The mission of the Puget Sound Book Artists is to further the knowledge, practice and understanding of the art of the book by means of educational activities including but not limited to lectures, workshops, and exhibits.

Upcoming events

    • 26 Jan 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • zoom
    • 25
    Register

    Mini-Workshop: Strap Bound Books

    Sunday, January 26, 2025, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM (PST)

    via ZOOM

    Workshop fee: $25.00

    Registration opens December 17

    In this two-hour Zoom workshop, Belinda Hill will teach you how to make strap bound journals. These wonderful small books make nice gifts, guest books, and small notebooks. Strap bound books can be completed in a few hours and don't require a lot of materials or tools to make. They are a great use for your dramatic gel prints, eco prints, paste paper or marbled papers. Making strap books can be addictive though so join at your own risk!

    Instructor Bio: Belinda Hill loves creating and loves teaching. After she left full-time teaching, she had more time to create and has spent the last seven years working with book arts. Belinda started her book arts work by spending several years learning a variety of book structures incorporating her many years working in mixed media. In the last few years she has been teaching book making in monthly Olympia, WA area classes and in workshops for PSBA.


    Workshop Fee: $ 25

    Tool List: X-acto knife, ruler, glue

    Materials Fee: $0, materials list will be sent before workshop

    Space available: 25

    Skill Levels: all levels

    Zoom Link will be sent out on January 24th and January 26th

    Questions? Contact Belinda Hill: benjisnewadventure@gmail.com

Past events

8 Dec 2024 Lotus Fold Mini Books Workshop – repeat session
1 Dec 2024 Lotus Fold Mini-Books Workshop
21 Nov 2024 Lunchtime Conversation with Helen Hiebert: A Tour of Japanese Papermaking
10 Nov 2024 Tools of the Trade: A Historical Viewpoint of Artist Tools with Mark Hoppmann
20 Oct 2024 Open Case Event: PSBA 13th Annual Member Exhibition 2024
17 Oct 2024 Lunchtime Conversation with Zoe Goehring- Virtual Tour of Cave Paper
10 Oct 2024 Call for Entries: Nature and the Book II
6 Oct 2024 PSBA 6th Annual Book Exchange
29 Sep 2024 PSBA 13th Annual Member Exhibition 2024: Time Travel
19 Sep 2024 Lunchtime Conversation with Allie Alvis, Curator of Special Collections, Winterthur Library
14 Sep 2024 Workshop: Coptic and French Link Stitch Binding
21 Aug 2024 PSBA Meet and Greet at BARN on Bainbridge Island
24 Jul 2024 PSBA 13th Annual Members' Exhibition Panel Discussion: Fresh Perspectives in Book Arts
16 Jul 2024 PSBA 13th Annual Members' Exhibition Open Case Event 2
13 Jul 2024 Exhibition Workshop: Time Travel Art Workshop
7 Jul 2024 Workshop: Art of Marbling-Advanced
6 Jul 2024 Workshop: Introduction to the Art of Marbling
15 Jun 2024 PSBA 13th Annual Members' Exhibition Open Case Event 1
6 Jun 2024 13th Annual Members' Exhibition 2024 Opening Night Reception
3 Jun 2024 Puget Sound Book Artists 13th Annual Members' Exhibition
1 Jun 2024 Art Drop-off: PSBA 13th Annual Members' Exhibition
18 May 2024 Workshop: Fun and Fanciful Paper Pop-ups
18 Apr 2024 Rescheduled! Lunchtime Conversation with Mare Blocker
11 Apr 2024 Lunchtime Conversation with Mare Blocker
