Book & Paper Arts Calendar Updates - September 18, 2022
Hello everyone,
Had a marvelous time in Malaysia and Singapore - please see below for the adventures we had there (it is a bit long)
I am contemplating taking a book arts/box making (making a book and a place to put it in - so my wheelhouse!) workshop at Bennington College (NCSW) with Mary Uthuppuru - any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
We will be heading to the Big Island of Hawai'i again to house and cat (there are 2 now) sit - I am grateful for lovely and amazing teachers working with me get me lesson plans so I can be ready for some of the sessions at 7am (and me not being a morning person) - can you imagine coffee and cats in the mix?
A volunteer from Sitka college saw one of the pieces I had made and left at the library and contacted me about providing pieces for her fundraising table at Lincoln City - I promised 6 masu box snowflakes (each snowflake made from 6 masu boxes) - I will be folding up until we leave for Hawai'i and I suspect on the plane ride as well and thinking about how to keep them closed (magnets, belly bands, suggestions?)
Stay well, creative and curious!
Me ke aloha nui - Jade
Unfolding paper artist, information conduit & facilitator, foodie, unorthodox traveler, astronomy enthusiast, somewhat grudgingly tech savvy
Book & Paper Arts Calendar | Newsletter Archives
====================
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, how to look for upcoming classes and on-demand classes; Residency opportunities; Musings and Meanderings; Resource list; Housekeeping
====================
Things to see or do if you happen to be in the area (* new additions or reschedules and sorted by end dates)
SPARK Gallery (Denver, CO) - Further Afield - two-part exhibit highlighting my ongoing explorations of nature and women naturalists through the medium of artist books - now until Sep 25, 2022 - View the exhibition catalog online here.
Paper Connection (Providence, RI) is participating in the 9th annual DESIGN WEEK RI - join them on Friday, Sep 30, 2022 from 5:30pm-7:30pm ET - learn more and register here
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center (Hyattsville, MD) - LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER - national juried exhibition of 2D and 3D works on, in and of paper - now until Oct 2, 2022. Virtual gallery - https://pyramidatlanticartcenter.org/the-gallery/current-exhibition/#gallery
International Center for the Arts, Monte Castello Di Vibio, Italy - Italian Paper and Book Arts Retreat in Italy - The Art of Paper - Sep 18 - Oct 2, 2022
The Vermont Crafts Council Open Studio Weekend will be Oct 1 - Oct 2, 2022
The Santa Fe Studio Tour will open with participating artists from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Oct 8 - 9 and Oct 15 - 16, 2022 - Download the SFST App (santafestudiotour.org) to your smartphone to plan your tour, including viewing examples of each artists’ work, marking favorites, viewing the map, and getting directions to the studios of your choice.
Art & Soul, Portland, OR - Upcoming retreat - Oct 19 - Oct 26, 2022
Decanter Center for the Arts (Decatur, GA) - The Book as Art - Transformation - now until Oct 31, 2022 - more information can be found here.
Phes Gallery, Carlsbad, Caifornia - Portals - now until Nov 6, 2022
James Alan Rose Art Gallery - 6501 Linda Vista Road, San Diego - Artist Craftsman Exhibition: Unfolding: Glass, Clay, Fiber, Paper, Metal, Wood - Oct 24 - Dec 9, 2022 - opening reception: Thursday, Oct 27, 2022, 5 - 7 pm
Off the Shelf: Contemporary Book Arts in Colorado at The Gregory McAllister Museum of Art, in Fort Collins, Colorado, now until Dec 18, 2022
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
San Francisco Public Library - Skylight Gallery - hosting HBC50 - the 50th Annual Member’s Exhibition - now until Jan 8, 2023
====================
Call for artists/entries/proposals/submissions (* new additions)
Websites for calls for entries for all mediums: entrythingy.com | https://www.callforentry.org/
* Call for Entries: Fragments Juried Exhibition - Deadline: Nov 1, 2022 - Fragments is a juried exhibition held at Strata Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The exhibition will run from January 3 through January 21, 2023
* Abecedarian Artists’ Books is now accepting submissions for PhotoBookWorks 2023. This exhibit will be held at Denver's Spark Gallery during MOP (Month of Photography) March 2023. Submission deadline is Jan 12, 2023. Full details can be found online here
====================
Bits & bobs about paper/books/tips/trips/etc.
