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  • 29 Jul 2024 3:25 PM | Anonymous

    Greetings PSBA members! Wishing you a happy Fourth of July!


    Image courtesy of Abbie Birmingham, The Scablands - Stories

    From the High Desert.


    Upcoming Events

    13th Annual PSBA Members’ Exhibition June 4, 2024–August 1, 2024:

    The annual PSBA Members' Exhibit continues at the Collins Library at the University of Puget Sound. We had a well-attended reception, with the announcement of award winners, as well as an interesting open-case event.

    Still to come are the following free events:

    • Time Travel Art Workshop: Saturday, July 13, 10-11:30 am, on Zoom. This workshop will be co-taught by Ann Storey and Belinda Hill. You will learn how to do a Turkish map fold and use that structure to create a three-page illustrated artist's book. The content of your book will be a story map about your travel to an imaginary time and place. We will draw simple contour lines of our hands and eyes with colored pencils to create a topographical 'body' map. Then we will include some inspirational writing within and around our maps to express our time travel experience relating to this fictional place. Register here.
    • Second open case event: Tuesday, July 16, 1-3 pm, Collins Library. This is the second of two free open-case events to accompany the 2024 PSBA Members' Exhibit. This is a great opportunity to share your work in the exhibit and to see and hear about some of the other artist books on display. Register here.
    • Panel discussion, Fresh Perspectives in Book Arts, Wednesday, July 24, 12-1 pm with Catherine Alice Michaels, Alicia Bailey and Mari Eckstein Gower; moderated by Jane Carlin, on Zoom. Additional information and registration is here.

    PSBA 6th Annual Book Exchange: October 6, 2-4pm, University of Puget Sound, Collins Library.

     We hope you will join us for the annual book exchange! This year’s theme is “Threads”. There are many possibilities with the theme-- “thread the needle”, “threads of a river”, “threads of a life”, “threading your way through the maze”. And, of course, there are endless ways to incorporate actual thread in your book!

     The rules are simple. Create a book using the theme and join the exchange at the in-person event. Your name/book will be randomly paired with another participating artist and in exchange you receive a book from a randomly selected participating artist. Books from the past years exchanges have been amazing! For inspiration, visit the PSBA website to view images of the books from the past few years. We hope you’ll feel inspired to join in.  It is an inspirational to see the books created with the theme and you will get to add a fabulous new book to your collection!

    Complete the online registration formby September 30. You do not need to attend the in-person exchange to participate. Registration form LINK.

     Questions?  Contact Abbie Birmingham, abbiemi5274@gmail.com.

    The July 6 and 7 marbling workshops are FULL! Look for pictures from the events in the August PSBA newsletter.


    From the Outreach Committee: Upcoming PSBA Meet-ups

    Regional Meet-ups: Did you know that PSBA has 214 members geographically distributed around Puget Sound?  Clusters are in Olympia, Tacoma, King County, Port Angeles/Sequim/Port Townsend, Bainbridge Island/Bremerton, and Whatcom County. The PSBA Outreach Committee is encouraging members to start monthly meet-ups in their locations. These meet-ups are a chance to informally share your work. A group in Olympia has been meeting for 2 years (Contact:  Belinda Hill or Ann Storey), in Port Angeles/Sequim for 2 years (Contact: Jan Dove), in Whatcom County for several months (Contact: Fran McReynolds), and Bainbridge Island, Bremerton and Kitsap County (Contact Jane Carlin).

    NEW!  Monthly Pierce County PSBA Meet-ups, Second Tuesday of the Month, 5-7 pm.

     Please join us at the first Pierce County PSBA Meet-up on Tuesday, July 9, 5-7 pm, University Place Public Library Meeting Room.  Address: 3609 Market Place W., Suite 100, University Place, WA 98466. Our second meeting will be on August 13, same time, same place.

    What is a Meet-up? A chance to get to know PSBA members who live near YOU! And share your work. Bring something to share:

    • a project you are working on
    • a problem you need help with
    • your favorite new tool or technique
    • something you made at a workshop
    • a new artist book you have added to your collection.
    • an idea for a workshop

    This is very informal, you don’t need to register, you can bring an interested friend, and you don’t have to live in Pierce County!

    The meet-ups will be facilitated (alternately) by Lucia Harrison and Becky Frehse from the PSBA Member Development and Outreach Committee.


    Sharing about Recent PSBA Events

    Images courtesy of Jessie Wing form the May workshop “Fun and Fanciful Paper Pop-ups.”



    Member News


    "Downpour" courtesy of Becky Frehse.

    Becky Frehse

    Becky’s "Spacious Rambles" exhibit of mixed media paintings is still on exhibit through July 14 at Lakewold Gardens in Lakewood, Washington. www.lakewoldgardens.org. Becky's work (www.beckyfrehse.com) is inspired by nature, gardens, and the ephemeral presence of water.

    Elizabeth Walsh

    The latest issue of Bound and Lettered, a quarterly journal that features articles on artist's books, bookbinding, papercrafts and calligraphy, Elizabeth’s artist book "Egyptian Hieroglyphics Revisited" is featured in the article, "Book Sisters 2023." The book is also part of this year’s PSBA Annual Members’ Exhibition.

     "Book Sisters" is a group of nine calligraphy artists from across the United States who have exchanged their editions of artists books with each other for several years. Each member creates an edition of nine books each year, then have an exchange in the fall. When the postman starts delivering these books, each with unusual bindings and handcrafted with beautiful calligraphic words, it's the best gift and makes each artist's hard work worth the effort.

    Jan Dove

    Jan is a recipient of this year’s Artist Trust SOLA awards! Learn more about the awards here. Congregations Jan!


    Other Book Arts Upcoming Events

    Movable Mayhem: Pop-Up Books through the Ages: July 7, 2:00 PM, Online. 

    From the event website: “Renaissance pop-up book expert Suzanne Karr Schmidt will walk us through her most recent Newberry Library exhibition and related recent acquisitions, in a look at the long history of the movable book from the twelfth century to the present.”

    For additional information and to register, click here.

    Guild of Book Workers Scholarships: This group offers scholarships to attend the Standards of Excellence in Hand Bookbinding seminar. Scholarships are available for both students and regular members. Non-members may apply, but are required to become a member prior to attending the Seminar. The scholarship consists of a waiver of registration fees, lodging costs for four nights at the conference hotel, and the cost of the Saturday evening banquet dinner. The lodging costs covered do not include hotel parking, phone calls, movie rentals, or any other room services. Tour costs are not covered by the scholarship. The GBW Treasurer will reserve a room for each recipient at the conference hotel. Recipients are responsible for making their own travel plans. Scholarship recipients will be asked to volunteer a small amount of their time during the seminar to assist the event organizers, presenters, or other GBW volunteers.

    Please direct questions to Todd Pattison, at vicepresident@guildofbookworkers.org. To apply please visit: https://guildofbookworkers.org/standards-excellence-2024. 

    Applications are due by July 15.                                                                                                                                        

    Summer Printmaking and Book Arts Classes at Community Print

    Community Print released their schedule of summer classes, and there's a lot to look forward to! Visit our website to register at https://www.community-print.org/classes

    Upcoming classes include:

    July 20: Drypoint on Plastic with Diana Fairbanks

    July 26: Gelli Roll Fridays

    July 27 or July 28: Introduction to Risograph

    August 10: Introduction to Letterpress

    August 17: Whole Cloth Patterning and Printing with Faith Hagenhofer

    September 15: Keepsake Journals with René Westbrook


    Call for Member News

    Are you planning a special event or workshop? Have you recently presented your work at a Conference or event? Is your work included in an exhibition?

    If you would like to share information, please send your submission to Julia.stringfellow@cwu.edu by Friday, July 26. Subject line should read: PSBA Member News. The August newsletter will be sent out to the membership early that month.


    Call to Share Upcoming Events

    Do you have an upcoming event that you are holding or participating in? Let us know! Email psba.public.relations@pugetsoundbookartists.org to add it to the calendar.


    Sincerely,

    Your PSBA Board

  • 29 Jul 2024 3:18 PM | Anonymous

    Greetings PSBA members!

    Hope you will join us for the 13th Annual Members’ Exhibition and Events!


