Halloween Print Exchange (finally posted!!)

Three email calls went out in September soliciting participation in the second Print Exchange for the Northwest Chapter. This time it was for Halloween/Days of the Dead/.

Yes, it was another busy time of the year for an exchange with November and December celebrations falling close together.

The call went out suggesting not to think of the exchange as Trick or Treat but as Treat and Treat! To reduce the haunting fears of how many ephemera to make, the spirits of another GBW chapter was channeled and whispered, “Just a maximum of 10 is all.”

A second call went out soothing would-be participants by emphasizing no one had anything to FEAR! There will be no zombie apocalypse. No crazed Jack-O-Lanterns and werewolves. There could be flying bats but certainly no vampires hiding in the dark, waiting for you to fall asleep.

As a woman with skeletons in her closet and sitting on her bookshelves, one last call went out with the help of Casper, the Friendly Ghost.

Here are the results of the Halloween Print Exchange call.

Mary Ashton

Sophia Bogle

Susan Collard

Karen Hamner

Paula Jull

Marilyn Mohr

Elsi Vassdal Ellis

Upcoming workshop @ Washi Arts

Paper Voodoo: Transforming Japanese Paper with Konnyaku Starch

This is a one-day workshop for book artists, paper lovers, and fiber artists. In Japan, the traditional technique of kneading konnyaku starch into kozo fiber papers, was developed to make paper cloth for use in kamiko / clothing and other household goods.

Learn how to create momigami (kneaded / crinkled paper), textured papers and paper cloth for paper and book arts, paper sculpture, fiber arts, and  sewing. Participants will work with a range of Japanese papers including chiyogami (yuzen), katazome-shi, heritage washi, dyed papers and decorative opaque papers. These strong treated papers are great for book covers, cases, boxes, artist books and fiber arts projects. Leave with a book of samples and techniques for reference in your art studio.

Date: Sunday May 26, 2019

Location: Blaine Harbor Center / 235 Marine Drive Blaine WA 98230

Times: 10:00am — 4:00pm

Workshop Fee: $125.00

For more information and to register go to www.washiarts.com/workshops

or contact linda@washiarts.com

An NWGBW artifact from the not-so-distant past!

I was doing some “döstädning” in my studio, organizing inventory for possible use in a workshop. I found a copy of an Northwest chapter newsletter produced in the Spring/Summer 2004 in a limited edition copy of 90! I have # 54. It was the second issue of the NWGBW News when Andrew Huot was the Chapter Chair, Paula Jull the Treasurer, Jana Brubaker the Website Director, and Roberta Lavadour the Newsletter Editor.

As one of my outgoing activities, I thought I would share this with you all!

By the way, the Ballot for the Chapter Elections is online and active! The link is:

https://GBW.formstack.com/forms/northwest_chapter_elections

Don’t forget to vote. You have until July 31, 2018.

Elsi

Global Book Exhibit at Western Washington University

WWU Libraries hosts Global Book Exhibit

Until August 31, 2018
Monday through Friday, 11 to 4 (closed weekends and holidays)
Special Collections (Wilson Library 6th floor)
Free and open to the public

Western Libraries Heritage Resources at Western Washington University hosts a new exhibition entitled “The Global Book,” which invites viewers to consider books as one point of departure for exploring our shared global heritage.

How do books’ physical attributes reveal cross-cultural influences? Have the same creative impulses emerged in places hundreds of years and thousands of miles apart? Can juxtaposing one book with another tell us something about each that we cannot get by looking at just one? These are some of the questions that the exhibition raises.

Among the materials on display are examples of manuscript illumination from medieval Europe and the Middle East; a selection of illustrated bindings produced in Japan, Europe, and the United States; a Quranic writing board; a Roman wax tablet; two Buddhist sutras; an original palm leaf manuscript; and several highlights from Western Libraries’ prominent Mongolian Studies collection.

For more information about the exhibition, please contact Michael Taylor, Special Collections Librarian, Michael.Taylor@wwu.edu, (360) 650-3097.

Valentine Print Exchange

In retirement I seem to fall behind on my "To Do" list more so than I did when working full time. This time I am not quite a full month behind on my list, but I am cutting it close with this post.

The GBW Standards Chapter Chair Board meeting held October in Tacoma was an opportunity for chairs to share activities, and it seemed that Everyone is doing it! so I thought why don’t we? (To be honest, not everyone in the Guild of Book Workers is doing it but it was clear that this activity was encouraged as a simple way to foster activity in a chapter.) What is it? It is a print exchange.

