Asheville Bookworks

Heather Allen-Swarttouw	Béatrice Coron	Jerushia Graham	Sarah McDonald	Shawn Sheehy
Jean Buescher Bartlett	Laurie Corral	Celia Gray	Katherine McGinn	Sandy Webster
Frank Brannon	Gwen Diehn	Amy Jacobs	Lynette Miller	Jenna Weston
Jennifer Brook	Bridget Elmer	Erin Johnson	Brandon Mise	Jessica White
Caryl Brt	Daniel Essig	Annie Fain Liden	Steve Pittelkow	Gretchen Winger
Annie Cicale	Andy Farkas	Matt Liddle	Dea Sasso
Margaret Couch Cogswell	Louise Lawrence (Larry Lou) Foster	Susan McBride	Lauren Scanlon
	Louise Lawrence (Larry Lou) Foster

To view class descriptions and register for workshops, go to our Workshops > Schedule section.

Heather Allen-Swarttouw Workshops: Explore New Creative Territory through Visual Journaling (for people who have taken Keeping Creative Visual Journals) January 27, February 24, March 31, April 28, May 9 and June 30, 2010 Expanding Your Vocabulary February 20 & 21, 2010 Kakishibu and Coptic May 7 - 9, 2010 Heather Allen Swarttouw is a studio artist creating with cloth, ceramic and mixed media. She received her BFA in painting and sculpture from the University of New Hampshire and her MFA in textiles from the University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. She exhibited and taught throughout the United States, Canada, Japan, Nepal, Thailand and Singapore. Creating a personal reference library of creative journals has given her insights and propelled her in her current creative explorations. She wrote "Journaling and My Creative Process" that appeared in the Summer 2003 issue of Surface Design Journal.

Jean Buescher Bartlett www.bloodrootpress.com Workshops: Bookmaking Jam Session June 7 - 11, 2010 Jean Buescher Bartlett is an Intermittent Lecturer at the University of Michigan's Art & Design School and an Adjunct Professor at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. She maintains a studio and bindery in Ann Arbor's Old West Side. Jean received her MFA in Book Arts from the University of Alabama in 1989. Her work is in major collections worldwide, including the New York Public Library, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Detroit Public Library, and the University of Michigan Special Collections. She has been making limited edition, letterpress printed, illustrated books under her imprint, Bloodroot Press, and teaching Book Arts workshops across the country for the last twenty years. A full catalog of her work and activities can be found at her website: www.bloodrootpress.com.

Jeanne Bennett Workshops: Hidden Treasures: Fore-edge Painting for Everyone July 9 - 12, 2010 In 2002, Bennett discovered a fore-edge painting in an antique store in Dallas. Finding no books of instruction, she taught herself the fore-edge painting techniques. In 2008 she traveled to England to study with Martin Frost, the world’s foremost fore-edge painter, then gaining more information on technique when she spent time with John Mitchell, Bookbinder to Queen Elizabeth II and author of A Craftsman’s Guide to Edge Decoration. She now teaches classes in bookbinding and fore-edge painting throughout the country. Bennett has written a manual from which she teaches fore-edge painting about her techniques: Hidden Treasures: Fore-edge Painting for Everyone, an Instruction Manual, Calliope Press, 2009. For her fore-edge illustrations, Bennett uses several sources for inspiration including book illustrations, photographs, artists’ magazines with pictures of paintings. Occasionally she designs her own images. She describes her method as follows: “…I make a view-finder by cutting a long, narrow opening in a sheet of index stock, placing it over an image … moving it around and…taking a portion of the image and transforming it to a fore-edge design. I can enlarge or reduce the picture, even make changes. The final image is copied, in color—one onto tracing paper and one onto copy paper. The tracing-paper image is for transfer onto the fore-edge; the copy-paper image in taped onto a little cardboard ‘tent’ and placed above the painting area as a reference. The watercolor is then applied.” Bennett says it is very important that a compatible image must agree with the theme of the book on which she is painting. The spines have first been removed from the paperback books. Bennett says, “This allows the book to be fanned and clamped while flat, thus eliminating any harm to the spine and paper due to the unnatural curve of a bound book when clamping the fore-edge for too long a period of time. I can work on the painting at my leisure. I then re-bind them as flat-back, hardbound books.” Her innovative techniques have opened a whole new world for fore-edge painters and she has invented a portable combination fore-edge painting press for her students and others interested in the art. She enjoys teaching her new technique and has conducted courses in Texas and in Oregon at the Focus on Book Arts conference in June 2009.

