Comments on: About http://blueroofdesigns.wordpress.com Everyone has a story to tell…tell yours. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:46:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: erscampbell http://blueroofdesigns.wordpress.com/about/#comment-960 erscampbell Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:04:41 +0000 #comment-960 Valerie - Welcome! I'm not sure if I'd call myself "proper"...I don't cross my legs at the ankles while binding... I guess I'm off the Google Land in search of hexagonal weights. :) Elissa Valerie -

Welcome! I’m not sure if I’d call myself “proper”…I don’t cross my legs at the ankles while binding…

I guess I’m off the Google Land in search of hexagonal weights. :)

Elissa

]]> By: Acornmoon http://blueroofdesigns.wordpress.com/about/#comment-959 Acornmoon Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:38:31 +0000 #comment-959 Hello Elissa, Thank you for visiting my blog which has brought me to your very interesting site. I can see that you are a "proper bookbinder" as opposed to one like me who likes to pretend! As for the weights, I have had them so long I cannot remember where they came from but I think it was a kitchenware shop. They are metric and are sold with old fashioned weigh scales. Maybe a search on the interenet may help? Love your work, Valerie. Hello Elissa,

Thank you for visiting my blog which has brought me to your very interesting site. I can see that you are a “proper bookbinder” as opposed to one like me who likes to pretend!

As for the weights, I have had them so long I cannot remember where they came from but I think it was a kitchenware shop. They are metric and are sold with old fashioned weigh scales. Maybe a search on the interenet may help?

Love your work,

Valerie.

]]> By: Rebecca http://blueroofdesigns.wordpress.com/about/#comment-343 Rebecca Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:58:00 +0000 #comment-343 Thanks Elissa! I look forward to getting Nancy's email... and to meeting you at the next BAG event. Sounds like a wonderful group. Thanks Elissa! I look forward to getting Nancy’s email… and to meeting you at the next BAG event. Sounds like a wonderful group.

]]> By: erscampbell http://blueroofdesigns.wordpress.com/about/#comment-342 erscampbell Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:56:27 +0000 #comment-342 Hi Rebecca, I know that everyone would be thrilled to have you join the Book Arts Guild of Vermont (BAG). We meet at the Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts on Church Street in Burlington on the first Wednesday of every month. It's a very friendly and knowledgeable group. I can pass your Email along to Nancy Stone, the manager of our Email list - she sends out a newsletter detailing upcoming BAG events and other local opportunities/events. Unfortunately, I can't remember the focus of the next meeting. Hopefully Nancy will send out a reminder soon. Elissa Hi Rebecca,

I know that everyone would be thrilled to have you join the Book Arts Guild of Vermont (BAG). We meet at the Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts on Church Street in Burlington on the first Wednesday of every month. It’s a very friendly and knowledgeable group.

I can pass your Email along to Nancy Stone, the manager of our Email list – she sends out a newsletter detailing upcoming BAG events and other local opportunities/events. Unfortunately, I can’t remember the focus of the next meeting. Hopefully Nancy will send out a reminder soon.

Elissa

]]> By: Rebecca http://blueroofdesigns.wordpress.com/about/#comment-341 Rebecca Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:09:44 +0000 #comment-341 Hi. I found you while looking for Book Arts opportunities/connections in the Burlington, VT area. I have just moved here after 10 years in London where, among other things, I studied Book Arts, Binding, and Restoration at The London College of Printing. I am looking for like-minded people to share thoughts, ideas, techniques, etc and it sounds like you might be able to help. Hi. I found you while looking for Book Arts opportunities/connections in the Burlington, VT area. I have just moved here after 10 years in London where, among other things, I studied Book Arts, Binding, and Restoration at The London College of Printing. I am looking for like-minded people to share thoughts, ideas, techniques, etc and it sounds like you might be able to help.

