2011-12 book arts roundup

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Quarterly Newsletter

Book Arts Roundupfrom the Chapter Chair in Salt Lake CityDear Members,

I am very excited about the upcoming year. We have a national exhibit (Horizons)and a chapter exhibit (Fantasy and Nonsense) that will be displayed at the Guilds Stan-dards of Excellence meeting. Te Standards meeting will be held in Salt Lake City at theMarrriott Library on the University of Utah campus. I would like to encourage everyone inthe chapter to enter the Fantasy and Nonsense competition. Every book that enters will bephotographed for inclusion in the catalog. Te exhibit will also be an opportunity for the

members of the chapter to show their skills. (See insert for details.) A book gathering is coming up as well! Susan Makov at Weber State University willbe hosting us (see details under Events). A field trip to visit Steve Pratt in Cove Fort is be-ing planned; he builds and repairs hand printing presses. - Ethan Ensign [email protected]

from the Chapter Chair in DenverGreetings, Members! Since the last newsletter, I attended the GBW Standards of Excellence that was held

in Boston. Not only did I find value in the presentations and great buys in the vendor roomsbut I enjoyed seeing bookbinding friends and had the opportunity to meet with fellow ChairEthan Ensign and reasurer Emily ipps. Ethan shared his ideas about the upcoming RockyMountain Chapter exhibition in which binders will bind Fantasy and Nonsense. I saw a copyin the vendor room it is lovely, whimsical and divine. In addition, we talked about having aless formal annual exhibition, where we exhibit all members entries. I really like that idea igives us freedom to try new things and show our work. he Standards presentations were all stellar. Of the presentations, IslamicBookbinding, Conservation of 19th Century Publishers Bindings, Edition binding, andDisguising and Embellishing Wood, I most enjoyed seeing the many ways to treat wood tomake it beautiful and unique (burning, milk paint, stain, shoe polish!). I want to try thesetechniques out. If you werent able to make it to Standards, dont forget that GBW has a lend-

ing library of presentations you can check out. hough it may be a while before this yearspresentations are ready for check out, there is a plethora of fabulous topics presented by top-notch book workers. An index can be found on http://guildofbookworkers.org/resources/library.php. Some of the Denver area Rocky Mountain Chapter members gathered on November5 to make a magic box it opens like a Jacobs Ladder, and is fun to make and show peopleWe plan to gather again in the early part of the new year, and then again later in spring. Wewill again make something together, and/or visit a place new to us (ideas include the DenveBookbinding Company and he Press at Colorado College).

It is a pleasure to be involved in this Chapter I welcome your ideas for Denver areaactivites! - Pamela Leutz [email protected]

Rocky MountainChapter Board

SLC CHAIR & EVENS

Ethan Ensign

DENVER CHAIR

Pamela Luetz

DENVER EVENS

Sammy Lee

REASURER

Emily ipps

NEWLEER EDIOR

Lang Ingalls

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E X H I B I T I O N S

Hand Lettered, through December 17 Main Gallery of Abecedarian Gallery, Denver; www.abecedariangallery.com

Triggers: the work of Andrea Crane ,January 6 to February 4The Amniotics of Seeing: the work of Danielle Vogel , January 6 to February 4 Main Gallery of Abecedarian Gallery, Denver; www.abecedariangallery.com

Minta: the work of Max Maddox, January 6 to February 4 Reading Room of Abecedarian Gallery, Denver; www.abecedariangallery.com

The Thread That Binds: Interviews with Private Practice Binders, through January 14 Museum of Printing History, Houston; www.guildofbookworkers.org(Lone Star Chapter or Exhibitions)

Kunsthuas: exhibi t of Ottilie Grossmayer, Peter Eder, Sylvia Vorwagner, February 17 to April 7 Main Gallery of Abecedarian Gallery, Denver; www.abecedariangallery.com

The Rome Project: the work of Alice Austin , February 17 to April 7 Reading Room of Abecedarian Gallery, Denver; www.abecedariangallery.com

One Book, Many Interpretations: Second Edition, through April 15 Chicago Public Library, Chicago; www.chicagopubliclibrary.org

C L A S S E S , W O R K S H O P S & L E C T U R E S

Travel Journal: Pack Light & Fil l Some Pages, with Judith Cassel-Mamet, December 8 & 15 Denver, Colorado; www.kozofineartmaterials.com

Gut Parchment Class , with Jill Powers, December 10 Boulder, Colorado; www.jillpowers.com

Al l Na tural : a Day in Ji l l s Studio, with Jill Powers, December 17 Boulder, Colorado; www.jillpowers.com

Artists Books & Artists Books II,with Chris McAfee, Marnie Powers-orrey, David Wolske, and Emily ipps,January 9 to April 24 BookArts Program: Salt Lake City, Utah; www.bookartsprogram.org

