RMC - GBW

From J. Willard Marriott Library, www.bookartsprogram.org
The link to register for the co-sponsored RMGBW/BAP girdle workshop is now live on the national GBW site.

Folks can sign up online here: https://gbw.formstack.com/forms/examining_the_girdle_book

Historical Constraints: Examining the Girdle Book
Pamela Spitzmueller

June 1–3
Thursday-Saturday, 10:00–5:00
Register through guildofbookworkers.org
Co-sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers

On their journeys, medieval religious travelers often carried a personal text which could be attached to a belt or girdle. The defining features of a girdle book include wooden boards covered with soft deerskin, a sewn binding on double cords, an extended skirt terminating in a decorative knot or hook for attachment, and a clasp closure. In this workshop, the instructor discusses historical models and participants construct a small girdle book. Space is limited to 10 participants.
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Pamela Spitzmueller has worked full-time as a rare book conservator for more than 30 years, having recently retired from her position as the Needham Chief Conservator in the Harvard Library. Pam describes herself as a student of book binding history, of books as old as the first books and as recent as yesterday: engaged in the many, many branches that form the lineage of bookbinding and its structural travels. She worked at the Library of Congress and was Head Conservator at the University of Iowa Libraries before taking her position at Harvard.


Also, there are still have a few spots left in the upcoming gold tooling workshop- see below.

Tooling Around: Intro to Gold Finishing
Samuel Feinstein

April 7 & 8
Friday & Saturday, 10:00–5:00
$240

Focusing on straight lines and using B.S. glaire to affix the gold, students learn the fundamentals of blind and gold tooling on leather. Line-work, prevalent in both traditional and contemporary designs, is a basic yet versatile skillset, allowing the practitioner to build custom designs from foundational elements. Both beginners and those with existing skills are welcome. With a goal of familiarization and preparation for further practice, this workshop provides the opportunity to gain additional knowledge and skills. Students work on practice and final plaquettes using the covered techniques. Additional decorative tools can be explored within a limited scope. Space is limited to 15 participants.
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Samuel Feinstein trained formally at the North Bennet Street School program under Jeff Altepeter and Martha Kearsley. Since graduating in 2012 he has been in private practice specializing in fine bindings, luxury clamshell boxes, new bindings in period style, and gold finishing for other binders.

Allison Leialoha Milham
Community Outreach Coordinator
Book Arts Program

J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
801.585.6019
www.bookartsprogram.org