23 Mar 2024 Workshop: Make Your Own Bookcloth
21 Mar 2024 Lunchtime Conversation with Tia Blassingame
10 Mar 2024 Exhibition Workshop: What's A QR Code and Why Do I Need to Know?
8 Mar 2024 Invitation: Artists’ Books and Abby Williams Hill at the University of Puget Sound
3 Mar 2024 Exhibition Workshop: Taking Photos of Your Artwork with Brenda Gallagher
19 Feb 2024 13th Annual Members' Exhibition Open Registration
15 Feb 2024 Lunchtime ZOOM Conversation with Islam Aly
11 Feb 2024 PSBA Annual Meeting
28 Jan 2024 Artists' Books, Small, Medium, Large
20 Jan 2024 Surprise, a lotus fold book and a box to keep it in
10 Dec 2023 Turn Victorian Webs and Easy Pop-ups into a Carousel Book
2 Dec 2023 2023 PSBA Members' Exhibition Artist Panel Discussion
19 Nov 2023 Show and Share Salon
16 Nov 2023 A Conversation with Gabby Cooksey
13 Nov 2023 PSBA Annual Exhibition Open Case Event at The Evergreen State College Library, Nov 13, 2023
5 Nov 2023 PSBA Annual Exhibition Open Case Event at The Evergreen State College Library, Nov 5, 2023
12 Oct 2023 A Conversation with Sauda Mitchell
1 Oct 2023 Puget Sound Book Artists 5th Annual Book Exchange
24 Sep 2023 Workshop: Printmaking using Gelatin Plate
24 Sep 2023 Additional Workshop: Printmaking using Gelatin Plate
24 Sep 2023 PSBA Annual Exhibition at The Evergreen State College Library
17 Aug 2023 All About Dreams: A Lunchtime Conversation with Erin Michelson and Sha Towers
28 Jul 2023 Book Pick-Up: 2023 Puget Sound Book Artists' Annual Members' Exhibition
19 Jul 2023 12 Annual Members' Exhibition: The Alchemy of Collaboration
6 Jul 2023 Marshall Weber/Booklyn Presentation
24 Jun 2023 12th Annual PSBA Members' Exhibition: Open Case Event
7 Jun 2023 Opening Reception: 2023 Puget Sound Book Artists' Annual Members' Exhibition
5 Jun 2023 Exhibition Opening: 2023 Puget Sound Book Artists' Annual Members' Exhibition
5 Jun 2023 2023 Puget Sound Book Artists' Annual Members' Exhibition
31 May 2023 Book Drop Off: 2023 Puget Sound Book Artists' Annual Members' Exhibition
7 May 2023 PSBA May Salon
22 Apr 2023 Workshop: Hide and Bind
16 Apr 2023 Workshop: Making Oak Gall Ink
7 Apr 2023 Submissions Close: 2023 Puget Sound Book Artists' Annual Members' Exhibition
6 Apr 2023 April Lunchtime Conversation
26 Mar 2023 Photography Session: 2023 Puget Sound Book Artists' Annual Members' Exhibition
16 Mar 2023 March Lunch Time Presentation with Gillian Stewart
11 Mar 2023 Puget Sound Book Artists 5th Annual Book Exchange
4 Mar 2023 Workshop: Speaking to the Eyes: Writing as Image
2 Mar 2023 Terri Kruger Presentation: Scripts, Scribes, & Scribbles
24 Feb 2023 2023 Puget Sound Book Artists Annual Members' Exhibition: Submissions Open
9 Feb 2023 Lunchtime Conversations with Ben Denzer
29 Jan 2023 PSBA Annual Meeting
17 Jan 2023 Scripts & Scribes & Scribbles: Celebrating the Art of Hand Writing & Lettering
15 Jan 2023 Workshop: Instructional Strategies in Book Arts:
7 Jan 2023 Workshop: Wild Windows Slinky Book
17 Nov 2022 PSBA Lunchtime Series: Conversations with Book Artists
29 Oct 2022 Mini-Workshop: Jacob’s Ladder Construction
26 Oct 2022 Changing the Conversation – Open Cases Event
21 Oct 2022 Changing the Conversation: Malini Gupta
9 Oct 2022 PSBA 4th Annual Book Exchange
28 Sep 2022 Changing the Conversation: A Dialog with Marshall Weber, Booklyn
17 Sep 2022 Workshop: A Study of Home