Frank Brannon www.speakeasypress.com Workshops: Pulp to Paper - February 13 & 14, 2010 Introduction to Letterpress Printing for Writers March 5 - 7, 2010 Letterpress Printing - Level II - April 8 - 11, 2010 Pulp to Paper - April 17 & 18, 2010 Papermaking II - May 14 - 16, 2010 Letterpress Printing III - May 22 & 23, 2010 Paper to Printing - June 4 - 6, 2010 Introduction to Letterpress Printing for Writers June 25 - 27, 2010 Pulp to Paper, Introductory Papermaking August 28 & 29, 2010 Photopolymer Plates Using Scratch Negatives September 11 & 12, 2010 Pulp to Paper, Introductory Papermaking October 2 & 3, 2010 Papermaking from Local Fibers - November 5 - 7, 2010 Letterpress Printing III - November 13 & 14, 2010 Papermaking II - December 3 - 5, 2010
Frank was born in Maryville, Tennessee, in the foothills of the Great Smokey Mountains, and currently lives near Dillsboro, North Carolina. He is a 2005 graduate of the M.F.A. in the Book Arts Program at the University of Alabama and is proprietor of SpeakEasy Press. He previously studied Physics (M.S., 1991 and B.S., Phi Beta Kappa, 1987) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The limited edition, letterpress books that Frank produces are held in several special collections libraries in the United States and England as well as with private collectors. His most recent monograph focuses upon research into the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper of northern Georgia, 1828-1834. In 2008 Frank was lead letterpress printer for the Penland School of Crafts Winter Residency in Letterpress.

Jennifer Brook www.jennybrook.com Workshops: Jennifer Brook is a writer and book artist who recently completed a limited-edition letterpress artist’s book, entitled Transplant, during a 3-month residency at BookWorks. Her passion for making books has brought her to interesting places all over the world, including Italy, where she worked with weavers and bookbinders. In addition to producing her own work, Jennifer leads writing and bookmaking workshops with people of all ages, facilitates brainstorming sessions for individuals and organizations, and has worked with youth in foster care to design and author their own zines.

Caryl Brt Workshops: Trained as a furniture maker and woodturner, I explore a wide array of decorative objects for the home. I currently focus on one-of-a-kind sculptural lighting with handmade paper shades and decorative mirrors. As well, I make range of small gift items such as carved wooden spoon,s and turned fan pulls and wine stoppers. After earning my degree in professional crafts- wood at Haywood Community College, I opened a wood studio on 60 acres in the nearby Smoky Mountains. For the last 15 years I have been blest with working at something I really love surrounded by the special beauty of the Appalachian Mountains. I divide my time between working at the Crafts Department at Haywood Community College in Clyde, NC and on my own designs at home in my studio. I also maintain a close association with Arrowmont School in Gatlinburg, TN and the Southern Highland Craft Guild in Asheville. I have taught, taken and served as teaching assistant for turning and woodworking classes at Arrowmont. I have been a member of the Southern Highland Craft guild since 1995, participated in their exhibitions and sell my work through their retail outlets. For six years I interviewed and wrote articles introducing American woodworkers, galleries and schools to the Japanese public through the Tokyo-based “Encyclopedia of Wood” magazine.

Annie Cicale
www.cicaleletteringdesign.com

Workshops:

The world of books and writing has captivated Annie Cicale since she was a child. After a short career as a chemical engineer, she turned to the visual arts, specializing in painting, printmaking and drawing. The visual qualities of writing became her subject matter when she discovered the expressive power of the calligraphic form. She has experimented with the word as image in her paintings, and her books emphasize content in simple structures. Annie has an MFA in graphic design, as well as her engineering degrees. She taught for many years at AB Tech, as well as for many calligraphic organizations throughout the US and Canada. In 2004, Lark Books published her book, The Art & Craft of Hand Lettering, which is a best seller in the world of book arts.

