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.

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.