12 Sep 2022 Changing the Conversation with Yoshi Nakagawa and Jessica Spring
25 Aug 2022 Alisa Banks Presentation
6 Aug 2022 Pick up Work: 2022 PSBA Annual Members' Exhibition
28 Jul 2022 2022 PSBA Members' Exhibition Panel Discussion
7 Jul 2022 Mini-Workshop: Dragon Book Structure
15 Jun 2022 Exhibiting Artists' Registration:2022 PSBA Members' Exhibition: Open Case Presentations
15 Jun 2022 2022 PSBA Members' Exhibition: Open Case Presentations
11 Jun 2022 2022 PSBA Annual Members' Exhibition Opening Reception
6 Jun 2022 2022 PSBA Annual Members' Exhibition
4 Jun 2022 Workshop: Exploring Ways to Get Text on the Page
3 Jun 2022 Deliver Work: 2022 PSBA Annual Members' Exhibition
14 May 2022 Mini-Workshop: Nested Accordion with Watercolor Printing
4 May 2022 Notification of Acceptance: 2022 PSBA Annual Members' Exhibition
30 Apr 2022 Botanizing Hope: An Altered Book Botanical Journal
22 Apr 2022 Submission Deadline for 2022 PSBA Annual Members' Exhibition
20 Apr 2022 Recent Work by Artists of the Women's Studio Workshop
6 Apr 2022 Etiquette for Marketing Artist Books
27 Mar 2022 2022 PSBA Members' Exhibition Photography Sessions
25 Mar 2022 An Open Case Presentation by Vamp & Tramp
15 Mar 2022 Submission Period begins for 2022 PSBA ANNUAL MEMBERS’ EXHIBITION
12 Mar 2022 Discover the Joys of Mail Art: A Virtual Presentation
20 Feb 2022 Guild of Book Workers Triannual Exhibition Zoom Presentation
14 Feb 2022 Workshop: Cunning Curiosities, the Miniature Book
10 Jan 2022 PSBA Annual Membership Meeting
9 Jan 2022 Canceled: PSBA Open House
17 Nov 2021 Science Stories: Connecting to Nature Close to Home
12 Nov 2021 Paper Lantern with a Twist
6 Nov 2021 Introduction to Book Structures
23 Oct 2021 Found Objects Become Book Structures: Workshop
2 Oct 2021 Clamshell Box Workshop with Bonnie Thompson Norman
2 Oct 2021 Submission & Catalog Pickup: 2021 PSBA 10TH/REDUX ANNUAL MEMBERS’ EXHIBITION
1 Oct 2021 Exhibition Closing: 2021 PSBA 10TH/REDUX ANNUAL MEMBERS’ EXHIBITION
23 Sep 2021 Moderated Panel Discussion (Zoom) 2021 PSBA 10TH/REDUX ANNUAL MEMBERS’ EXHIBITION
11 Sep 2021 Puget Sound Book Artists 3rd Annual Book Exchange
28 Aug 2021 Bonnie Thompson Norman Open House
20 Aug 2021 An Artists' Conversation (Zoom): 2021 PSBA 10TH/REDUX ANNUAL MEMBERS’ EXHIBITION
14 Aug 2021 Blue Prints: The Cyanotype Process
14 Aug 2021 2021 PSBA 10TH/REDUX ANNUAL MEMBERS’ EXHIBITION: Registration for Viewing
9 Aug 2021 Exhibition Opening: 2021 PSBA 10TH/REDUX ANNUAL MEMBERS’ EXHIBITION
6 Aug 2021 Drop Off Work: 2021 PSBA 10TH/REDUX ANNUAL MEMBERS’ EXHIBITION
28 Jul 2021 A Conversation with Michael Haeflinger, Executive Director for Write253.
15 Jul 2021 Notification of Acceptance: 2021 PSBA 10TH/REDUX ANNUAL MEMBERS’ EXHIBITION
1 Jul 2021 Submission Deadline: 2021 PSBA 10TH/REDUX ANNUAL MEMBERS’ EXHIBITION
21 May 2021 May Members' Meeting
16 Apr 2021 A Conversation with Amber Hayward
20 Mar 2021 Inside the Book Artist's Studio with Bonnie Thompson Norman
25 Feb 2021 Pandemonium: An Open Case Presentation
23 Feb 2021 Book Artist Alchemy: Workshop B
23 Feb 2021 Book Artist Alchemy: Workshop A
20 Feb 2021 Inside the Book Artist’s Studio with Gabby Cooksey
11 Feb 2021 How to Make a Quarter-Size Zine
28 Jan 2021 Jan Dove: Inside The Artist's Studio
9 Jan 2021 PSBA Member Meet-Up
8 Dec 2020 It's All About Zines
