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• Paula Krieg will be teaching an in-person workshop at The Sheldon Store in Rupert, VT on Nov 3 & 17, 2025 - if you are in the area and looking for a bookmaking workshop register here
• National Chocolate Day is Oct 28, 2025 - how do you intend to celebrate? I already have some twist wrapped truffles (a perfect bite to melt on the tongue and sometimes there are pop rocks!) from Maeve Chocolates and a bar that has the most amazing geometric designs
• Penland School of Craft (67 Doras Trl, Bakersville, NC 28705) - 100+ summer workshops - discover who's teaching - registration Jan 14 - May 8, 2026 - apply for scholarships and studio assistantships by Nov 17, 2025
• Paper and Book Intensive will take place from May 17 - 28, 2026 at Ox-Bow School of Art (3435 Rupprect Way, Saugatuck, MI 49453) - important dates: scholarship applications: Dec 1 - 31, 2025; general applications: Jan 1 - Apr 15, 2026 (or until full) - available classes
• Helen Hiebert has a new book coming out, Weaving With Paper Dec 16, 2025 - if you missed the Oct 6th zoom session to make a book weaving, click here to view the video - also her 2026 Red Cliff Paper Retreat is open for registration - the theme is Capture the Light and will be held at her Red Cliff, Colorado studio - Aug 17 - 21, 2026
• Making Zen is a free five-day online retreat that will take place Oct 27 - 31, featuring 30 workshops taught by different artists but you do need to register - details here
• Always happy to hear from any of my readers about their adventures to international conferences looking at exploring any aspect of bookbinding and/or book arts - Jill Timm attended BIND25 (woo hoo!) in New Zealand and had told me about wanting to go when we met at NPBAF in April 2025 - not only did she attend the conference but she also won a prize (double woo hoo! - here is a write-up about the winners) - Ngā mihi (Congratulations), Jill!
• Save the dates for the Santa Fe Studio Tours - June 20 - 21, 2026 and June 27 - 28, 2026 [in the things to Do section]
• Save the dates also for Lynn Sures Fabriano workshop and tour of Northern Italy - May 28 - Jun 12, 2026 [also in the things to Do section]

Me ke aloha nui - Jade
Unfolding paper explorer, information conduit & facilitator, foodie, unorthodox traveler, astronomy enthusiast, somewhat grudgingly tech savvy
Mission: Connecting talented people with people exploring their talents
Motto: Always plan a trip around a workshop or vice versa
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Georgia Center for the Book & the Decatur Branch of the Dekalb County Public Library (Decatur , GA) - The Book As Art v.13: Mixed Messages - Decatur Library (4th Floor Gallery) - now until Oct 25, 2025

University of Southern Maine Special Collections, 6th Floor, Glickman Library (314 Forest Ave, Portland, ME 04101): Summer Book Arts Students Exhibition - now until Oct 25, 2025; Syntax in Structure Artist’s Books by Anna Low - now until Dec 5, 2025; Imagining a No-Go Zone with Blue Horses and a Red Forest and Other Artist’s Books: Artist’s Books by Rebecca Goodale - now until Dec 5, 2025

Kalamazoo Book Arts Center - KBAC Gallery (Suite 103A): 20th Anniversary Exhibition - now until Oct 30, 2025

The Museum of Printing (15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA 01832) - Small Impressions: An Exhibition of Miniature Printed Matter by New England Book Artists (NEBA) members and beyond - now until Oct 30, 2025

Dishman Art Museum (1030 E Lavaca St, Beaumont, TX 77705) - Part Geometry-Part Zen: Paperworks and Contemporary Origami Joan Son exhibit - now until Oct 31, 2025

Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory (1754 East 47th Street - Cleveland OH 44103) - Form Matters - Oct 31 - Nov 22, 2025

BARN & PSBA Book Arts Gathering (8890 Three Tree Lane NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110) - an informal gathering to share and discuss books of all kinds - meet fellow book arts enthusiasts - bring your own books to display and share with the group - Nov 2, 2025 2:00pm - 4:00pm - register here

Bower Ashton Library (UWE Bristol, Bristol, UK) - How to read a book - now until Nov 4, 2025

Archibald S. Alexander Library at Rutgers University (169 College Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901) - New Brunswick - 31st Annual New Jersey Book Arts Symposium - breakfast and lunch will be provided, and admission is free - parking is also free with advance registration - Friday, Nov 7, 2025, from 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