Deconstructed Landscape Book, with Jill Berry,January 12 to 15 Paperworks: uscon, Arizona; www.jillberrydesign.com

Cloth Binding, with Mark Andersson,January 9 to 13 (a week class) uscon, Arizona; www.pantherpeakbindery.com

Non-adhesive Binding, with Mark Andersson,January 14 to February 11 (Saturdays) uscon, Arizona; www.pantherpeakbindery.com

Valenteenies: Love Notes & Calling Cards,with Mary oscano,January 28 BookArts Program: Salt Lake City, Utah; www.bookartsprogram.org

Non-adhesive Binding, with Mark Andersson,January 30 to February 3 (a week class) uscon, Arizona; www.pantherpeakbindery.com

Cloth Binding, with Mark Andersson, February 18 to March 24 (Saturdays) uscon, Arizona; www.pantherpeakbindery.com

Jo urn al Tex ting, Sp ontaneous Deconstructed Jo urn al, Jo urnal Ma pping, with Jill Berry,March 1 to 5 Art & Soul Retreat: Virginia Beach, Virginia; www.jillberrydesign.com

Cartographic Reliquary, Spontaneous Deconstructed Storybook, with Jill Berry,March 20 to October 1 Artfest: Port ownsend, Washington; www.jillberrydesign.com

Restoration of Cloth & Leather Bindings, with Don Etherington,March 5 to 9

San Francisco, California; the Hand Bookbinders of California & the American Academy of Bookbinding: www.ahhaa.org

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E V E N T S

Illuminating the Word:the Saint Johns Bible & the Contemplative LandscapeSanta Fe, through April 7, 2012 www. palaceofthegovernors.org

January 22,2 to 4 PM, On the Weight of Words,a lecture by Barry Moser&John BensonFebuary 25,10 to 4 PM, Oh My Gouache, a calligraphy workshop withDiane von ArxFebruary 26,2 to 3 PM, Special Treatment Illuminations for the Saint Johns Bible, withDiane von Arx

March 25,2 to 3 PM, Endangered Texts: Preserving Ancient Books, a lecture byFather Columba StewartApril 29,2 to 3 PM, Photographers Panel Discussion,withKirk Gittings, Ed Ranney, Janet Russek, Sharon Stewart & Don Usner**Chapter Member Nancy Culmonealso notes Quill Cutting & Gilding demos (December 17, January 21, February 18, March 24)

with herself and Paul Maurer in conjunction with this event.

G B W - S a l t L a k e C i t y G a t h e r i n gKimball Visual Arts Center, Weber State University, Ogden,January 18, 6:30 PM Guild member Susan Makovhas invited us to a gathering at her offices at WSU. Come and see the letterpress equipmentand related art department as well as a leather working demonstration. Please bring potluck snacks! If you have questions,contact Ethan at [email protected]. Directions: parking is free on campus after 4pm. Come into campus via Dixon DrivePark in front of the KVAC or on the west side of the of building. Room 251/253 is on the second floor.

C A L L F O R E N T R I E S

2nd International Bookbinding Competit ion, Designers Bookbinders Deadline for fee and registration: December 10 Venue: Bodleian Library, Oxford, Great Britain

Exhibition Dates: June, 2013 & European cities during 2013 & 2014Information: www.designerbookbinders.org.uk

The 2012 Helen Warren DeGolyer Award for American Bookbinding Deadline:January 31, 2012 Venue: Bridwell Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas

Information: www.philaathenaeum.org/competition.html

Ar ti sts Book Cornucopia III Deadline for Entry:January 31, 2012 Venue: Abecedarian Gallery, Denver

Exhibition Dates: April 20 to June 2Information & prospectus: www.abecedariangallery.com

M E M B E R N E W S

Rocky Mountain Chapter memberMark Andersson of Panther Peak Bindery in uscon, announces Open Studios at thebindery on uesday evenings. Visit www.pantherpeakbindery.com for information.

Rocky Mountain Chapter memberPeggy Johnstonof Waveland Studio is happy to announce that the National Museumof Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. has purchased two of her pieces. Also sold in 2011 was work to the speciacollections of the University of Louisville Library (Louisville, KY), the Shawnee Public Library (opeka, KS) and MichiganState University Library, (Ann Arbor MI). A hearty congratulations!

Rocky Mountain Chapter memberJill Berry has announced her class schedule for 2012, including venues in ucson, SanDiego, Wisconsin, Las Vegas and Virginia Beach. For information, visit www.jillberrydesign.com.

Rocky Mountain Chapter memberGinny Kilander sent word that the University of Wyoming has made a collection of 1600miniature books available for viewing. Make an appointment to visit the American Heritage Center. For more information,visit http://ahc.uwyo.edu.