22 Nov 2020 2020 PSBA Annual Membership Meeting
13 Nov 2020 Vamp & Tramp Zoom Presentation
11 Nov 2020 PSBA Board Meeting
17 Oct 2020 What makes a Book Work Properly? A Hands-On Case Binding Workshop
14 Oct 2020 PSBA Board Meeting
13 Oct 2020 Book Artist Alchemy: The Art of Weaving Words & Images
20 Sep 2020 PSBA Staying at Home Collaborative Book Project Salon
12 Sep 2020 2nd Annual PSBA Book Exchange Participants
12 Sep 2020 2nd Annual PSBA Book Exchange Salon
10 Sep 2020 Gathered From the Field: Suze Woolf Zoom Presentation
9 Sep 2020 PSBA Board Meeting
13 Aug 2020 2020 Members' Exhibition Zoom Presentation
12 Aug 2020 PSBA Board Meeting
31 Jul 2020 Staying Home Collaborative Book Project
9 Jul 2020 Lecture: Artist Residency in Marnay-sur-Seine, France by An Gates
8 Jul 2020 PSBA Board Meeting
7 Jul 2020 POSTPONED until 2021:10th Annual Members' Exhibition: Conversation With The Artists
13 Jun 2020 POSTPONED until 2021:10th Annual Members' Exhibition: Opening Reception and Gala
10 Jun 2020 PSBA Board Meeting
1 Jun 2020 POSTPONED until 2021: 10th Annual Members' Exhibition:Submission Delivery
13 May 2020 PSBA Board Meeting
27 Apr 2020 CANCELED: Erin Zona, Women's Studio Workshop: Book Presentation
17 Apr 2020 POSTPONED:10th Annual Members' Exhibition: Notice of Acceptance
11 Apr 2020 POSTPONED: Workshop, Book Arts 101A: The Basics
8 Apr 2020 PSBA Board Meeting
13 Mar 2020 Arts & Crafts Press: Print & Pint Workshop
11 Mar 2020 PSBA Board Meeting
9 Mar 2020 Canceled: Two Exhibitions at Kittredge Gallery
7 Mar 2020 10th Annual Members' Exhibtion: Photography Day
5 Mar 2020 The Arts & Crafts Press: A Personal Insight by Yoshiko Yamamoto
1 Mar 2020 The 3 C’s: Colophon, Catalogs, and Curating: A panel discussion on access to artists’ books
23 Feb 2020 The Language of Making: A Celebration of Paper, Poetry and Printing.
12 Feb 2020 PSBA Board Meeting
3 Feb 2020 POSTPONED until 2021:10th Annual Members' Exhibition: Submission of Entries
19 Jan 2020 2020 Opening Salon
8 Jan 2020 PSBA Board Meeting
17 Nov 2019 Workshop Salon
13 Nov 2019 PSBA Board Meeting
12 Nov 2019 Stitching Your Story: An evening workshop with Leslie Levenson
2 Nov 2019 All Stitched Up: Symposium
19 Oct 2019 Paper Trails
16 Oct 2019 Wandering Book Artists: Peter and Donna Thomas
12 Oct 2019 Tacoma Studio Tours
9 Oct 2019 PSBA Board Meeting
6 Oct 2019 Member Meeting
29 Sep 2019 Mini-Workshop: Altered Cardboard Mini-Books 2.0
28 Sep 2019 Mini-Workshop: Altered Cardboard Mini-Books
25 Sep 2019 The Book As Art: The Page & Beyond
14 Sep 2019 All Stitched Up: Opening Celebration and Reception
14 Sep 2019 Lecture: A Mind at Work: May Morris and Subversive Stitching
11 Sep 2019 PSBA Board Meeting
8 Sep 2019 PSBA Book Exchange Salon
3 Sep 2019 All Stitched Up: Exhibit Opens
23 Aug 2019 Workshop: From Book Shelves to Cat Walk: Wearable Papercuts and Artist Books
22 Aug 2019 Art in 1000 Cuts: The Path of the Blade
21 Aug 2019 All Stitched Up: Delivery of Books
14 Aug 2019 PSBA Board Meeting
1 Aug 2019 9th Annual PSBA Members Exhibition Submission Pick Up
31 Jul 2019 9th Annual PSBA Members Exhibition Closing
25 Jul 2019 9th Annual PSBA Members' Exhibition: Panel Discussion
20 Jul 2019 Introduction to Paper Marbling with Karen Perrine
8 Jul 2019 9th Annual PSBA Members' Exhibition: Artists Conversation
6 Jul 2019 Using Botanical Contact Printing in Artists' Books