CLUSTER (307 North Main StreetAnn Arbor, MI 48104) - Every line is a circle if you make it long enough - solo show of artist Matt Shlian’s newest work - Nov 7 - 29, 2025

Kalamazoo Book Arts Center (326 W. Kalamazoo Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007 ) - Lynn Sures: Glancing at the Sun - Nov 7 – Jan 14, 2026 - workshop associated with this exhibit

Fort Wayne Museum of Art (Fort Wayne, Indiana) - Paper Made II - on view Nov 8, 2025 - Feb 1, 2026 - juried selections will be featured in the fall 2025 issue of Fiber Art Now

A.I.M.P.E 2025 - the Hall of Awa Japanese Handmade Paper (141 Kawahigashi, Yamakawa, Yoshinogawa City, Tokushima) & Inbe Art Space (116 Tateishi, Yamakawa, Yoshinogawa City, Tokushima) - now until Nov 9, 2025 - exhibition pamphlet

The Guild of Book Workers is thrilled to announce its upcoming 2024-25 traveling juried exhibition - NIGHT CIRCUS: Baylor Libraries, Baylor University, Waco TX - Nov 10 - Jan 2026 - exhibitors list

Senate House Library, University of London (London, UK) - Introducing Spineless Wonders - publications that are stapled, sewn, folded or a single sheet - now until Nov 15, 2025

Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County (Rochester, NY) - Art of the Book & Paper - now until Nov 15, 2025

The Hellenic Centre (16–18 Paddington Street, Marylebone, London W1U 5AS, UK) - BOOKMORPHS: Artists’ Books from Greece & the UK - now until Nov 28, 2025

North Bennet St. School (150 North Street, Boston, MA 02109 ) - annual open house - Dec 5 - 6, 2025 - RSVP

Princeton University Library (65 Witherspoon St, Princeton, NJ 08542) - Forms & Function: The Splendors of Global Book Making - now until Dec 7, 2025 - guided tours are also available - video and booklet available

PSBA 2025 14th Annual Members' Exhibit - Field Work: Daniel J. Evans Library - The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington - now until Dec 12, 2025

Center for Book Arts (New York, NY) - Boekie Woekie Amsterdam - now until Dec 13, 2025

University of Michigan, Hatcher Library North, First Floor, Room 100J, Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room - Suave Mechanicals: A Celebration of Nine Volumes on the Art and History of Bookbinding (2013–2025) - now until Dec 15, 2025

University of Iowa Libraries (125 W Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52242) - Paper Engineering in Art, Science, and Education - now until Dec 19, 2025 - videos, exhibit guides and more about paper engineering available

New England Quilt Museum (18 Shattuck St, Lowell, MA 01852) - The Spirit Books: Works by Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord - now until Dec 31, 2025

Long Beach Museum of Art (Long Beach, CA) - The California Effect: New Books from the California Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers - now until Jan 4, 2026

The University of South Dakota presents Bound and Unbound VIII - now until Jan 5, 2026 - can be viewed online in the Digital Library of South Dakota

Jaffe Book Arts Gallery, Florida Atlantic University's Wimberly Library (Boca Raton, FL) - Stardust: 25 Years of the Jaffe Collection - now until Jan 6, 2026

Michener Art Museum (138 S. Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901) - Anila Quayyum Agha: Interwoven​ - now until Jan 11, 2025

Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking (Atlanta, GA) - Legacies in Paper with works from Nancy Cohen, Sara Garden Armstrong, & Helen Hiebert - now until Jan 30, 2026 - virtual artist talk: Oct 15, 2025 | Paper & Architecture - Mar 2, 2026 - July 10, 2026 | The Craft of Paper: Contemporary Takes on Tradition - Aug 3, 2026 - Jan 15, 2027

8-Day Art Retreat in Oaxaca, Mexico - an immersive art retreat nestled in the vibrant culture and stunning landscapes of Oaxaca, Mexico - Feb 5 - 12, 2026 - more information

CODEX X - Feb 7 – 10, 2026 - location: Oakland Marriott City Center, 1001 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607

Moody Memorial Library (Baylor University, Waco, TX) - Narrative Threads (information not currently on website) - Feb 9 - Apr 6, 2026

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (550 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island, WA 98110): Storytime with Mare: Artists’ Books from the Odditorium - now until Feb 15, 2026; Aimee Lee: Tethered - Mar 6 – Jun 7, 2026; Booking: Artists’ Books by Black Artists - Oct 2, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027