Margaret Couch Cogswell Workshops: Paper Bag Painting for Books March 20 & 21, 2010 I have been making books for over 12 years. Although over the course of my career I have journeyed from weaving to ceramics, fabric collage, and now books, certain themes and materials have stayed the same. Cloth, thread, color and pattern have been constant connectors through the years. My conviction that our greatest rewards often come from simple, everyday objects and moments is a recurring theme. Additionally, communicating with people through the objects I make continues to be the primary and sustaining focus of my work. I was a slow reader as a child and had a hard time sitting still, but loved books as objects and as containers for pictures- the visual spark that took me on imaginary trips. I also loved the idea that books contained knowledge, even if I could not access that knowledge through the book form. I work in books because of this interactive quality they offer. I want viewers to have a sensory experience through handling, wearing and playing with my books. I received my BA from Rhodes College. Since that time I have continued my education at Rhode Island School of Design, Penland School of Crafts, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Booksworks and until recently thru my full-time job as a mom. My work can be found at Penland Gallery and Bookworks.

Béatrice Coron www.beatricecoron.com Workshops: Béatrice Coron is a global nomad. She spent a year in Egypt, a year in Mexico, then two years in China. She moved to New York in 1984. All of these places left their mark on her thoughts, her life and her art. Her passion for working in silhouettes perhaps derive from her French roots; she was born and raised in Lyons. The very word “Silhouette” comes from King Louis XV’s unpopular Minister of Finance, Etienne de Silhouette, who cut so many budgets that his name became synonymous with slashing paper. An urban dweller for the last twenty years, Coron launched her career as an artist in New York. Her technique is paper-cutting; her usual medium is book arts and more recently public art. She has made tiny pin books in series and books out of cut paper scrolls 50 feet long, books cut into flowers, pop-out books, books in boxes, books in lighted displays; hundreds of surprising shapes and environments for words and thoughts. Her work can be seen in major collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Walker Art Center. You can see her public art in subways, airport and sports facilities among others.

Laurie Corral

Workshops:
Introduction to Letterpress PrintingMay 28 - 30, 2010

Chateau du Pin: Making Art 2010
Printmaking and Bookarts
July 23-31
Location: Chateau du Pin: Val de Loire: France

Letterpress Printing - Level IIOctober 21 - 24, 2010

I recall being one of the youngest library cardholders of the small Ohio town where we lived. It was one of the delightful solitary places they permitted me to wander freely. Eventually I discovered a Beatrix Potter book and realized it was just the right size for my hands. Looking back, that experience marks my first awareness of books as objects with relation to my hand, in addition to being intimate carriers of pictures and words.

In 1980, I completed college with a BFA in Printmaking, moved to Chicago and paid regular visits to the city’s galleries. By chance, I encountered a few handmade books by printmakers. I recall how excited I was about the thought of taking original prints and placing them into people’s hands in this familiar but new object. This was my first introduction to artists’ books.

Later, after receiving an MFA in Printmaking, I moved to NC to be Education Director for a small American Art Museum. I had the fortunate opportunity to work with a collection of artists’ books from the Women’s Studio Workshop. It altered my life and I began pursuing letterpress printing, bookbinding and papermaking in earnest.

In 2004, I opened Asheville BookWorks with the intent of building a public / private space for print and book arts. It started with a few pieces of equipment and a lease on 2400 sq ft of raw warehouse space. BookWorks continues to grow and to reveal itself. At this time, it is a vibrant studio where learning and discourse is fostered through classes, exhibits, artists-in-residence and my own love of print and books.

Gwen Diehn Workshops: Designing, Making, and Keeping Real Life Journals October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2010 Gwen Diehn has been teaching in the Art Department at Warren Wilson College since 1989, where she started both the printmaking and artists’ books programs. Her main interests are drawing, making relief prints as a part of mixed media pieces, and producing artists’ books. She enjoys combining digital technology with archaic technologies, such as hand papermaking and letterpress printing. She also has a great interest in visual-verbal journal keeping, especially in the area of travel journals. Gwen has recently completed two books for Sterling/Lark Books, one regarding page design and one addressing visual-verbal journals.

Bridget Elmer Workshops: Bridget has been a book dork since she first grabbed a musty volume from the shelves of her mother’s library and breathed in the comforting aroma of old ink. She sewed her first binding in NYC, where she served for two years as the President of Booklyn Artist Alliance. Bridget studied letterpress at CBA, as well as Books, Print & Photography at Penland School of Crafts.

