I love thrift shops and auctions of any kind. I always think of the Rolling Stones lyrics when I find a treasure: “You can’t always get what you want But if you try sometime you find You get what you need” I was looking for something else when I spotted this little gem stuffed behind […]
I will be offering a 3-hour class through OLLI (Osher Life Long Learning Institute) during the summer session. Explore origami structures created by the international book artist Hedi Kyle. The books will all be folded from a single sheet of paper and do not require glue. The instructor will provide all papers, including Humboldt County […]
I was distraught when I realized that I had scheduled a book workshop with Margo Klass at the Newport Paper and Book Arts Festival on the day of the Science March! I have taught or tutored mathematics for over 30 years and know the importance of encouraging young people to love science/mathematics and to support scientific research […]
I have to confess—I love these purchased journals. I buy them locally and use them for keeping a record of the details of each of my book projects. I love that the cover and pages can completely fold around the book so that I don’t lose precious space on my already overburdened work […]
After my OLLI Book Arts classes I like to meet with students the following week to check on their finished books. At this point we are all teachers because we’ve figured out some things and discovered other possibilities. We gather around a little table in Humboldt’s Coffee and Chocolate in Old Town Eureka, and enjoy the […]
On a rainy, cold day there is nothing better than taking a workshop inside! This is the second Spring class offered by OLLI and taught by Sandy Vrem and a group of us gathered around the heaters in her garage and produced some wonderful surface design. I created the four images above (Upper Left and CW) […]
I’ve always loved “messy” ink in drawings and text. Ralph Steadman is one of my favorite artists and I have several of his books. I just bought this one while visiting Ashland, Oregon. It is filled with ink blots which serve as the inspiration for his wacky dogs. While I’m not apt to duplicate his […]
A group of local book art lovers finished an OLLI class last week and created some beautiful model books in preparation for their final book. Some had never made a book and I don’t think any had sewn the buttonhole stitch so there was a lot to learn. The model had paper covers but the […]
Please join me along with the OLLI Book Arts community as we make this fun little book. Students will pick one of the many variations available using this structure – from beginning to more advanced choices! Show off some of your hand decorated papers from your collection and choose papers for writing, drawing, or watercolor. […]
When I headed to Nebraska this Fall I had already committed to making a book for the Humboldt County Library Foundation auction to be held December 5 at the Ingomar Club in Eureka, California. I had an idea of what I wanted to make and I brought an abundance of materials along so that I […]