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

judithsommerfeldt@comcast.net

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.