Category Archives: Past Events

Puget Sound Book Artists 7th Annual Meeting

  January 14th, 2017 Collins Library, the University of Puget Sound With 108 active members, (and counting) the Puget Sound Book Artists Annual Meeting is always an anticipated event. Known not only an opportunity to learn but also to share, … Continue reading

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DON’T MISS: Pricing Principles for Book Artists with Laura Russell

Collins Memorial Library in association with Puget Sound Book Artists is pleased to welcome artist and gallery owner, Laura Russell in a special presentation. Pricing Principles for Book Artists with Laura Russell November 30, 2015 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Room … 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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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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Wayzgoose! Letterpress and Book Arts Extravaganza

  Looking out my kitchen window, I saw the omens were not good for the Tenth Annual Wayzgoose.  Ominous black clouds sat on one horizon, less threatening dark grey clouds hovered on the other, with sheets of rain in between.  … Continue reading

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Journey’s End: From One Horizon to the Next

I watched as the shipping containers were brought into the exhibition hall and unlocked, their contents of packing boxes and bubble wrap stacked and lined up, awaiting their contents to begin one last journey.  The meticulously detailed packing instructions were … Continue reading

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Undercover Stories: The Secret Lives of Books Part II

My daughter says I have strange reading tastes.  Choosing from my personal library, I skip from William Shakespeare’s Star Wars set in iambic pentameter by Ian Doescher, to The Illustrated Edition of The Travels of Marco Polo, edited by Morris … Continue reading

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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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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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All Good Things Come to an End

Yes I know, the title of this post is a cliché, but it’s still true.   The PSBA 3rd Annual Members Exhibition in Collins Library at The University of Puget Sound has been a very good thing and it comes to … Continue reading

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