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Book Arts Roundup

Rocky Mountain ChapterGuild of BookWorkers Volume 17, Number 1 March, 2011

DENVER AREA

Happy Springtime from the Rockies well, maybe spring

is a bit of wishful thinking at this point, but it is on its way. Many thanks to Denver region events coordinator Sammy Lee

for arranging such a strong series of workshops for the area this spring!We are looking forward to Shawn Sheehys The Language of Pop-Upsheld April 16 & 17, and Don Glaisters weekend workshop The Hinge:Making Book Pages with Impossible Materials held June 11 & 12. (Seethe following pages.) Additionally, Aimee Lee was in the region recentlyand presented a workshop, Korean Paper Techniques in February, co-

hosted by Kozo Fine Arts in Denver. GBW regional elections are just around the corner, and Iencourage everyone to consider service to the chapter. Please see theposition descriptions in this newsletter for the regional openings, andsubmit your name for inclusion on the upcoming ballot! I will be steppingdown as co-chair at the end of my term in June, so please contact either

Sammy or myself if you are interested in representing the Denver region. My best to you in all your artistic endeavors,

-Ginny Kilander, Co-Chair ([email protected])

SALT LAKE CITY AREA

Hello and greetings

to the Rocky Mountain Chapter.

Our recent book gathering was heldat the Marriott Library Book ArtsStudio. Several books bound byCraig Jenson (and his co-workers) aseditions were on display. Upcomingexhibits were discussed and areslowly moving forward. Several guildmembers attended as well as localbook artists and students that stayedafter their classes. Everyone had achance to see the book arts studioand see their incredible equipmentand printing presses.

-Ethan Ensign, Co-Chair ([email protected])

G U I L D O F B O O K W O R K E R S - R O C K Y M O U N T A I N C H A P T E RE L E C T I O N O F O F F I C E R S - J U N E , 2 0 1 1

Please review the included Chapter Guidelines for descriptions of Chapter Positions. The current Rocky Mountain ChapterBoard has been serving since June of 2009. Member involvement is critical; please consider giving your time to one of the follow-ing positions. In Salt Lake City: Co-Chair andRegional Events Coordinator, in Denver :Co-Chair andRegional EventsCoordinator, Chapter Treasurer, Newsletter Editor.

The present board can be notified via email; persons and email addresses listed below.

Salt Lake City Co-Chair & Events Coordinator: Ethan Ensign ([email protected])Denver Co-Chair: Ginny Kilander ([email protected]) Events Coordinator: Sammy Lee ([email protected])Treasurer: Marnie Powers-Torrey ([email protected])Newsletter Editor: Lang Ingalls ([email protected])

nationalwells college book arts summer institute 2011 www.wells.edu/bookarts, clicksummer institute

Two weeks of bookarts with:

July 10 - 16 Michael Bixler, Julie Chen, Cheryl Jacobsen, Barbar Tetenbaum

July 17 - 23 Mark Argetsinger, Julie Leonard, Steve Miller, Julian Waters


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national workshops by chapter members

utah

new mexico

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

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

April 1 & 2 Marbling with the Masterwith Galen BerryApril 8 & 9 Visual Poetry: Words into Bookswith Pamela Moore

May 18 - August 3 Letterpress Printing 1, 2 & 3with Marnie Powers-Torrey & David Wolske

June 4 Making Short Work of the Long Stitchwith Emily Tipps

June 22 - 25 Art and Craft of Byzantine Bindingwith Anna EmbreeJuly 30 Creating Custom Bookclothwith Chris McAfee

August 6, 19 & 27 Comic Relief: Alternative Letterpress Formswith L. Decker, C. Taylor & M. Toscano

LECTURES - free to the public

April 7, 7pm Lecture with Pamela MooreJuly 14, 7pm Lecture with Shawn Sheehy

EXHIBITS

March 11 - April 22 Herding Cats: The Wild World of Artists Books

April 29 - June 3 Booking a Brouhaha: Artists Books Course III

June 6 - July 8 The History of the Bible from 1455 to 1611

July 15 - September 9 AIGA 50 Books / 50 Covers

palace of the govenors- exhibit www.palaceofthegovernors.org

October 23 - April 7, 2012 Illuminating the Word: St. Johns Bible, an epic work of art

escribiente calligraphy society www.escribiente.org

April 9 & 10 Workshopwith Judy MelvinNovember 5 & 6 Workshopwith Peter Thornton

ghost ranch - literally letters 2011 www.ghostranch.org week one: Color It Luscious! with Nancy CulmoneJune 13 - 19 Love Your Letters! with Anna Pinto The Spontaneous Mark & Alternative Image with Pamela Paulsrud week two: Ghost Ranch Sketchbook with Sharon Zeugin