    Image courtesy of Kat Gower, Drifting Shifting Place and Time.


    Greetings from Your PSBA President

     Dear Friends,

    PSBA participated in the Wayzgoose festival the first weekend in May, and it was really a good time. The hundreds of people who passed our table seemed to think so. We made many friends and raised over $900! I hope you all got to be there. It was great to see the many different uses being made of printmaking media and to try a few ourselves. Kids and adults both seemed to enjoy making a small book at our table. I have to thank the members who volunteered to help at our table; they were certainly kept busy. They were:

    Carlie Schultz

    Belinda Hill

    Tori Bell

    Becky Frehse

    Kim Izenman

    Debbi Greenwood

    Lucia Harrison

    and, of course, Peter Newland and Robyn Johnson

    And thanks to our volunteers who represented PSBA at the Seattle Art Book Fair:  LeeAnne Campos, Esther Ervin and Debra Revere. Details from this great event are shared below.

    Sincerely,

    Sally Alger, PSBA President


     Upcoming Events


    13th Annual PSBA Members’ Exhibition June 4, 2024–August 1, 2024:

    The opening reception for the annual PSBA Members' Exhibit will be on Thursday, June 6th from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the Collins Library, University of Puget Sound. Members and guests are invited to see the exhibit focused on this year's theme of Time Travel, which inspired many intriguing and wonderful artist boaoks. Awards will be announced at the reception in the following categories: Overall Excellence; Thematic Excellence; Most Innovative Book Structure; Most Original Writing and First-Time Entry. This is also your opportunity to pick up your full-color catalog of the exhibit, designed by Brenda Gallagher. Light refreshments will be served.

    Save the dates for the following free events which will accompany the exhibit:

          First open case event: Saturday, June 15, 2-4 pm, Collins Library

          Time Travel Art Workshop; Saturday, July 13, 10-11:30 am, on Zoom

          Second open case event: Tuesday, July 16, 1-3 pm, Collins Library

          Panel discussion, Fresh Perspectives in Book Arts, Wednesday, July 24, 12-1 pm with Catherine Alice Michaels, Alicia Bailey and Mari Eckstein Gower; moderated by Jane Carlin, on Zoom

    Further information on the exhibition and events is here.

     

    Poet Ray Prints Art Supply Swap at Community Print: June 29, 12:00pm-3:00pm.

    PSBA is teaming up with Community Print to offer a summer art supply swap. We are looking for donations of paper, printmaking supplies, bookbinding tools, and anything you can use to make a print, zine, or artist book. Bring your supplies to 414 Legion Way SE in downtown Olympia on June 29. Swap your wares with friends and community members, and take the opportunity to check out Community Print, Olympia's community-run letterpress and risograph studio. Remember to park on the street and not in the parking lot.

    To view this and all upcoming events and workshops at Community Print, go to https://www.community-print.org/events.

     

    The Art of Marbling Workshop: July 6, 7, Tacoma.

    PSBA is proud to sponsor renowned Italian artist Pietro Accardi for two rare marbling workshops in July. His classes in European marbling often sell out in San Francisco and at FOBA.

    Workshop Day 1: For those new to paper marbling or want a refresher.

    Workshop Day 2: For those who participate in Day 1 or have previous experience in paper marbling.

    Registration is here. A limited number of scholarships are available for registrants.

     

    PSBA 6th Annual Book Exchange, Date Coming Soon!

     Join us for the annual book exchange. This year’s theme is “Threads”. The theme was selected by majority vote of the members attending the PSBA annual meeting. There are many possibilities with the theme-- “thread the needle”, “threads of a river”, “threads of a life”, “threading your way through the maze”.  And, of course, there are endless ways to incorporate actual thread in your book!

    The rules are simple.  Create a book using the theme and at the in-person event scheduled in early October at Collins Library your name/book will be randomly paired with another participating artist. In exchange you receive a book from a randomly selected participating artist.  Books from the past years exchanges have been amazing! The registration form to participate will open later this summer. You do not need to attend the in-person exchange to participate.

    We hope you’ll feel inspired to join in.  It is an inspirational to see the books created with the theme and you will get to add a fabulous new book to your collection!

    For inspiration, visit the PSBA website to view images of the books from the past few years.

    Questions?  Contact Abbie Birmingham, abbiemi5274@gmail.com

     

    Focus on Books Arts Conference June 26-30 in Monmouth, OR,

    Registration is now open!

    FOBA's 2024 Conference is in Monmouth, Oregon June 26-30, 2024, and this year's theme is "interaction." Register and learn more about the conference here.

     

    Sharing about Recent PSBA Events

    PSBA at SABF, May 11th, 2024

    Members of the Puget Sound Book Artists exhibited at the Seattle Art Book Fair on Saturday, May 11th, 2024. The two-day event was held on a beautiful spring weekend at the historic Washington Hall in Seattle’s Central District. The 100+ year old building, where famous entertainers such as Duke Ellington, Billie Holliday, and Macklemore have appeared, was a labyrinth of stairways, interesting crannies, and crisp hardwood floors. Nearly 100 exhibitors’ tables, on three floors, displayed unique and creative works by talented book artists, clothing suppliers, printmakers, and much more. Debra Revere, Esther Ervin, and LeeAnne Campos represented PSBA at table 95 on the third-floor mezzanine overlooking a crowded second floor that bustled with activity. When the doors opened to the public at 11 AM, table 95 experienced a steady stream of curious attendees who were fascinated by the complexity and imaginative features of the beautifully handmade books from the PSBA collection. Many left the table with a PSBA brochure safely tucked into their pockets or bags. It was determined to be an excellent day of outreach. Written by LeeAnne Campos.

     

    May 19 Guided Tour of the Bloedel Reserve


    Members of PSBA joined with the William Morris Society on May 19th for a guided tour of the Bloedel Reserve.  We had the chance to learn about the history of the Reserve, tour the various garden areas and listen to local artist Pamela Wachtler, a 2023 Community Creative recipient whose work is inspired by the beauty of Bloedel and the floral designs of William Morris.

     

    Member News

    Marilyn Stablein:

    ·       Recent forthcoming or published illustrations, photography, and collage will appear in Orion MagazineThe Poetry Box, and Maintenant 18.

    ·       Summer Book Fairs: Marilyn will exhibit new and recent titles from Book Arts Editions as well as handmade, limited editions of collage books published in Ireland, and a new illustrated book published in Kathmandu, Nepal. Dates and locations are below.

    o   June 14, 2-8pm and June 15, 10 am-5pm. Rose City Book & Paper Fair, Booth # 6 B (with Anthology Booksellers), 1000 NE Multnomah Street (Doubletree Inn), Portland, Oregon.

    o   June 27-28, 5pm-6:30pm. Artist Book Fair at the Focus on Book Arts Conference (FOBA), 179 Broad Street S, Monmouth, Oregon (Monmouth University campus).

    o   June 29, 11am- 4pm. Honey Latte Indie Bookfair, Buckman 1033 SE Main St, Buckman neighborhood. 

     

    Sha Towers, Baylor University, and Jane Carlin, PSBA Board:

    Their published article appears in College & Research Libraries News titled "The Power of Artists' Books: Catalysts for Creative Thinking."  The article focuses on how artists' books are used in teaching  and in community engagement activities and exhibits at both Baylor University and the University of Puget Sound,  The article can be found at this weblink:  https://crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/article/view/26335/34276.

     

    Carletta Carrington Wilson:

    Carletta debuts her new zine,kNot free kNot human at the Seattle Art Book Fair. 

    From the artist: “Interestingly, I was tabling right next to the Editions Studio where this work was born. It was even more interesting to learn how many vendors came from far and near to participate. Not only that, they will continue to travel from fair to fair all over the country. The crowd was multi-generational and multi-gendered.  What they had in common, however, were their interests in posters/prints, cards and small items. I never made it up to the PSBA table, however, one woman I had encouraged to join, a month or so ago, came to my table with one of the brochures!  Esther Ervin joined my at my table after her stint tabling for PSBA. Her presence was most welcomed!”

     

    Call for Member News

    Are you planning a special event or workshop? Have you recently presented your work at a Conference or event? Is your work included in an exhibition?

