BOOKWORKS NEWSLETTER - June/July 2007
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| Welcome to the June/July 2007 edition of the BookWorks Newsletter, our BI-MONTHLY on-line publication that features classes and events taking place at Asheville BookWorks. In addition to our newsletter, we hope you'll take a look at our MAY - SEPTEMBER 2007 CLASS CATALOG featuring workshops taught by Heather Allen-Swarttouw, Jennifer Brook, Wanrudee Buranakorn, Laurie Corral, Gwen Diehn, Jacob Diehn, Daniel Essig, Colin Frazer, Celia Gray, Judith O'Rourke, Katherine McGinn, Micah Pulleyn, Annie Fain Liden, Shawn Sheehy, Sandy Webster and Gretchen Winger. As you'll see in the new catalog, BookWorks has chosen to offer more week-long, intensive workshops this summer, geared toward students who wish to immerse themselves in the book arts. In addition, for those who are unable to get away during the week, we've scheduled an array of weekend classes that are similarly focused, comprehensive and exciting! You can browse the entire 2007 CLASS CATALOG on-line at any time by clicking on the WORKSHOPS link above. In addition, the letterpress printed version of our summer catalog is now available. If you are interested in receiving the printed catalog, please join our mailing list by entering your information on-line at the above provided link. We hope to see you soon at BookWorks! |
CLASSES
Featured Instructor: Shawn Sheehy
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EVENTS
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Shawn Sheehy creates artists books that reflect on themes of sustainability, balance, and biological and cultural evolution. He earned his MFA in Book & Paper Arts at Columbia College Chicago. He currently serves as adjunct faculty teaching book arts at Columbia College. His artists? books can be found in the collections of the Newberry Library in Chicago, Special Collections at UCLA, the American Museum of Papermaking in Atlanta and the Houghton Library at Harvard University. He enjoys teaching book arts workshops (especially pop-ups!) locally and nationally. Shawn serves as graphic designer and printer for the poetry broadside series published by Oneiros Press. He is a co-founder of Vespine Gallery in Chicago. Shawn is currently at work on a pop-up bestiary that features the creatures that inhabit post-apocalyptic Chicago. BookWorks will feature Shawn's work in an exhibition that opens this July at the BookWorks studio (see EVENTS below). Classes taught by Shawn at BookWorks in June/July include:
Pop-Ups 101
July 16-20
Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (1-hour lunch break)
Who hasn’t been surprised and delighted by the apparent magic of a pop-up book? In this 5-day workshop students will acquire sufficient knowledge of pop-up structures to shed light on the engineer’s secrets. Beginning with basic tools and techniques of pop-up construction, participants will quickly move on to building a variety of simple, versatile forms. Various ways of lifting those forms will be explored, especially those that give a pop-up a sense of animation. Participants will invent their own combinations of forms and lifts. Ultimately, the class will work together to edition a modest book of their own devising, so that each participant might take home a copy. Throughout the workshop, participants will view and discuss the work of commercial pop-up engineers. No experience necessary.
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Action/Interaction: Book/Arts Exhibition - Chicago, IL
June 8-10
The Action/Interaction: Book/Arts Exhibition is an invitational, juried exhibition which will showcase exemplary work from book arts programs and centers, across the country and overseas, in order to provide a survey of the current activity in the field and to highlight the different characteristics, missions, and philosophies of various programs and centers. The exhibition will be held in conjunction with the Action/Interaction: Book/Arts Conference in Chicago, IL and will feature work from over 30 organizations dedicated to the book arts, including Asheville BookWorks.
Nasty Beast by Matt Liddle
The exhibition will be held in two galleries, The Center for Book and Paper Arts Gallery and downstairs in the Glass Curtain Gallery, and will be documented in a catalog to be published in 2008. An underlying philosophy of the exhibition is the importance of providing access to the works being exhibited and special reading stands have been commissioned to provide access to the works.
We hope you'll have the chance to visit the exhibition and take part in the conference. For more information and for a complete listing of institutions participating in the exhibition, please visit the conference website at http://www2.colum.edu/centers/bpa/conference2007/.
Shifu Dressing by Sandy Webster
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Bibliokinetics: the Pop-Up Artist Books of Shawn Sheehy on Exhibit at BookWorks
July 6 - August 11
Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday 1:00 to 4:00 pm
(Other times and weekends vary, call ahead or call to schedule an appointment.)
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Exhibition Reception
Thursday, July 19, 5:00-8:00 pm
Shawn Sheehy's pop-up books explore ecological principles such as organism interrelationships and system balance. Aesthetically, they carry the appeal of popular children's pop-ups; conceptually, they carry content to appeal to all ages. This exhibit will feature Shawn's process ephemera as well as his books. This exhibit will be on display July 6 - August 11. Shawn will be teaching a week-long workshop at BookWorks from July 16 - 20 (see CLASSES above).
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Schedule of Hours Open to the Public
Gallery/Studio Hours: Monday-Friday 1:00 to 4:00 pm
(Other times and weekends vary, call ahead or call to schedule an appointment.)
BookWorks is now offering a regular schedule of Hours Open to the Public. If you have questions about BookWorks, our schedule of classes, our exhibition space, our studios for rent, or if you'd just like to stop by for a visit, we'll be on-hand and at your service every week during the hours listed above. We hope you'll come and see us!
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Open Studio Hours
Monday evenings (except the first Monday of each month)
6:00 - 9:00 pm
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BookWorks is now offering a regular schedule of Open Studio Hours for any student who attends a BookWorks class. Open Studio takes place every Monday evening, except the first Monday of each month, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. BookWorks Director Laurie Corral is on-hand during Open Studio to discuss projects and assist with equipment. Equipment available to students during Open Studio includes:
Jacques Board Shear
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Backing Presses
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Foil Stamper
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Guillotine Cutter
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Book Presses
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Drill Press
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Standing Press
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Gold Stamping Tools
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Corner Rounder
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The fee for Open Studio is $18 per three-hour session.
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