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Telling the Story: College Book Art Association Conference 2016
Early Bird registration is open for the January 2016 Conference of the College Book Art Association. While many of the members are affiliated with an academic institution, you don't have to be part of...
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What It Means When An Editor Says, "Not a Fit"
Imagine you have just built a house and every day someone knocks on the door to suggest a color of paint or some sort of furnishing. One day it's pink and you look around—bathroom, bedrooms, closet—and...
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New Letterpress Book: Better Say Eagle
Thinking about book art exhibitions where "Do Not Touch" is the norm, I dreamed and then created a paper sculpture that resembles a book, but is easily read without handling. At the same time I thought...
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Support Some Adjuncts!
There is strength in numbers. If you would like to support our non-ranked faculty (adjunct professors) union efforts at negotiating our first contract, please click and sign and send the letter here on...
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Painted Prints: Monotypes with a Gelli Plate
Of making prints there is no end, to paraphrase a popular saying. This time, I wanted to try painting the entire image at once, without overprinting. And creating a varied edition of these prints, all...
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Sacked Out: from Bag to Pillow
My friend Celeste took a trip abroad this summer and brought me back a sack. Not an ordinary sack, but a sack with letters on it. Not just letters, but find-a-word style. I wondered at first if there...
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Seager/Gray Book Art Exhibition in Brooklyn
The Seager/Gray Gallery of Mill Valley has curated a show, "Ten Years of Artists' Books" at the Brooklyn Library. Donna Seager has been championing artists' books in her galleries for a decade now:...
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Inkless Printmaking with Velvet (burnout technique)
This little project is categorized in the file: "keeping myself sane in the midst of other obligations." A brief detour. All that is necessary is a carved linoleum block or wooden block with something...
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An Art Quilt Called "Strength"
When I was about eight, someone gave me a pre-packaged bag of quilting squares. I did not know how to sew. I had never pieced anything before (and didn't know that sewing the squares together is called...
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Save the Book Art Program at Mills College!
Book art faculty at Mills College recently found out they have just three weeks to gain support and make a case for why the Book Art Program should continue. While other programs at Mills are being...
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A Librarian's Halloween
With it, a favorite poem by Frank O'Hara,that has the color orange in it,"Why I Am Not A Painter"You can read it here.Happy Halloween!
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February Workshops with Alisa Golden at SFCB
Save the dates! Come paint and bind with me! I'd love to meet you all. I'm teaching workshops this winter and spring at the San Francisco Center for the Book in 2016. We've just scheduled two for...
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"Who Are Your Influences?"
"Who are your influences?"I noted that this seemed to be an important question for writers and artists to answer. I had grown up collecting images and sounds, words and feelings, listening to all the...
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Beginning Again: Wood Engraving with Rik Olson
For two Sundays, I stopped time and took a class at the San Francisco Center for the Book. It was Wood Engraving, taught by Rik Olson, artist and master carver (although he would modestly disagree with...
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Beauty…And
Beauty has become a bad word in the art world today, it seems. Scoffed and mocked as all eyes turn to political, social, and ecological concerns. The Venice Biennale was packed with those concerns. Art...
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Curiosity Boxes Featured
In 2007, I became possessed and began making one-of-a-kind books in boxes. Practicing boxes this way helped me hone my skills, so I can make a pretty decent box today, eight years later. I still feel I...
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Registration for February Workshops Now Open!
I will be teaching two workshops at the San Francisco Center for the Book in February, and they are now listed on the website. Registration is open! The links are below. Save the dates! I'd love to see...
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Pop-Up Present: Angle Fold Cube
Robert Sabudanotably changed how many people looked at pop-up books with his design for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. How does one piece of paper turn into an object that moves? He set a paper tornado in...
View ArticleCoupons for books and prints at Nevermindtheart
As a thank you for following, here are two coupons to choose from: either for free shipping from my Etsy store nevermindtheart for U.S. purchases (5.95) or for 10% off your total purchase there, no...
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Star 82 Review Winter 3.4 Is Now Available
The twelfth issue of Star 82 Review, the art and literary magazine I design, edit, and produce is available online and in print. Issue 3.4 is 60 pages and contains humanity, humility and humor through...
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