    If you would like to share information, please send your submission to Julia.stringfellow@cwu.edu by Wednesday, June 26. Subject line should read: PSBA Member News. The July

     newsletter will be sent out to the membership early that month.

     

    Call to Share Upcoming Events

    Do you have an upcoming event that you are holding or participating in? Let us know! Email psba.public.relations@pugetsoundbookartists.org to add it to the calendar.

     

    Sincerely,

    Your PSBA Board


  • 29 Jul 2024 3:12 PM | Anonymous

    Greetings PSBA members! Hope your Spring is going well!


    Image courtesy of Alicia Bailey.


    Greetings from Your PSBA President

    Dear Friends,

    Every year in the spring, PSBA rediscovers the pleasures of making and sharing books. In our annual Members’ Show at the University of Puget Sound Collins Library we show the pieces that our artists have created. The show will open June 4th with the opening reception on the 6th from 4:30- 5:30. And now it is a traveling show!. It will open at Evergreen in Olympia in September. 

    What are you working on? A journal, a gift, a book of popups, a special research project? An entertaining afternoon with a small child? Do you have ideas about what you would like to learn or share in the field of book arts? We on the board are interested in your ideas and opinions. You can contact us through our website: pugetsoundbookartists.wildapricot.org. and click on psbanews@gmail.com.

    Have a great, merry month of May.

    Sally Alger, PSBA President.


    Upcoming Events

    13th Annual PSBA Members’ Exhibition June 4, 2024–August 1, 2024:

    • A full color catalog will accompany the exhibit.
    • This year’s suggested theme is Time Travel. You’re free to travel backwards or forwards or even sideways in time. This can be a personal journey to the past or you can envision a whole world of the future. There are no limits to your imagination in interpreting this theme.
    • Further information is available on the exhibition website here.


    Volunteer opportunity for Wayzgoose 2024, May 3 and 4:Wayzgoose is a delightful festival, and we need PSBA volunteers to monitor our vendor tables. We need people for 2-hour shifts starting at around 10:45 a.m. there will be fun handmade books to show off, beautiful papers to sell, an easy “make and take” activity to hand out, and brochures to offer that tell about PSBA and book arts. You can read more about Wayzgoose at https://www.write253.com/tacoma-wayzgoose.

     If you are available for a 2-hour shift at any time during the two days, let Sally Alger know at sarah.alger2@gmail.com.


    On Seeing Nature: Migration Edition:Saturday, May 18, Walk-About 9-11:30AM and Art Presentation 1:30-3:30PM, Thompson Hall, University of Puget Sound.

    This event features award-winning artist and writer Molly Hashimoto.

    Questions? Contact Lucia Harrison at luciaharrison49@gmail.com.

     Registration Deadline is Friday, May 17th. Register here.


    Seattle Art Book Fair: May 11–12, Washington Hall at 153 14th Ave, Free.

    PSBA is also exhibiting at the second annual Seattle Art Book Fair. Members LeeAnne Campos, Esther Erving and Debra Revere will be representing PSBA on Saturday May 11th. The SABF is a free festival that celebrates publishing, book design and artists' books. The nonprofit event hosts local, national and international artists, designers, and organizations as well as talks and activities. Learn more by visiting the web site:  https://www.seattleartbookfair.org.


    Special Member Event - Celebrating Nature at the Bloedel Reserve

    Sunday, May 19, 10:30 AM-12:30 PM. PSBA in collaboration with the William Morris Society of the United States and the Bloedel Reserve is pleased to offer a guided tour of the Bloedel Reserve. This is also an opportunity to meet with artist Pamela Wachtler-Fermanis, a former creative resident whose artistry has been inspired by nature and William Morris. Morris, like many PSBA artists drew inspiration from the beauty of nature which is evident in his textiles, wallpaper and book designs. 

    This is a walking tour so it is important to feel comfortable walking for approx. 1.5 hours. There are no food services at the Reserve, but an informal gathering of participants will be arranged at the BIMA Bistro after the walk with the opportunity to view the great exhibitions. However, attendees may stay at the Reserve after our walk if they desire.

    Find out more about Bloedel by visiting the website:  https://bloedelreserve.org/.

    The tour will be given by Andre ten Dam, Director of Operations. Space is limited and registration will be handled via the Bloedel Reserve.  

    Therefore, if you are interested in joining this event, please email Jane Carlin, carlinjane@gmail.com, as soon as possible. Jane will provide you with the link to register for the event. The cost is $26.


    Focus on Books Arts Conference June 26-30 in Monmouth, OR,

    Registration is now open!

    FOBA's 2024 Conference is in Monmouth, Oregon June 26-30, 2024, and this year's theme is "interaction." Register and learn more about the conference here.


    Photos from the March Workshop: Make Your Own Bookcloth

    Thank you to instructor Rachel Watson and those who attended her workshop in March.! Images courtesy of Jessie Wing.



    Member News

    Jane Carlin and Mark Hoppmann are presenting a workshop at the Bainbridge Artist Resource Network (BARN) on June 1. The workshop runs from 9:30 to noon and you can find costs and registration information at this link: https://www.create.bainbridgebarn.org/AssnFe/ev.asp?ID=5319309.

    The workshop will focus on historic tools and processes. Get introduced to the history of printing and book construction through this workshop and conversation, as instructors share information about early writing practices and implements and showcase how they can be used in book design.

    You'll have the opportunity to examine many artifacts and tools, some close to 100 years old, including historic rubber artists stamps, feather quills, drafting tools, and even an early typewriter. You'll create our own bamboo pens and use them to make images to be embellished with gold leaf. You'll see examples of historic books, in addition to a number of reference books that are useful for book artists.

    And after the workshop - you could explore Bainbridge and even visit the Bainbridge Island Art Museum for a look at some wonderful bespoke books!


    Call for Member News

    Are you planning a special event or workshop? Have you recently presented your work at a Conference or event? Is your work included in an exhibition?

    If you would like to share information, please send your submission to Julia.stringfellow@cwu.edu by Sunday, Mayl 26. Subject line should read: PSBA Member News. The June newsletter will be sent out to the membership early that month.


    Call to Share Upcoming Events

    Do you have an upcoming event that you are holding or participating in? Let us know! Email psba.public.relations@pugetsoundbookartists.org to add it to the calendar.


    Book Arts Resources!

    2024 Artist Gap Grant Program. Video on how to apply is available here.


    Sincerely,

    Your PSBA Board

    Meet the Board members on the Contact Us webpage.


  • 29 Jul 2024 3:03 PM | Anonymous

    Greetings PSBA members! Happy Spring!


    Image courtesy of Mare Blocker.


    Greetings from Your PSBA President

    Hello, members and friends,

    Happy Spring. I know that many of us are busy working on our submissions for the 2024 Members’ Exhibition. We have already had some very useful events in conjunction with it; a presentation by Brenda Gallegher about taking photos and videos of our art, and one by Belinda Hill on the meaning and uses of QR codes. Always learning here!

    You will read about other good things coming up in this newsletter. Meanwhile, we are looking forward to seeing one another’s work for the Members’ Exhibition.

    Sally Alger, PSBA President


    Upcoming Events

    13th Annual PSBA Members’ Exhibition June 4, 2024–August 1, 2024:

    • Submissions are currently being accepted for book and postcard art. Visit the exhibition website to view the Call for Entries and Submission Guidelines.
    • The deadline for submission of artists' books is April 1, 2024, and postcards is May 1, 2024.
    • A full color catalog will accompany the exhibit.
    • A full color catalog will accompany the exhibit.
    • This year’s suggested theme is Time Travel. You’re free to travel backwards or forwards or even sideways in time. This can be a personal journey to the past or you can envision a whole world of the future. There are no limits to your imagination in interpreting this theme.


    The World Through Abby’s Eyes: This exhibit is currently on display though April 30, 2024, at Collins Library, University of Puget Sound. Works by Becky Frehse, Beverly Naidus, Debbi Commodore, Deborah Greenwood, Dorothy McCuistion, Gabby Cooksey, Jessica Spring, Lucia Harrison, MalPina Chan, Paige Pettibon, Victoria Björklund, Yoshi Nakagawa, and Yuka Petz. that focus on themes associated with the Tacoma artist Abby Williams Hill are on display.