Newsletter for more book arts related events in the UK, EU and EEA - latest edition and back issues
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art’s (BIMA) - Artist's Books Unshelved: full play list hereRobert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking's Virtual Demonstration Lecture: Illuminating the Paper Vessel, with guest instructor, Helen Hiebert
ARTSPaper on Skin Winners dazzle in Devonport, Tasmania, Australia - https://tasmaniantimes.com/2022/06/paper-on-skin-winners-dazzle-in-devonport/A trip I can only dream about - https://www.augustman.com/sg/travel/travel-guides/private-jet-tour-around-the-world/
I learned something new - Bookbinding Terminology for Beginners Series - Parts of a Book
A drumleaf binding on a book about the language of flowers - https://byopiapress.wordpress.com/2022/07/31/the-language-of-flowers/#more-7263
I may have posted this before but if you'd like to learn more about twist tessellation here are some youtube videos - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJXUFuuD9RVOj_LxCnu9GYIsC9xywGkAk
Singapore paper artists - https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-08-05/Singapore-s-paper-artists-turn-simple-sheets-into-visual-spectacles-1cfVBw8kjgQ/index.html
Paul Jackson's new book available in November 2022 (I am following him on Amazon and hopefully I will be notified) - Creative Packaging: One Piece Packaging Solutions - https://youtu.be/lgmqH4mo9gg - also some of his popups with the cut and fold templates (click on last picture on right)
DIY flipper pop figure from Matthew Reinhart - instead of a face or character you could also use words!
I found some pre-recorded online book arts and paper folding workshops from Australia with several teachers (Adele Outteridge, Liz Sofield, etc.) I have wanting to learn from - woo hoo!
Do you want to provide flips, flaps and folds to your book pages? Cautions: There are 29 videos!
Ever needed to scan a picture of a QR code on your phone (not pointing your cell phone camera at a QR code)? I sure could have used this on my trip!
The Vermont Crafts Council Open Studio Weekend will be Oct 1 -2, 2022
Lava can be iridescent! We can find these when we are out on a hike at Volcano National Park. The video does not do it justice. If you are on the Big Island between Sep 30 - Oct 20 let's go on an easy hike
Sarah Louise Matthews and her paper cutout patterns
In case you need to get a head start on your Christmas decorations - a paper snowflake
Think you need more paper? New from Paper Connection: A Paper Pastiche; a paper subscription! Every month you’ll receive a package of artisan-quality papers. Perfect for artists, crafters, and imagineers from all walks of creativity. I always look forward to what new papers Lauren has discovered. Get all the subscription information here
Folded guest book (as seen in Alisa Golden's book) and a 32-pager (have not tried this yet but got the info from Mark Wanger) with instructions in a Word doc in my dropbox account (let me know if you need a PDF document)
With all the flying I had been doing (almost 20 hours altogether each way) my mind ventured towards folding paper airplanes and launching them
Changing the Conversation presentation with Alisa Banks’s Recording is available on the PSBA YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8_tJtUuQZA
The Movable Book Society August 2022 show-and-tell and the zoom data sheet
Map fortune teller for adventures or creative prompts
====================
About the calendar - how to look for upcoming workshops and on-demand workshops
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 or press each entry or at the top of the entry when opened will be in the time zone of the listing organization. If a virtual/online workshop the times for other time zones will also be listed in the Description area along with a time zone converter
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
To change views in the calendar: on laptop/PC/tablet locate the 3 bar or hamburger button [≡] upper right corner and select .. Day .. Week .. Month .. Agenda, List - on cellphone locate 3 bar button and select the down arrow button to the left of it and make your selection as above
To move backwards or forwards in time in the calendar: on 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 - on cellphone locate the ">>" button and to the right of that will be the single left & right facing arrow
Look for magnifying glass on your screen to do a Search by state, town, instructor name, time zone, keyword, etc. If one class is sold out search for a keyword 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
The calendar is updated as I come across information and you have 24x7 access to it
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:
Video from PSBA meeting - https://www.youtube.com/embed/viNDj_BRRYE?start=940&end=1630
Video for NPBAF discussing the calendar - https://youtu.be/irY0-gMK2V8 (the 6-minute mark is where the discussion of the calendar begins).
If you would 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
====================
Residencies & Teaching Opportunities
InterOcean Studio is interested in proposals for both future workshops as well as studio rental bookings. Submit proposal here
Please join In Cahoots for a residency in 2023! Check out our website for the calendar of available dates from June to December 2023, and the application forms. The deadline is Oct 1, 2022
Interested in teaching a workshop at the 2023 Newport Paper & Book Arts Festival (Apr 13 - 15, 2-23) or know someone who is? Complete information here. Application dateline: Oct 15, 2022
====================
Musings and Meanderings
So many adventures enjoyed and learning experiences while we were in Singapore and Malaysia. We spent about a week in Singapore and 3 weeks in Malaysia. Please enjoy some of the bullet points below in somewhat chronological order.