]]> By: erscampbell http://blueroofdesigns.wordpress.com/about/#comment-306 erscampbell Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:25:01 +0000 #comment-306 Hi Grace, Glad you enjoyed the workshop - I had lots of fun too. Thanks so much for helping us. I hope to see you at future meetings of the Book Arts Guild. I'll be making posts related to Carol's visit throughout the week - stay tuned! Elissa Hi Grace,

Glad you enjoyed the workshop – I had lots of fun too. Thanks so much for helping us. I hope to see you at future meetings of the Book Arts Guild.

I’ll be making posts related to Carol’s visit throughout the week – stay tuned!

Elissa

]]> By: Grace http://blueroofdesigns.wordpress.com/about/#comment-303 Grace Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:56:31 +0000 #comment-303 Hi I had a blast today and I forgot to tell you - thanks for lunch! Grace Lance Jericho Hi
I had a blast today and I forgot to tell you – thanks for lunch!
Grace Lance
Jericho

]]> By: erscampbell http://blueroofdesigns.wordpress.com/about/#comment-192 erscampbell Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:53:40 +0000 #comment-192 Hi Tamara, Glad you found your way here! I do really like that Secret Belgian binding. I have the directions, but haven't tried it yet. Thanks for the feedback on the timeline. Sometimes when I look at something for a long time, I almost forget what it looks like! Unfortunately, we didn't get to work with our timelines today, but I'm pretty sure we will tomorrow. By the way, if you ever want to come by for a studio visit outside of Open Studio Weekend, just give me a call [read: give me time to clean] and we'll set something up. Elissa Hi Tamara,

Glad you found your way here! I do really like that Secret Belgian binding. I have the directions, but haven’t tried it yet.

Thanks for the feedback on the timeline. Sometimes when I look at something for a long time, I almost forget what it looks like! Unfortunately, we didn’t get to work with our timelines today, but I’m pretty sure we will tomorrow.

By the way, if you ever want to come by for a studio visit outside of Open Studio Weekend, just give me a call [read: give me time to clean] and we’ll set something up.

Elissa

]]> By: Tamara Morgan http://blueroofdesigns.wordpress.com/about/#comment-190 Tamara Morgan Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:02:32 +0000 #comment-190 Hi! I visited your studio during the Vermont Studio Tour this year. I really enjoyed your work, and LOVE what I see here. I found your website, blog, etc. through looking at "mightcouldpress"'s knitted/knitting book which was linked to Ravelry, a fiber arts web community. You were commenting on a binding called "Secret Belgian"? I'm not sure it's called that, but that was the caption on the picture. It's a cool binding, like a flying buttress for a book spine. I also LOVE your Jenny Chen timeline. It's so beautiful--light, but clear colors, incredible flowing lines, unconventionally gorgeous. And I completely understand your spazziness around famous people (especially Bradley Whitford and David Hyde Pierce--a West Winger and DHP is just one of my favorite actors ever). How exciting! I wish I could say I bought a book at your studio, but I bought a packet of paper! I wish I could have bought more. I was there with my husband (lots of white hair and beard) and my 15 yo daughter Harper. Best of luck to you, and I'm so happy I can keep track of your work via your website and blog. Tamara Morgan East Randolph, VT Hi! I visited your studio during the Vermont Studio Tour this year. I really enjoyed your work, and LOVE what I see here. I found your website, blog, etc. through looking at “mightcouldpress”’s knitted/knitting book which was linked to Ravelry, a fiber arts web community. You were commenting on a binding called “Secret Belgian”? I’m not sure it’s called that, but that was the caption on the picture. It’s a cool binding, like a flying buttress for a book spine.

I also LOVE your Jenny Chen timeline. It’s so beautiful–light, but clear colors, incredible flowing lines, unconventionally gorgeous.

And I completely understand your spazziness around famous people (especially Bradley Whitford and David Hyde Pierce–a West Winger and DHP is just one of my favorite actors ever). How exciting!

I wish I could say I bought a book at your studio, but I bought a packet of paper! I wish I could have bought more. I was there with my husband (lots of white hair and beard) and my 15 yo daughter Harper.

Best of luck to you, and I’m so happy I can keep track of your work via your website and blog.

Tamara Morgan
East Randolph, VT

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