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Thursday, August 29, 2013
Book Arts Pop Up Museum September 6, 2013. 5:30-7:30 pm
BASC members will be showing their work at the upcoming MAH Pop Up Museum as part of September's First Friday event. The Pop Up Museum will take place on Sept 6th on the corner of Pacific and Cooper Street, right outside O'Neill's surf shop. It will go from 5:30-7:30 pm. The MAH pop up museums are open to the public, and visitors are allowed to touch exhibited content. See you there.
Here is a review of the event written by Pop Up Museum Intern, Lauren Benetua
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Here is a review of the event written by Pop Up Museum Intern, Lauren Benetua
What was it about?
Our First Friday Pop Up Museum on Book Arts, held in collaboration with Book Arts Santa Cruz (BASC) highlighted that books aren’t just for reading. BASC is an organization for anyone interested in books arts, from calligraphy to paper-making, scrap books to marbling, printmaking to book collections. We invited visitors to share their love for the artistry of books by bringing a book, book arts, book parts, or simply viewing the work by BASC.How did it go?
This month's First Friday Pop Up Museum on Book Arts brought along a new appreciation for the things we know as 'books'. Some people misread books as stuffy, educational apparati that, once consumed, crank out indoctrinated masses. But it's not true! As we featured beautiful, hand-made book arts, we were able to communicate to the public that books don't always have to be regarded as text. As Peter from Book Arts Santa Cruz put it, "the book is the trojan horse of art." This statement rang true, not only from our conversation about how crafting a book can (and should) be thought of 'outside the box', but also because of the reactions we saw from our visitors. The amount of surprise we saw and heard that a book could look, feel, or be so awesome was very telling of our normal attitudes towards books. Normally, a visitor can contemplate a work of art for several seconds before moving on. With a book, once opened, a reader or viewer can revel in all it's beauty both literally and figuratively.
We featured books that were hand bound using various native techniques throughout South East Asia, accordion-style miniatures, altered books using collage, printmaking and more. Just by taking a peak at our table, we brought to awareness that books are also artifacts of our society. One work was created out of a ukelele which functioned as a book and an instrument simultaneously. The idea of a book as a square object full of text was constantly challenged.
This First Friday Pop Up also received a lot of foot traffic for obvious reasons. Getting flashed mobbed three times surely affects the turn-out...Although this was a nice touch, it did not discourage visitors from coming up to say "hi" and ask us questions on how books were bound, or just to tell us how downright cool they are. Said of one of the works, "This right here is my favorite book. It happened. Right now at this Pop-Up."
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Book Arts Santa Cruz at the Santa Cruz MAH
Join us at the MAH for an evening of poetry, book arts, performances, discussions, workshops and demonstrations for all ages.
Poetry Readings: 6-7PM Open Readings: 7-8PM
The MAH and Book Arts Santa Cruz are bringing together some of Santa Cruz’s leading book arts artists for this evening extravaganza. These artists will remind you never to judge a book by its cover with workshops that transform the printed page into altered books, book art sculptures, book collage and paper folding books.
Learn the art of paper making, book binding, encaustics and broadside printing.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Book Arts Santa Cruz will meet Tuesday September 25th from 5-7 pm
The meeting will be held at the home and studio of Peter and Donna Thomas: 260 Fifteenth Ave, Santa Cruz CA
Come join them to celebrate the completion of their latest book: a limited edition of William Everson's poem "The Alder". (There will be a price this book competition, so bring your thinking caps.)
This will also be a 'bon voyage' party they we will be leaving on the 27th for another wandering book artist road trip. They will be giving tours of the gypsy wagon.
As is our custom, bring finger food and drink to share....
Friday, July 6, 2012
Meet Karen Kunc at our "informal" July 17th meeting
Dear Book Arts Santa Cruz,
You are invited to attend a cocktail reception at the Tannery with artist Karen Kunc on Tuesday, July 17th from 5:30-7:30pm. Please see the invitation note below:
Although this is not an official BASC meeting, BASC members are invited to attend:
Printmakers at the Tannery (PATT), the Jewelry Toolery and Wishy Washi Bookarts Studio, invite you to come to a cocktail reception in their newly opened studios to meet internationally recognized woodcut artist Karen Kunc as part of her CabrilloArts teaching assignment. This potluck cocktail party will be held Tuesday, July 17 from 5:30 - 7:30. Other instructors will be introduced and include Celeste Baross, Martha Casanave, Macy Chadwick, Steve Jordan, Carrie Grissim, Rocky Lewycky,Margaret Niven and Sayumi Youkuchi. We would appreciate it if you could bring some wine or beer or an appetizer. (Thank you so much!)
