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Quarterly Newsletter

Rocky Mountain
Chapter Board
SALT LAKE CITY
CHAIR & EVENTS

Ethan Ensign
DENVER CHAIR

Pamela Luetz
DENVER EVENTS

Sammy Lee

Book Arts

Roundup

from the Chapter Chair in Salt Lake City

Hello from Salt Lake City.

We are all getting very excited about the upcoming Standards of Excellence
conference, hosted here in our city. There will be lots to see and do in Salt Lake I will be
sending out an email with information about places to see and things to do in the area.

Our set-book show of Fantasy and Nonsense has 16 entries. The opens during the
conference at the J. Willard Marriott Library and the winners will be awarded their prizes
then as well. I am working on the catalog and expect to have it for sale at the same time. The
catalog will have pictures of all the entries, in color too!

The GBW national Horizons exhibit will also be on display at the Utah Museum
of Fine Arts, which is a short walk from the Marriott library. I look forward to seeing you at
Standards.

- Ethan Ensign
scruboakbindery@gmail.com

TREASURER

Emily Tipps
NEWLETTER EDITOR

Lang Ingalls

The winter newsletter

will be out
in December;
please send
contributions to
lang@eidolonpress.com
by November 28.

This newsletter is a
publication of the Rocky
Mountain Chapter of the
Guild of Bookworkers,
and is distributed to its
members. To become a
member, please visit:
guildofbookworkers.org

from the Chapter Chair in Denver

Dear Rocky Mountain Chapter Members,

It is fall and GBW Standards season. I look forward to traveling to Salt Lake City
to attend the presentations, visit vendors, and see fellow binders but I am also especially
excited to see the Fantasy & Nonsense Rocky Mountain Chapter exhibit. Kudos to Ethan and
everyone who helped make it happen.

Sammy Lee continues to bring great workshops to the Denver area. One that I
was fortunate to attend in August was Hidden Treasures: The History and Technique of
Fore-edge Painting, Jeanne Bennetts class that was held at the Denver Botanic Gardens.
Everyone was able to complete lovely paintings hidden under gold book edges. (Photos inside.)

In an effort to continue the theme of decorated edges of text blocks, I will give a
class on marbled book edges during our fall gathering in the Denver area. The date and
place are not yet determined, but I will send out an email to the membership as soon as I
know the details. Also, I welcome ideas about what members would like to see and where
you would like to meet for future gatherings. Please send them my way.

I am fortunate to participate in the Colorado College Press committee this year.
There are some really fascinating events planned for the fall, including Fred Hagstrom,
Professor of Printmaking at Carleton College, who will give a lecture and workshop in mid
October, and Debra Weier, a book artist who creates pop-ups and movable books, who will
be offering an evening workshop in November.

Ill be in touch soon. Happy Autumn!

- Pamela Leutz
TheThreadThatBinds@mac.com

from the Roundup Editor

Dear Members:

Please consider getting the Roundup in pdf format via email; it saves our chapter lots of
nuggets so we can do other cool things! Send the request to me, (subject line: roundup in pdf ).
Cheers, your humble editor,
-Lang Ingalls
lang@eidolonpress.com

CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & LECTURES

L o ng Stitch Binding Sampler & Jou rn a l , with Leigh Holden, September 29

Kozo: Denver, Colorado; www.kozofineartmaterials.com (see workshops)
Pl a ying it by Ear - Intuitive Image Ma k i n g , with Laura Wait, October 1, 2, 3
American Academy of Bookbinding: Telluride, Colorado; www.ahhaa.org
Ty pography and Letterpress Printing, with Rick Griffith October 5 - 7
at MATTER: Denver, Colorado; www.asld.org
Mo riki Rebacking, with Karen Jones, October 11, 18, 25, evenings
Denver Botanic Gardens: Denver, Colorado; www.catalog.botanicgardens.org/Default.aspx?tagid=0&page=6
A l t ered B ook, with Jonathan Wiley, October 20
Kozo: Denver, Colorado; www.kozofineartmaterials.com (see workshops)
Jo u rnaling Retreat, with Jill Berry, October 21 - 28
Taos, New Mexico; www.jillberrydesign.com
C o ptic Binding, with Barbara Hale, October 27
Kozo: Denver, Colorado; www.kozofineartmaterials.com (see workshops)
It a lian Leather Journal, October 27
Denver Bookbinding Company: Denver, Colorado; www.denverbook.com (see classes)
Si n gle Sheet B ooks, November 3
Denver Bookbinding Company: Denver, Colorado; www.denverbook.com (see classes)
In t roduction to B ookbinding, with David Ashley, November 10
Kozo: Denver, Colorado; www.kozofineartmaterials.com (see workshops)
C l a m Shell B ox, with Johnathan Wiley, November 17
Kozo: Denver, Colorado; www.kozofineartmaterials.com (see workshops)
A l t ernative Accordians, November 17
Denver Bookbinding Company: Denver, Colorado; www.denverbook.com (see classes)
B o oks on Tapes, December 1
Denver Bookbinding Company: Denver, Colorado; www.denverbook.com (see classes)
No n-credit B ookmaking, with Emily Tipps, October & November
The Book Arts Program: Salt Lake City, Utah; www.bookartsprogram.org

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EVENTS

through December

Illuminating the Word: the Saint Johns Bible & the Contemplative Landscape

at the Palace of the Governors - Santa Fe, NM

www.palaceofthegovernors.org
October 14, 2 to 4 PM, Ritualizing Naming of the Landscape through Photography, a lecture with John Carter
November 4, 2 to 4 PM, Lisa Gill, a poetry reading
December 2, 2 to 4 PM, Schola Cantorum & the Monks of Christ

the month of October

15 th Annual Utah Humanities Book Festival

throughout the state of Utah

October 4 - 7

Nevada Museum of Art - Celebrates the Book

www.utahhumanities.org/BookFestival

Nevada Museum of Art - Reno, NV

through October 20, For Your Eyes Only: Contemporary Book Arts, an exhibit exploring structural possibility
October 4 -7, Museum Festival & Book Sale, a multi-day event celebrating all things book

October 6

Book Arts League Open House & Ephemera Exchange

at the Ewing Farm - Lafayette, CO

www.nevadaart.org

www.bookartsleague.org

The Open House runs from 12 - 3 pm & is dedicated to Artists Books continuing the Book Arts League tradition, we ask for contributions to the
Ephemera Exchange (contact Julia at sekoja@gmail.com). The Movie Matinee happens at 3:30 pm and is about performance & book artist Susan Joy
Share. Well also have letterpress printing demonstrations going on in the Bunkhouse from 12 - 3 pm.
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EXHIBITIONS

Belles, Blocks and Balls - solo exhibition of assemblages and boxes by Iowa artist Mary Rork-Watson, through September 29
Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO; www.abecedariangallery.com

Multifarious Members Mile-High - exhibition of works from GBWs Delaware Valley Chapter, through September 28
Abecedarian Gallery - Reading Room, Denver, CO; www.abecedariangallery.com

Drawn and Quarto - works by artists who work in both drawing and book form, October 5 - November 10
Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO; www.abecedariangallery.com

James Johnson, October 5 - November 10

Abecedarian Gallery - Reading Room, Denver, CO; www.abecedariangallery.com

Modest in Scale - an exhibition of small scaled works juried by Chicago artist/curator Doug Stapleton, November 16 - December 22
Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO; www.abecedariangallery.com

Emerging Artist Exhibition - Janelle Anderson, Whitney Stephens with Andrea Crane, January 4 - February 2
Abecedarian Gallery - Reading Room, Denver, CO; www.abecedariangallery.com

Counterform: a Juried Show of Utah Book Work - juried by Marnie Powers-Torrey, through October 14
Marriott Library - Special Collections Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT; www.bookartsprogram.org

Moveable Books: Selections from the Rare Book Collection - curated by Louise Poulton, through November 25
Marriott Library - Special Collections Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT; www.bookartsprogram.org