Daniel Essig Workshops: Book-A-Day February 16 - 19, 2010 Daniel Essig is a full-time studio artist in Asheville, North Carolina. He maintains a mixed media studio at Grovewood Gallery and a bindery at Cyclone Studios. He is also a member of Ariel Gallery, a contemporary craft cooperative of 20 local artists. In addition to exhibiting nationally at many craft shows, including the Smithsonian and SOFA shows, he teaches numerous book workshops at craft schools and book centers across the country. Daniel was recently featured in The Penland Book of Handmade Books, published by Lark Books.

Andy Farkas Workshops: Wood Engraving June 3, 10, 17, 2010 Andy Farkas is a print and book artist who has been studying and developing his craft for over twelve years. His work has been exhibited internationally and nationwide in numerous galleries and institutions, from which he has received accolades in the form of guest lectures, visiting artist workshops as well as artist residencies for the development of further projects. In addition to his work in the media of woodcut, wood engraving, drypoint, etching and book design, Farkas has also written the accompanying literature for each of his books (listed in order of production: “Saints in a House of Healing”, “The Inalienable Rights” “Four Stories”, “M. M. & I.”, “hmmm...”, “Crab”, and “River”). He is currently working on two new projects: “I heard this story from a chipmunk I once knew. It starts, ‘in the beginning—’, “His name? I can’t remember his name.” and an as yet untitled work about a mole who loses his gravity. He resides in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife, daughter, two dogs and three cats.

Louise Lawrence (Larry Lou) Foster Workshops: Paste Papers: Historical & Contemporary Surface Design August 18 & 19, 2010 19^th Century Pocket Diary & Pocket Photo Album August 21 & 22, 2010 AND August 23, 2010 Louise Lawrence Foster (Larry Lou) is an artist and bookbinder living in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She has studied for degrees in Painting (Auburn) and Design (George Washington University) and has an MFA in Book Arts from the University of Alabama. She has been making paste papers since 1979.

Jerushia Graham www.artbyjerushia.com Workshops: Jerushia Graham is a freelance arts instructor, printmaker & fiber artist. She has been a guest lecturer at the University of Georgia as well as designed and taught arts programming for the African American Museum in Philadelphia, The Fabric Workshop and Museum, The Rosenbach Museum and Library, The Living Loft Museum at the Spiral Q Puppet Theater, The Spelman College Fine Art Museum, and The Dream Community in Taiwan. She currently teaches foundation drawing classes at the Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur.

Celia Gray Workshops: Encaustic Intensive April 8 - 11, 2010 Encaustic Open Studio May 1 Taking Encaustic Further (Encaustic Advanced) Please note, revised dates: June 16 - 18 Encaustic Open Studio July 24 Celia Gray is a studio artist working in encaustic painting and sculpture. In 2003 she completed the two-year Core Student program at Penland School of Crafts where she studied blacksmithing and encaustic painting. She has also been a studio assistant and student for many additional intensives at Penland. Celia recently returned from studies in Cortona, Italy. She is a local studio artist and shows regionally

Amy Jacobs Workshops: Amy recently completed her three year graduate program earning her MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts Book & Paper from Columbia College Chicago, in Chicago, Illinois. Her studies involved traditional bookbinding as well as non-traditional artists books, letterpress printing, relief printing and all forms of papermaking. In between semesters she held assistantships at Haystack School of Crafts in Maine and in France and Michigan. In summer of 2008 Amy was awarded a month long residency at the Ragdale Foundation in Lake Forest, IL.

Erin Johnson Workshops: Erin Johnson is a staff member at Asheville BookWorks and a recent graduate of Warren Wilson College where she studied community organizing and art. Previously, she has taught a recycled books course at BookWorks, led workshops on binding at the Wildflower Community Free Fairs, and taught letterpress at Warren Wilson. Moreover, Erin was an intern here at BookWorks during which she worked with Jennifer Brook on her edition. Currently, she is working on projects for Interlude Editions.

