Greetings PSBA members and happy early start to the holiday season!
Workshop: "How Do We Talk and Write About Artists' Books More Effectively?" Two part mini-workshop.
1st Session: Sunday, November 13, noon-2:30 pm.
2nd Session: Sunday, November 20, 2022, noon-2:30 pm.
Location: Becky Frehse’ Studio, Tacoma. Instructor: Ann Storey.
PSBA member fee: $45 (includes a $5 materials fee)/ Space is limited to 12 participants. All skill levels welcome. Registration is required.
Writing the description for a book you have created can be challenging! It is often a struggle to capture the words to describe what inspired you. Yet, the descriptions for our books are an important component, especially if we are exhibiting and selling our work. If you would like to learn more about writing a description and talking about your work join us for this two part mini-workshop!
New! PSBA Lunchtime Series: Conversations with Book Artists. Thursday, November 17th, noon.
Registration is required. Register and a Zoom link will be sent out prior to the event.
Hosted by Jane Carlin (University of Puget Sound) and Amanda Roth Clark (Whitworth College).
We are pleased to offer a new series of casual lunchtime conversations over the next year. This new series debuts with printmaker and book artist Steve Miller of Red Hydra Press, the Penland School of Craft, and emeritus professor from The University of Alabama's Book Arts Program. Learn about Cuba, the latest projects, and life lessons for the curious, the collector, and the creatives. Read more about Steve’s great work here.
Workshop: Rainbow Box with Pyramid Lid and Feet. Friday, December 2, 2022, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM. Location: Becky Frehse' Studio, Tacoma. Instructor: Randi Parkhurst. pace is limited to 12 participants
All skill levels are welcome. PSBA Member Fee: $85.00 (includes a $20 materials fee).
PSBA Non-Member Fee: $120.00.
Member Registration Opens on October 3, 2022
Public Registration Opens on November 14, 2022.
Registration is required.
In this workshop you will be making a specific box, but you will learn the skills to create boxes of any size to hold one of your artist books. This box might also make a nice holiday gift for someone special.
Coming in 2023: Scripts, Scribes and Scribbles: Celebrating the Art of Hand Writing & Lettering. An Exhibition Curated by Jane Carlin and Mark Hoppmann at Collins Library, University of Puget Sound.
Opening January 8th, 2023.
We are in the midst of planning a unique exhibit that will include a potpourri of items from medieval manuscripts, hand lettered books, 19th century penmanship textbooks, pens and inkwells, examples of contemporary calligraphy, personal handwritten journals and letters, writing desks, a "doodle wall," and much, much more! The idea started last year when we introduced students in a book arts class to the tools of the trade including handmade bamboo pens made by PSBA member Mark Hoppmann. The idea has evolved as we learned more about how cursive writing is no longer taught in many schools.
The exhibit is bringing together items from the Collins Library collection, Mark Hoppmann's personal collections, and private collections from around Puget Sound. If you have a unique item(s) that you think would fit into this exhibition (see below), or have suggestions for Exhibition related events please contact Jane Carlin. jcarlin@pugetsound.edu, and Mark Hoppmann, mark@markhoppmannart.com. Be sure to include an image and a brief description in your email. We would love to hear from you!
The exhibition runs from January 8th to May 14th and all items accepted for the exhibition must be received by December 1, so submit your ideas early!
More information will be shared on the PSBA website.
Congratulations to the PSBA artists who participated and a special thank you to those who attended and for making the Tacoma Studio Tours a resounding success after a three year hiatus!
Sincerely,
Your PSBA Board