Join in the Fun! Join in the Book Exchange!
All Guild members and guests are invited to participate in our bi-monthly Book Exchanges. Book Exchange participation is entirely voluntary and is designed to grow our skills as book artists. It is possible to participate in all book exchanges or only one or two as your time permits. Each exchange features a specific theme or technique.
Upcoming Book Exchange Themes
May 2017: Flowers
July 2017: Fairy Tales
September 2017: Cloth
November 2017: Holiday Card
Click below to view works created for past Book Exchanges.
January 2017 (rescheduled to February 2017): Map Book
March 24, 2016: Recycled, Repurposed
November 19, 2015: Winter Card
July 30, 2015: Scavenged
May 28, 2015: Black and White
March 26, 2015: A Single Sheet of Paper
January 21, 2015: Valentine Books!
November 20, 2014: Our First Exchange! Holiday Cards
If you wish to participate in the exchange, make a book based on the theme and bring it to the Guild meeting. The exchange will occur through a blind drawing. If you submit a book, you will receive another in exchange.
The rewards of participation include a bit of motivation to actually complete a small book arts project in a two-month time frame, a theme which invites exploration in a new form or practice of skills in book arts construction, and the opportunity to take home an artist book created by another Guild member. The rewards for all, even non-participants, include the opportunity to see and handle a variety of creative expressions of book arts, an opportunity to learn from each other, and the inspiration to try new techniques at home.