    Click here for more information on the exhibit.


    Virtual Lunchtime Conversation with Mare Blocker: Thursday, April 11, Noon–1:00 PM, Zoom. We are delighted to welcome Mare Blocker to the PSBA Zoom Lunchtime Conversations. Her most recent exhibition at Pacific Lutheran University titled Shadowplay showcased her immense range of artistry and featured her recent explorations of light and shadow, tunnel books, and puppetry. Mare recently retired from PLU but continues her creative work through a variety of means from painting, drawing, book design and continuous teaching and learning. Her works are widely collected and her art inspires us to see the world through many lenses.

    Registration is required. Click here to register and for additional event details.


    Mining Your Personal Archive Workshops: Saturday, April 20, 1:00 PM–4:00 PM and Sunday, April 21, 9:00 AM–4:00 PM, In person at Becky Frehse's studio in Tacoma.

    Maureen Cummins is a nationally recognized book artist who is visiting our area this spring. This is a unique opportunity to work with a seasoned professional to learn more about her artistic practice and to explore ways you can reflect and "mine" your personal archives!

    PSBA Member Fee: $240 (includes material fee)

    Non-member Fee: $275 (includes material fee)

    Click here to register.


    A Book of Your Own (in-person events held at libraries in Whatcom County):

    • Saturday, April 27, 2024, 1:00pm-3:00pm, Deming Meeting Room, Deming. Register here.

    Have you ever wanted to make your very own book? PSBA is sponsoring a free workshop for adults. Book artist Fran McReynolds will guide you in learning the basic skills to make books without paste or glue. Learn the pamphlet stitch and simple folding techniques to create three small books as you use basic book arts tools and learn terminology. All levels of experience are welcome in this beginner course. Supplies are included. Space is limited.


    2024 Newport Paper and Books Arts Festival, April 11-13, Newport, OR: Event information and registration is here.


    Volunteer opportunity for Wayzgoose 2024, May 3 and 4:Wayzgoose is a delightful festival, and we need PSBA volunteers to monitor our vendor tables. We need people for 2-hour shifts starting at around 10:45 a.m. there will be fun handmade books to show off, beautiful papers to sell, an easy “make and take” activity to hand out, and brochures to offer that tell about PSBA and book arts. You can read more about Wayzgoose at https://www.write253.com/tacoma-wayzgoose.

     If you are available for a 2-hour shift at any time during the two days, let Sally Alger know at sarah.alger2@gmail.com.


    Special Member Event - Celebrating Nature at the Bloedel Reserve

    Sunday, May 19, 10:30 AM-12:30 PM. PSBA in collaboration with the William Morris Society of the United States and the Bloedel Reserve is pleased to offer a guided tour of the Bloedel Reserve. This is also an opportunity to meet with artist Pamela Wachtler-Fermanis, a former creative resident whose artistry has been inspired by nature and William Morris. Morris, like many PSBA artists drew inspiration from the beauty of nature which is evident in his textiles, wallpaper and book designs. 

    This is a walking tour so it is important to feel comfortable walking for approx. 1.5 hours. There are no food services at the Reserve, but an informal gathering of participants will be arranged at the BIMA Bistro after the walk with the opportunity to view the great exhibitions. However, attendees may stay at the Reserve after our walk if they desire.

    Find out more about Bloedel by visiting the website:  https://bloedelreserve.org/.

    The tour will be given by Andre ten Dam, Director of Operations. Space is limited and registration will be handled via the Bloedel Reserve.  

    Therefore, if you are interested in joining this event, please email Jane Carlin, carlinjane@gmail.com, as soon as possible. Jane will provide you with the link to register for the event. The cost is $26.


    Focus on Books Arts Conference June 26-30 in Monmouth, OR,

    Registration is now open!

    FOBA's 2024 Conference is in Monmouth, Oregon June 26-30, 2024, and this year's theme is "interaction." Register and learn more about the conference here.


    PSBA Calendar Coordinator Needed!

    PSBA is currently looking for someone to be our calendar coordinator. This is the person who sets up the calendar and registrations for our Wild Apricot website. If you are interested in learning about this and seeing a job description, please email PSBA President Sally Alger at sarah.alger2@gmail.com. We will get it to you ASAP.


    Life After a Workshop? How to carry on the creative energy and community!

    You know the feeling - you take a workshop and enjoy the camaraderie and energy of being together in a group, and then it's over! What happens when you return to your studio and try to make that special structure, do a print, or try a new technique? You might miss the close knit group of your workshop friends!

    PSBA is here to support you! If you take a workshop or perhaps have an idea to form a special interest group, we can support you. Lucia Harrison, Chair of the PSBA Outreach Committee, can offer advice on forming a special interest group. We can provide you with a list of local locations where you can meet. We will distribute your email invitation to the PSBA membership or to those individuals that were in a specific workshop.

    Many groups have developed organically over the last years as well as formed connections based on location. If you are interested in forming a special interest group, be sure to contact Lucia. We want to support our members!


    Member News

    Back to Front: Artists' Books by Women: Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College. Congratulations to the many PSBA members featured in this exhibition including Mare Blocker, Lisa Nasegawa, Catherine Alice Michaelis, Suzanne Moore, and Jessica Spring. Learn more about the exhibit at https://maiermuseum.org/112th-annual-exhibition/.

    Book Exchange 2024 Theme! The members at February’s annual meeting voted on the theme for this year’s book exchange, and the winner is Threads. Lots of potential to get the creative mojo moving - “threading the needle,” “threads of a story,” “clothing/garments/adornment,” “spider web threads,” etc. The idea behind the book exchange, now in its sixth year, is the opportunity to give a book and get a book in return. The pairings in the exchange are randomly selected at an in person meeting to be scheduled some time in early October at Collins Library. The books are very high quality, and it’s a wonderful opportunity to add to your personal collection and to be inspired by all the books included in the exchange. Examples of past book exchange books are found on the PSBA website, under the “Membership” tab. Details and a registration form will be included in upcoming newsletters. Questions? Feel free to reach out to Abbie Birmingham, abbiemi5274@gmail.com, the organizer for this year’s event.


    Call for Member News

    Are you planning a special event or workshop? Have you recently presented your work at a Conference or event? Is your work included in an exhibition?

    If you would like to share information, please send your submission to Julia.stringfellow@cwu.edu by Friday, April 26. Subject line should read: PSBA Member News. The May newsletter will be sent out to the membership early that month.


    Call to Share Upcoming Events

    Do you have an upcoming event that you are holding or participating in? Let us know! Email psba.public.relations@pugetsoundbookartists.org to add it to the calendar.


    Book Arts Resources!

    Books & Paper Arts Calendar Updates - March 2024, https://buttondown.email/BookAndPaperArtsCalendar/archive/books-paper-arts-calendar-updates-march-2024//


    Sincerely,

    Your PSBA Board

    Meet the Board members on the Contact Us webpage.


  • 1 Apr 2024 8:22 AM | Anonymous

    Greetings PSBA members! Hope this last part of Winter is going well!


    Greetings from Your PSBA President

    We have certainly started the year 2024! We had a wonderful salon in-person meeting, looking long and carefully at a beautiful collection of artist books. There was a very interesting presentation by Lynora Williams at our annual members’ meeting.  We had a good time making a few valentines in February. And we had a fascinating Lunchtime Zoom Conversation with the book artist and teacher Islam Aly speaking to us from Cairo, Egypt. 

    Now we look ahead to the month of March. If you check the PSBA calendar on our website, you will see that the 2024 Members Exhibition registration form is now live and there are several supportive events scheduled in conjunction with it. As the year proceeds you will find announcements of activities, big and small, light-hearted and deeply involving, coming up. That is: pugetsoundbookarts.wildapricot.org

    Do join us for some or all of these.

