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Book Arts Roundup Rocky Mountain ChapterGuild of BookWorkers Volume 15, Number 4 December, 2009

DENVER AREA

The scheduled November Fall Denver area gath-ering was postponed due to winter weather, but resched-uled for December 6. Many thanks to Alicia Bailey for hosting this event!

Daniel E. Kelm is coming to Denver, January 23 - 24 for a “Concertina Spine Sewn on Tapes” workshop. Send your deposit by December 31st to hold your reser-vation for this opportunity. Learn about concertina fold (aka accordion or zig-zag fold) with Daniel’s wire hinge mechanism. You will also learn how to evaluate paper characteristics and modify less than ideal papers for suc-cess in concertina. Full details in this issue.

The Denver area is also working to bring Julie Chen to the region for a possible workshop in the Spring. Visit the Rocky Mountain Chapter Denver Area Face-book pages for additional detail as they are announced. See:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rocky-Mountain-Chapter-Guild-of-BookWorkers-Denver/138136821193?ref=ts

Please contact us (Ginny: papyrus@uwyo.edu or Sammy: sammy.lee@mac.com) with your ideas for up-coming presentations, workshops and events!

-Ginny & Sammy

SALT LAKE CITY AREA

Greetings to the Rocky Mountain Chapter.

I was lucky enough to attend GBW’s “Stan-dards of Excellence in Bookbinding” conference in San Francisco this year, and was surprised to see so many of the Rocky Mountain chapter members in attendance! I heard from Chris McAfee that we had the most mem-bers in attendance of any chapter! If you weren’t there, don’t worry — there is always another one coming up. The next Standards is going to be held in Tucson, Ari-zona, I hope to see more of our members there.

The Utah portion of the Chapter held a gather-ing at Jeanne and Al Thelin’s house. About ten people attended and shared a potluck dinner. We talked about upcoming workshops, and future book gatherings, and about the projects that we are all working on. Personally, I am excited about the upcoming workshops and events for the coming year. See the “Utah” heading in the inte-rior of this newsletter for the upcoming workshop with Tini Muira.

-Ethan Ensign

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Seattle, Washington ExhibitssponsoredbytheSpecialCollectionsDivision,UniversityofWashingtonLibrariesDecember 7, 2009 - January 6, 2010 AllenLibrary,UniversityofWashington-SeattleJanuary 6, 2010 - February 19, 2010 SuzzalloLibrary&AllenLibrary,UniversityofWashington-Seattle

Salt Lake City, Utah March 5 - April 23, 2010 UniversityofUtah,BookArtsProgramattheJ.WillardMarriottLibrary

Denver, Colorado May 3 - June 25, 2010 DenverPublicLibrary,WesternHistory/GenealogyDepartment,5thFloorGallery

coloradogbw / rocky mountain chapter - denver sponsored workshop

January 23 & 24 Concertina Spine Sewn on Tapes with Daniel KelmIn this workshop you can expect to learn (1) to make a good, narrow concertina fold—one that stacks up squarely, (2) to evaluate papers for characteristics conducive to a successful concertina, and (3) to modify less than ideal papers in order to make them practical for use as a concertina. This workshop is a good opportunity to explore many of the issues essential to creating a successful structure. All levels of experience are welcome. RMCAD in Lakewood.

Registration: Workshop is $125 for GBW members; $130 non plus $45 materials feel. Please send a non-refundable deposit check for $60 (payable to the Guild of Book Workers) by December 31, 2009 to: Sammy Lee, 4049 S. Niagara Way, Denver, CO 80237. Questions? sammy.lee@mac.com.

norlin library special collections - university of colorado at boulder more info: 303-492-6144through December 18 Once Upon a Time: Early & Illustrated Fairy Tales Free and open to the public exhibition.

West Side Books T Art Show & Bookstore Re-opening We’re extremely thankful this year that the storefront transformation is nearing completion. (Whew!)