Annie Fain Liden www.afainbooks.com Workshops: Chateau du Pin: Making Art 2010 Printmaking and Bookarts July 23-31, 2010 Location: Chateau du Pin: Val de Loire: France Rags to Riches: Mixed Media Book Creations September 7, 14, 28 and October 5, 2010 Enchanted: Mixed Media Storybooks October 12, 19, 26 and November 2, 9, 16, 2010 Captivating Coptic November 6 & 7, 2010 Journals Designed for Creative Use December 4 & 5, 2010 Annie Fain Liden is a full-time studio artist from Murphy, North Carolina a few miles from the John C. Campbell Folk School. In search of her destined craft she came upon book and paper arts at Penland School of Crafts in 2002. She is known to sneak fiber arts techniques, particularly hand-embroidery, into her book designs, has an extensive mini-book collection thanks to her small books edition exchange workshops, and is a great believer in the blank book as a "place" to explore personal creativity. She teaches regionally and is sole-proprietor of A. Fain Books, specializing in hand-bound, made-to-order custom journals, sketchbooks and wedding books.

Matt Liddle Workshops: Originally from Albany, New York, he has been living in Sylva, North Carolina since 1995. He is an Associate Professor at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, where he teaches printmaking and book arts in the Department of Art and Design. He received a BA from Dartmouth College (1983) and and MFA in Printmaking/Book Arts (1991) from The University of the Arts. In addition to teaching, he has held a variety of jobs related to art, design and printing, and has pursued an interest in book arts since his early days working with artists Barry Moser, Steve Miller and Bill Schade.

Susan McBride www.susanmcbridedesign.com Workshops: Enchanted: Mixed Media Storybooks October 12, 19, 26 and November 2, 9, 16, 2010 Susan McBride has worked in the field of graphic design and illustration for over 20 years. The book as a medium is one of her favorite subjects. She has worked as a professional book designer and created many handmade books as well. She is also the author and illustrator of two children’s books, “The Don’t-Get-Caught Doodle Notebook” and “I’m-So-Bored Doodle Notebook” published by Lark Books. The techniques most used in her work involve linocut printing, drawing, painting, and the use of silhouettes, stencils, collage, and integration of found objects. Susan’s work has been shown locally and in Atlanta. She has a degree in Visual Communications from the Pittsburgh Art Institute.

Sarah McDonald Workshops: Originally from Maryland, Sarah moved to Asheville, NC from New York City in January of 2002. As is with most new Ash-Villains she spent years of cooking, waiting tables, bar tending and traveling with her band, Menage. Sarah didn't start her letterpress endeavors till the summer of 2005 volunteering at Blue Barnhouse in West Asheville in exchange for her band's promotional posters, c.d. packaging, etc. This new creative outlet quickly turned into a full time job as BBH's #1 printer and shop manager. Four years later you can still find Sarah crankin away at the ol' Blue Barnhouse. Everything from posters to coasters, cards and books to album covers...sick and freaky (as is BBH style) to the most elegant and hip!

Katherine McGinn www.katherineMcGinn.com Workshops: Paper to Printing June 4 - 6, 2010 Katherine McGinn is a studio artist and instructor residing in Asheville, NC. Having studied Illustration, printmaking and sculpture her work crosses borders between printmaking, installation, drawing and painting. She received her BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University and an MFA in printmaking from Edinboro University. Katherine has taught printmaking at Edinboro University and drawing at the Virginia Museum School. She has also assisted with Master Printer Kathy Caraccio in NY, NY as well as at Penland School of Craft. Katherine has taught printmaking at Warren Wilson College and as an Artist Fellows with Arts For Life at Mission Children’s Hospital. Currently she is working on creating her first artist book as well as teaching workshops on monotype at Asheville Bookworks.

Lynette Miller www.LCMillerStudios.com Workshops: Lynette Miller has an M.F.A. in Photography, minor in Printmaking. Before moving to WNC, she taught darkroom photography at Niagara University in upstate New York. Her work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally. Lynette currently teaches Digital Photography at A-B Technical Community College and maintains her studio in south Asheville.

Brandon Mise www.bluebarnhouse.org Workshops: Brandon Mise is the founder and co-owner of Blue Barnhouse. He has his MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University, and studied at the San Francisco Center for the Book. His handbound magazine Em Literary (www.emlitera ry.org) is now in its fourth year and has earned him the Peter Casey Alumni Award and the Compilation/Anthology Award at the annual DIY Book Festival.