    Sally Alger, PSBA President

    Upcoming Events

    13th Annual PSBA Members’ Exhibition June 4, 2024–August 1, 2024:

    • ·       Submissions are currently being accepted for book and postcard art. Visit the exhibition website to view the Call for Entries and Submission Guidelines. The deadline for submission of artists' books is April 1, 2024, and of postcards is May 1, 2024. A full color catalog will accompany the exhibit.
    • ·       This year’s suggested theme is Time Travel. You’re free to travel backwards or forwards or even sideways in time. This can be a personal journey to the past or you can envision a whole world of the future. There are no limits to your imagination in interpreting this theme.
    • ·       There are two Zoom workshops in early March that will help members prepare for submission. Both workshops are free for members but registration is required. Register here.
    • o   Sunday, March 3, 1-2 pm: This year’s catalog designer Brenda Gallagher will offer advice on taking effective photographs of your artist's books.
    • o   Sunday, March 10, 1-2 pm: Belinda Hill will demystify the process of including a QR code with your submission.

    The World through Abby's Eyes: This exhibit is currently on display though April 30, 2024, at Collins Library, University of Puget Sound. Works by Becky Frehse, Beverly Naidus, Debbi Commodore, Deborah Greenwood, Dorothy McCuistion, Gabby Cooksey, Jessica Spring, Lucia Harrison, MalPina Chan, Paige Pettibon, Victoria Björklund, Yoshi Nakagawa, and Yuka Petz. that focus on themes associated with the Tacoma artist Abby Williams Hill are on display.

    To celebrate the artists and recognize International Women's Day, the Library will host an event on Friday, March 8 in the Tahoma Room, Thomas Hall at the University of Puget Sound from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.  Light refreshments will be served. All PSBA members are invited to attend.  

    Click here for more information on the exhibit.

    Lunchtime Conversation with Tia Blassingame, March 21, Noon-1pm, Zoom: Tia is an educator at Scripps College, founder of the Book/Print Artist/Scholar of Color Collective and recently returned from a fellowship at Oxford University. 

    Additional event information and registration is here.

    A Book of Your Own (in-person events held at libraries in Whatcom County):

    • Saturday, March 23, 2024, 11:00am-1:00pm, Ferndale Meeting Room, Ferndale. Register here.
    • Saturday, March 30, 2024, 1:00pm-3:00pm, Everson. Register here.
    • Saturday, April 27, 2024, 1:00pm-3:00pm, Deming Meeting Room, Deming. Register here.

    Have you ever wanted to make your very own book? PSBA is sponsoring a free workshop for adults. Book artist Fran McReynolds will guide you in learning the basic skills to make books without paste or glue. Learn the pamphlet stitch and simple folding techniques to create three small books as you use basic book arts tools and learn terminology. All levels of experience are welcome in this beginner course. Supplies are included. Space is limited.

    Making Your Own Bookcloth, Sunday, March 23, 1PM–3PM, In person at Becky Frehse’ studio in Tacoma: In this workshop, the student will learn instructor Rachel Watson’s process of making bookcloth. We'll start with commercial, iron-on, and rice-paste book cloth samples and discuss the similarities and differences. She will share the fabric that she had success with and some thoughts about her bookcloth failures.

    The class will go over her recipe for basic rice paste, prepping the kozo and fabric, and the steps to adhere the kozo and fabric together.

    Workshop fee: $20. Materials fee: $27 (paid at workshop).

    Registration is required. Register here.

    2024 Newport Paper and Books Arts Festival, April 11-13, Newport, OR: Event information and registration is here.

    Volunteer opportunity for Wayzgoose 2024, May 3 and 4:Wayzgoose is a delightful festival, and we need PSBA volunteers to monitor our vendor tables. We need people for 2-hour shifts starting at around 10:45 a.m. there will be fun handmade books to show off, beautiful papers to sell, an easy “make and take” activity to hand out, and brochures to offer that tell about PSBA and book arts. You can read more about Wayzgoose at https://www.write253.com/tacoma-wayzgoose.

     If you are available for a 2-hour shift at any time during the two days let Sally Alger know at sarah.alger2@gmail.com.

    Focus on Books Arts Conference June 26-30 in Monmouth, OR, Registration is now open!

    FOBA's 2024 Conference is in Monmouth, Oregon June 26-30, 2024, and this year's theme is "interaction." Register and learn more about the conference here.

    Member News

    Jan Dove and Lindsey Shepherd curated the exhibition Strong Together: An Artist Book Collaborative that features the work of 23 PSBA members and is currently at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center until March 24. For more information go to https://pafac.org.

    Marilyn Stablein: 

    ·       Three of Marilyn’s artist books were represented in February at the CODEX International Book Arts Fair in Oakland, CA. “Himalayan Notebook” and “Elephant Chronicles,” both color editions featuring 40 of Marilyn’s collages, were exhibited at the booth of Red Fox Press, Ireland. The Nikokim Press from St. Petersburg booth featured a copy of Marilyn’s tale “The Rat Tavern” illustrated in a collectible edition of 12 signed and stitched copies by Dmitry Sayenko.

    • “Bingo Book,” a flag book made with vintage bingo cards is in the current exhibit of “The Illustrated Accordion Books” at the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, through March 15.
    • Two books “Phantom Circus” and “The Company of Crows,” published by Book Arts Editions, Portland, OR have linocut covers printed on handmade paper by master artist Dmitry Sayenko. The exhibit Stronger Together featuring collaborative work, runs through March 24, 2024, at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center.
    • A new book All Night, appears in the online exhibition “What Dreams are Made Of” hosted by the Focus on Book Arts conference to be held at Western Oregon University June 26-30, 2024. The accordion book features a climate poem set in the American Typewriter font, digitally printed on indigenous handmade eco-Nepalese lokta paper. The poem’s lines are cut, centered and collaged onto the pages. A gold ribbon tie closure is inspired by Tibetan sacred texts which are wrapped in a square of cloth with long fabric ties that are wound around the oblong book to close it.  https://focusonbookarts.org/maryilyn-stablein-all-night/.

    Poet Ray Prints: Community Print, Olympia's member-run and community-supported print studio and creative space, is offering upcoming classes on letterpress printing, reduction linocut, and ink mixing. Just curious about the space? Stop by for studio open hours or collage sessions. Check out all our upcoming classes and events by going to https://www.community-print.org/events

    Want to teach a class or get involved? Learn how to become a member of Community Print or other ways you can support.

    Amanda C. Roth Clark and Alicia Bailey: Printed Page IV opens March 28 at Spark Gallery in Denver, Colorado, and will remain on view through April 21, as part of Mo'Print, the bi-annual statewide celebration of printmaking. The exhibition includes work by 23 artists from throughout the United States who include traditional printmaking techniques in their artists' book works. 

    Selections were made by Amanda C. Clark, Dean of the Library at Whitworth University in Spokane Washington. Artists in the exhibition are Bug Karplus, Carrie Scanga, Casey Jay Gardner, Elisa Lanzi, Ellen Knudson, Heather Doyle-Maier, Jane Ewing, Joan Iversen Goswell, Julie Baugnet, Karen Baldner, Katherine Venturelli, Laurel Moorhead, Marnie Powers-Torrey, Naomi Velasquez, Patricia Dahlman, Ren Barnes, Rhiannon Alpers, Sarah Hulsey, Sara L. Press, Stephanie Smith, Tatiana Potts, Thomas Parker/ Mary Agnes Williams & Tom Virgin.

    Curated by Alicia Bailey, Director Abecedarian Artists’ Books.

    Call for Member News

    Are you planning a special event or workshop? Have you recently presented your work at a Conference or event? Is your work included in an exhibition?

    If you would like to share information, please send your submission to Julia.stringfellow@cwu.edu by Tuesday, March 26. Subject line should read: PSBA Member News. The April newsletter will be sent out to the membership early that month.

    Call to Share Upcoming Events

    Do you have an upcoming event that you are holding or participating in? Let us know! Email psba.public.relations@pugetsoundbookartists.org to add it to the calendar.

    About ZOOM!

    A few of you have indicated you have not been receiving the ZOOM links for the Lunchtime conversations even though you have registered.   We don't know the cause, but please note that the ZOOM links are sent 2 days in advance as well as the morning of the event and come from the Puget Sound Book Artists email. If you do not receive a link by the morning of the event, please email jcarlin@pugetsound.edu.

    Sincerely,

    Your PSBA Board

    Meet the Board members on the Contact Us webpage.


  • 28 Feb 2024 1:19 PM | Anonymous

    Greetings PSBA members! Hope your Winter is going well!


