More information on Paper and Book Intensive 2010

I was just going down the internet rabbit hole and I ended up on the Paper and Book Intensive website. It’s been a while since I last visited and I was happy to find that they’ve announced their instructors for 2010:

Frank Brannon – books
Carolee Campbell – books
Melissa Jay Craig – books
Tatiana [...]

Peek-a-Boo Journal class – Day 1

Last Thursday I had the first of 2 sessions for my Peek-a-Book Journal class at Studio Place Arts in Barre, VT. Here’s what everyone is working on:
As I’ve mentioned before, I can’t write a post about a class unless I have the obligatory photo of my supplies looking all fresh and sexy:
I developed a [...]

Upcoming classes at Studio Place Arts

I’d like to start off by thanking everyone for the support I received after my last post. That post was really hard to write. In general, I am not very comfortable with being vulnerable. However, I’m really glad I took the risk. I never could have imagined the big, warm hug that has enveloped me [...]

Paper and Book Intensive 2010

If you’re gaga for bookbinding and paper-related fun, then the Paper and Book Intensive (PBI) is the gig for you. PBI has been in existence for twenty-four years – the founding co-directors include Timothy Barrett, Gary Frost, and Hedi Kyle.
This annual event brings in the big dogs. Here’s a sampler of some of their instructors [...]

Dremel resources for artists

If you haven’t already guessed it, I love my Dremel. It’s my baby. If I ever find that my hubby has used it to clean grout in the bathroom, I will have to kill him.
That said, welcome to the last post in my series of posts related to the use of a Dremel in the [...]

Suminagashi on Paper & Silk with Diane Maurer

Sadly, Sunday was my last workshop at the Focus on Book Arts conference. I was pretty bummed when I left campus to catch my plane home. Just to give you a taste of my red eye experience: “I’m awake! I’m awake! I’m home!” THUD!
The Suminagashi workshop with Diane Maurer was the perfect workshop for my [...]

The Doweled Flap Book & the Dowel Spine Non-Adhesive Portfolio with Peter Thomas

Yes, I have achieved my longest blog title to date.
I have made through Day three at the Focus on Book Arts conference. Today’s workshop was just a one-day workshop and by the end of the day I had two books.
I would like to start off by saying that today I had the pleasant experience of, [...]

The Amazing Dremel with Jill Timm – Day 2

Day two at the Focus on Book Arts conference is now over. Well, not quite – right now I’m listening to Peter Thomas and Jim Croft doing a duet on a harmonica/ukulele and trombone, respectively.
Today was day 2 of The Amazing Dremel with Jill Timm. The day progressed much like it had yesterday. Jill would [...]

The Amazing Dremel with Jill Timm – Day 1

I just finished my first day at the Focus on Book Arts conference. After having spent over 12 hours traveling yesterday, it was so nice to get to play all day long.
Today was day 1 of a 2-day workshop with Jill Timm – The Amazing Dremel. The amazing thing is that I finally own a [...]

Focus on Book Arts Conference

I mentioned in this post that I’m going to the Focus on Book Arts conference at the end of June.
I wanted to put in a plug for the conference – it’s really fabulous. I attended in 2007 and had such a great time. I learned so much and the workshops I took had a direct [...]