June 20 - 26 Foundation Meets Bone with Carrie Imai Pointed Pen to the Max (Pointed Pen Variations) with Douglas Boyd

laurie doctor www.lauriedoctor.comJuly 10 - 24 Painting Language, with Steven Skaggs,Umbria, ItalyAugust 11 - 14 Flotsam& Jetsam: Painting and Writing in Pieces,Northeld, MNSeptember 9 - 15 Intuition & Imagery, with Barbara Griek ,Abiquiu, NM

jill berry www.jillberrydesign.comApril 6 - 10 Spontaneous Deconstructed Journal: Journal Mapping, Port Townsend, WASeptember 4 - 6 Uncovering Umbria: A Portfolio of Visual Stories, Orvieto, ItalyOctober 14 - 16 Eat, Paint, Love, Muscoda, WI

nancy culmone contact Joan at: [email protected] 9 & 10 Colored Pencil Workshop, San Antonio, TexasApril 12 & 13 Colored Pencil Workshop, San Antonio, Texas

laura wait www.laurawait.com(late July / early August) Alternative Book Structures, Santa Fe, NM


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coloradowalker fne arts- exhibit www.walkerfneart.com

March 25* - May 7 When We Were Birds *opening receptionMarch 25, 6 - 9pm

kozo fine art materials- classes www.kozofineartmaterials.comMarch 26 Multi-signature Binding with David AshleyApril 23 Japanese Papermaking with Patricia Branstead

THE 2011 INTERNATIONAL

EDIB LE BOOK SHOW & TEA

Sunday,April 10Artists Registration & Entry Drop-off: 3:15 - 4:00pm

General Admission & Viewing: 4:00 - 6:00pmConsuming: apres viewing

The International Edible Book Festival began in 1999 as a Thanksgiving Day joke among a group of artists, and it has become aninternational event in over 23 countries and 18 states nationally, including Boulder. This ephemeral global banquet, also sharedon the internet, allows everyone to discover unique bookish nourishments. It is a celebration of the ingestion of culture and a wayto concretely share a book; it is also a deeper reflection on our attachment to food. The idea is simple, if wacky: each year aroundApril Fools Day, the birthday of gastronome Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826), whose famous quote is Tell me what youeat, and I will tell you what you are, artists of all ages and abilities construct books out of edible materials, display them, then

consume them at tea-time. This event unites bibliophiles, book artists, and food lovers in a feast for the eyes and palate.

Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13thSt, Boulder * for more information, visit www.BookArtsLeague.org *

abecedarian gallery- exhibits www.abecedariangallery.comApril 15* - June 4 Artists Book Cornucopia II(Main Gallery)April 15* - June 4 New Work by Sarah Vogel(Reading Room) *opening receptionApril 15, 6 - 8pm

denver bookbinding company- classes www.denverbook.com

March 31 Medieval Long Stitch

April 7 Coptic Binding on Wood Covers

April 9 Pop-Up CardsApril 16 Mothers Day Mini Explosion Purse CardApril 21 Intermediate Box Making: Clamshell

April 23 Image Under Glasswith Christine WebbMay 14 Flip Card

May 19 Envelope Book (Variation on Western Case)

May 21 Canvas Journal: Paint, Texture, Transfers... Oh My!with Christine Webb

american academy of bookbinding- classes www.ahhaa.org

April 25 - 29 Basics in Paper Conservation with Renate MesmerMay 2 - 6 Sewing Structures with Renate MesmerMay 9 - 13 Restoration of Cloth & Leather Bindingwith Brenda ParsonsMay 14 Leather Re-Backing: One-day Follow-upwith Brenda ParsonsMay 16 - 27 Fundamentals of Bookbinding: Intermediate Fine Binding with Don GlaisterMay 30 - June 3 Leather Box Making with Don Glaister

June 6 -10 A Field of Play or Thinking Outside the Slipcase with Timothy C. ElyJune 24 - 26 Book as Art: Images, Handwriting & Exposed Sewingwith Laura Wait

denver botanic gardens see class listings under: www.botanicgardens.org/content/botanical-illustration

June 11-July 9, Saturday mornings Spring Back Ledgerwith Cameron GarlandNote: This class is a repeat of the January 2011 class that sold out. In the rst course, all ten students most with no bookbinding experience, and to

everyones great enjoyment completed a spring back ledger binding.

27throcky mountain book & paper fair www.rmaba.orgAugust 5 & 6 Internationally recognized exhibitors from across the US and beyond, will offer: antiquarian & rare books - rst editions

- signed books - maps - western americana - post cards - travel brochures - posters - comic books - old photos - prints -childrens books - illustrations - cook books - astounding ephemera of all types!


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m e m b e r n e w s . . .Rocky Mountain Chapter memberJill K. Berryhas a book coming out November, 2011, with North Light Books, titled

Personal Geographies: Mapping Your Stories in Mixed Media.

There will be a show of all the maps in the book at the Denver Public Library from January to March, 2012.

Many are maps Jill Berry made, and there are contributors maps from 6 countries.

Rocky Mountain Chapter member Peggy Johnstonjust recieved news that she is one of the ve winners of the Jurors Award

for Topeka Competition 30. The Topeka Competition celebrates national artists working in three-dimensional media, and offers

patrons of the arts an opportunity to view the newest, most innovative work in contemporary art & crafts. Seen at: www.tscpl.org.

