning innovator of three dimensional cut paper cartooning & illustration Maëlle Doliveux. Kickstarter deadline: October 23, 2018
National Geographic featured a paper maker in its Short Film Showcase - all that lovely paper!
I would love to find these origami vending machines in Japan.
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How do they do that?
Making a slipcase is an important skill for any bookbinder as they protect and present books in an attractive way. Download article here. The "Skin Deep" e-magazine appears to also be another source for all things bookbinding!
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Other snippets
Time to go leaf peeping or watch the colors of the leaves change. Check out the foliage meter that also provides itineraries for day trips and guidance on where to eat and stay. Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection website offers predictions and advisories as well as suggestions for prime viewing locations and day trips. Also check out SmokyMountains.com predictive map.
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Upcoming classes on the calendar in the WA, OR, CA, AZ and NM (it could be a day-long adventure, make a weekend or whole vacation out of it!) and online in the next 30 - 90 days (so you can plan for a workshop around your holiday schedule). Whether you have 2 hours or a whole week to do these classes I highly encourage you to just go!
- Oct 9 - 11: Assemblage and Collage (Oceanside, CA)
- Oct 10: Piano Hinge Book with Secret Compartment (San Francisco, CA)
- Oct 12: Flaxen Sacs (Bainbridge Island, WA)
- Oct 13: Box with Fitted Lid (Mt Vernon, WA)
- Oct 13: Complex Box with Drawer and Cigar Box Hinge Lid (Tucson, AZ)
- Oct 13 - 14: Sketching & Watercolor: From the value of drawing to the mixing of color (San Diego, CA)
- Oct 13 - 14: Pages, Pockets and Windows — Layered Media in Book Form (Aptos, CA)
- Oct 17 - 31: Printmaking: Relief (Bainbridge Island, WA) - Wednesdays
- Oct 18: Book of the Month Club-3 Simple Books – 6 Sizzling Colors (Bainbridge Island, WA)
- Oct 18 - 22: Painted Wooden Book with Etched Metal Hardware (Volcano, CA)
- Oct 18 - Dec 13: Book Arts @ The Armory (Pasadena, CA) - Thursdays
- Oct 20 - 21: Narrative Treasure Box with Alicia Bailey (Bainbridge Island, WA)
- Oct 20: Designing a Pad Glue Book (San Diego, CA)
- Oct 20: Historical Sewing Sampler I: Unsupported Sewings (Los Angeles, CA)
- Oct 21: Historical Sewing Sampler II: Supported Sewings (Los Angeles, CA)
- Oct 20 - 21: Beverly Hills Art Show (Beverly Hill, CA)
- Oct 20 - 24: Articulated Binding Workshop (San Diego, CA)
- Oct 24: Selling Handmade Crafts with producers at Pike Place Market (Bainbridge Island, WA)
- Oct 26 - 27: Book as Archive & Enclosure (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Oct 27: Paper Arts: Paper Crafted Stocking Stuffers (Glendale, CA)
- Oct 27 - 28: Sweet Emory Black Walnut & White Oak Basket (Bainbridge Island, WA)
- Nov 3: Two Quick Notebooks (Los Angeles, CA)
- Nov 10: Three Playful Structures: Flag Book, Triangle Book, Jacob's Ladder (Los Angeles, CA)
- Nov 12: Roll-Up Gift Box (Tucson, AZ)
- Nov 12 - 16: [Waitlist] Bookbinding Core 1-4 :: Weeklong Intensive (San Francisco, CA)
- Nov 15 - 16: The Endless Tangle - A Zentangle® Book Structure (San Diego, CA)
- Nov 17: Key Structures :: Accordion Book Experiments (San Francisco, CA)
- Nov 17 - 18: Impressions of Nature: The Art of Nature Printing (Los Angeles, CA)
- Nov 27 - Dec 4: Pressure Printing for Artists' Books (San Francisco, CA) - Tuesdays
- Dec 2: Buttonhole Bookbinding (San Francisco, CA)
- Dec 2: Articulated Binding (San Francisco, CA)
- Dec 6 - 7: Cutting Text and Making Stories (San Diego, CA)
- Dec 8: Nesting Boxes (Los Angeles, CA)
- Dec 9: Suminigashi Paper Marbling - Morning Session (Los Angeles, CA)
- Dec 9: Suminigashi Paper Marbling - Afternoon Session (Los Angeles, CA)
- Dec 9: Alternate Asian Binding Structures (San Francisco, CA)
- Dec 16: Miniature Decorative Watercolor Sketchbook with Magnetic Closure (San Francisco, CA)
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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.
Complex Box with Drawer and Cigar Box Hinge Lid (Tucson, AZ)
When:Oct 13, 2018, 9:00 - 16:00
Box with Fitted Lid (Mt Vernon, WA)
When:Oct 13, 2018, 10:00 - 17:00
Book of the Month Club-3 Simple Books – 6 Sizzling Colors (Bainbridge Island, WA)
When:Oct 18, 2018, 18:00 - 21:00
Beverly Hills Art Show (Beverly Hill, CA)
When:Oct 20 - 21, 2018
Articulated Binding Workshop (San Diego, CA)
When:Oct 20 - 24, 2018, 9:30 - 17:00
Selling Handmade Crafts with producers at Pike Place Market (Bainbridge Island, WA)
When:Oct 24, 2018, 18:30 - 20:30
Roll-Up Gift Box (Tucson, AZ)
When:Nov 12, 2018, 13:00 - 16:00
Paper Folding Workshop with Hedi Kyle and Ulla Warchol (Frenchtown, NJ)
When:Nov 17 - 18, 2018, 10:00 - 16:00
Impressions of Nature: The Art of Nature Printing (Los Angeles, CA)
When:Nov 17 - 18, 2018, 9:30 - 16:30
Beyond Blank Pages (Brasstown, NC)
When:Jan 20 - 25, 2019
For Your Eyes Only (Tucson, AZ)
When:February 14 - 16, 2019
Popup Sampler (Brasstown, NC)
When:Mar 8 - 10, 2019
Hot (Monotypes) Off the Press! (Tucson, AZ)
When:Apr 11 - 13, 2019, 9:00 - 17:00
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