Book Arts and Culture tour in India led by Radha Pandey - Feb 16 - Mar 2, 2026 (tour is full but there is a waitlist)

Science History Institute (Philadelphia, PA) - Reaction: Artists Transform the Sample Book - now until Feb 28, 2025

Peters Valley School of Craft is hosting this amazing trip Mar 5 - 18, 2026 - A Journey through Craft, Culture & Cuisine: Vietnam & Cambodia

New Museum Los Gatos (106 E. Main Street, Los Gatos, CA 95030) - Stitches & Wiggles: Unraveled and Reimagined Mixed Media Art by Jody Alexander and Thomas Campbell - now until Mar 8, 2026

State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia - Paper Universe: The book as art - now until May 3, 2026

Lynn Sures Fabriano workshop and tour of Northern Italy - information and registration - May 28 - Jun 12, 2026

Columbia University Libraries - Butler Library (535 W. 114 St. 6th Floor, New York, NY 10027) - In CONTEXT: Art, Books, & Freedom - now until May 29, 2026

Kalamazoo Book Arts Center will be hosting a a travel study program to Italy - Book Arts in Venice - secure a spot by making your deposit online - trip dates: Jun 15 – 26, 2026 - deposit due by Jan 15, 2026 - final payment due by Feb 1, 2026

Santa Fe Studio Tours - June 20 - 21, 2026 and June 27 - 28, 2026

The 2026 Taos Paper Retreat with Helen Hiebert will be happening Jul 19 - 25, 2026 in Taos, NM and the theme will be Capture the Light

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Websites for calls for entries for all mediums and online juried shows:

- Call for entries management and jury system entrythingy.com

- Find calls https://www.callforentry.org/

- Online juried shows

- Colossal (international platform for contemporary art and visual expression that explores a vast range of creative disciplines) opportunities

Note: On going calls below are listed in alphabetical order followed by calls by due date

Art in the Park residency OR Google “National parks artist in residence” - scroll down to the map of programs across the US map - each park has a different application, criteria, etc. explore the map and find a park that aligns with your goals for a residency - apply through that park’s unique site - artists of all mediums can apply…photographers, writers, composers and more - on going

Call for workshop proposals: Frederick Book Arts Center is settling into their new space and looking for teachers - if you have experience teaching bookbinding, letterpress, printmaking, photography or other skills related to book arts and are interested in working with us we are interested in hearing from you - please email: charlottemaulerhayes@fredbookartscenter.org - on going

Call for teachers: Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Maui, HI, is looking for Youth Teaching Artists - more information - to apply for this position, please send a resume and sample art projects to: Michaela McGuire, Youth Programs Coordinator, michaela@huinoeau.com - on going

Call for Artists: The Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) Shop is seeking new artists interested in selling their work - on going

Call for teachers: Pacific Ocean Paperfolders monthly virtual meeting - on going - contact Joel Stern

Call for Workshop Teachers: PaperWorks 2025-2026 Season - half day, full day and multiple day classes, in person or via Zoom - download proposal form and send completed form to education@paperworks.info - on going

Call for Submissions: Printed Matter, New York - Decolonisation, Resistance & Solidarity - is actively soliciting artists’ books, zines, and print ephemera that engage with ideas of decolonisation, resistance, and interconnected solidarity around the world - accepted submissions will be distributed online and in-store - this is an open, rolling call - there is no deadline for submissions - to view a selection of titles that speak to these themes and their submission guidelines

Call for workshop proposals: The Santa Fe Book Arts Group Program Committee extends an invitation to submit proposals for workshops in the coming months - more information - on going

Call for artist in residence: Joseph Rock Arboretum on Hawai'i Island - JRA Sculptural Project Honoring the Earth Through Indigenous Wisdom - deadline: on going - they offer a 3-week stay in the Kailua-Kona area on Hawai'i Island (artist will need to get a rental car (or use UBER), buy food, bring their supplies or buy locally, to construct their art and they can bring a friend or partner)

Call for workshop proposals: Interested in teaching at the Newport Paper & Book Arts Festival XXIX next year Apr 23 - 25, 2026, the proposal form is available here - deadline: Oct 29, 2025

Call for submission: Narrative Threads - more information - deadline: Nov 10, 2025 - will be on view at Moody Memorial Library on the Baylor University campus in Waco, TX, from Feb 9 - Apr 6, 2026

Call for residency: Live and work at Hawai'i Volcano National Park (Hawai'i Island) from Oct 2 - 26, 2026 - any artist working in any medium, digital or analog, including writing of any type, and performance art of any type are accepted - submission - deadline: Nov 12, 2026

