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March: Stuff in a Box

Post author:springleafpress
Post published:September 1, 2011
Post category:Artist Books Bookbinding Collaboration

March's collaborative project between myself and Kristin at Space Paste Press was a lighthearted, fun assignment. Time was an issue due to some traveling between the two of us but that only meant a shorter execution period. The theme: Stuff in a Box (or enclosure) Basically, any sort of book project we had in mind was fair game, so long as it ended up in a box or container. Immediately, my mind went to kits. I have a great interest in kits: a box or container that contains everything you need at a moment's notice...depending on the kit's intent. My…

One Book Many Interpretations: Second Edition

Post author:springleafpress
Post published:July 27, 2011
Post category:Artist Books Bookbinding Surface Decoration

As mentioned earlier, I submitted an entry for Chicago's, One Book Many Interpretations: Second Edition, exhibit. I rebound Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies, which is a compilation of nine touching stories of Indian people either living in India or the United States. While I was out of the country a couple of weeks ago, coincidentally in India, I found out that my entry was accepted into the show! I searched high and low for a sewn copy of the book, but couldn't find one, so I made do with the adhesive binding. Each chapter in the book is its own…

PBI Catch Up

Post author:springleafpress
Post published:June 20, 2011
Post category:Bookbinding Workshops

There has been much time between my last post and this one but it is all for good reason. First, I'll fill in on the time I spent at PBI (Paper and Book Intensive). I will have a hard time doing justice to the two great weeks I spent with so many amazing people so I will do my best. After landing (well, parking) on Ox-Bow's secluded campus, where PBI was held this year, I slowly acquainted myself with the surroundings. Bordered by a lagoon and woods with great hiking paths, Ox-Bow is composed of a collection of buildings centered…

Paper and Book Intensive

Post author:springleafpress
Post published:May 14, 2011
Post category:Bookbinding Workshops

This year's Paper and Book Intensive is in Saugatuck, Michigan on the Oxbow campus. I will be participating in the two week long workshop (starting Monday) for the first time. I have heard great things about PBI, and I cannot wait! I return in two weeks, so I will share some photos then.

Nag Hammadi

Post author:springleafpress
Post published:April 29, 2011
Post category:Bookbinding Historical Structures

As part of my pursuit to learn the historical strucutres of bookbinding, I've turned to J.A. Szirmai's book The Archaeology of Medieval Bookbinding. It has been described to me as being a dense read, but moving at the snail's pace that I am, it is not bad at all. As I read through each chapter I will make a model of each structure addressed. This allows me to really understand the readings with physical examples. The first structure in the book is the Nag Hamadi codex. A group of thirteen were discovered in a jar near the Egyptian village of…