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Hello Book Artists,
“April Showers bring spring flowers.” At least that is the hope! NBG has a busy spring/early summer line up for our members. First, we have our upcoming program meeting and classes. Our program meeting will be April 21 along with three classes scheduled in April and May. Please review the newsletter for details about the program meeting and the classes. Guild member Sherill Peterson is planning work sessions in April for the Letterpress Haiku assembly. The Letterpress Haiku books are the next series of artist books to be made for the Art-O-Mat. If you are a beginning book artist, this would be a great time to pick up a few skills. There will be a job for everyone with this project. Also in April is the opening of the UAF Museum show “Thinking Made Visible”. Several guild members are included in this show so mark your calendar for April 27th.
Future activities include the Tiny Book Party on May 19, and the June 6th opening of "Contemporary Meets Vintage", the culmination of the collaboration of Fairbanks Antique Auto Museum and NBG. This exhibit includes 19 members presenting their book creations to the public. Start thinking about and making books for our October First Friday show at the 2 Street Gallery also. Finally, the best new news is that we have a date for our BOOKS AS ART 4 show with the Fairbanks Arts Association - our show is scheduled for the entire Bear Gallery in June 2025!
As always, we have an open studio every Wednesday from noon - 2pm, and during the month of April on Sundays from 3 - 5pm.
Please remember to renew your Guild membership!
Corlis Taylor
NBG President
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Northwoods Book Arts Guild
Program Meeting
Zines! Zines! Zines!
Presented by Vanessa DeWolf
Sunday April 21, 2-4pm
On Zoom
Watch for Zoom link invitation on Friday April 19th
Vanessa will give a brief introduction to the eclectic and diverse history of the Zine (What is a Zine? How long have people been making Zines? How'd Vanessa begin making them? Where can I get a zines? Are there places I can submit my zine? etc.) This is a very accessible and straightforward form which has a dynamic history, both in the world and in Vanessa’s personal artmaking life.
In this program, there will be some guided participation. Please bring a few sheets of paper (raiding your recycling is great for this) and a pen or a pencil whichever you prefer. We will be doing some writing and some drawing (very simple).
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Northwoods Book Arts Guild
ABC Challenge
Inspired by Robert Bolick’s ABC book collection, NBG members are invited to make their own alphabet-themed books. Any structure/format/medium related to book arts is welcome! This will be a slow paced, stress-free project that will culminate as a display in the BOOKS AS ART 4 exhibition at the Bear Gallery taking place in June 2025.
To check out Robert’s blog, visit http://books-on-books.com
All members of NBG are invited to sign up for this challenge! There is no fee to
participate, and we will hold optional meet ups (virtual or in-person) to discuss
ideas and share our progress.
To join this fun and exciting new challenge, email Ashley
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NBG Workshop
Coptic Cross-stitch
Instructor: Laurel Roos Herbeck
New date and time! Saturday, April 20th
10am - 5pm
NBG Studio
Workshop Fees: Members $105, Guests $140
Materials Fee: $5
Workshop limited to 8 participants
Intermediate level: Coptic binding experience required.
Early registration is appreciated.
Do you love an eye-catching book spine? This class will teach you a structure that combines Coptic stitch and Cross-stitch in an elegant and stunning binding. Students should have experience with two-needle Coptic Binding and come to class with 8 folded sections (paper chosen for the purpose of the journal) to fit 7"h x 5 5/8"w guards, end papers and covered boards with book cloth of your choice, as well as standard book art tools, and 6-9 bookbinders needles (teacher will have some extra.) Teacher will provide thread and punching patterns.
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NBG Art-o-Mat Work Session
Alaskan Letterpress Haiku Work Sessions
Led by Sherrill Peterson
Tuesdays 10:30am - 12:30pm (April 2, 9)
Wednesdays 10am - 12pm (April 3, 10)
Sundays 1-3pm (April 7, 14)
NBG Studio
Greetings Book Artists and people interested in learning more about making books. With the Fairbanks Antique Auto Museum project winding down, our focus is shifting to completing a set of fifty books to be sent off to Art-o-mat. Your help is needed!
There are multiple work sessions per week to participate in. We are aiming to get the Alaskan Letterpress Haiku assembled and boxed up in April!