To park, drive past the Tannery main entrance (at Encinal St), as if you were heading to Felton, and turn right into the North entrance, right after you pass the building with the Salz Tannery sign (if you see the bus yard on your right, if gone a bit to far). Park in the visitors' spaces, and walk toward the buildings, past the house-like building on your right (currently under construction) and into the first hallway of the large Studio Building on your right (this is the 1060 building, as noted on the attached map). The Printmakers at the Tannery (PATT) studio is #107, Wishi Washis studio is #105 and the Jewlery Toolery is studios 101-102.
Please feel free to email Jane Gregorius (janegreg@cruzio.com) or call (831-423-8433) with any questions. You can reply to BASC with questions as well.
Monday, June 11, 2012
The next meeting will be on Monday, June 25th, 2012 from 5-8 PM
Jody Alexander will be hosting our next Book Arts Santa Cruz meeting at her Wishi Washi Studio in the Tannery in Santa Cruz. http://www.wishiwashistudio.com/
The meeting will be on Monday, June 25th, 2012 from 5-8 PM. If you need further directions, please email Jody in advance at wishiwashistudio@gmail.com. Any and all interested in the book arts are invited to come socialize. Jody plans to have class samples she has made over the years as well as artist's books she has made utilizing historical binding structures. Attendees are encouraged to bring books they have made using historical structures for a show and tell. Please also bring the usual, light food and drinks, to be set up on a table in the hallway outside the studio, so as not to mix food and books.
Special thanks to Wax Works West for hosting the last meeting. We all had great fun learning how to make encaustic paper artworks.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Friday May 11 meeting at Wax Works West
The meeting will be held on May 11 from 6-9pm at 133 Hames Road, just up the hill from the Corralitos Market, on the same side of the street. The phone number is 768-9120. See their web site: http://www.waxworkswest.com/
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
March 22, 2012 meeting to be hosted by Felicia Rice
For those of you who missed the meeting, Felicia had her presses running and we all got a chance to print a broadside, in two colors because she had two presses running. A big round of thanks to Felicia for giving her talk about book arts in Mexico, and for hosting the meeting.
Please make your way to my place in Bonny Doon for the next Book Arts Santa Cruz meeting. I'll be sharing my experience at Codex Mexico http://www.codexfoundation.org/mexico-en.html. This truly fantastic exhibition, symposium and book fair of California and Mexican book artists took place in Mexico City from February 16-19, just last week (and the reason I missed Gary's meeting). There will be slides and anecdotes, a keepsake (each one print one).
The meeting will take place on March 22nd from 6:00-9:00. My home and studio are at 10699 Empire Grade, 10 miles past the west entrance to UCSC. The drive takes 1/2 hour or so. Do carpool if you can. Bring goodies to share.
RSVP by March 20. Feel free to invite a friend who is not yet part of BASC.
bookartssantacruz@gmail.com
The April meeting will be a presentation by Alastair Johnston about his recent book on tramp printers.
It will be held April 15th at 2pm at Ruth McGurk's house 318 Rigg St. Santa Cruz
The May meeting will be hosted by Wax Works West and Daniella Woolf.
It will be held on May 11 from 6-9pm at 133 Hames Road, just up the hill from the Corralitos Market, on the same side of the street. See their web site: http://www.waxworkswest.com/
Save the dates!
Saturday, February 18, 2012
BASC meeting at Shorline Press - February 2012
Thanks to Gary for cleaning out his shop, and for the demonstration of die cutting on the Kluge. For those of you who missed the meeting, here is a photo of the festivities and a copy of the quiz that Gary prepared for us.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Book Arts Santa Cruz, Keeping the momentum going...
Gary Kohler and the folks at Shoreline Press will be hosting our next Book Arts Santa Cruz meeting on Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 from 5-8 PM. If you need further directions, please call Shoreline Press at (831) 475-6387. Any and all interested in the book arts are invited to come socialize and see the operations. Mr. Kohler and staff plan to have ink on the presses in "production" for the first hour, followed by tours and mingling. Please bring pot-luck finger food. Here is some info about Shoreline Press with photos:
Shoreline Press, old school—letterpress equipment dating from 1890, new school-2.5 kw solar system that has generated over 33240 kilowatt hours of electricity since 2004. We do letterpress printing, die cutting, scoring, perforating, numbering, foil stamping, embossing, de-bossing and kiss cutting.
Shoreline Press has been in business in Santa Cruz County since 1982 and currently has eight letterpresses. Equipment includes 1 Chandler & Price, 2 Kluges, 1 Heidelberg GTP, 4 Heidelberg TP , 1 Nu Aru Process Camera, 1 AV photo polymer plate maker, and a 36” Senator cutter.
The letterpress equipment will be in operation from 5:00 pm to about 6:00 pm before the meeting.