As well, her work from thePrizewinners Show, announced in the last RoundUp, can be seen at www.wavelandstudio.com.

m a r k y o u r c a l e n d a r . . .

October 6 - 8, 2011 Seminar on Standards of Excellence in Hand Bookbinding: Boston, MA* for more information, visit: www.guildofbookworkers.org *


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n e w s l e t t e r n o t e s . . .Please note that the summer Book Arts Roundup will be coming out the rst week of June, submissions due by June 1.

* Submit to [email protected], subject line: GBW Roundup *If you want to receive the Roundup via email/pdf,please let me know at: [email protected]. Enjoy the spring, -Lang

GBW-RMC is also co-sponsoring a public talk by internationally-renowned bookbinder

and artist Don Glaister, in conjuction with the below workshop. He will be on campus

to give a public lecture on the diverse inuences on his projects ranging from Thelonious

Monk to Frank Gehry; from Man Ray to Johannes Gutenberg.

FridayJune 107:00pm


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Guild of Bookworkers - Rocky Mountain Chapterin conjunction with

Norlin Library, University of Colorado - Boulderannounce

A Member ExhibitionThe Guild of BookWorkers - Rocky Mountain Chapter members are invited to exhibit book works

at the Norlin Library during the summerBook Craft: Deconstructing, Unhinging, Decomposingevent, May

19 through September 8. This is a nonjuried, open exhibition. Our goal is to feature as many

members as possible to the diverse CU Boulder community, in an effort to raise awareness of the

fine art and craft of bookbinding.

Any book works done since 2000 are eligible: fine binding, sculptural, art object or altered book.

Members may submit up to two pieces. One or both may be accepted, depending on the number

of entries and space available. We will accept the first 40 pieces (based on available display space,

though the final entry number may vary slightly). For more information, contact Sammy Lee at

[email protected] prior to entry submission, to ensure availability for display.

Timeline:

Delivery Period*: April 1 April 15

Opening Date: Thursday, May 19

Opening Reception & GBW Member Gathering: 6pm, Thursday, May 19

Grand Opening Celebration of Book Craft& Public Lecture by Peter Thomas: 7pm, Thursday, May 19

Closing Date: September 8th, 2011

Pick up & Return of works: 2ndweek of September*Works must arrive within the above time period, as no one will be available on premise to accept your entry beyond then. Please arrange with

Sammy Lee before April 15, if you can not make this delivery period.

Fees:

A $15 entry fee must accompany each entry.

A completed entry form (see ) and a check made out to the Guild of BookWorkers should be sent withyour entry. (Local drop off can be arranged; please email [email protected].) If an entry ismailed, please include a return label as well as a separate check (made out to Guild of BookWorkers)to cover postage and the shipping insurance cost for return.

Entry fee will be returned, if space cannot accommodate the work.

Insurance:

Artwork will be displayed in secure cases and will be fully insured for its value against theft or total damage

while on premises. Entrants are responsible for shipping insurance both ways.

Catalog:

An online catalog will be posted on our RMC facebook page. A printed catalog may be available forpurchase online. We will announce more on this separately. A printed exhibit list will be available at eachdisplay area. The catalog will be made from artist information (entry form) and digital images supplied byartist (please include up to 2 images per item on a CD with the entry; the image must be at least 240 dpi

(300 dpi preferred) and 5 wide). Images will be used for promotional materials and exhibition catalog.

Additional Information:

Sammy Lee [email protected]

See enclosed card for the entry form (One form must be included with each entry)


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Guild of Bookworkers - Rocky Mountain Chapter

Member Exhibition duringBook Craft,Summer, 2011Norlin Library, University Colorado - Boulder

Entry Form

- One form must be included with each entry -

BINDERS INFORMATION

Name ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Address __________________________________________________________________________________________

City ___________________________________ State __________________________ Zip _______________

Telephone: day _______________________ evening _______________________

Email ______________________________________________________________________

BOOK INFORMATION

Title of Book ____________________________________________________ Year completed _____________Author __________________________________________ Illustrator _____________________________________

Publisher, City, Date _______________________________________________________________________________

Dimensions in inches(H x W - closed)_______________ (H x W - open, i.e. for display*)_______________* Due to the size limit of the cases, works that are taller than 15 inches high will not be accepted

Brief Description of Work (for display card & catalog): (Please include binding structure, materials used, special features, etc.)

Artist Statement(describes the intent of your work):

If you choose, we will list a sale price: $_________

Special shipping, handling, or display instructions:

Submitted work must be received by April 15, 2011.This submission includes: __ $15 entry fee (check to Guild of BookWorkers) __ completed entry form __ return label & check to cover postage/insurance* * Return Insurance Value $ _________ __ CD with images of work

Please send completed form(s) along with submission(s) to: RMC exhibit - c/o Sammy Lee 4049 S. Niagara Way Denver, CO 80237

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