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Indulgence Participants Meeting: Saturday July 31 at 1:00 pm.

Garrett Queen — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:04:38 +0000

Dean Dass will be presenting a slideshow and leading a discussion related to some of the seminal ideas and imagery of our project, included will be a perspective on works of Goya and “sin.”

You won’t want to miss this.

We’ll also be reviewing project specs and schedule.

Green Poems Broadside Finished!

Kevin McFadden — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:23:25 +0000

"Pesticidal" by Jnanam MacIsaac; image by Frank Riccio

Join us in celebrating the publication of the winner of the 2009 “Green Poems” broadside contest–Jnanam MacIsaac.

Click on the image to see what the collaboration with VABC Artist Frank Riccio yielded, a limited edition of 100 copies. (It’s even better in the pear-flesh.) Broadsides will be available for $45 ($35 for members). To order, contact Kevin McFadden, kmcfadden@virginia.edu.

Thanks to those who have entered our 2010 contest-”Chapter Verse.” In a year, this could be you!

New Class: Designing Photopolymer for Letterpress, Saturday, May 29th 1–4PM

Garrett Queen — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:55:07 +0000

Photopolymer plates are created from digital files, enabling you to print virtually anything on letterpress that you can create on a computer (within specific guidelines). In this class you will learn the entire photopolymer process: how to conceptualize and design for photopolymer plates, how to prepare your digital files for plate creation and ordering, and how to print the photopolymer on the Vandercook.

Come to class with a design you would like to create. We will be printing a sample plate during the base class. If you would like to print with the plate that you create, you can also sign up for the follow up printing session to be held 3-4 weeks after.

Requirement: Letterpress experience welcomed, but not necessary, familiarity with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign (or equivalent).

Materials: None required for the base class, but if you have a laptop, feel free to bring it to work on your design. If you sign up for the followup, bring paper you would like to print your image on.

Saturday, May 29th 1–4PM

Instructor: Kristin Adolfson
Cost: $65 base class, $35 followup printing.
For members, $45/25.

To reserve your spot for this class please contact…
Garrett Queen
gsqueen@comcast.net

Bookmaking Workshop: Constructing an Accordion Book

Garrett Queen — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:38:54 +0000

Saturday, March 27, 2:00-4:00 pm:

Workshop Fee: $15 members / $30 non-members (materials are included)

A workshop on making basic accordion structures, with models and instructions for designing and making a whole book, plus time to create one accordion book and, depending on your speed and enthusiasm, perhaps a second one.

The workshop will include…

Demo and instructions. A handout will be provided on making simple accordion books, including folding the accordion body, cutting and covering cover boards, and gluing, plus ideas for cover decoration and closures. The entire process will be demonstrated, and participants can work singly or together to complete the book(s).
Models of accordions. All participants are encouraged to bring accordions they own or have made–we’ll set up a table of models.
Tools and supplies. A list will be sent beforehand explaining what materials and tools will be provided and what each participant needs to bring. Participants are encouraged to bring any special papers or other materials they want to use in their books; the provided materials will be basic, so bring specialty papers and covers if you want to use them instead. Also, if you are willing to “trade and share,” please bring your odds and ends to exchange with others.

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone interested in Bookmaking,

For additional information please contact:

Addeane Caelleigh ASC8F@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu

and/or

Lindsey Mears lindseymears@gmail.com

Virginia Arts of the Book Center: Open House

Garrett Queen — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:03:08 +0000

Sun. March 21st, 2010 – 12:00 to 4:00 PM

Drop in from Noon to 4 PM in Central Virginia’s open book arts studio for a look at current work by local members. Cards, prints, and broadsides available that make great gifts for book lovers.

Summer's Last Stand: Lemonade Fellowship

Kevin McFadden — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:54:38 +0000

Join us Sept. 20th, 1-5PM, for an open house as we celebrate our latest broadside–Jennifer Perrine’s “Life Gives You Lemons, Make”–and toast the equinox with lemonade. (Lavender lemonade while it lasts, also a $25 members price on the broadside.) Check in on the “Infinite Stakes” project, a publicity plan for the Nov 13th Raucous Auction, a tour of the new website, chat, type distributing…so long, summer.

Summer Seminars–Weeklong July Immersions

Kevin McFadden — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:42:53 +0000

You are invited to join the VABC for our Summer Seminar sessions, weeklong immersions in the book arts. Meet daily at the VABC for printing instruction and building familiarity with the book arts. See “Classes and Hours” in the tab above for the descriptions of “Loaded Words” with Lindsey Mears and “Works on Paper” with Stacey Evans.

L,O,V,E and the Other 22

Kristin Adolfson — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:24:54 +0000

This is the winner of the 2007 “Belle Letters” contest….Jeanette Marie Sayers’s “L, O, V, E, and the Other Twenty-two” is a whimsical and romantic exploration of the alphabet, the winner of the Belle Letters contest from the Virginia Arts of the Book Center, letterpress printed in Charlottesville, 2008. Each letter has a story, and some inventive relationship to the other letters. Limited edition of 100.

Be watching for the winner of the 2008 contest. Details soon on 2009!