Please contact Sherrill if you need more information on work sessions to help assemble Letterpress Haiku or have questions.
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NBG Workshop
Printmaking
Instructor: Yumi Kawaguchi
Friday & Saturday, May 3rd & 4th
1 - 4pm
NBG Studio
Workshop Fees: Members $90, Guests $120
Materials Fee: $20
Workshop limited to 4 participants
In this workshop, participants will learn the basic relief printmaking techniques; transferring a design to a woodblock, how to use various carving tools safely, how to ink the block and print the image with hand-pressing tools such as a wooden spoon or a “Baren”. Participants will also learn how to use the TOM press, NBG owned small etching press.
Each participant will carve a small 4”x6” woodblock and make a small edition of prints. You will be provided with 10 different kinds of printmaking papers to try. There are sets of wood carving tools participants can use at the studio, which can be checked out during the workshop, so you do not have to bring your own carving tools. All the materials such as a woodblock, ink and papers will be provided, and all the essential tools will be available to use. We are using oil-based printmaking ink, Caligo Safe Wash relief ink.
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3rd Annual
Northwoods Book Arts Guild
TINY BOOK PARTY
a tiny book that measures no more then 3 inches in any direction
A drop-in social gathering of friends, old and new!
Sunday, May 19
1-4pm
Davis Hall, Lion's building at the
Tanana Valley State Fairgrounds
$5 suggested donation
Silent Auction Fundraiser
No RSVP required
This year the Tiny Book Party will have an emphasis on LETTERING! Special guest instructors Bev Byington and Sandra Westcott will be teaching two different styles of lettering techniques.
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Embedded Letters
with Sandra Westcott
1:30 - 2:30pm
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Lettering Fun
with Bev Byington
2:30 - 3:30pm
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Create a Meander Book (see example above), the perfect structure to showcase an alphabet of your newly learned lettering skills. Basic tools and materials provided, no experience necessary.
Optional tools/materials:
Quality pens/pencils, Micron pens, colored gel pens, bit of decorative paper, glue stick, calligraphy tools, bonefolder, X-acto knife, scissors, cutting mat, ruler
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NBG Workshop
Introduction to Coptic Stitch
Instructor: Oralee Nudson
Saturday May 25th
10am-4pm
NBG Studio
Workshop Fees: Members $120, Guests $150
Materials Fee: $25
Workshop Full, Waitlist Only
This workshop will introduce beginning Book Artists to the versatile 2-needle Coptic Stitch sewing technique found in Keith Smith's Exposed Spine Sewings, Non-Adhesive Binding Vol III. Students will learn how to prepare and attach cover boards to a text block using the Lark Spur board attachment technique, wrangle a half dozen or more dangling needles into a Coptic Stitch binding, and gain the confidence necessary to tackle any and all Coptic Stitch bindings in the future!
Prerequisites: Willingness to accept imperfection, work through frustration, and persevere!
As Bob Ross once said, "We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents."
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UAF Summer Sessions
Bookmaking: Soft Cover Coptic Journal
Instructor: Margo Klass
Friday, May 31, 6 - 8:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday, June 1 & 2, 10am - 4pm
Workshop Full, Waitlist Only
This structure highlights all the elegance and appeal of Coptic binding without cutting,
covering, and attaching hard board covers. The soft covers are constructed of heavy
paper wrapped around an inner support making them sturdy and much more easily
sewn to the text block. A collaged composition of stones and twigs embellish the cover,
each object sewn on using a Japanese-inspired technique. This journal is casual enough
for daily writing and sketching, and unique enough to serve as guest book for a special
event.
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NBG Studio Update
Open Studio April Special
Sundays 3-5pm
Many of our members have asked for the NBG studio to be open additional hours – especially for those who work during the day. We are planning a test run during the month of April to open the studio on Sundays from 3 to 5pm. Beginning Sunday April 7th, the studio will be open to shop Paper Birches, browse the library, develop ideas and work on projects.
We also now have Wi-Fi at the Studio!
We know that Sunday may not be the best time for our members so we are asking you to complete a survey (click the button below) to help us meet your needs.
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NBG Exhibition
2 Street Gallery Featured Artist
for the Month of October
Call for Participation!