On Sunday, December 13, we’ll open the doors, ready or not, for the celebration.We’re also grateful to have a show of original prints by Sharon Brunn to celebrate this new space. We’re calling the show: “Everyday Things” as many of Sharon’s pieces have as subject everyday objects in her life, but her treatments of them are not at all ordinary. Hard to describe, so just come and see. Starting at 6pm that evening, we’ll have an open house with Aztec dancers blessing the space, the art show, music (musical artists

tba), refreshments and general visiting and hob-nobbery. Best wishes all, -Lois & Jimmy

West Side Books, 3434 West 32nd Ave, Denver, 303 480-0220, westsidebooks@qwestoffice.net

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art students league of denver www.asld.org

February 27 & March 6 The Carrousel Book with Alicia McKimThis modified version of a traditional carrousel book opens 180 degrees displaying five separate mini dioramas. The three-dimensional structure created with 2-D imagery can be produced utilizing a variety of mediums including photographs, prints, drawings, paintings and found imagery.

April 6 - 27, Tuesdays Non-adhesive Bookbinding II with Alicia McKimNon-adhesive bindings allow artists to create books without extensive bookbinding tools and equipment. This course will familiarize students with basic bookbinding techniques and materials. Students will make such struc-tures as a modified Coptic, Secret Belgium Binding and the Italian Board-Edge book.

university of denver www.jillberrydesign.comFebruary 27 & 28 Mapping Your Life with Jill Berry

May 1 & 2 Painted Story Books with Jill Berry

abecedarian gallery www.abecedariangallery.com

March 13 ‘Altered Books’ with Judith Cassel-Mamet

May (date TBA) ‘Rigid Page Workshop’ with Alicia Bailey

February 12-March 20 RE: (recycled, repurposed, rebound)an exhibition of 2- & 3-dimensional works created from books or

book parts

April 1 - May 8 Artists Book Cornucopia (Main Gallery)

April 1 - May 8 In Retrospect (Reading Room) works by Maureen Cummins, Ann Lovett and Nava Atlas

Abecedarian Gallery, 910 Santa Fe, Unit 101, Denver (note: new gallery email address is alicia@abecedariangallery.com)

Concertina Spine Sewn on Tapes

The concertina fold is also known as an accordion or zig-zag fold.

When a piece of paper is folded into a concertina and used to create the spine of a book, some appealing features are quickly recognized. For example, the concertina spine is ideal for accommodating the thickness of signatures of pages with fold outs, or material such as a photograph that is collaged onto the surface of the page. Another advantage of the non-adhesive concertina spine structure is that the book can open �at.

In this workshop you can expect to learn (1) to make a good, narrow concertina fold--one that stacks up squarely, (2) to evaluate papers for characteristics conducive to a successful concertina, and (3) to modify less than ideal papers in order to make them practical for use as a concertina.

One of Daniel's contributions to this structure is the inclusion of a wire along the spine edge of the cover board. The wire becomes an anchor and a pivot that acts very successfully as a hinge. This creates exceptionally harmonious movement of the tapes, concertina, and covers.

This workshop is a good opportunity to explore many of the issues essen-tial to creating a successful structure.

All levels of experience are welcome.

Daniel E. KelmBefore Daniel settled into his career in the book arts, he received formal training in chemistry and taught at the University of Minnesota.

Daniel's experience with books began over thirty years ago with employ-ment in various production studios where he learned progressively more specialized traditional bookbinding techniques.

In 1983 he opened his own studio, now called The Wide Awake Garage, where he designs and produces artist's books, interpretive �ne bindings, and book sculptures.

He is known for his innovative structures and extensive knowledge of materials.

Daniel founded the Garage Annex School for Book Arts in 1990.

Please send a non-refundable deposit check for $60 (payable to the Guild of Book Workers) by December 31, 2009 to: Sammy Lee, 4049 S. Niagara Way, Denver, CO 80237. Please contact Sammy for your questions on this workshop: sammy.lee@mac.com

Detailed workshop description can be found on the RMC Denver Facebook.

