Category Archives: Archived Events

Five Years and Counting

In celebration of Puget Sound Book Artists 5th Annual Membership Exhibition a call was put out to all members of PSBA to submit a page to be bound into a 5th Anniversary Book. Each page was to be 5” x … Continue reading

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Celebration!

Take a cake, a cellist, banners, a memorable keepsake printed by Jessica Spring of Springtide Press, add a room full of artists, guests and patrons, and 44 handmade books created by 28 book artists, and you have yourselves a party. … Continue reading

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The Soul of the Artist

Artists know there is more than one way to see.   We sketch what is immediately in front of us, which can be interpreted in infinite ways, leaving us open to criticism from others who state emphatically, “That’s not what it … Continue reading

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Carpe Librum

   Puget Sound Book Artists invaded the small town of Winslow, Washington last Friday evening to celebrate the opening of Carpe Librum, at one of Bainbridge Island’s most respected galleries, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts.  Several of our member’s works were … Continue reading

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Altered States

Offering a true sensory experience, every book is a work of art. A bibliophile inhales the scent of the book as they feel the texture of each page and pore over the rich text and illustrations over and over again.   … Continue reading

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Thank You!

Like fine wine slowly poured into a glass, the Tahoma Room on the University of Puget Sound campus filled with book artists arriving for the annual Puget Sound Book Artists members meeting . Those attending the event, find it creates … Continue reading

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On The Surface: Expressing Your Ideas On Cloth and Paper

  705 Court C in Opera Alley had definitely changed from when I had last been inside some twenty years before. Remembering a large retail space, I was instead greeted by a long hallway bordered by artists’ studios and shops … Continue reading

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Cartonera Publishing Workshop Comes to Puget Sound

Members of PSBA had the opportunity to join visiting poet and scholar, Juan Armando Rojas Joo, at the University of Puget Sound on October 2nd for a workshop on Cartonera Publishing.  Juan, a Associate Professor of SpanishDepartment Chair at Ohio … Continue reading

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Retreat to Move Forward!

“The mission of the Puget Sound Book Artists is to further the knowledge, practice and understanding of the arts of the book by means of educational activities including but not limited to lectures, workshops, and exhibits.”    Lofty words, but how … Continue reading

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INK This!

Last night’s INK This!  opening at the Tacoma Art Museum was a feast for the eyes.  The exhibit, beautifully curated by Margaret Bullock, offered a distinctive array of print artists, including members of the Puget Sound Book Artists.  Guests fortunate … Continue reading

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