Accordion Spine: Joan
Joan took my concertina spine OLLI Book Arts class last month. No one actually finished a book this time because we played with various adaptation of the spine. This is her unique design—sections sewn...
View ArticlePLAYA: by Becky Evans
We have another book from the Book-in-a-Box class (see posts from November 10, August 18, 2014). Local artist Becky Evans started her book in the class and finished it during her artist’s...
View ArticleBoiled Books
With heavy winds and lots of rain on our North Coast we have enough fallen leaves to use for hundreds of boiled books. Sandy, Michele (the Younger), and I converged on Michele’s backyard to make a...
View ArticleMargo Klass at Newport 2015
Margo Klass is one of my favorite books artsts because of the way she works with wood, the care she takes with detail and bookbinding principles, and the Japanese feel of a lot of her work. I’ve...
View ArticleDouble Needle Coptic Stitch
It’s time for the last book arts class of the HSU OLLI Fall 2015 Semester! Course Description: Explore the written word as an art form as you create pages for your small book. Bring your favorite...
View ArticleCaterpillars, Sewn Headbands, Coptic!
My Fall stay in Nebraska was very productive in terms of reading books (seven!) and making books (four!). Two of my books were created for future OLLI workshops so you will see those at the end of...
View ArticleCoptic Stitch Class
Our OLLI class Book of Words: Coptic Stitch was officially completed last week but as we usually do, we assembled at Humboldt Coffee and Chocolates for “debriefing” and sharing. As always, it’s a...
View ArticleFrench Link Stitch with Wood
OLLI Book Arts: The “What’s It” Book I’m calling this structure a “What’s It ” book because it’s a creative space for organizing anything you treasure. These make great planning journals with pullouts...
View ArticleAltered Book Long Stitch
OLLI Book Arts: Judge a Book by Its Cover with Michele Olsen Create your own personal journal by using the covers from an old book. The spine will be replaced with book cloth made in class and...
View ArticleThe Basics
OLLI Book Arts: The Basics With Michele Olsen Learn the basics about the tools, materials, and techniques required to make your own books. A survey of current book arts programs and book artists will...
View ArticleThe Meditation of Folding
Sometimes I like to create something that involves repetitive tasks. I find folding to be relaxing. I’ve learned to create templates of text using Photoshop. It’s fun to come up with words that reflect...
View ArticleThe Plot Thickens
I just realized that I hadn’t posted my very first folded book. I love used book stores and thrift shops and always keep an eye out for interesting titles. Next I want to try folding images!
View ArticleBook Arts: Basics
I like to teach an OLLI basic book arts class each semester. It’s meant to provide beginners with the skills needed to construct their own book; sometimes more experienced book makers will take the...
View ArticleJudge A Book By Its Cover
In the second OLLI Book Arts class of Spring Semester, 2016, the students gave new life to old books. Each participant brought a book that had appealing covers along with decorative and/or text...
View ArticleTerry Tempest Williams Special Edition
It was my sincere honor to be part of a reception for Terry Tempest Williams, June 6th, 2016, to celebrate the publication of her new book The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America’s National...
View ArticleRedwood Journal
When I headed to Nebraska this Fall I had already committed to making a book for the Humboldt County Library Foundation auction to be held December 5 at the Ingomar Club in Eureka, California. I had an...
View ArticleButtonhole Stitch Book
Please join me along with the OLLI Book Arts community as we make this fun little book. Students will pick one of the many variations available using this structure – from beginning to more advanced...
View ArticleButtonhole Stitch Book Followup 1
A group of local book art lovers finished an OLLI class last week and created some beautiful model books in preparation for their final book. Some had never made a book and I don’t think any had sewn...
View ArticleInk Blots and Surface Design
I’ve always loved “messy” ink in drawings and text. Ralph Steadman is one of my favorite artists and I have several of his books. I just bought this one while visiting Ashland, Oregon. It is filled...
View ArticleStamps and Stencils
On a rainy, cold day there is nothing better than taking a workshop inside! This is the second Spring class offered by OLLI and taught by Sandy Vrem and a group of us gathered around the heaters in...
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