PSBA Annual Meeting
with Guest Speaker Rebecca Chamlee
Sunday, February 9 2025 1:00PM–3:00PM (PST)
1:00–2:00 Special Speaker: Rebecca Chamlee
2:00–3:00: PSBA Business Meeting
via ZOOM
This Event is Free but Registration is Required
We are delighted to invite you to our 2025 Annual Meeting that will feature noted artist Rebecca Chamlee as our speaker.
In 2019, Rebecca visited Tacoma and inspired many members during her two day workshop on using botanical contact printing in artists' books. Her work of directly printing from forms found in our natural world is a way to preserve the ephemeral beauty of nature and directly relates to many themes explored by PSBA artists.
She can be described as a book artist, printer, writer, and bookbinder who has published innovatively designed, letterpress printed, limited-edition fine press, and artist’s books under the imprint of Pie In The Sky Press since 1986. Rebecca's artists' books examine the intersection of her artistic and scientific interests by collecting and cataloging the natural world. Website: https://www.pieintheskypress.com/About-the-Press
Rebecca retired in 2023 as an associate professor at Otis College of Art and Design where she taught bookbinding, letterpress printing, and artists' book classes and headed the Book Arts minor program for over 20 years. She now holds workshops at her studio and book arts centers throughout the country.
She is currently completing work on a new book: Listen, notes from the field. This book is a personal investigation into the sounds of birds; what the vocalizations mean and how they differ from bird to bird. As to her process, she states: "Utilizing a “sit spot” routine allowed the natural world to unfold before my eyes and ears in a way I’d never experienced in the years of exploring trails on foot in a nearby wildland park. In a comfortable spot in nature I sit, slow down and observe to discover the wonder in the moment."
Her thoughtful reflections and approach to writing, listening, and creating will inspire us all.
Questions? Contact Belinda Hill: benjisnewadventure@gmail.com