Steve Pittelkow Workshops: Advanced Marbling April 24, 2010 Marbling Open Studio April 25, 2010 Cartonnage April 27 & 29, 2010 Secrets Revealed: A Festival of Non-Adhesive Bindings May 1 & 2, 2010 As a bookbinder, Steve Pittelkow’s interest in marbled designs stems from a longtime desire to personalize his own books with distinctive papers and cloth. Steve especially enjoys teaching the craft and revealing the secrets for successful marbling. Over the years, Steve has experimented with a wide variety of paints and papers in his quest for materials that allow students a rich and successful marbling experience. His papers appear in museum and library collections and are used by binders and book artists nationally and internationally.

Dea Sasso Workshops: Clam Shell Box! May 14 & 15, 2010 Book Repair October 10, 2010 AND October 13, 20, 27, 2010 Dea Sasso is a professional hand bookbinder, sole proprietor of Light of Day Bindery since 1988 and custom leather designer since 1970. She works on private collections, repairs and restores old books, and designs and creates new books, editions and miniatures. Since 1991, she has been teaching in art institutions and privately. She has an MSPH from the University of Massachusetts and has studied and worked for numerous nationally-known hand binders and conservators. She maintains binderies in both Massachusetts and North Carolina. Many of her students have gone on to start binderies of their own.

Lauren Scanlon www.laurenscanlon.com Workshops: Lauren Scanlon is a studio artist living and working in Asheville, NC. She recently earned her MFA in Printmaking at The Ohio State University. Lauren is the recipient of numerous awards including a Letterpress and Book Arts residency at Penland School of Craft for 2008. Her visual work is narrative and figurative.

Shawn Sheehy Workshops: Shawn Sheehy earned an MFA in Book & Paper Arts from Columbia College Chicago. He serves as adjunct instructor in the book arts at Columbia College and teaches pop-up engineering workshops nation-wide. His artists’ books, published under the name Paperboy Press, can be found at the Newberry Library in Chicago, the American Museum of Papermaking in Atlanta, Special Collections at UCLA, the Houghton Library at Harvard and many other collections. Shawn anticipates the publication of his first trade pop-up book in 2009. He is a co-founder of Chicago's Vespine Gallery.


Sandy Webster www.sandywebster.com Workshops: Sandy Webster is an artist currently working in mixed media. She received her BFA with honors from Western Carolina University and her MFA from Vermont College. Her works have been shown in the US and internationally in solo and invitational exhibitions. She has been published in Fiberarts Design Books 1V, V, VI, several Lark/Sterling Publications as well as Handwoven, Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, and Textile Fibre Forum. Sandy has taught, lectured and juried throughout the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Jenna Weston Workshops: “What is the connection between the life I’m living and the objects I’m forming?” asks the potter Paulus Berensohn. This is a question I try to come to terms with in my work. In my everyday life I attempt to live simply, literally surrounded by nature, which is a deep source of inspiration for me. I am dedicated to promoting awareness, reverence, and ultimately, preservation of the natural world. The haiku poetry that I write informs my visual art, and visa versa. These are some of the values I want reflected in “the objects I’m forming.”

Jessica White www.HeroesAndCriminalsPress.com Workshops: Stiff Leaf and Drum Leaf Bindings April 7, 14, 21, 28, 2010 Image-making on the Vandercook: Variations on Relief May 4, 11, 18, 25 and June 1, 8, 2010 The Printed Book August 11, 18, 25 and September 1, 8, 15, 2010 Introduction to Letterpress Printing August 27 - 29, 2010 Jessica C. White is originally from Taipei, Taiwan, but spent many of her formative years in central and eastern North Carolina. She is now a studio artist and sole proprietor of Heroes and Criminals Press located in Asheville, NC. Her work is both visually and textually inspired by children’s book images, medieval bestiaries, and folk tales. She enjoys exploring themes that revolve around good versus evil, right and wrong, justice, and wonder. Fancy degrees she holds are an MFA and MA in Printmaking from the University of Iowa, a Graduate Certificate in Book Studies from the University of Iowa Center for the Book, a BFA in sculpture from East Carolina University, half of a pilot’s license, and half of a sailing certificate. Feel free to contact her for printing or binding jobs, but no requests please for flying or sailing the high seas.

Gretchen Winger Workshops: Gretchen Winger received a BA in German and Humanities from Washington College and an MFA in Book Arts from The University of Alabama. She is currently an Artist-In-Residence and Workshop Instructor at Bookworks in Asheville, NC. As sole proprietor of Off-Kilter Press she combines her fascination with words and language and texture and materials in creating limited edition artists books, journals, sketchbooks and ephemera.

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