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Books Pouring Out of Buildings

Richard — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:21:50 +0000

Interesting, and rather eye-catching, sculptures by artist Alicia Martin. Somehow I feel this scene could just have easily been pulled from my wife’s dreams…

Art on the Lawn – September 7-8 in Deep River

Richard — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:40:02 +0000

Advanced notice of another great arts event held in Deep River early this fall.

Typophile Events Coming Up in Toronto

Richard — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:46:09 +0000

Art of the Book 2013

Richard — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:57:19 +0000

The Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild (CBBAG) is thrilled to announce it is in the planning stages of Art of the Book 2013, a juried exhibition of members’ work.

Submissions are welcomed from the traditional to cutting edge design. The categories will be: Fine Binding; Papermaking; Paper Decorating; Calligraphy; Box Making; Fine Printing; and Artists’ Books.

The exhibit will open in Calgary, Alberta, in July 2013 with an associated conference and workshops. A full-colour printed catalogue will be produced by CBBAG and will depict selected works, plus binding descriptions and biographical statements by each artist. The show will be available to travel from January 2013 through 2014.

Up to three works per member may be submitted. The entry fee for one to three works will be $30, and work must have been completed after January 1, 2010. (Non-members who wish to enter will have the price of a year membership added to their entry fee, or to become a member of CBBAG, join online at: www.cbbag.ca/membership.html)

Full details and the Intent to Entery Form will be available online soon.

Questions or comments? Please contact: artofthebook2013@gmail.com

CBBAG Book Arts Fair 2012

Richard — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:23:53 +0000

CBBAG Book Arts Fair, Saturday, June 16, 2012, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
CBBAG will be holding a Book Arts Fair in Toronto on June 16, 2012, at Eastminster United Church on Danforth Avenue, next to the Carrot Common. Admission is free for the general public. CBBAG members are welcome to exhibit (and you can join CBBAG to become an exhibitor). Table fees are $50 each, and $65 for suppliers (suppliers need not be CBBAG members to exhibit). Click here for full details.

Fore-edge Decorating Workshop

Richard — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:42:52 +0000

EDGE DECORATION WORKSHOP:
March 24th, 2012
Artist: Christine McNair
workshop fee: CBBAG members: $85
non-members: $100
material fee: TBD

A one-day workshop focusing on the range of edge decoration methods both modern and traditional available to the contemporary bookbinder.
Techniques covered will include sprinkling, edge colouring, the painted edge, Japanese semi-gilding, mono offset, an image transfer. Participants are asked to bring finishing presses (if they have one), acrylic paints, a sanding block and paintbrushes.

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: MARCH 14, 2012

contact for registration: Louise Martel
lmartel.newemail@gmail.com

Five Fabulous Workshops!

Richard — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:35:54 +0000

Mixed media and book artist Holly Dean will be hosting a series of weekend workshops starting the second Saturday in February at her studio in Merrickville. Workshops range from how to incorporate text into your artwork to creating hand-bound muse journals, all with the goal to help you learn new techniques and approaches to your artwork. Details and registration for the Workshops can be found on Holly’s website here: http://www.hollydean.com/the_rest/holly_dean_workshops.html

Alcuin Society Book Design Awards

Richard — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:26:40 +0000

Each Spring, The Alcuin Society holds an annual competition for Excellence in Book Design in Canada. The 30th anniversary of the Alcuin Book Awards will be held this coming March 31st and is open to all Canadian book designers.

The Alcuin Society encourages students, private presses and self publishing artists to participate in this prestigious event. The Limited Editions category is most appropriate, as only one copy of a book needs to be produced to be eligible (although it must be a complete book, and is judged alongside books produced by seasoned book artists). Books in this category are returned to the senders.

Although there are no cash awards for winners, there is considerable promotion and prestige attached to winning. Photographs of the books appear in the Alcuin Awards Catalogue and on their website. The books will also be exhibited in venues across Canada, at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, and will be Canada’s official entries in the February 2013 international book design competition in Leipzig, Germany. Winners also receive a beautifully calligraphed award certificate which is presented at the Alcuin Award ceremonies.

This year’s Call for Entries can be found here, and the deadline for entry is March 10, 2012.

Good Luck!

CBBAG Book Coming Soon!

Richard — Tue, 31 May 2011 03:02:47 +0000

Hope to see everyone there!!

Letterpress course coming up this July

Richard — Sat, 07 May 2011 03:55:30 +0000

Margaret Lock will once again be running her letterpress course this July. I would highly recommend taking it for anyone looking to get a solid understanding of proper printing techniques and design. Details are below:

Introduction to Typesetting and Letterpress Printing Workshop
2-3 July, 2011
taught by Margaret Lock, at 231 Johnson Street, Kingston

Workshop hours are 9:30am-5:30pm.
The cost for each participant is $185.
(A non-refundable deposit of $50 is payable when participants register.)

Participants will learn basic typographic design concepts, and how to set lead type by hand and print on a Vandercook proof press. The workshop will cover setting type, letter-spacing capitals, imposition, proofing, registration, and printing on handmade paper. As an exercise, participants will design and print a broadside up to 10 x 14 inches in size. The text should be a poem of up to 20 lines, or a piece of prose of fewer than 160 words. Notes and all materials are provided. Space is limited to only three students, so pre-registration is necessary.

Please contact Margaret Lock at 613 544-3505;
or 231 Johnson St., Kingston, ON K7L 1Y2
or lockfp@queensu.ca