Artisans Hand annual sale

As I’ve mentioned before, Artisans Hand Craft Gallery, located in Montpelier, VT, was the very first gallery to sell my handmade books. The gallery only features work created by Vermont artisans.
The staff at the gallery is so fabulous – they have always been very good to me. If you’re a Vermont artist and [...]

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 [...]

Learn Dowel Spine Portfolio with the Book Arts Guild of VT

At August’s meeting of the Book Arts Guild of Vermont, I will teach the Dowel Spine Portfolio, a structure created by Peter Thomas. It’s a non-adhesive structure that requires few tools and materials. I learned this structure in a class I took with Peter at the Focus on Book Arts conference.
The first book we’ll make [...]

Super happy trip to Langdell Paper

I’m bad. I know I have a schedule of committed blog posts, but I thought I would squeak another one in here.
Last Wednesday afternoon was just one of those times when you feel all warm and fuzzy about where you live and what you do. I’m not sure if it’s a Vermont thing or an [...]

Stowe Street Arts Festival

Today I am breathing a big sigh of relief.
For the past several months, I’ve been working as a consultant for the Stowe Street Arts Festival in Waterbury, Vermont. This was the first time that I’d worked on an art show where I didn’t exhibit. For weeks, I’ve worried about the fact that our weather has [...]

Book Arts Guild of Vermont visit to UVM Special Collections

Last Wednesday I attended the monthly meeting of the Book Arts Guild of Vermont. Instead of meeting in our usual location, the Firehouse Gallery, we took a field trip to UVM Special Collections at the Bailey/Howe Library.
Special Collections at UVM is well-regarded among members of the College Art Association. According to an article in the [...]

I made it to puzzlePALOOZA!

I did it. I achieved puzzle piece.

As I mentioned in this post, I officially named my piece Cheezle. Well, I changed my mind. It’s now named Chaiku – the book component of the puzzle piece contains 12 haiku that I wrote about cheese.
Due to lack of time, I wrote the haiku in by hand. Unfortunately, [...]

Puzzle piece update #3

Welcome to today’s State of the Cheese address.
There are now 3 coats of paint on my wood puzzle piece provided to me by the Vermont Arts Council as part of their Art Fits Vermont project.
Here’s what it looks like:

I can’t take a decent picture to save my life. The color is a subtle swiss cheese [...]

Puzzle piece update #2

Yesterday I continued working on my wood puzzle piece provided to me by the Vermont Arts Council as part of their Art Fits Vermont project.
I started with a primer. I should have used white primer instead of clear because it would have cut down on painting time later on. That’s what a logical person would [...]