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Book Arts RoundupGuild of BookWorkers, Rocky Mountain Chapter

Post Office Box 200984

Denver, Colorado 80220

D I S P L A Y O P P O R T U N I T Y

Norlin Library, University of Colorado, Boulder Te Norlin Library has purchased a new locking, acrylic display case, in which they would like to featureyour work! Available immediately for free, month-long display. o arrange, please email Sammy Lee at [email protected]. On your email, please include

jpg photos and a brief artist statement. Participants are responsible for the shipping cost.

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T I P S & T R I C K S s u b m i t t e d b y E H A N E N S I G N : Leather

New bookbinders are often intimidated by the costs of new leather. One solution for this is to purchase undyed vegetable tannedskins (goat and calf) from andy. Tey are plain and have no color but are available for $5.00 per foot (wholesale price with businessID). I found they are very workable and take dye easily. Another solution is to purchase 3rd quality skins direct from the maker. Sometimes tanners have a batch of skins that are not theright color or that have blotches or large scars. If you are working on a smaller book or quarter binding these skins can be a great choice A leather paring machine, like a Scharffix, is an investment that every serious binder should consider. It is one of the most usefutools to haveit saves time and allows very quick and accurate leather paring. With practice you will be able to pare a skin for a bookin substantially less time than with a knife. A paring machine uses double-sided razor blades. I purchase them by the 1000 so that theycost 5 cents each. Te blades should be changed often and doing so prevents mistakes due to dull blades. Have you ever pared leather that was tough or inflexible? A co-worker showed me that damping the leather slightly makes a hugedifference in how the leather pares. I also will board the leather before paring. Boarding involves flexing the leather against itself tosoften the fibers, but it will also raise the grain slightly. Tese tricks are especially useful for paring calf, which is often stiff.

If you choose to pare leather with a knife you must keep your knives sharp. A strop is the best way to do this. o make your ownstrop you can purchase butt leather from andy and glue it to a board. o sharpen the knife, you apply metal polish to your stropChromglanz or a car chrome polish work well. If you would like to receive your skins split or reduced in thickness, you can send your skins to Hohenforst in New York or Meye& sons, also in New York. Tis is a good alternative for chome-tanned skins that can be very difficult to pare. Binders that use a lot of leather often have various offcuts and pieces that are useful for small bindings or onlay/inlays. Harcourt and Campbell-Logan binderies often sell them by the pound!


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BOOK

Fantasy & Nonsenseis the delightful union of the

work of James Whitcomb Riley, 19th century Ameri-

can master of verse in dialect, and Berrot Hubrecht

(akaRobert Buchert), whose whimsical wood en-

gravings recall classic chi ldrens illustrations of thelate Victorian era.

Riley is typically remembered for his earthy de-

pictions of rural Midwestern American l ife, but

this unique compilation of poems, ranging from

gobbledy-gook rhyming to gothic macabre, offers a

devilishly playful view of the poet rarely revealed

elsewhere in his work.

Berrot Hubrechts penchant for the fantastic is

equally beguiling. His clever wood engravings

breathe colorful l ife into goblins, witches, mythicalcreatures, and things unseen. The text was printed

from handset type, which brightly heightens the ef-

fect of so much humor and charm.

Ninety copies in sheets are available at a reduced

price of $90 for this competition. To see the book,

visit www.trystpress.com/Books/Pages/Fantasy_

and_Nonsense. To order at the reduced price, please

contact Tryst Press, and write GBW competitionin

the memo of your check.

CATALOG

Each entrant who submits his or her book and entry

fee of $20 by the due date will receive a copy of the

full-color exhibition catalog, in which al l entries will

be included.

JURORS

Pamela Barrioshas been exhibiting her book works

since 1989. She began her conservation training at

the New York Botanical Gardens in 1976 and worked

for the New York Public Library, Yale Conservation

Studio, and New York Academy of Medicine, andwas Conservator of Rare Books at Brigham Young

University for twenty years until 1990. Pamela was

an associate editor of the Bonefolderfor its inaugural

years. She shows fine bindings and book structures

nationally and internationally. She also teaches

workshops and classes.

Susan Makovis a printmaker/book artist who has

adapted traditional print processes to contemporary

technology. She has worked with authors to produce

a collection of works incorporating text and im-

age. Susan has taught art at Weber State University

in Ogden, Utah since 1977, after receiving degrees

from the State University of NY at Buffalo, Syracuse

University, and the University of Brighton in the UK.

She is the owner of Green Cat Press.

PRIZES

Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third

places, as well as an honorable mention.

EXHIBITION

September 7, 2012 to November 4, 2012

The exhibition will be held in conjunction with and

on the site of the 2012 Guild of Book Workers Stan-

dards of Excellence Seminar. Jurors selections will

be displayed in the first and second floor galleries of

the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of

Utah in Salt Lake City.

Fantasy & Nonsensea juried set-book binding competition & exhibition of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers


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