NBG November 2023 Newsletter

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Newsletter

November 2023

Hello Bookmakers,

The NBG Board of Directors and various committees have been busy planning for upcoming activities and events. Our Exhibition committee is exploring several future exhibit ideas, and the Education committee along with the Board are planning program meetings, workshops, and classes for 2024. We are looking at ways to streamline our class registration process, researching new tools and equipment for the studio, and preliminary work is underway to become our own 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. There are so many opportunities ahead for our Guild and we are always looking for input and volunteers to help move the Guild forward.

Our annual meeting is in January (exact date to be announced soon) and is the time to renew memberships, review the calendar for 2024, sign-up for a committee, and elect new Board members. Please give serious consideration to becoming a Board member. This Guild works because the members get involved and participate at some level. The Board sets the direction for the Guild. If you have ideas on what we should be doing and how we do it, please think about joining us. We are a fun group and I have become closer to so many of my fellow Board members. I enjoy working with all of them.

As always, I want to thank you for attending our program meetings, coming to open studio, and sharing your ideas with me. I hope to see you at open studio or any of our upcoming events.

Corlis Taylor

NBG President

NBG Letterpress

Haiku Project

Call for Participation

A recent Letterpress Haiku class taught by Bruce Campbell inspired a streamlined design for a new Art-o-Mat project. In an effort to encourage participation of local artists in Art-o-Mat art, NBG members plan to print original haiku poems written by NBG members on each side of heavy paper using the letterpress equipment. Folds and pop out slits are made, and covers are added. The finished product and a Colophon are fit into a decorated box then shipped to Art-o-Mat Headquarters for distribution to machines around the nation.

How can you help? First, we need people to write one or more Haiku poems. Later we will need help to cut paper, set type, cover board with book cloth, and fold and assemble the books. There are many ways to be involved!

If you would like to write a Haiku the topic is open for any ideas you might have!!! The formula for your verse is 5 syllables on the first line, 7 syllables on the second line, and 5 syllables on the third line.

The following is a Haiku written by NBG member Caroline Wolf:

Letterpress rolling.

Then golden words come to life.

Dreams become a book.

Please send your Haiku to Sherrill Peterson. Also, if you haven’t had the privilege of using the letter press equipment or have questions, please contact Sherrill Peterson.

The Art of Collaboration

By Margo Klass

An Online Presentation

Hosted by the Seattle Book Arts Guild

Wednesday, November 15

6pm Alaska Time / 7pm Pacific Time

You are invited to join Seattle Book Arts Guild’s November meeting when Margo Klass will present “The Art of Collaboration.” NBG’s collaborative projects will be featured in her talk, with a focus on the Hornbook Project. She will also discuss how collaborations have influenced much of her own work. Advanced registration is required.

NBG Catalog Published!

The Hornbook Project:

Reimagining an Historical Structure

The Guild’s First Friday event on November 3 featured a display of 23 hornbooks created by the 19 NBG members who participated in the Hornbook Project. The evening also celebrated the publication of the catalog which documents the project and illustrates the entire contemporary hornbook collection.

The price of the catalog is $20 and is available for purchase at the studio, open on Wednesdays, noon - 2pm.

Shipping for mail orders USPS First Class: $7 for 1 catalog; $10 for 2 catalogs.

Order Here

NBG BOOK CHALLENGE

2023 Challenge Theme

November/December - Winter

The NBG Challenge is an opportunity for guild members to find inspiration through interpretation of the theme in whatever way speaks to them. Once finished, email pictures of your artist book to Ashley to be added to the NBG website. To view previous book challenge entries, visit the NBG website by clicking the button below.

View Previous Challenge Books

Completed Jacob's Ladder books for the Art-o-Mat machine are ready for the next step!

NBG Work Session

Jacob's Ladder Assembly

Sunday November 12, 11am-1:30pm

Sixty Jacob's Ladders are complete and ready to be boxed up and shipped to the Art-o-Mat Project Headquarters. On November 12, NBG Members are invited to join us to finish the remaining 40 books. When all 100 books are complete they will be shipped to machines around the country in addition to keeping a few for stocking the NBG "Artie" Art-o-Mat machine. No experience necessary!

NBG First Friday Event

NBG's First Friday event was held on November 3 at the 1504 Gilliam Way event space. The event was organized to showcase our Hornbook project and sell handmade books and book related products. It was also an opportunity for the Guild to invite the community of Fairbanks to glimpse part of our book arts world.

A large crowd was on hand to view, learn about and purchase some of our art. The Hornbooks were the star of the show, and it was fun to watch as people toured and commented on the work they saw. Positive comments and high praise for the artists' work could be overheard throughout the space. It was a great celebration of book arts in Fairbanks.

NORTHWOODS BOOK ARTS GUILD

CALENDAR

NBG Open Studio &

Boreal Book Arts Showcase Hours

Wednesdays, 12-2pm

NBG Meeting

Coptic Binders

Thursday, November 9, 2-4pm

Thursday, December 7, 2-4pm

NBG Annual Meeting

January 2024

Date & Time TBD

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