After being in the air for almost 19 hours (despite a severely delayed flight we managed to catch our connecting leg - carry-on luggage rules) we landed at Changi Airport (Singapore) and checked into our hotel in Little India at about 3am. We were greeted the next morning - as we went looking for a SIM card - with riotous colors of the flowers, temples, stores accompanied by heat pressing down humidly. Everything we needed was within walking distance and after downloading the Grab app (works both in Singapore and Malaysia) I got very good at getting our cabs without having to depend on the lovely & accommodating staff at the hotel.
Got to catch up with some classmates who would not be attending the high school reunion in Malaysia and with relatives I had not seen in over 43 years. 43 years! We needed something from a pharmacy and my aunt walked with me holding my hand all the way from one shopping center to another. I treasure that memory and Bill caught the moment on his phone. I was told that I have not changed and according to my aunt still full of life and curious. My aunt also had not changed from what I remembered - she was still a lovely, generous, warm and kind person who made sure you were well taken care of.
Singapore is more than a land of shopping malls and hawker food centers and believe me there are so very many of those. As small as it is I loved the diversity of cultures - Chinese shop houses peeking out between the varied landscapes in Little India, Islamic mosques and Indian temple rubbing shoulders with Chinese temples, stores and restaurants in Chinatown. Everyone spoke English but my knowing Malay and the Cantonese dialect of Chinese helped a little but Google translate is absolutely fabulous in opening up the lines of communications. Currency exchange rate is US$1 = SGD1.4 when we were there. An aside - I was able to find clothes that fit me better there!
I am already looking forward to heading back to Singapore. Even as a small nation - somewhat diamond shaped - Singapore measures 31 miles from east to west and 17 miles from north to south - there are still places we have not checked out. I try to build in time to relax after activities - the hotel fed us breakfast (both local and Western foods), shower, have an adventure, locate lunch, return to hotel, shower, relax, locate dinner, shower and bed. You read that right we would shower 3 - 4 times a day. All that humidity resulted in me having some wrinkles plump out (woo hoo!) with people asking me where I dyed my hair?!? Time, stress and mother nature I would answer! LOL! For those of you that do not know what I look like my head of hair is as white as the driven snow in my middle name!
Our carry-on allowance on the international legs now required that we check our luggage (reduced from 10kg to 7 kg) on the leg from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur. We checked into our studio apartment where the currency situation worked again in our favor. The Malaysian ringgit was MYR4.4 = USS$1 at the time of our visit. This apartment ended up being our base of operations with us taking the 2 out of the 3 side trips we had planned (more on that later)
Barely 2 days after reaching Kuala Lumpur we headed out to our 1st side trip to the east coast of Malaysia to locate green turtles (we experienced both babies to release and adult females laying eggs), artisans making traditional handicrafts (pandanus weaving, songket - woven fabric with metallic threads, kites (also called wau [ pronounced wow])) and traditional east coast food. Not a lot of tall buildings out here where almost everything shuts down on Fridays (majority of the people living out here are Muslim and Fridays are an entire day of prayers). Amazing morning and night markets abound as well as mosques (that Crystal mosque is an amazing edifice of steel and glass and angles ) and make-shift restaurants by the side of road with the most amazing seafood that had Bill eating cooked fish!
The kite season had just passed and so it took quite a bit to locate a kite almost as tall as me to fly. Unfortunately they crashed the kite before we got there but we got the chance to see where they made these astounding kites some of which can take a month to make. Amazingly and incredulously each color change on the kite is individually cut out of kite paper. The one I was admiring and was trying to justify a purchase had at least 10 colors. Speaking of kite paper Bill managed to find some in white, black, yellow and spring green. We visited a school where they taught young ladies how to weave the songket from silk (and I got to practice my Malay and some of the apprentices got to practice their English). Then there was pandanus weaving into placemats, floor mats, hats, handbags, etc. which takes 2 weeks to get it to point where they can start weaving. We spoke to an expert who had been weaving for over 50 years and on top of the 2 week prep just weaving a regular sized placemat would take 2 hours for the pattern on one side and another 2 for the pattern on the other side. The result of which is the softest placemat I had ever felt that would last for a long time and also smelled lovely. I did buy some batik fabric (old school style that reminded me of what my mother and grandmothers used to wear) and did not create my own. I am saving my allowance to eventually purchase the wau (kite) of my dreams!