Call for entry: Center for Book Arts is now accepting submissions for its 2026 Annual Poetry Chapbook Contest - submit your manuscript - deadline for submissions: Dec 15, 2025

Call for art: Gallery Director and Sitka Printmaking Fellow Mika Aono who shares her art gallery and print studio, Atelier Ghostbirds (Portugal), is now accepting artist submissions to the upcoming mail-art exhibition Fragments of What Makes Us Alive - deadline: Dec 15, 2025

Call for upcoming opportunities: Women’s Studio Workshop (Rosendale, NY) - (1) Studio internship application due Jan 15, 2026; (2) Nonprofit Management internship application due Jan 15, 2026; (3) Art-in-Education Artist’s Book grant application due Jan 15, 2026

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Note: If you want to inspect a hyperlink to see where it may take you, mouse over the link and in the lower left corner of your screen the status bar will show you where the hyperlink would take you. On smartphones or tablets long press on the link and a window will appear with that information

Sarah Bodman - Book Arts Newsletter - Impact Press at the Centre for Print Research, UWE Bristol, UK - more book arts related events in the UK, EU, EEA and some USA - latest edition and back issues

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art’s (BIMA) - Artist's Books Unshelved: full play list here - latest videos: _The Last Green Book_ by Nia Easley and Black Panther Party Stamp Book by Kyle Goen and Mare Blocker: Storyteller - Works by Mare Blocker

Don't Open That Drawer Artist's Book by Edie Overturf includes 5 individual books within a compiled folio, was inspired by a conversation with a friend about managing emotional stress and compartmentalizing

How to use a Zenith 835 paper drill

Bill & I eloped when we got married and I made matchbook announcements measuring 5 1/2" wide x 4 1/4" tall landscape opening - here is how to make a matchbook: notebook; gift card holder; another notebook; card, gift or journal - all 3

This popped on my Pinterest feed - an unusual origami structure by Gina Pisello

Binding a simple French link stitch book

How to do a quarter binding casing-in with your pre-made book block

How to sew a ladder stitch combination binding

Found a website showing wonderful book structure - have fun exploring

Traveling to the European Union is about to get more complicated and here’s what you need to know

Cool brochure that could be translated to a cool page

Another brochure design that could be translated to be a book

Love this Paula Krieg pamphlet with replaceable pages more

Been a little obsessed with keyboards lately but this one is definitely a different beast

6th grader's science fair project answers age-old question: Do cat buttholes touch everything? - this made me chuckle but it makes sense - the cat is both predator and prey and they will hide in every way possible, physically and scent-wise

Always happy to make jigs for pacing and corner mitering

I have a mobile hotspot for reliable internet on the go that I reload when we drive for travel. We also download offline maps. It has sometimes been more reliable than the hotel wifi especially if lodgings or adventures taken are out in the middle of nowhere

Not sure what you call this but I believe it is a jitterbug - made without glue

This artist creates secret worlds made of kinetic constructions inside motorized boxes -to learn more about Crista Grauer, visit her website

I also collect words (among other things) - here is a list of English words that sound made up - love "borborygmus"

California has a purple sand beach and Hawai'i has a green sand beach - and you'd be surprised at what sand looks like under a microscope - a whole universe that I had no idea existed

Cultural narratives and craft converge in the 2025 World of WearableArt competition with video

The Athens School of Fine Arts - Contemporary Artists’ Books 2

Unusual book cover with tuck corners

Unfolding Artists Books is a group exhibition featuring approximately 120 works from OTIS Millard Sheets Library's Special Collection and Selected 8 books

Artists’ books made for the Book Art Object project curated/organised by Sara Bowen (UWE Library Services)

Folded paper decor that's anything but flat - looking forward to supporting brownfolds

I didn't realize it but I was using a variation of 90/90 rule when I had to re-organize my kitchen because of repairs and renovations - I called it my why did I get this rule

I really enjoyed the different gift wrapping methods and envelope making

I would love to have this 3D printed mechanical book

Tricia Morris introduced me to the quilting ruler as a tool for card and book making

I checked out these sleeping tips last night and the cupping of warm hands around the eyes helped and so did this eye trick

You can make music from pi

How to effectively put a stop to spam calls, emails and texts

This popup structure kept coming up in my feed so I collected a few of them so you jibe with the best instructor: video1; video2 - variation; video3; video4

Self locking gift box

A matchbox to store your Japanese drill bits - perhaps make a longer box to store the drill as well?