Shoreline Press is located at: 2551 South Rodeo Gulch Road, #12
Soquel, California
Please RSVP to confirm your attendance to bookartssantacruz@gmail.com
For more information about Book Arts Santa Cruz, call Peter Thomas (831) 475-1455
Monday, January 23, 2012
Book Arts Santa Cruz at the SC MAH
Here are some pictures from Jim MacKenzie, taken at our recent event at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Book Arts Santa Cruz will be part of the January Poetry and Book Arts Extravaganza
The Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History third Friday series:
January Poetry and Book Arts Extravaganza
Friday January 20 2012
5-9pm $5 General Admission, $3 Students
Join us at the MAH for an evening of poetry, book arts, performances, discussions, workshops and demonstrations for all ages and skill levels.
The MAH and Book Arts Santa Cruz are bringing together some of Santa Cruz’s leading book arts artists for this evening extravaganza. These artists will remind you never to judge a book by its cover with workshops that transform the printed page into altered books, book art sculpture, book collage and paper folding books.
Learn the art of papermaking, how to use a table top press, monoprinting, laser cutting, and book binding.
Poetry Santa Cruz has selected an array of dynamic local poets for poetry readings in our auditorium. Listen in as the spoken word inspires you to write some of your own poems throughout the museum. Add your own poem, word, or line to our stairway of chalk poems, poetry map of Santa Cruz, artwork and exhibitions. And don’t be surprised if a slam poet pops up in an unexpected place.
In partnership with Book Arts Santa Cruz and Poetry Santa Cruz.
Thank you to the following collaborating artists, poets and organizations:
MakersFactory, Poetry Santa Cruz, The Legendary Santa Cruz Poetry Slam, Book Arts Santa Cruz, Beth Regardz, Chris Yonge, Crystal Franco, Daniella Woolf, Danusha Laméris, Donna Thomas, Felicia Rice, Heidi Cramer, Jody Alexander, Kevin Holmes, Len Anderson, Matt Cohen, Peter Thomas, Robert Sward, and Gary Young.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
December events
Middlearth Editions and Wishi Washi Studio will be participating in the First Friday Art Walk event:
Friday Evening, Saturday & Sunday 11 AM to 5 PM Hoping to see you all there !
First Friday and Weekend (December 2nd, 3rd and 4th)
Join me in my new studio at the Tannery Art Center!!!
First Friday from 5 pm until 9 pm, and...
Saturday and Sunday from 11 am until 5 pm each day
Come by and see my new space and have some cookies and punch.
Other studios will be open in addition to the Hang Art Show - lots to see, do and hear!
Hope to see you,
Jody Alexander
Wishi Washi Studio
Tannery Art Center
1060 River Street, No. 105
Santa Cruz, CA
www.wishiwashistudio.com
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The third meeting of Book Arts Santa Cruz and the Printers' Chappel of Santa Cruz will be held on Friday, November 18th from 5-8 PM. The meeting will be hosted by Nick Zachreson. The evening will feature a walk through Nick's studio, including a presentation of his Caulderesque book Mobiles that hang from his ceiling. Plus some exiting announcements and important opportunities. Don't miss out. Things are heating up. The address is 220 Oceanview Avenue in Santa Cruz. If you need further directions, call Nick at (831) 426-3428. Any and all interested in the book arts are invited. Nick will be printing an invitation for the
meeting, so please email him your mailing address and he will drop one in the mail for you. His email is:
nzachreson@sccs.santacruz.k12.ca.us
Please also email your mailing address tobookartssantacruz@gmail.com. That way, in the future, we can send out physical announcements more seamlessly.
The usual: potluck style, please bring finger foods and drinks--it makes for more congeniality. And invite anyone you think might be interested. Everyone is welcome.
Please RSVP to confirm your attendance to bookartssantacruz@gmail.com
For more information, call Peter Thomas (831) 475-1455
We look forward to seeing you again all soon!
Monday, October 31, 2011
A successful meeting
The second meeting of Book Arts Santa Cruz and the Printers Chappel of Santa Cruz was held Wednesday, October 19th, 2011. It was hosted by Larry Van Velzer and Peggy Gotthold at their Foolscap Press. They gave tours of the press and bindery, and show much of their recent work. John and Susie Bower were on hand to show binding prototypes they has made in collaboration with Larry and Peggy, produced using their CMC and laser cutting equipment. We held a general meeting, well generally chaotic, as usual, and two interesting propoals were made. Felicia Rice proposed that BASC host a summer book arts camp at one of the local summer campgrounds, using members studios for the workshop locations. Matt Cohen proposed an art sale to benefit the Museum of Art and History, to run in conjunction with a conference and show about the history of printing in Santa Cruz County.
