NBG Program Meeting (via Zoom) – 07.18.20
Join us on ZOOM for the July Program Meeting.This will be the first time we’ve tried this format for a program meeting and we are excited to provide this opportunity for our NBG community.
NBG Workshop – Eco Printing and Dyeing on Paper – 07.11.20
Join us in this fun and exciting opportunity to learn Eco-printing with plant materials and Natural dyeing with dye extracts to make gorgeous, unique paper.
May 2020 #areyoubookenoughchallenge: Break
The May 2020 #areyoubookenoughchallenge theme of “Break” inspired the work below. Thank you to Ashley for keeping the motivation flowing! Untitled by Ashley Thayer “This month’s theme could be interpreted in a variety of ways, but I ended up...
NBG Studio Session – Gelli Plate Printing with Mary – 06.27.20
Play with gelli plates, stencils, string, leaves, and other pattern-making materials as you cover papers with layers of acrylic painted monoprints. Your beautiful papers can be used later to make one of a kind artist books, folios, notecards, collages, or gift boxes.
March 2020 #areyoubookenoughchallenge: Hexagon
The March 2020 #areyoubookenoughchallenge brought inspiration to two NBG members. View their beautiful creations below! “Kaleidoscope Snippet” by Doris Armijo Hexagon layout made with compass and protractor. Mat board covered with Shizen paper. Inside is...February 2020 #areyoubookenoughchallenge: Heal
Ashley Thayer created “Healing Herbarium” in response to the #areyoubookenoughchallenge theme “Heal”. Materials include handmade paste paper, leather, and Rives BFK. “Healing Herbarium” by Ashley Thayer “My Offering for...January 2020 #areyoubookenoughchallenge: In Between
A few NBG members pioneered the new #areyoubookenoughchallenge in January 2020 by answering the theme of “In Between”. Ashley Thayer’s “In Between” Mary Maish’s “In Between”Special Announcements – March Event Cancellations
In light of recent, ever-changing concerns about the coronavirus, the NBG Board has decided to cancel our March 21 Program Meeting and the March 28 Flag Book Workshop.
NBG Meeting Featuring The Set Book and Chapbook – 01.26.20
NBG is launching two new projects at this program meeting. Each project guides participating members to meet challenges that encompass a range of bookmaking activities, from writing and layout design to letterpress printing and bookbinding.