Creative way to protect your loose papers

Don't throw away your bookbinding scraps - do this and this as well

Trish Witkowsky of Fold of the Week: gate folds; unique folds; interactive folds

If you missed Dana Seeger's Printed Layers artists' talk with Seattle BAG here is the video

If this hide and reveal popup appeals to you here is the tutorial

In this day and age of keeping on top of security for things online this video had some practical suggestions

Farms can be downright beautiful

And if you are at the Austin airport be prepared for interimaginary departures

Slip knot bookbinding for single pages and folios - the recommendation to reinforce the punched and bound edge is a practical idea and to use at least 2" - 3" of thread for every page

Free "How To" Zines downloadable at Regula Russelle's website

Post-it note holder with pen: size1; size2; variation

If you haven't been invited to the American Museum of Natural History in New York for OrigamiUSA's tree lighting ceremony to receive a small origami gift, here are the folding instructions and video for Michael LaFosse's Dazzle Star

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I was surprised to receive an email to renew my passport from the US State Department reminding me that I had less than a year left and that most countries require at least 6 months left to let you visit. Moused over the links to make they were from and going to a legitimate govt website. I was able to renew my passport online and pausing in filling my application as needed. This was pretty handy as I uploaded many, many pictures but the background wasn't white enough, too many shadows, head was at an odd angle, looking tired and hangry, etc. I looked around for someone to take a picture that I could then upload but found photoaid.com instead. I was able to upload a picture Bill had taken and they were able to remove the shadows and tweak the color of the background and I remained looking the same. The online renewal process was finally happy with my picture! So glad I got this done before the government shutdown on Oct 1st, 2025. I sent in my application on Sep 22nd, they received it Sep 23rd and I got my new passport on Sep 27th. What?!? I was frankly astounded and happy that I got my passport in my hot little hands (yes, I do run warmer than usual) with the new passport looking and feeling quite a bit different.

The repairs are finally completed! Four (4) days after sending out the last newsletter bemoaning my sad state of house repairs, the renovations were completed and furniture moved back in on Sep 29th. All items from my kitchen cabinets & decorative chests that held anything that could be packed into moving boxes were brought back into the area between the living and dining room creating a mountain taller than me (which, honestly, is not all that difficult - LOL!). We had too much fun trying to re-assemble my Japanese kaidan tansu (stair chest) - similar to this one but mine is not an antique, the "stairs" go up right to left and has 3 parts to it so you could re-arrange it to make it look less stair-like. Unpacked for 3 days with the last little bits taking a lot more time as I tried putting away things in a more organized fashion. Lots of things got thrown out or donated and we have broken down more boxes and collected more bubble wrap (had 3 boxes and 2 garbage bags full) and moving blankets that week than in the last 25 years. Yikes! Luckily I mentioned my bubble wrap and moving blanket dilemma in passing and found someone who was glad to take them off my hands. We did keep a few moving blankets - just in case - and lined the floors of our car trunks with them.

So the week before and after the renovations were completed I began receiving requests about my newsletter and me from: (1) my newsletter platform, Buttondown, asked for why I use buttondown and how - here is the link and will eventually appear in the customer testimonials page which may be on the website's stories next month - the picture is of me very happy and content on a giant bean bag; (2) NORBAG (North Redwood Book Arts Guild) - requested a member bio for their November newsletter - you have to be a member to see that newsletter but I will copy the information to a Google Doc and share that instead - one wonders which picture they will use - happy picture of me lounging in a giant bean bag or holding Luca, my favorite void of a black cat I cat-sit in Hawai'i whom I see in every shadow for a week after house-sitting; (3) Jane Carlin of Puget Sound Book Artist (PSBA) wanted to reference the newsletter for their book arts resources page so a quick little write up was sent off to her - woo hoo!