Kim Hamilton printed a wonderful little keepsake for the event, which I have scanned and posted here.
Peter Thomas
Monday, October 10, 2011
The Second Meeting of Book Arts Santa Cruz - Wednesday October 19, 2012
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The second meeting of Book Arts Santa Cruz and the Printers Chappel of Santa Cruz will be held next Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 from 5-8 PM. The meeting will be hosted by Lawrence Van Velzer and Peggy Gotthold at their Foolscap Press. The address is 412 Trevethan Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062, (off at the Morrissey Blvd exit, head towards the ocean). Any and all interested in the book arts are invited to come socialize and see the inter-workings of the Foolscap Press. Recently featured as one of five contemporary presses representing California at Stanford’s Cantor Art Museum.
Potluck style, please bring finger foods and drinks--it makes for more congeniality. And invite anyone you think might be interested. Everyone is welcome.
Please RSVP to confirm your attendance to bookartssantacruz@gmail.com
For more information, call Peter Thomas (831) 475-1455
We look forward to seeing you all soon!
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Book Arts Santa Cruz: The first meeting!!!
Our first official meeting for Book Arts Santa Cruz on August 23rd was a great success! Special thanks to Adrienne Momi and the artists of Momi Lani Paper Arts for hosting the event and to all those that contributed wonderful food and beverages to the pot luck. Also, a special thanks to Peter Thomas for his efforts in coordinating the event. For those that were unable to attend, no problem. We hope to see you at the next event. We will let everyone know as soon as our next meeting time and location has been determined.
A side note for you printers out there: I was recently given a large galley rack with galleys that I have no use for. Is there anyone in the group that would like to have it free of charge? The galleys themselves will take some work with steel wool and solvents to remove rust build-up, but other than that, it is a nice rack. If anyone is interested, please let me know and I can send you pictures. It is available for free pick-up or delivery (in the back of my truck). Please let me know.
Also, for those of you that own a Board Shear... Paul Brubaker of Bindery Tools is planning a West Coast trip to service Board Shears and other bindery equipment. If anyone has the need to have their Board Shear serviced, please let me know. I know of a place in SF that sharpen board shear blades up to 8 feet in length. When Paul arrives he can properly install them. The more people in our area that he is able to service, the less expensive it will be for all of us. I am hoping to have him come out, but I am in need of others to help make it more economical.
Thanks everyone!
All my best,
Matt Cohen
We plan to create a yahoo group and would like someone to volunteer to moderate it. Please call Peter Thomas at 475-1455 if you are interested in helping this way.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Book Arts Santa Cruz: The first official meeting is coming up soon
The first official meeting of Book Arts Santa Cruz and the Printers Chappel of Santa Cruz will be held Tuesday, August 23rd, from 5-8 PM. The meeting will be hosted by Adrienne Momi and Momi Lani Paper Arts. The address is 980 17th Ave in Live Oak, across from Del Mar Middle School and the Simpkins Swim Center. Momi Lani Paper Arts is located near the rear of the building in the artists' studios. Any and all Santa Cruzians interested in the book arts are invited to come socialize and see the Momi Lani papermaking "factory" and samples of what gets made there. Everyone, please bring food and drinks--it makes for more congeniality. And invite anyone you think might be interested. Everyone is welcome.
Please RSVP so we can get a rough count, which would help with getting enough seating.
To confirm email bookartssantacruz@gmail.com
For more information call Peter Thomas at 475 1455.
Here is a note Linden McNeilly sent after the meeting we has last month to get this thing off the ground....
"I was thrilled to have attended a meeting of Santa Cruz’s book arts enthusiasts at the home of Peter and Donna Thomas on July 22, 2011. Old friends and new had gathered to meet and make plans to establish a formal Book Arts group to serve Santa Cruz County. Many of those who attended have known each other from previous groups such as the Printers' Chappel of Santa Cruz and Bay Area Book Arts. There were printers, papermakers, binders, illustrators, writers, and teachers of the book arts in attendance.
The hope expressed at this meeting was that forming a new group, provisionally called Book Arts Santa Cruz, would help spread knowledge of the joy of book arts throughout the county. This group would be a collective of artisans, teachers and lifetime learners in the book arts who would get together to share, learn from each other, offer classes and put on shows to inform the greater community about the fun and legacy of making beautiful books. It was proposed that the group would meeting once a month, at various members’ homes or studios, to share projects, insights and plan for the future. As a beginning book artist I felt welcome immediately and I am looking forward to learning more from this very hard working, experienced and talented group of artisans."
--Linden McNeilly
Corralitos, CA
We plan to create a yahoo group and would like someone to volunteer to moderate it. Please call Peter Thomas at 475-1455 if you are interested in helping this way.
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