1 Jul 2019 Rebecca Chamlee Lecture
13 Jun 2019 9th Annual PSBA Members Exhibition Opening Reception
12 Jun 2019 PSBA Board Meeting
5 Jun 2019 Olympia Salon: Sharing Works in Progress
3 Jun 2019 9th Annual PSBA Members Exhibition Opening
29 May 2019 9th Annual PSBA Members Exhibition Submission Drop Off
25 May 2019 All Stitched Up: Notification of Acceptance
19 May 2019 Olympia Mini-Workshop: Watercolor Chunky Book
8 May 2019 PSBA Board Meeting
8 May 2019 Olympia Salon: Sharing Works-in-Progress.
5 May 2019 Tacoma Workshop: Chinese Thread Binding
30 Apr 2019 All Stitched Up: Submission Deadline
28 Apr 2019 Tacoma Wayzgoose
27 Apr 2019 Tacoma Wayzgoose
24 Apr 2019 London Centre for Book Arts Presentation
19 Apr 2019 9th Annual PSBA Members Exhibition Notice of Acceptance
14 Apr 2019 Olympia Workshop: Surface Treatments
10 Apr 2019 PSBA Board Meeting
10 Apr 2019 9th Annual PSBA Members ExhibitionSubmission Deadline
6 Apr 2019 Tacoma Mini-Workshop: Paper Voodoo
5 Apr 2019 Japanese Paper Cloth: A Presentation by Linda Marshall, Washi Arts
1 Apr 2019 Transforming Knowledge: Altered Books Reception
30 Mar 2019 Tacoma Mini-Workshop: Photographing Your Work at Home
26 Mar 2019 Botanizing Hope-Mentors, Methods, and Materials: A Presentation by Lou Cabeen
13 Mar 2019 PSBA Board Meeting
10 Mar 2019 Salon: Transforming Knowledge
9 Mar 2019 Tacoma Mini-Workshop: Accordion Binding 101
2 Mar 2019 PSBA 9th Annual Members Exhibition Photography Session
15 Feb 2019 Rescheduled PSBA Board Meeting
13 Feb 2019 Race and Personal Narrative Opening Reception
13 Feb 2019 Race and Personal Narrative
10 Feb 2019 Visit to Elliot Press CANCELED!
1 Feb 2019 Transforming Knowledge
12 Jan 2019 Puget Sound Book Artists Annual Meeting & Silent Auction
5 Dec 2018 Artist Reception: Memory Lame: An Unforgettable Installation
18 Nov 2018 The Art of Veritas Editions
14 Nov 2018 PSBA Board Meeting
22 Oct 2018 Memory Lame: An Unforgettable Installation
20 Oct 2018 Paper Trails
13 Oct 2018 Tacoma Studio Tours
11 Oct 2018 Olympia Salon: Stitch Witchery
3 Oct 2018 Artists Demonstration for A Garden of Earthly Delights
26 Sep 2018 Tacoma: Vamp & Tramp
23 Sep 2018 Open Case Presentation for Exhibition, A Garden of Earthly Delights
13 Sep 2018 Workshop: Printmaking Using Gelatin Plate
9 Sep 2018 Last Salon of Summer: Gather Show & Share
12 Aug 2018 Olympia Botanical Contact Printing Workshop
11 Aug 2018 Opening Reception for A Garden of Earthly Delights
9 Aug 2018 A Garden of Earthly Delights Exhibition Opens
30 Jul 2018 PSBA Members Exhibition Closing Event
28 Jul 2018 Tacoma Botanical Contact Printing Workshop
26 Jul 2018 ARLIS UK & Ireland Conference: Artists' Books as Catalysts of Social Chang
12 Jul 2018 Panel Discussion
7 Jul 2018 Nested Accordion Book Workshop
30 Jun 2018 A Day Out in Tieton with Ed Marquand
21 Jun 2018 Conversations With the Artists
7 Jun 2018 8th Annual PSBA Members Exhibition Opening Reception
4 May 2018 Suzanne Moore Artist Talk: Tradition and Transformation
28 Apr 2018 Wayzgoose
21 Apr 2018 PSBA Fundamentals: Long Stitch Binding Workshop
12 Apr 2018 Booklyn: Supporting Artists’ Books and Social Justice
11 Apr 2018 Submission Deadline for 8th Annual PSBA Members' Exhibition
5 Apr 2018 Jennifer Farrell: Starshaped Press
27 Jan 2018 Multi-Signature & Cradle

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