The Guild’s Annual Meeting is this coming Sunday, November 17, 1-3pm. There will be election of officers, news of upcoming projects, and refreshments, of course, but some might say the highlight is the AUCTION, mostly silent, offering a vast array of art, bookart-related items, and some real, honest funky surprises!
Although the accordion fold is not a complicated structure, Hedi Kyle, in her book, “The Art of the Fold,” focuses on it for its versatility and endless possibilities. At our September meeting, Connie Stricks will help us explore how to use this fold to create some very special structures.
Stop by the Rasmuson Library at UAF to see the new display! Recently installed is an exhibition of Imprints, the first publication of the Guild’s Northwoods Press.
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, or gift boxes.
Create an everyday journal using specialty folders and a variety of unique and interesting papers. We will design our covers, make the folios using a variety of papers, sew it all together and finish with beads.
The concertina album binding elegantly holds a collection of images or photos. It looks like a traditional book, but opens out for display. In this class we’ll learn how to cut, fold, and hinge lengths of paper to make accordion-folded panels, cover boards with book cloth, inlay a cover plate, and join text block to cover structure.
The Tunnel Book is a unique layered structure, designed to create a simple or complex design in three-dimensional space. In this workshop we will design and develop our ideas on Friday night and create the final book on Saturday. This workshop is suitable for all levels of experience.
Learn to set type, manage a chase, ink the printer plate, and print a short quote.
Did you know you can create your own book cloth? Come to the upcoming NBG meeting to learn how simple muslin can be transformed into book cloth using methyl cellulose to stabilize the fabric, and acrylic washes, Sumi ink, and permanent markers to add color and pattern.