Nate True has come up with a journal clasp mechanism which you’ve just got to see in action. Fortunately, he’s included a video clip! This thing is great. He writes:
This was the product of a day’s worth of work after about a week of pondering on a cool way to keep a […]
Central New York Book Arts is an exhibition that features book works created by regional book artists, including students at Wells College in Aurora, N.Y., and the printmaking course in the School of Art and Design, College of Visual and Performing Arts, at Syracuse University. The 22 works in the exhibition illustrate a wide range […]
Richard Minsky is the founder and the current chairman of the Center for Book Arts in New York City. The center has presented over 140 exhibitions since the opening, and has been prominent in establishing the artist book movement. Minsky’s book art is extraordinary, and as a master teacher, he has inspired his students […]
OK, I’ll admit it: I’m a sucker for small independent presses, and even more of a sucker for small books. Combine the two, and you’ve definitely got my interest!
Leaves
Mystical Places Press is the publisher of limited edition handmade books. The series that caught my attention first is called Nature’s Details. The picture above is […]
Information from USM’s website:
July 30- August 5
September 13
Seven days beside the sea in the beautiful Stone House in Freeport will be the setting for this series of Book Arts related workshops. The week will be filled with a wide range of topics including papermaking, drawing, printing, bookbinding, and design. During the […]
J Hewit and Sons has posted the spring 2007 issue of Skin Deep on their website. Among other interesting articles, it contains one on the restoration of an ancient manuscript in a monastery in Ethiopia!
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Tara Bryan creates artist books in some beautifully innovative shapes. The one pictured here, for example, is a tunnel book, titled World Without End. While it is only 3×3 inches closed, it extends to a full 15 inches. Isn’t it beautiful?
From November 30, 2006 through February 12, 2007, Sewanee Tennesee will be the gathering place for people who want to feast their eyes on beautiful artists’ books! If you can’t make it in person, they are producing a catalog that you can order at the website.
This lovely example is by Bonnie Baxter, and is […]
The Veil, by Julie Chen
Flying Fish Press is one of those unique little treasures in the book publishing world. Julie Chen, an extraordinary book artist, wanted to be able to publish very limited editions of non-traditional book structures. This led her to establishing the Flying Fish Press in 1987. She has done collaborative works with […]
Round-Up Thursday
Laura Wait
The schedule for books arts classes running throughout 2007 has been posted at the Garage Annex School for Book Arts. The beautiful example above is a sample of what will be learned in Laura Wait’s class, Simplified Binding. This class won’t be held until September, but don’t delay if you’re […]
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