    Colette Fu, A Pop-Up Book of Lilies, Roses, Iris, Pansies, Columbine, Love-in-a-Mist, Larkspur and Other Flowers in a Glass Vase on Table Top, Flanked by a Rose and a Carnation


    Greetings from Your PSBA President

    As President of the PSBA board I am writing with a grateful heart. We have had many, many membership renewals and generous donations from you every day since our annual January letter was sent. It is encouraging to the board of directors to receive your response—a real shot of energy. Thank-you!

     We are very excited about our annual Members’ Zoom meeting on February 11th, and you will see more about that as you read on. Please register and attend if you can; it is going to be fun. We have a great speaker, and it  will be wonderful  to see one another. And, of course, the board has been working to create the 2024 members’ show, classes and programs.

    Yours,

    Sally Alger


    Reminder to Register for the Virtual Annual Meeting February 11, 2024

    Sunday, February 11, 1:00pm- 3:00pm via Zoom. Register here.  

    The annual meeting features the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington, D.C. and the current artists' book exhibition Holding Ground with guest curator Lynora Williams, former director of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Lynora will share insights into the exhibition, the artists' books, and many of the participating artists will join the conversation. Following the presentation is the annual business meeting with updates about membership, outreach, programs and the 2024 exhibition! Event is free.


    Upcoming Events

    The World through Abby's Eyes: This exhibit is currently on display though April 30, 2024, at Collins Library, University of Puget Sound. It features a number of PSBA artists who have created bespoke books that focus on themes associated with the Tacoma artist Abby Williams Hill.

    To celebrate the artists and recognize International Women's Day, the Library will host an event on Friday, March 8 in the Tahoma Room, Thomas Hall at the University of Puget Sound from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.  Light refreshments will be served. All PSBA members are invited to attend.  

    Click here for more information on the exhibit.


    A Book of Your Own (in-person events held at libraries in Whatcom County):

    • Saturday, February 10, 2024, 2:00pm - 4:00pm, Lynden Meeting Room, Lynden. Register here.
    • Saturday, March 23, 2024, 11:00am-1:00pm, Ferndale Meeting Room, Ferndale. Register here.
    • Saturday, March 30, 2024, 1:00pm-3:00pm, Everson. Register here.
    • Saturday, April 27, 2024, 1:00pm-3:00pm, Deming Meeting Room, Deming. Register here.

    Have you ever wanted to make your very own book? PSBA is sponsoring a free workshop for adults. Book artist Fran McReynolds will guide you in learning the basic skills to make books without paste or glue. Learn the pamphlet stitch and simple folding techniques to create three small books as you use basic book arts tools and learn terminology. All levels of experience are welcome in this beginner course. Supplies are included. Space is limited.


    Feel the Love of Book Arts! Valentine Making Open Studio: Tuesday, February 13, 10am-2pm, BARN (Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network) in collaboration with PSBA.

    This event is co-hosted by PSBA member Jane Carlin and BARN member Amy Goldthwaite. It is a great opportunity to come together and enjoy time making Valentines to distribute to organizations in our community or to a special someone in your life. Sweet treats will be provided.

    Event is free and no registration is necessary.

    Questions: Email Jane at jcarlin@pugetsound.edu.

    Lunchtime ZOOM Conversation with Islam Aly: February 15, 12:00-1:00PM.

    The first lunchtime ZOOM conversation of 2024 is with nationally recognized book artist Islam Aly.  Islam will share his work and discuss his recent experience at the Tokyo Art Book Fair and Codex.  We are in for a treat!

    Event is free but registration is required. Register here.


    13th Annual PSBA Members’ Exhibition June 4, 2024–August 1, 2024: Submissions open Thursday, February 15. Visit the exhibition website to view the Call for Entries and Submission Guidelines.


    Annual Membership Renewal Reminder

    The annual membership renewal email was sent out to members in early January. Instructions for renewing memberships are also available online


    Save the Date: Focus on Books Arts Conference June 26-30 in Monmouth, OR

    FOBA's 2024 Conference is in Monmouth, Oregon June 26-30, 2024, and this year's theme is "interaction."

    While you're waiting for the full FOBA 2024 Catalog release in early February, you can learn more about the exciting new classes and read short descriptions on our website. Workshop registration will open online in early March 2024.


    PSBA Outreach extends to Port Angeles and Whatcom County!


    • Congratulations to Jan Dove who invited the artists in the 2023 PSBA annual exhibition to exhibit their work at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center from February 9, 2024 to March 24, 2024. The exhibit, Strong Together, An Artist Book Collaborative features the work of 22 PSBA members. Dove writes in the exhibition statement, “Artists interweaved the common threads discovered through conversations – with each other, with their audience, with the universe – into unique mixed media collaborative book works. Their work speaks to the creativity that unfolds when we invite others to the table.” In addition to the exhibit, Gina Pisello will be teaching an art book binding workshop at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center on Thursday, February 22 from 5-7 pm.  For more information, visit https://pafac.org/. ;
    • Congratulations to Fran McReynolds who is teaching four introductory book arts workshops at Whatcom County Libraries. Fran contacted her local library to see if they were interested in an exhibit or workshops. They are very excited and the February workshop is almost full. She is also organizing a small book arts support group in Bellingham and hopes it will grow with new members from the workshops. For more information about the workshops, email fsmcreynolds@gmail.com.

                                         

    Member News

    • Congratulations to Sha Towers! Sha is a PBSA members from out of state - Texas in fact. He was recently recognized at the College Book Artist of the month.  Read about Sha here.
    • Nature and the Book: An Exhibition of the Puget Sound Book ArtistsCongratulations to all the participating artists that were part of this exhibition that closed on January 30th. Coordinated and curated by Lou Cabeen, Lucia Harrison, Deborah Greenwood and Jane Carlin, it is hoped that the exhibition may travel to additional locations.
    • Thanks to Robyn Johnson and Peter Newland for sharing portions of their outstanding artists' book collection at the Salon on January 28th. It was great to see a room full of members to enjoy the beauty and artistry of the books. Thanks also to Jessie Wing, our Program Coordinator, for managing this event! A great way to end the month.


    New to PSBA? New to Books Arts?

    A benefit of joining PSBA is to participate in our annual book arts exhibition. This year’s theme is “Time Travel.” PSBA encourages all members at all skill levels – beginner to advanced --to enter an artist book, zine, post card, or broadside into the exhibit. By doing this you will have a deadline, learn how to enter an exhibit (write a statement, photograph your work etc.) and over time you will be amazed at how your ideas and skills develop. Are you too busy? Try linking the theme to something you are already doing. For example, working with family photos? Perfect theme for time travel. Studying an art movement in school? Time Travel. Activist or volunteer? What’s the history of your cause and imagine its future. Need help coming up with an idea? Encountering a problem? Contact the exhibition committee at psba.exhibition@pugetsoundbookartists.orgThe full prospectus for submitting artist books and postcards can be found at https://pugetsoundbookartists.wildapricot.org/Prospectus.

     

    Call for Member News

    Are you planning a special event or workshop? Have you recently presented your work at a Conference or event? Is your work included in an exhibition?

    If you would like to share information, please send your submission to Julia.stringfellow@cwu.edu by Monday, February 26. Subject line should read: PSBA Member News. The March newsletter will be sent out to the membership early that month.


    Call to Share Upcoming Events

    Do you have an upcoming event that you are holding or participating in? Let us know! Email psba.public.relations@pugetsoundbookartists.org to add it to the calendar.


    Sincerely,

    Your PSBA Board

    Meet the Board members on the Contact Us webpage.

  • 29 Jan 2024 9:24 AM | Anonymous

    Happy New Year, PSBA members!

    Greetings from Your PSBA Board!

    Happy New Year! To say that PSBA is starting off 2024 with a "bang" is an understatement! The Miller Library exhibit opens on January 4, we have a wonderful ZOOM workshop planned on the Lotus Fold Book on January 20 and will end the month with a terrific in-person presentation by Peter Newland and Robyn Johnson on January 28. They will share portions of their personal collections that will eventually be part of the Whitman College Special Collections.

