Friday, April 29, 2016

Hey friends,
I got this announcement from the Utah Calligraphic Artists group--they are invited GBW members to attend if they so wish.
                 
The Utah Calligraphic Artists guild is pleased to be hosting an evening lecture with Diane von Arx, one of three American calligraphers invited to be part of the artistic team for the St. John’s Bible project. The lecture will be Thursday, May 5, 2016, at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 W. 3100 S., West Valley City, Utah, at 7 p.m.  
A talented artist/calligrapher, Diane worked as an illuminator on the St. John’s Bible and was also responsible for the design and completion of the Book of Honor, the donor volume for the collection.  She is a renowned calligrapher and  graphic designer of corporate resolutions and documents of recognition.  Her corporate clients include: Target Corporation, General Mills, Inc., University of Minnesota, Westlaw, Medtronics, Ameriprise Financial, and Saint John’s University.  Diane is a gifted lettering arts teacher and has taught classes and workshops throughout the U.S., Canada, in Japan and Australia.
Diane has titled her lecture “Special Treatment Illuminations from the Wisdom Volume” and will be sharing her experiences working on the St. John’s Bible.  We are pleased that the Special Collections Department of BYU’s Harold B. Lee Library will display two volumes of their Heritage Edition of the St. John’s Bible at the lecture. There will be refreshments and an opportunity to visit with Diane following her presentation.  This event is free and open to the public.
We would like to extend a special invitation to you, your colleagues, and students to join us for this very special evening.  I have attached a flyer about the lecture and hope you will take a minute to forward it to anyone you think might appreciate knowing about this event. 
Please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have.

Best wishes,
Judy Sommerfeldt
Utah Calligraphic Artists Workshop Chair

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Bookbinding Tool Making Intensive with Jeff Peachey: Knives, Folders and Lifting Tools


CLASS INFORMATION

When: June 23-25, 2016
Where: Conservation Lab of the Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University Provo, Utah
Price: $300 for GBW members, $315 for non-GBW members

CLASS DESCRIPTION
In this three day tool making intensive, we will make several knives by hand, using stock reduction,
and make a variety of Delrin and Tonkin bamboo folding and lifting tools. Participants should bring
any tools they wish to discuss, sharpen, alter, clean or restore. The specific tools that bookbinders
use will be examined in detail: paring knives, lifting knives, scissors, hole punches, spokeshaves and
board shear blades. The pros and cons of various sharpening systems will be discussed, including
water stones, ceramic stones, diamond stones, oil stones, natural stones, silicone carbide powder,
aluminum oxide powder, diamond paste, abrasive papers and stropping compounds. Basic
principals of tool steel and edge geometry will be discussed. This class will focus on the techniques
of efficient free-hand sharpening, which is applicable to any sharpening system. Participants will be
provided the 3M Microfinishing film, a large paring or lifting knife blank, and all hard hacksaw
blades to two small knives of their choosing, a variety of Delrin blanks and Tonkin Bamboo. The
goal is to free participants from the plethora of misinformation and mystique that surrounds
sharpening and the shaping material using hand tools.

The URL to sign up for this class is:  https://gbw.formstack.com/forms/toolmaking

*This class has been graciously subsidized by the Harold B. Lee Library and the Church History
Library in a joint venture with The Guild of Bookworkers. No materials fee is required. Once signed
up, further information and details will be sent. 
Please contact katie.smith@ldschurch.org or 801-240-6983 for any questions regarding the workshop.

Monday, April 11, 2016

Celebrating "Vessel"

Our chapter celebrated the GBW traveling exhibit, Vessel, with a presentation by chapter member and Colorado exhibitor Lang Ingalls. Lang shared in detail the inlay and incision techniques she's been perfecting to produce her beautiful entry. She brought along her tools and a plaquette displaying the great variety of techniques possible. We were in awe of her careful technique!
After her talk, we toured the exhibit in small groups, admiring the wide range of work and trying to guess how some of it was even accomplished (a book in a bottle?!).
The show closes on April 12. If you don't get a chance to see it, catalogs are now available. Inquire at guildofbookworkers.org

 

 

Friday, April 1, 2016

VESSEL: Guild of Book Workers 2015-2017 Traveling Exhibition

The book as vessel inspires beautiful metaphor - a craft for traveling, a container, a holder, a receiver, a transporter. There are 43 works in this juried show; this is one of only 5 venues in the country hosting the show. The show closes April 12.
Join us to celebrate the exhibit!
Saturday, April 9, 2-5p

Anderson Academic Commons (AAC) on the DU campus
RMC/GBW member and exhibitor Lang Ingalls will be on hand to talk about her work. GBW members are invited to a short meeting at 2:30p in the Loft (on the 3rd floor). Lang will begin her presentation at 3p. The books are displayed on the second floor and main level of AAC. Refreshments available 2-5p in the Loft.
The event is free and open to all.


Reception sponsored by Rocky Mtn. chapter, Guild of Book Workers (RMC/GBW).




Book art fans enjoyed a great presentation 
at the University of Denver, March 30

Book Art: One Theme, Three Interpretations featured open book presentations from Lang Ingalls, Sammy Lee, and Gail Watson – three artists from the Rocky Mountain region with varied concentrations and practices in the book arts. Each shared one artwork in detail, exploring the materials, methods, and meanings involved and revealing their creative process along the way. Alicia Bailey, owner/director of Abecedarian Gallery  introduced the presenters and served as moderator. This event was held in conjunction w/Vessel: the GBW Traveling Exhibit, on display at DU through April. 12
Sammy Lee
Gail Watson