November 17, 2010

October Meeting

This month's meeting was an all day bookmaking workshop with Philadelphia Book Artist Donna Globus. The focus of the workshop was "Tab Sewn" books. Below are some highlights of the day:

Works in Progress...








Time for lunch! Some of the delicious lunch goodies:




Photos of the final books:









Close up of the unique stitching we used:



All of us showing our finished books:

Thanks to Donna for an amazing class!

All photos are courtesy of Donna Globus.

About Donna
Donna Globus is a Philadelphia book artist and printmaker. After working as an architect and construction professional for almost twenty years, Donna went back to graduate school once again, and received an MFA in Book Arts/Printmaking from the University of the Arts in 2010. She received the Library Purchase Prize for her book Sensitive Dependence, and the Elizabeth Roberts Prize for excellence in typography and letterpress printing. In addition to a recent exhibit at the Capstone Gallery at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA, Donna’s work is currently exhibited at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL, and at the central branch of the Free Library in Philadelphia, PA. Donna was recently awarded a Grabhorn Fellowship by the College Book Art Association for study at the Arion Press and M&H Type in San Francisco. She is a Board member of Philadelphia Center for the Book.

The next meeting will be held on November 20th in the printmaking studio at 10am. Come prepared with a design idea for a print.

September 30, 2010

September Meeting

Welcome back everyone! Hopefully you all enjoyed your summer and spent it on creative endeavors...

Jill Odegaard is back from her sabatical during the Spring semester. Her time off came with benefits...visit the Cressman Gallery in the library from now until January 22, 2011 to see her exciting fiber and paper arts display "Intersections". There will also be an artists talk and reception on October 20th from 4:30-6:30p. Click on the link for more details: http://www.cedarcrest.edu/ca/whatshappening/91710_jill.shtm

In our meeting, we discussed the upcoming visit of book artist Donna Globus, who is currently working in Philadelphia. Donna plans to teach an all day book arts workshop sponsored by the Art Department for the October meeting. For more information, please contact the Art Department at 610-606-4666x3594.

We also discussed having a show displayiing art from the Paper Arts Guild members in May 2011. More details will follow.

Are you interested in collaborating with your fellow artists? Well so are we! Sylvia Gardner suggested we do a collaborative book project using printmaking techniques. This is your opportunity to learn how to make your own stamp. There will be a printmaking demo for this at the November meeting. Each member can practice with their stamp and work on their page for the book. We will assemble the book at January's meeting.

Do you have pictures of your work? WE NEED SOME!! We need pics for our website. We also need tutorials and creative tips you'd like to share with others. Please speak to Tracey Lopez at the next meeting.

The Guild generally meets every 4th Saturday of the month. In November, we will meet on the 20th because of Thanksgiving. There is no meeting in December and we will reconvene in January.

April 19, 2010

March Meeting

We had an Artist Trading Card playdate! It was lots of fun exploring the many ways to make an ATC. We also said goodbye to Grace. She is relocating out of state and it was her last meeting with us. We'll miss you Grace! Please keep in touch.

Here are some of the cards we made:






March 25, 2010

February Meeting

This month's meeting was a time to catch up with everyone and for show and tell. Grace brought in a sample of her heart book that she has been working on for months. She also showed us some adorable crocheted acorns. Some brief discussion was made about future projects we can work on together at the guild.

The next meeting will be on Saturday, March 27th at 10am in Alumnae Room 107.

January Meeting

Our much loved Jill Odegaard taught a demo on making tab bound books. A step by step version will be available on the blog for anyone that missed the demo or just needs a friendly reminder. It will be posted once we recreate the process and photograph it. We also welcomed a new guild member Michelle Hamershock. Welcome Michelle!

Our next scheduled meeting is February 27th at 10am in Alumnae Hall Room 107.

February 17, 2010

December Meeting

As a group we decided to skip our regular meeting due to the holidays. Alternatively, some members attended the "Book Paper Scissors Artists’ Book Fair" at the Free Library (http://www.freelibrary.org/) in Philadelphia on December 5th. The event is hosted annually by Philadelphia Center for the Book (http://www.philadelphiacenterforthebook.org/). One of the favorite discoveries was an origami wallet created by artist Elizabeth Fuller from Philadelphia. Another favorite, was book artist Donna Globus. We are hoping to have her come for an all day workshop which would be open to guild members as well as current art students. Check back in the future for more information.

February 5, 2010

November Meeting

Hello Paper Guild members! In an effort to make our site more current, we are posting information from our last few meetings.

In November, we had a visiting artist named Joanne Cassaro, who graciously taught us all how to make Paste Paper. In case you missed the demonstration, "paste paper" is the application of colored paste to paper, followed by designs you create in the paste while it is still wet.The designs can be created using tools, fingers, organic objects such as leaves, or pretty much anything that has the ability to make a mark. It's messy, but a fun and addictive process. We highly recommend exploring it!

Here is a link to a website that Joanne recommended that gives detailed instructions about making paste paper: http://inward-bound.us/pastepaper.html.

About Joanne
http://www.joannecassarodesign.com/
Creativity. Health. Love. Laughter. Patience. These are words I live by. I have been a professional graphic designer for television, print, web, corporate identity and merchandising over 25 years. Daily yoga brings quiet strength and focus to my busy world of deadlines. My love for the craft of glass lampwork, jewelry, ceramics, fi ber and paper fi lls the free time I carve out for balance. Combining the visual along with the tangible while communicating an idea, a feeling or a memory in a natural style is what my art is all about. I am happiest working in the moment, immersed in the processes whether in front of my Mac, in my studios or in the field sharing experiences with other interested artists and participating in a variety of workshops.

Meeting Information

  • Last Saturday of every month at 10am in Alumnae Hall Room 107