Category Archives: Archived Events

Camp Stories, Illustrated

As a book artist and illustrator, I am always impressed with those artists such as Gladiola Flowers who could immerse themselves in their vision and create an encompassing body of work in such a short period of time.  For some it … Continue reading

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Congratulations to the Puget Sound Book Artists!

On October 28th, the Puget Sound Book Artists  were honored by Mayor Strickland and the City of Tacoma with the 2013 AMOCAT (that’s Tacoma spelled backwards for the anagramatically challenged) Award for Community Outreach at the annual Art at Work Party in Tacoma, Washington.  … Continue reading

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Autumn Daze

Every now and then, a month comes along where everything clicks and all of the hard work seems to come together (or maybe just all at once).   October has been one of those months.  It has been a month of preparations, … Continue reading

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An Evening with Beau Beausoleil and Friends

Last evening, I (and many others) were treated to a rare opportunity of listening and visiting with three speakers who talked about the Al-Mutanabbi  Exhibition running currently at Collins Memorial Library at the University of Puget Sound.  Bonnie Thompson Norman of thewindowpanepress.com discussed the … Continue reading

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Paper Trails

Each of us handles dozens of pieces of paper each day.  Paper is such a pervasive part of our lives that we rarely think of it as anything other than a work-a-day surface for commercial print or a quick pencilled note.  PAPER … Continue reading

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Vamp & Tramp: Back by Popular Demand

Bill & Vicky Stewart, owners of Vamp & Tramp, represent the work of over 150 contemporary book artists.  Each year they visit the Pacific Northwest and showcase the latest additions to their inventory.  You can follow their journeys at their … Continue reading

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Dimensional Books

(Or, How to Have a Successful  Two Day Workshop in Five Easy Steps.) (1) Put to good use the PSBA brain trust. (2) choose an award winning book artist (Kevin Steele) to conduct the workshop. (3) Set up dates, times, and studio location. … Continue reading

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Kevin Steele Workshop

DIMENSIONAL BOOKS: A Binding Workshop with Kevin Steele August 17 – August 18, 2013  Learn fascinating bindings that combine aspects of accordion folds, pop-ups, tunnel books, and sewn structures. Design a 3-dimensional movable book-object that allows for experimentation with dimension, … Continue reading

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One Sheet Wonder!

                                                                   The Puget Sound Book Artists were pleased to host printmaker and book artist Diane Stemper for a Friday evening talk and Saturday workshop, April 19th and 20th, 2013.  Stemper’s workshop focused on books made with a single sheet of … Continue reading

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