The flora and fauna were just as amazing with the sounds of the jungle interspersed with the call to prayers, monkeys, skinny cats (hardly any dogs), elephants, turtles, even tree climbing sea snails. We even looked for clams with our feet in a river that ended up being part of a very delicious alfresco lunch eaten under coconut trees by the riverbank.
Bill started to sniffle on the last morning of our east coast trip. He cited allergies or a summer cold. On his 3rd day of morning sniffles I suggested he test and sure enough he had caught or should I say covid caught him. He was negative when I had it in June and I was negative when he had it in Malaysia. We isolated for 5 days (per US and MY CDC and discussions I had with several friends who are doctors) and he was ok to go out with a mask without symptoms even though the line on the test was still faint. So we had to miss the 2nd of our 3 side trips where we were supposed to have sky mirror, bioluminescence, fireflies and feeding sea eagles adventures. Next time! And there will be a next time!
Our isolating put a crimp in the time we had left especially since we had already planned a trip to East Malaysia and was leaving 3 days after we stopped isolating. As much as I enjoyed being in West or Peninsula Malaysia we really enjoyed being in East Malaysia in Kuching (this means cat in Malay). The pace was slower and they had their unique delicious take on food and architecture. Their desserts were so good that Bill was eating cake and Bill does not like cake. The state of Sarawak where Kuching is the capitol has something called kek lapis (or layer cake) which is a very labor and time intensive delicious creation. Another kind and lovely aunt (we were travelling with my cousin, his mom and dad) insisted on getting us more kek lapis even when I said we had enough. The company we purchased the kek lapis from knew exactly what to do in order to pack the cakes in a box so that they could even be checked-in for the flight back including blunting the corners of the box so that they did not burst through the well taped plastic bag. It was fascinating to watch the young lady pack our precious cakes - she should have been an origamist! You then put your name and telephone number on the outside and we successfully picked it up at baggage claim back in KL. In fact I noticed we could bring liquids through security!
It rained everyday in Kuching while we were there for an hour or 2 in the evenings for some welcome respite from the heat. We met with a high school classmate for dinner one night where it started to rain even harder after we left the restaurant. We had regaled him with all our travel adventures and few misadventures and he was constantly shaking his head no way he could do that. On the way to dessert driving through the driving rain we almost got hit by lightning and I started laughing nervously. "That just guaranteed you will never travel with us, right, Haris?", I exclaimed. The strike was so close the after image stayed on the back of my retina with my eyes closed for more than 30 seconds.
We also almost got pee'd on by an orangutan at the Semenggoh Nature Preserve as we waited for our ride back to Kuching. We only saw one big male orangutan with his cheek flanges inside the reserve but he had his back to the crowd as he ate (there is no guarantee that the orangutans will show up). There was also a 14-year old juvenile swinging amongst the power lines. I ended up being fascinated by a patch of small pitcher plants wishing I had some kind of protein to feed them. In looking for the source of the pee I noticed that we had a mom, baby and maybe older sister to the baby in the trees above us. It was several beautiful moments as the mom interacted with the older sibling using her long arms and legs to keep everyone close. Bill asked the mom if we could get a better look at the baby and she heard him and turned the baby around and it was all eyes and maximum adorableness and I was in love!
Time to start saving for the next trip to Singapore and Malaysia! And with the money we would save staying in Malaysia and using it as a base of operations we could travel to destinations that are now 2 - 8 hours away instead of 15 - 36 hours!
See you in October!
====================
Resource List (maintained in my Dropbox account - you do not need to create an account to access this information)
A list of organizations from where I gather my information - Word document or PDF document
A list of my favorite paper places, both online and brick & mortar locations - Word or PDF - ditto in my Dropbox (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)
A list of on-demand workshops with pre-recorded videos and/or kits but no release dates - Word or PDF - also in Dropbox
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.
Online juried shows - https://www.onlinejuriedshows.com/preDefault.aspx
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)
==================
Housekeeping:
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation, I guarantee that I do not use your information for purposes outside of sharing this workshop calendar and special announcements. I will never share any of your personal information, including your address, contact information, or otherwise, with anyone. Should you wish to continue to receive my updates, no further action is required. If you no longer wish to receive this, you may unsubscribe here and send the email that is generated. I do not get any compensation from any of the organizations listed in this calendar.