In November 2017 an email call went out for participation in the first Valentine Print Exchange for the Northwest Chapter. Yes, it is a busy time of the year with two major holidays just around the corner from each other. But sometimes when there is much to do, a little distraction is a good thing. And as I have learned, any project even with very few rules but with a quick turnaround makes for decisive decision-making. (Sometimes when there is a great deal of time to ponder a project, making a decision is not easy! I speak from experience.)  I looked at the exchange as one way to use up some of the materials in the studio that have been calling out to be used rather than gathering dust. My Valentine’s card paper was purchased in 1995!!!

Here are the results of the Valentine Print Exchange call.

Mary Ashton

Mare Blocker

Arini Easary

Paula Jull

Kate Leonard

Marilyn Mohr

Elsi Vassdal Ellis

I am thinking a Halloween Print Exchange might be another theme for an exchange. What do you think?

Upcoming workshop: Basic Book Care and Book Repair with Sophia S.W. Bogle

The Guild of Book Workers Northwest Chapter and The Book Club of Washington present

BASIC BOOK CARE AND BOOK REPAIR

with Sophia S.W. Bogle

Saturday,  9 April 2016

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

School of  Visual Concepts

2300 Seventh Avenue, Seattle WA 98121

This one day workshop will provide an opportunity to learn simple, archival repairs

including cleaning, corner repair, touch-up, joint and hinge repair, &c.

The focus will be on case bound, cloth covered books

with time spent covering some issues specific to leather books as well.

$100 for GBW/BCW members, $125 for non-members

 plus $10 materials fee

No experience or equipment necessary.

Participants will be provided with reading materials and videos to watch before the class.

The workshop fee includes a one-year membership to Save Your Books ($50 value)

with access to over 30 on-line tutorials on book repair.

SOPHIA S.W. BOGLE has over 25 years of experience restoring books

and a diploma in Book Conservation from the American Academy of Bookbinding.

She provides services in book restoration and repair

as well as on-line tutorials through her business, Save Your Books.

For more information, visit www.saveyourbooks.com

To enroll, contact

Bonnie Thompson Norman

InkdArt@gmail.com

206.527.9737

Peter Geraty (Praxis Bindery) lecture, Thursday April 30, 2015 7-9pm

(Cross-posted from the Book Arts Guild)

The Book Arts Guild, UW Libraries, and Guild of Book Workers Northwest
Chapter present

I Can’t get the Darn Stuff to Stick - or How We Learn
a lecture by  Peter Geraty

Thursday April 30, 2015 7-9pm
Maps/Special Collections Classroom B69
Suzzallo Library, University of Washington

Fine binder Peter Geraty will talk about a way to approach binding that
may be outside of one’s comfort zone but possibly more rewarding, as well
as share some of the work produced at his Praxis Bindery. This talk is in
conjunction with Peter’s visit to Seattle to teach a parchment binding
workshop sponsored by the Guild of Book Workers Northwest Chapter.

Peter Geraty began bookbinding in 1975 at Unicorn Press in Greensboro, NC
where he worked as a printer, typesetter and binder for several years.  He
moved to Boston, in 1977 and continued working as a binder at various
places including; library binding at the New England Bookbinding Company,
conservation at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University
and over four years at Harcourt Bindery ending his time there as shop
manager.  In 1984 he began working as an independent binder and in 1985
moved to Easthampton, MA.  As owner of Praxis Bindery, he has focused on
conservation, fine binding and binding of editions and presentation
materials for publishers and artists.  Peter is intrigued by the challenge
of combining design, structure, and materials to present text or art. The
name he chose for his bindery, Praxis, encompasses his ongoing philosophy
to continually hone one’s craftsmanship and pursue deeper knowledge.

DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS:  To request disability accommodations for this
event, contact the Office of ADA Coordinator at least 10 days in advance
of any event by calling 206-543-6450 (voice); 2-6-543-6452 (TDD);
206-685-3885 (FAX); access@uw.edu (e-mail).

Reminder: Parchment Binding workshop with Peter Geraty, sponsored by GBWNW

Just a quick reminder that the parchment binding workshop with Peter Geraty is less than a month away! The workshop is being held May 1-3, and sign ups are still open. Be sure to take part in this fantastic opportunity to learn from an excellent instructor and renowned bookbinder. Further details regarding workshop details and sign up here. For any questions, contact Bonnie Thompson Norman (inkdart [at] gmail [dot] com).