Herding Cats: the Wild World of Artists Books - curated by the Book Arts Program, through November 25
Marriott Library - Special Collections Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT; www.bookartsprogram.org

Joining Forces at the Scripps College Press, the exhibit, December 5 - March 8 *note the workshop announcement on insert
Joining Forces, with Kitty Maryatt & Sammy Lee, the lecture, February 28, 7PM
University of Colorado - Boulder, Norlin Library, Boulder, Colorado; www. ucblibraries.colorado.edu/norlin

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S T A N D A R D S O F E X C E L L E N C E S E M I N A R - Salt Lake City, Utah

CONFE R E N C E E X H I B I T I O N S

GENERAL SCHEDULE

Horizon
Selections from the Guild of BookWorkers - Exhibition

Wednesday, the 10th

October 5 to December 30

(Opening Reception: October 11)

This juried exhibition showcases the current work of members of the Guild
of Book Workers, who were invited to interpret horizon as broadly or as narrowly as they wished. Contemplating apparent and metaphorical horizons,
Guild members used a broad range of techniques to produce works from traditional leather and design bindings to experimental structures that demand a
re-examination of the horizon of the book form itself.

Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Marcia & John Price Museum

Building, University of Utah

held at:

*Co-sponsored by the Guild of Book Workers; the Rocky Mountain Chapter

of GBW; the Book Arts Program (University of UT); and the Utah Museum
of Fine Arts - Marcia & John Price Museum Building.

Fantasy and Nonsense

GBW Rocky Mountain Chapter Exhibition
September 7 to November 4

Bookbinders develop ideas for material, form, and symbol from the texts
and imagery they bind. The books in Fantasy and Nonsense were created
by members of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers,
and represent diverse, unique design solutions to the same text. Fantasy and
Nonsense is the union of the work of James Whitcomb Riley, 19C American
master of verse in dialect, and Berrot Hubrecht (aka Robert Buchert), whose
whimsical wood engravings recall classic childrens illustrations of the late
Victorian era. Fantasy & Nonsense was printed from handset type on
handmade paper at Tryst Press in Provo, Utah, in an edition of 230. The
exhibition was juried by Pamela Barrios and Susan Makov.
held at:

J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, levels 1 & 2

www.guildofbookworkers.org

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Registration

Thursday, the 11th

Registration, Tours, Vendor Room

8PM
Opening Reception of Conference

& Opening of Horizon Exhibit
Friday, the 12th


9-12

1-5

6PM

Registration, Vendor Room

Morning Presentation
Afternoon Presentation
GBW Annual Business Meeting

Saturday, the 13th

Registration, Vendor Room

9-12
Morning Presentation

1-5
Afternoon Presentation

6PM
Cocktails & Silent Auction

7PM
Banquet Dinner & Live Auction
U n t i l n e x t y e a r, b o n v o y a g e !
PRESENTERS FOR 2012

| Daniel Kelm: Binding Structures Featuring Removable Pages

| Steve Miller: Edition Binding: A Hybrid Approach
| J. Franklin Mowery: A Conservators Journey through History
| Pamela Smith: Marbling: Traditional & More

Guild of BookWorkers Rocky Mountain Chapter & Book Arts League

present a workshop with Kitty Maryatt
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, March 1-3, 2011, 10am - 5pm
Workshop location: Ewing Farm, 1915 N 95th St., Lafayette, CO
Workshop fee: $215 (GBW & BAL members registered by 1/1/2013)
$235 (registration after 1/2/2013 for members and non-members)
plus materials fee

Let Me Count the Ways

The careful sewing of folded pages together is the heart and soul of
building a strong book. There are at least 100 different ways to sew signatures together to make books, including sewing over tapes, sewing over
cords and sewing without supports. In this 3-day workshop, you will sew
about 40(!) sewing variations on thin cards which simulate sewing through
the fold on signatures, a technique developed by Betsy Eldridge. You will
learn about oversewing and tacketing, and Asian side stitching. Kitty will
bring examples of various bindings so that you will understand better how
the cover attachment is integrally related to the sewing style. For homework, you will sew at least one complete book using one or more of the
techniques from your cards. This is an intense but rewarding workshop.
You probably should have sewn at least one book in signatures before you
take this workshop.