Saturday & Sunday, January 23, 24, 2010, 9am to 5pm

RMCAD, Shore Building, Room 1011600 Pierce Street, Lakewood, CO 80214

Workshop fee: $125 (members), $130 (non-members) plus a $45 material fee

Guild of BookWorkers- Rocky Mountain Chapter presents a weekend workshop with Daniel E. Kelm

(These pictures are of "Anatomy Lesson: Unveiling the

Fasciculus Medicinae," published by Robin Price)

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new mexicohands on bookbinding http://priscilla.bookways.com

January 23 & 24 Bookbinding Basics: The Flatback Case Finding with Priscilla A. Spitler

February 6 & 7 The Rounded Spine for Case Binding with Priscilla A. Spitler

February 27 & 28 Case Binding Refined with Leather with Priscilla A. Spitler

March 20 & 21 Transition to Binding In-Boards with Leather with Priscilla A. Spitlercl

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the book arts program at the marriot libarary www.bookartsprogram.org

January 12 - April 27 Artists Books with Chris McAfee & Marnie Powers-Torrey

March 3 - April 7 Simple Book Repairs for At-Home Curators with Tomomi Nakashima

February 27 Art, Printing & the Politic of the Poster with David Wolske & Becky Williams Thomas

March 20 Educators Workshop: Folded Books, Portfolios & Boxes with Antonia Nelsonall above classes at the Book Arts Studio, Marriott Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City

January 29-February 26 18th Century European Performance Arts

March 5 - April 23 Marking Time - GBW’s Triennial Exhibitionexhi

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scrub oak bindery scruboakbindery@gmail.com or 801-718-4874gbw / rocky mountain chapter - utah sponsored workshop

February 15 - 19 Execution of a Cover Design on a Leather Surface with Tini Muira Various techniques to decorate a leather bound book with several coloured forms of leather.

Scrub Oak Bindery, 254 South Main Street, Salt Lake City

Gabrielle Fox WorkshopA Review by Kathy English

Gabrielle Fox taught a full class how to bind an elegant miniature book in full leather. Her two day workshop was well organized, unhurried and delightfully fun. The new Book Arts facility at the Marriott Library facilitated her teaching because of its thoughtful design. Gabrielle’s demonstra-tions were easily seen by everyone thanks to a zoom-in camera overhead.

I was glad to practice using my knife to pare down leather. It was good to see that this skill definitely improved with time. Each participant left with a completed full leather bound book that felt won-derful to hold and opened smoothly. Gabrielle brought several of her own miniatures for us to look at and glean ideas from. She also came with an array of miniature text blocks which individu-als could purchase to later bind on their own.

As always, time spent with Gabrielle rewarded the participants with invaluable knowledge.

sculptural flowers, foreground, by Judy Anderson

Curator Alicia McKim asked artists for permission so that some work could be handled. She designed the show with the high table to facilitate this; she felt it was important not to ignore this as-pect of the book. Alicia is in the back-ground.Boundless

Transformations:the Book as Art

This exhibition was held in Denver this autumn, and was sponsored by the Art Students League of Denver—a first for them. It featured a mix of regional & national artists, and was curated by our own Alicia McKim. 3 wall pieces, upper left, by Laura Wait

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c a l l t o e n t r y . . .deadline: January 20 ‘Artists Book Cornucopia’ - Denver Juried show of artists’ bookworks at Abecedarian Gallery, April 1 through May 8, 2010. * for more information, visit www.abecedariangallery.com *deadline: February 28 ‘Abecedaries’ - Denver An invitational exhibition of Abecedary artists’ books at Abecedarian Gallery. * for more information, visit www.abecedariangallery.com *

s u p p l i e s . . . l o c a l t o c o l o r a d o & v i c i n i t y

Gail Lindley of the Denver Bookbinding Company announces the opening of their OnLine Store:www.DenverBook.com

They feature all types of binding materials, from cloth to glue to thread to binders board. Come visit!

Book Arts RoundupGuild of BookWorkers Rocky Mountain Chapter Post Office Box 200984 Denver, Colorado 80220

n e w s l e t t e r n o t e s . . .

Please note that the next Rocky Mountain ‘RoundUp’ will be coming out in early March, submissions due by February 26. T Submissions to: lang@eidolonpress.com, subject line: GBW RoundUp T

If you want to receive the RoundUp via email/pdf, please let me know at: lang@eidolonpress.com.

u p c o m i n g . . .Spring Classes at the American Academy of Bookbinding now online: www.ahhaa.org

F Y I . . . The Studio Protector is an information toolkit to help artists be disaster ready and disaster resilient! Small measures taken in advance of an emergency, and the right sequence of emergency response actions, can make a huge difference in reducing loss and in the time it takes to rebound from a setback. For more info see http://www.cerfdev.org/