    We'd also like your help. If you or a family member are  graduates of the University of Puget Sound, or you have an association with the University as a former student,  employee, volunteer,  educator or are a "neighbor" to the campus, can you please email luciaharrison49@gmail.com. We have a long association with the University and are interested if our members have as well! We want to be sure to have that information available to share with the University administration when appropriate. 


    January Events

    Nature and the Book: An Exhibition of the Puget Sound Book Artists: January 4-30. Opening reception January 13 from noon to 2pm, University of Washington, Miller Library.

    PSBA is pleased to sponsor Nature of the Book exhibit in the Elizabeth C. Miller Library and to celebrate artists who share their love of nature through their artist books. For more information visit the Miller Library website.

    Surprise, a lotus fold book and a box to keep it in: January 20, 1:00–3:00pm, Zoom. Instructor: Belinda Hill.

    You may already know how to make a lotus fold, but do you the different ways there are to put it together into a book? The lotus fold is simple but with it you can create a myriad of different book structures. In this mini-workshop we will make an explosion book and a simple box to keep it in.

    Open to PSBA members and non-members. Non-members may register beginning January 10.

    Workshop fee is $20. Click here to register and for additional event information.

    Artists' Books, Small, Medium, Large: January 28, 2-4pm. University of Puget Sound, Collins Library Archives Room. Hosted by Peter Newland and Robyn Johnson.          

    This is an opportunity for each attendee to spend some hands-on quality time with 22 Artists’ Books from the Newland/Johnson Collection destined, in the coming years, for the archives of Whitman College. 

    Registration is required. Click here to register and for additional event information.


    Save the Date! Annual Meeting is February 11, 2024 on Zoom

    More information to come. Registration will be emailed to members and shared on the calendar here.


    Annual Membership Renewal

    The annual membership renewal email was sent out to members this month. Instructions for renewing memberships are also available online


    Member News

    Suze Woolf will have a solo exhibit at the World Forestry Center, Portland OR: “State of the Forest. ” Composed of 30 sets of her watercolor burned tree portraits, digitally printed on 3 layers of fabric, it will be on display February through April, 2024. Fourteen of the trees have white-text-on-black silhouettes with stories by Durango author and wildland firefighter Lorena Williams (google.com). The installation has been touring in North America since 2019 and this is their first stop in the Pacific Northwest. There will be an opening reception Feb 1. A second large fabric installation, “Core Values,” will also be on display. It was created as part of an Olympic National Park glacier memorial: Terminus: Bretherton Snowfield by Suze Woolf - Olympic National Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)


    Save the Date: Focus on Books Arts Conference June 26-30 in Monmouth, OR

    FOBA's 2024 Conference is in Monmouth, Oregon June 26-30, 2024, and this year's theme is "interaction."

    Books invite interaction from their viewer – at the simplest level, readers turn pages. This residential conference provides opportunities for inspiring interactions outside of workshops at lectures, in residence halls, at meals, around campus, and while meeting and shopping with artists, peers, and experts in the trade. At FOBA 2024, we’ll celebrate all the ways for interaction that a book arts conference embodies!

    For more information, visit the FOBA 2024 Conference website.


    Call for Member News

    Are you planning a special event or workshop? Have you recently presented your work at a Conference or event? Is your work included in an exhibition?

    If you would like to share information, please send your submission to Julia.stringfellow@cwu.edu by Friday, January 26. Subject line should read: PSBA Member News. The February newsletter will be sent out to the membership early that month.


    Call to Share Upcoming Events

    Do you have an upcoming event that you are holding or participating in? Let us know! Email psba.public.relations@pugetsoundbookartists.org to add it to the calendar.


    Sincerely,

    Your PSBA Board

    Meet the Board members on the Contact Us webpage.


  • 29 Dec 2023 8:52 AM | Anonymous

    Greetings and wishing you a happy holiday season, PSBA members!


    Greetings from the PSBA President, book artists and friends!

    I hope you are having a joyful holiday season with whatever delights your hearts.  Our PSBA board has been dreaming and planning for 2024. We are full of gratitude for the financial donations and volunteer participation that our members have offered this past year. Because of you all we can continue to grow and learn and exhibit our work to a responsive audience.

    Take a look at the PSBA calendar to see some of the programs coming up in December. We are looking forward to the annual membership meeting and a rich selection of classes and events next year. You will be hearing more about these soon.

    Meanwhile, have a peaceful and joyous holiday time.

    Sally Alger, President, PSBA


    December Events

    2023 PSBA Annual Members’ Exhibition Artist Panel Discussion (Zoom): Saturday, December 2, 1:00–2:00pm. Moderated by Ray Zill. Join Host Rachel Watson and Moderator Ray Zill for this final presentation and special Zoom event of the Puget Sound Book Artists' 2023 Members' Exhibition as three panelists show and discuss their work in a moderated panel discussion. 

    This event is free but Registration is required. Register here.


    Image courtesy of Carrie L. Larson, Palette for a Changed Climate


    PSBA Annual Exhibition at The Evergreen State College: PSBA Outreach and Exhibition Teams and The Evergreen State College Library invites you to see the 12th Annual Members Exhibit now on display at The Evergreen State College Library until December 15, 2023. More information is available here.


    Turn Victorian Webs and Easy Pop-ups into a Carousel Book with Belinda Hill: December 10, 2023, 10:00 am-12:00 pm.

    Need a fun gift or card for the holidays. Does making a pop-up book seem daunting? Have you heard of Victorian Webs? Learn how to make Victorian webs and easy pop-ups to turn into cards or a carousel book in two hours. By the end of the class you should have a carousel book or 4 or more cards.

    Registration is free. Space is limited to 25 participants. For further information and to register, click here.


    Save the Date! Annual Meeting is February 11, 2024 on Zoom

    More information to come. Registration will be emailed to members and shared on the calendar here.


    Annual Membership Renewal

    We will be sending out our annual membership renewal information along with a request for end of the year donations this month. Check your inbox! Donations can be made online


    Call for Member News

    Are you planning a special event or workshop? Have you recently presented your work at a Conference or event? Is your work included in an exhibition?

    If you would like to share information, please send your submission to Julia.stringfellow@cwu.edu by Tuesday, December 26. Subject line should read: PSBA Member News. The January newsletter will be sent out to the membership early that month.


    Call to Share Upcoming Events

    Do you have an upcoming event that you are holding or participating in? Let us know! Email psba.public.relations@pugetsoundbookartists.org to add it to the calendar.


    Sincerely,

    Your PSBA Board

    Meet the Board members on the Contact Us webpage.


  • 1 Dec 2023 9:34 AM | Anonymous

    Greetings and happy start to the holiday season, PSBA members!

    Current and Upcoming Events

    Open Case Events:  PSBA 12 Annual Exhibition at The Evergreen State College: Sunday November 5 from 1:00pm-3:00pm, AND Monday, November 13 from 2:00pm-4:00pm

    PSBA Outreach and Exhibition Teams and The Evergreen State College Library invites you to see the 12th Annual Members Exhibit now on display at The Evergreen State College Library until December 15, 2023.  Registration is not required. Guests are welcome. More information is available here.

    Why two opportunities?  The Sunday event provides access to students and working families. Parking is free. The Monday event is the monthly meeting of the Olympia PSBA book arts sub-group. You must pay for parking.

    In addition to the PSBA exhibit, visitors can see an exhibit of Walter Hamady’s work from the Perishable Press.  Walter Hamady is an influential letterpress printer, book artist, papermaker, and collage artist. He launched the Perishable Press in 1964 and began to publish works that are expertly printed, whimsical, nonsensical, and sometimes tongue-in-cheek.

    For more information, visit https://libguides.evergreen.edu/blog/Exhibit-Spotlighting-Walter-Hamady-in-the-Rare-Books-Room.

    Eye on the Artist, BIMA sponsored presentation by pop-up book artist Colette Fu: Saturday, November 11. 12:00pm-1:30pm in the Banbridge Island Museum of Art Auditorium.

    Join Jane Carlin and other PSBA members for a visit to BIMA and the lecture followed by coffee/wine in the Bistro and a visit to Bainbridge Arts & Crafts.   

    Interested? Contact Jane Carlin at jcarlin@pugetsound.edu.

    Registration for the BIMA presentation is free but required. Register here.