Artist Bio: Kitty Maryatt

Kitty Maryatt is Director of the Scripps College Press and Assistant Professor
of Art at Scripps College in Claremont, California. She has taught Typography and the Book Arts at Scripps for 26 years. In this bookmaking class, the
students write their own stories, develop imagery, hand-set metal type,
print the collaborative books by letterpress, bind them in limited editions of
about 100 copies and sell them. They have published 52 titles to date and
have 56 standing order patrons. She also teaches a Core Humanities class to
sophomores called From Materiality to Immateriality: The Coming of the
Artist Book. Kitty owns Two Hands Press in Playa Vista, where she designs
and prints books and produces bookbindings for clients as well as continuing her calligraphic work. She also creates her own one-of-a-kind artist
books. She is VP for Programs for APHA (American Printing History Association), is on the Board of Directors for CBAA (College Book Art Association), is
a founder of the Society for Calligraphy in Los Angeles and a long-time
member of the Guild of Book Workers.

GBW & BAL members have priority registration through January 1st, 2013 at a discounted
price; after that, registration is open to all. To register, send a non-refundable deposit check for
$60 (payable to the Guild of Book Workers) to: Sammy Lee, 4049 S. Niagara Way, Denver, CO
80237. Please contact Sammy for your questions on this workshop: sammy@studiosmlk.com

There is a public talk by the artist on Thursday, February 28 at Norlin Library, CU Boulder.
More information about this talk will be announced at: www.facebook.com/Denver.RMC.GBW

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Hidden Treasures, the fore-edge painting workshop with Jeannie Bennett, was a success.

This workshop was a collaborated event between Denver Botanic Garden and GBWs Rocky Mountain Chapter.

Jeannie Bennett
The class during demonstration

And one, two, three... Voil!

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CALL FOR ENTRIES

Minnesota Center for B ook Ar ts - reta i l o p p o r t u n i t y

www.mcba@mnbookarts.org
Minnesota Center for Book Arts is actively seeking new artists books for consignment in its retail store.
| Submissions accepted: ongoing
| description of work, price & digital images to: bcarls@mnbookarts.org (MCBAs Consignment Manager Elizabeth Carls)

T h e Ar t of the B ook 2013 (CBBAG 30 th Anniversary Exhibition)

www.cbbag.ca
Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild will host its sixth juried traveling exhibition of members work. Categories include fine
binding, calligraphy, fine printing, paper making, paper decorating, box making and artists books. This exhibit coincides with The Art
of the Book 2013 conference in Calgary, held July 11 - 13, 2013.
| Deadline for Intent to Enter: August 17, but I heard from a little bird that if you call immediately, they will take you!
| Deadline for digital submission of work: January 14, 2013

2 0 13 Society of B ookbinders Internati o n a l B o o k b i n d i n g C o m p e t i t i o n

www.societyofbookbinders.com
There are five categories in the competition: fine binding, case binding, the complete book, restoration, and historic binding. The total
prize fund will be about 6000. The biennial SoB Conference takes place in Leeds August 29 - 31, 2013. All the books entered will be on
display throughout the duration, and prizes will be announced towards the end of the conference. The winning books will then form part
of a touring exhibition travelling to venues around the UK.
| Deadline for Registration: June 14, 2013
| Deadline for completed book(s): July 12, 2013

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N AT I O N A L I T E M S O F I N T E R E S T
2012 American Printing History Association Conference, October 12 & 13, Columbia College, Chicago

Visit www. colum.edu/Academics/Interarts/index.php

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OUT OF AREA WORKSHOPS WITH CHAPTER MEMBERS

| with Jill Berry, in Oregon & Connecticut, this October. See www.jillberrydesign.com

Book Arts Roundup

Guild of BookWorkers, Rocky Mountain Chapter

Post Office Box 200984
Denver, Colorado 80220