2 Street Gallery in downtown Fairbanks has invited the Northwoods Book Arts Guild to be their Featured Artist for the month of October 2024! All current NBG members are invited to display and sell new and original artist books or artist book related items at the gallery for the duration of the show. Work includes but is not limited to handmade books, journals, cards, letterpress creations, or handmade tools associated with artist book making. All artwork must be for sale (with 40% of the sale going to 2 Street Gallery as a consignment fee).
Submissions will be collected in September, however we will need several pieces completed by July 6th to photograph for advertising the event. Please email Oralee Nudson if you have questions about the exhibit or have finished work ready for photographing.
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Tanana Valley State Fair
Invitation to Participate!
2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the Tanana Valley State Fair. The theme this year is “Thank you For Bee-ing A Friend” . The fair is an opportunity for community members to showcase their creations. Corlis Taylor, NBG President, along with NBG member Coleen Turner would like to invite NBG members to enter a poem or handmade book in the fair exhibits. NBG has many creative writers in our group and there are opportunities in the creative writing division. In the Division of Creative Arts, Class K - Nature Inspired Art - a Flitch book or specimen book would qualify. The Class L Paper Craft – Lot 9 Hand made paper or lot 10 "Other" - would be an opportunity to enter your book with a paper cover.
Learn more on the TVSF website or pick up a TVSF Exhibit Guides available at the NBG Studio.
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UA Museum of the North
Thinking Made Visible Exhibit
Opens April 27, 2024
Thinking Made Visible is a UAMN special exhibition exploring the human instinct to express thought through line, form, and color. It is an immersion in possibility and process – honoring and encouraging the practice of slowing down and spending time with an idea, an object, a place.
Perception, communication, and invention are explored through nature journals and cartoons, maps and scientific fieldnotes, architectural, art, and exhibit design – memory and sensory experience given form by the humble sketchbook.
Members of NBG have participated in the planning of this exciting exhibition. Look for NBG book artists in the show!
The exhibition opens on April 27, 2024 and runs through January 5, 2025.
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Newport Paper & Book Arts Festival
April 11 - 13, 2024
Newport, Oregon
This annual conference for paper and book artists takes place on Oregon’s coastal town of Newport and nearby communities. One and two-day workshops will be offered by the 2024 roster of instructors: Casey Newman, Chris Bentley, Connie Stricks, Glenda Goodrich, Iris Sullivan Daire, Margo Klass, Pietro Accardi, Randi Parkhurst, Rose James, and Sandi Reinke.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
https://coastarts.org/newport-paper-book-arts-festival/registration/
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Focus on Book Arts
June 26 - 30, 2024
Monmouth, Oregon
Focus on Book Arts is a conference of book and paper arts in Monmouth, Oregon. FOBA offers five days of workshops, along with a Trade Show, Artists’ Fair, Faculty-Staff Exhibition, and several evening events. Workshops are taught by professional instructors in bookbinding, printing, decorative papers, paper making, book art, and more.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
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NORTHWOODS BOOK ARTS GUILD
CALENDAR
NBG Open Studio &
Boreal Book Arts Showcase Hours
Wednesdays, 12-2pm
Sundays, 3-5pm in April
Art-o-Mat Work Session
Alaskan Letterpress Haiku
Tuesday, April 2 & 9, 10:30am-12:30pm
Wednesday, April 3 & 10, 10am-12pm
Sunday, April 7 & 14, 1-3pm
NBG Activity
Coptic Binders Meet Up
Thursday, April 4, 4-6pm
NBG Workshop
Coptic Cross-stitch
Saturday, April 20, 10am-5pm
NBG Program Meeting
Zines! Zines! Zines!
on Zoom
Sunday, April 21, 2-4pm
NBG Activity
Coptic Binders Meet Up
Thursday, May 2, 4-6pm
NBG Workshop
Printmaking
Fri & Sat, May 3 & 4, 1-4pm
NBG Special Event
Tiny Book Party
Sunday, May 19, 1-4pm
NBG Workshop
Introduction to Coptic Stitch
Saturday, May 25, 10am-4pm
NBG Activity
Coptic Binders Meet Up
Thursday, June 13, 4-6pm
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Learn about and support Northwoods Book Arts Guild!
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