    A Conversation with Gabby Cooksey: Online event moderated by Amanda Clark, Whitworth University and PSBA Board Member, Jane Carlin. November 16, 12:00-12:50pm. Gabby has been very busy this last year, with several prestigious awards and presentations, including at the Library of Congress and the Guild of Book Workers National Standards gathering. This is a chance to catch up with Gabby - to learn about new work and impressions from her travels. Registration and event information is here

    PSBA — Show and Share Salon with Facilitator Debbi Commodore: Sunday, Nov 19, 2:00pm—4:00pm. University of Puget Sound, Collins Memorial Library, Archives Seminar Room. Bring a project or a class sample from within the past 3 years to share with other colleagues. This is a single-session, in-person Salon. All skill levels welcome. Registration is required and limited to 25 participants. Register here.

    DREAMS exhibit is on display at Collins Library until November 17th.  Check Library web site for open hours:  https://library.pugetsound.edu/home.

    PSBA Outreach Committee Updates

    • Bookart Tools needed for PSBA Outreach Events: The PSBA Outreach committee is putting together a set of book arts tools to be used at outreach workshops and mini-workshops. These kits will be available for check out to any PSBA member teaching a workshop.  Do you have extra tools you don’t need anymore? We need the following:  bone folders, rulers, triangles, book binding needles, awls, exacto or box cutting knives and blades, scissors, wax, and book binding thread.   Please e-mail Lucia Harrison, luciaharrison49@gmail.com and she will arrange for pickup.  We need these by December 1, 2023.
    • The Outreach Committee encourages PSBA members to reach out in local communities with mini exhibits. An exhibit of members' work at the Lacey library took place in October. There was also an Introduction to Book Arts event at the library.

    Member News!

    • There is a PSBA Meet and Greet Group in Olympia! Contact Ann Storey aelizabeth.storey@gmail.com for more information.
    • The Community Print group located in Olympia has a drop-in Gelli Deli being offered Monday, November 20, from 12:00 PM-3:00 PM for $10 per session. For further information and learn of other events held by the group, visit https://www.community-print.org/events.

    Call for Member News

    Are you planning a special event or workshop? Have you recently presented your work at a Conference or event? Is your work included in an exhibition?

    If you would like to share information, please send your submission to Julia.stringfellow@cwu.edu by Monday, November 27. Subject line should read: PSBA Member News. The December newsletter will be sent out to the membership early that month.

    Call to Share Upcoming Events

    Do you have an upcoming event that you are holding or participating in? Let us know! Email psba.public.relations@pugetsoundbookartists.org to add it to the calendar.

    PSBA on social media

    A reminder to follow PSBA on its Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube pages.

    More Book Arts Resources!

    • Book Arts Newsletter, published by Impact Press at the Centre for Print Research, UWE Bristol, UK. Sign up to receive this monthly newsletter that is a treasure trove of resources!

    Sincerely,

    Your PSBA Board

    Meet the Board members on the Contact Us webpage.



  • 29 Nov 2023 9:16 AM | Anonymous

    Greetings and Happy Fall PSBA members!


    Current and Upcoming Events

    A Conversation with Sauda Mitchell: October 12, 12:00-12:50pm, Online.

    This presentation of artist/archivist Sauda Mitchell will be moderated by Amanda Clark from Whitworth University and Jane Carlin, PSBA Board Member.

    Sauda Mitchell is a printmaker, archivist, and educator from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in Educational Leadership and her research centers around marginalized students' access to archives. She has held several workshops that introduce artists to how archives can serve as inspiration for artists' books as well as developing workshops which explore African American artists, and books as a contemporary art form.

    The event is free, but Registration is required. Register here.

    Distinguished by Design: Handmade Books from the Medieval to the Modern, Book Club of Washington:  Saturday, November 4, 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, Pike Place Market, Seattle.

    Join fellow book lovers and experts, including the Special Collections Librarian from Western Washington University Michael Taylor, private collector Matt Brehe, renown book expert Sandra Kroupa from University of Washington, and Amanda Clark from Whitworth trace the book from medieval times to the present day. Enjoy lunch at Pike Place Market and see the beautiful Folio space. 

    Registration is required. To register and for event information, visit https://www.bookclubofwashington.org/events.

    A Conversation with Gabby Cooksey: Online event moderated by Amanda Clark, Whitworth University and PSBA Board Member, Jane Carlin. November 16, 12:00-12:50pm. Gabby has been very busy this last year, with several prestigious awards and presentations, including at the Library of Congress and the Guild of Book Workers National Standards gathering. This is a chance to catch up with Gabby - to learn about new work and impressions from her travels. Registration and event information is here

    DREAMS exhibit is on display at Collins Library until November 17th.  Check Library web site for open hours:  https://library.pugetsound.edu/home.

    PSBA Annual Members' Exhibition on Display at Evergreen State College through December 15:The 12th Annual Members' Exhibition is currently on display at the Evergreen State College Library! This year, the suggested theme is “Collaboration” and illustrates the organization’s efforts to build community throughout the region. The books are created from various materials, including old books, found objects, metal, fabric, etc., and come in many sizes and structures. Open Case Event: November 5, 2023 from 1:00pm-3:00pm. Visit the website for more information.


    Fifth Annual Book Exchange Recap!

    The 17 participants in the PSBA 5th annual book exchange gathered at Collins Library on October 1 for the in-person exchange event. Non participating PSBA members and other interested persons were also present. Each participant gave a short explanation of her book and drew a random name for the book she was entitled to receive in exchange. The books were outstanding explorations of the theme “Secrets” and presented a wide variety of book structures and interpretations.  A slide show of all the books will be available on the PSBA website. Participating artists were Teresa Owens, Jan Dove, Lynne Olson, Dorothy McCuistion, Gina Pisello, Mary Preston, LeeAnne Campos, Elsi Vassdal Ellis, Kim Izenman, Debbi Commodore, Mari Eckstein Gower, Esther Ervin, Bonnie Julien, Carlie Schulz, Belinda Hill, Laurel Moorhead and Abbie Birmingham.

    A sample of the books is shown in the photo, Left to Right by Esther Ervin, LeeAnne Campos, Mari Eckstein Gower and Belinda Hill (wooden box).  Mary Preston’s book is shown in the other photo. A vote on next year’s theme will be held during the annual members meeting so stay tuned for further information.  All are encouraged to participate in next year’s event and one of the many benefits is another opportunity to be inspired by our collective creativity.


    PSBA Outreach Committee Updates

    This summer the PSBA Outreach Committee (Lucia Harrison, Belinda Hill, Jan Dove, Becky Frehse, Fran McReynolds, Sally Alger, and Karen Bienveniste) created opportunities at public libraries for PSBA members to exhibit their work.

    Wheelock Library, Tacoma Public Library, Tacoma, WA

    In the spring Karen Bienveniste reached out to the Wheelock Library in Tacoma to arrange a July mini exhibit and introductory book arts workshop. Karen worked with Lucia Harrison, Becky Frehse, and Jodee Fenton to plan the workshop and prepare materials. The workshop was held in mid-July with 12 participants who learned how to make a pamphlet stitched book with a button closure and a dos y dos book. The participants included teachers, retired folks, and younger students.

    Aberdeen Timberline Library, Aberdeen, WA

    Carrie Larson reached out to the Aberdeen, Washington Library to arrange a mini exhibition of PSBA Member books for the month of July.  Belinda Hill taught an introductory workshop at the Aberdeen library in August.

    If you would like to create a mini-exhibit at your local library, please contact the Outreach Coordinator, Lucia Harrison luciaharrison49@gmail.com.


    Member News!

    The annual Tacoma Studio Tour, October 14-15 11am-5pm, features five PSBA members:

    Visit tacomaartsmonth.org for additional event information.


    Call for Member News

    Are you planning a special event or workshop? Have you recently presented your work at a Conference or event? Is your work included in an exhibition?

    If you would like to share information, please send your submission to Julia.stringfellow@cwu.edu by Thursday, October 26. Subject line should read: PSBA Member News. The November newsletter will be sent out to the membership early that month.


    PSBA on social media

    A reminder to follow PSBA on its FacebookInstagram, and YouTube pages.


    Sincerely,

    Your PSBA Board

    Meet the Board members on the Contact Us webpage.

     



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