Yolanda A. joined me to take in the The California Effect exhibit at the Long Beach Museum of Art. BTW - parking is always FREE and admission is half off on Fridays! I loved that we knew or knew of so many people who had pieces in that exhibit, Alicia Bailey, Karen Hanmer, Rebecca Chamlee, Insiya Dhatt, Jodee Fenton, Brian Lieske, Elaine Nishizu, to name a few. There were many "how did they do that", "what an ingenious binding", "cool use of unusual materials for their covers", oohs & aahs, gasps and sighs! We also had a chance to check out Voice of the Artist: Artist Books from their permanent collection and was astounded by Genie Shenk's Ring and delighted by Dr. Paul Johnson's colorful paper sculpture, The House That Climbed a Tree. The room overlooked the Long Beach harbor and the 4 oil pumping stations disguised as artificial islands and named for astronauts. The view was mesmerizing as there were clouds in the sky due to being on the edge of a storm from the south and the light, oh, the light. Then it was lunch at the museum cafe with entirely too many delectable choices. Gosh! Looking at works of art in the artists book world can work up an appetite. I took way too many pictures and they had a video running showing a lot more of the books. If you are in the area, I highly recommend you check out this exhibit. It will be going until Mar 8, 2026. If you make a weekend of visiting Long Beach try some of the suggestions listed in the previous link but skip the expensive hotels and try to find an AirBnB or VRBO in one neighborhood close to a coffee or breakfast place. Here are some places to eat - I have not tried any of them but I will definitely be checking them out in the future. We left inspired and brimming with ideas. Well, Yolanda was brimming with ideas. I, on the other hand, was inspired to figure out how to get in touch with one of the artist to see if she had an edition of the artist book she had on display for sale.

Two days before our museum adventure, I happily attended the first session of Susan Share & Paula Krieg's ZXB (Zhen Xian Bao) 2025 Reimagined or for those of us that have been with them since March 2025 - Series 3. I'll have you know that my folding muscle memory was in a sad state and was absolutely glad for the refreshers that happened especially for the twist boxes (flat and dimensional) which were than corralled by two strips of paper that eventually wrapped 3 structure in a box - ingenious! We continued playing with the heights of the twist boxes and changing the edges of the tops. We were also able to make a quick ZXB with an accordion book with a cover, 2 rectangular trays, and the large box. Paula and Susan proved to us that ZXBs can be made quickly with some small departures from the traditional form and with loads of fun. Don't even get me started on how delighted I was with the sewing repair kit held together with a bamboo skewer. I had been collecting these coffee stirrers, shaped like oars, and coffee lid stoppers, wondering what I was going to do with them and now they HAVE purpose! I even figured out how to use the short coffee lid stoppers coming in about 2" (a little over 5cm).

We were unable to house- and cat-sit for our house sittee in early September as we were in the midst of the waiting, measuring, renovating thingy. I thought about sending one of us over there but we really needed both of us here to tracking everything that was not going on and to interpret insurance speak. To celebrate completion of the renovations and needing to get away, I planned a trip for a visit to O'ahu, to talk story with hanai ohana and visit with friends (having lunch and visiting the Honolulu Museum of Art and the Art-o-Matic there), and spending the majority of the trip on the Big Island where it is quiet, laid back and where I should be able to see the dark skies ablaze with the Milky Way, stars, maybe a few meteors, a comet; a whale or two, some turtles, white, black & green sand beaches; and, if I am lucky, a fountaining eruption at Volcano National Park, with thanks to the auspices of Madame Pele.

Earlier this year in April I dropped in on Margo Klass's workshop at NPBAF (Newport Paper & Book Arts Festival) to say hello as it had been entirely too long since I last saw her. She asked that I talk about my newsletter and in the informal Q&A session that followed someone asked if I had a sponsor for my newsletter. I said I did not, that it was all self-sponsored, but did mention that I was thinking about putting in a button or link to "buy me a coffee" but that was going to he sometime in the future. Six months later and I took a look into it while waiting for the house repairs to get done. It was free but they take a small percentage of the coffee fund. So for those of you that asked for the link it is live and available in the newsletter. The first person to let me know where they found it will receive a bamboo and aluminum desk set (fountain pen, ballpoint pen and an Arc desk organizer [to hold your pens]). Happy hunting!

See you in November!

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• Organizations where I gather my workshop information
• Teaching opportunities (needs to be updated)
• On-demand workshops with pre-recorded videos and/or kits
• Favorite paper places (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 might buy)
• Central place for artist residencies - all mediums
• MFA programs in the US (updated annually around early December) - due dates, points of contacts, programs offered and admission requirements
  
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• Link to the calendar
• Best viewed on a large monitor (there is lots of information) and is searchable
• There is no difference between the colors you see, just a way to visually separate workshops but the more subdued colors are online workshops
• The calendar is updated as I come across information but you have 24x7 access to it
• If you add any calendar entry to your own personal calendar be sure to update the time to your local time zone - time zone converter
• For more information view this video
• Questions? Suggestions? Email me at jsqcentral-workshop@yahoo.com

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