Greetings,

We’re seeking work for the Holiday Sale.

Members of the BookWorks Co-op, the Ladies of Letterpress and local Asheville Artists working in Letterpress, Print and Book Arts are invited to participate in the 2011 BookWorks Holiday Show and Sale. For the month of December, we’ll transform the BookWorks Gallery into a shopping destination for handmade cards, books, and gift items. Each participant will be responsible for all labeling, display (shelves, boxes or containers), and completing an inventory sheet provided by e-mail (see attached consignment form). The amount of space will depend on how many people we have to accommodate. BookWorks will retain 40% of sale, providing marketing, advertising and a reception for the Holiday Show and Sale. Please note:

• A label should be on each item and include retail price and the seller’s initials.
• Consider your setup, BookWorks doesn’t have a card rack. Retail items are displayed on shelves and should be in boxes provided by the artist, for example, file-like boxes that people can flip though. Boxes or display containers can be handmade, personalized or purchased. There is plenty of wall space to display small framed pieces or broadsides too.
• Show and Sale dates: Dec. 1 – 31, 2011. Reception: December 3, 1 – 5pm, hot cider and sweets.
• Receiving Work: Send or deliver work by Nov. 29, 2011
• Pick up dates: Jan. 2 – 4, 2012 – Cards and gifts that aren’t holiday specific, can remain for sale in our retail area after the Holiday Show.

Please let BookWorks know by November 1, 2011 if you would like to participate by emailing gallery@ashevillebookworks.com or by calling 828-255-8444.

Consign Form 09-2011 for a pdf of the consignment sheet to bring or send with your work.

Aimee Lee works in paper, book, performance, and installation arts. Born in New York, she received her BA in Visual Arts from Oberlin College and her MFA in Interdisciplinary Book and Paper Arts from Columbia College Chicago. As a Fulbright fellow, her post-graduate research focused on traditional Korean hand papermaking and allied crafts. As a resident artist at the Morgan Conservatory in Cleveland, Ohio, she built the first Korean papermaking studio in North America. Under the Bionic Hearing Press imprint, her artists’ books reside in numerous collections that include the Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection, Museum of Modern Art Library, King St. Stephen Museum in Hungary, and Yale University Library. She has taught and lectured at the Denver Art Museum, Korean American Educational Commission, Oberlin College, Mills College, Center for Book Arts in New York City, Seattle Center for Book Arts, and the University of the Arts. She has been granted residencies by Art Farm, Flaxart Studios, Jentel, Ragdale, Saltonstall Arts Colony, Vermont Studio Center, and Weir Farm Arts Center. Funders include the Caxton Club of Chicago, US Fulbright Program, Korea Fulbright Foundation, Manhattan Graphics Center, New York Foundation for the Arts Special Opportunity Stipend Program, and the Puffin Foundation.

Click to see a list of workshops Aimee is teaching.

Thursday, November 17th at 6:30 PM at BookWorks Studio

Bill and Vickie Stewart, Vamp & Tramp BookSellers are coming back with a new collection of books, spreading contagious enthusiasm for the art of the book! Please join us for this free event.

We love books that haunt and comfort us. That’s what we’ll try to have for each of you. ~Vicky & Bill Stewart

November 10, 2011, Thursday, 7 – 9 PM

These two-hour orientations are geared for the person who has a curiosity for the world of Book Arts. What exactly is bookbinding, printmaking, hand papermaking and letterpress printing? Join us to learn about the basic areas of Book Arts and the types of work that we do through discussion and demonstrations. $15/session!