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Nice article on letterpress printing history in Cachoeira, Brazil from Art Dialogues journal.

Gilberto Tomé: Suspiros Tipográficos - Art Dialogues Throughout my journey on this planet, in the time I’ve had so far, the one thing that has always captivated me and made my spirit sing is drawing. It’s not just about seeing a drawing; it’s about feeling it, living it with my whole body, engaging all my senses. This approach to drawing is part...

There are a few spots left for the in-person talk at The CODEX Foundation Logan Book Arts Center with Macy Chadwick and Felicia Rice as part of the American Printing History Association (APHA) 50th Anniversary Conference! Please use the Eventbrite link below to register.

Friday, October 18, 2024. Reception at 5:00 pm, lecture will begin promptly at 6:00 pm.

Talks will also be streamed as part of the overall conference, which you can register for on the APHA website.

MACY CHADWICK & FELICIA RICE, "Vibrant Women in Print and Their Influences" Macy Chadwick & Felicia Rice, "Vibrant Women in Print and Their Influences: In Conversation with Macy Chadwick and Felicia Rice"

Beauty, a narrative poem by B.H. Fairchild, printed as a letterpress, limited edition book by Jean Gillingwators of Blackbird Press. This book is bound with metal hinges and features linoleum cut illustrations and metal covers.

This book is available to view at The CODEX Foundation Artists’ Book Library! Email us at [email protected] to make your appointment.

Time for another book in our Artists’ Book Library at The CODEX Foundation! Casey Gardner’s .books Avalanche Safety, Book I: The Rocky Mountains & The Chamonix Alps.

“This book explores how we adapt to continually changing terrain, how we navigate risks and what inspires us into excursions of uncertainty.”

Please email us [email protected] to make an appointment to see this book and many others!

Boston Athenaeum Exhibit:
The Art of Paper : Claire Van Vliet and the Janus Press
September 9 – December 30, 2024

Step into the captivating world of artist Claire Van Vliet. A MacArthur Fellow, Van Vliet is widely recognized for her innovations in hand papermaking and her imaginative artist’s books.

The exhibition highlights Van Vliet’s vibrant pulp paintings, made by “painting” with pigmented paper pulps, her striking prints and broadsides, and her captivating sculptural book structures. Handmade paper is integral to the meaning and experience of each of the artworks on view.

Thematic threads throughout the exhibition illuminate Van Vliet’s collaborative spirit, exploration of social issues, and profound connection to the natural world, resonating with the expressive language of poets like Rita Dove, Keri Hulme, Galway Kinnell, and Denise Levertov.

Marking the 70th anniversary of Van Vliet’s Janus Press, the show celebrates a recent gift to the Boston Athenaeum of a complete Janus Press collection by an anonymous donor.

Claire Van Vliet - Boston Athenaeum Home » What’s On » Exhibitions » Claire Van VlietThe Art of Paper : Claire Van Vliet and the Janus Press The Color of Night (Newark, Vermont: Janus Press, 1982) Abiquiu Mesa Blue (1993) Circle of Wisdom (Newark, Vermont: Janus Press, 2001) Circle of Wisdom (Newark, Vermont: Janus Press, 2001) i...

Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA) Celebrates 75th Anniversary with Virtual Book Fair, September 25-27, 2024

The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) is thrilled to announce a Virtual Book Fair on September 25-27, 2024 at abaa.org/vbf, as part of the celebrations marking its 75th anniversary. This special online event will bring together booksellers, collectors, and enthusiasts worldwide, offering an opportunity to explore and purchase rare and antiquarian books, manuscripts, ephemera, and more, all from the comfort of home.

The Virtual Book Fair will feature an array of offerings from ABAA members, showcasing the diversity and richness of materials that define the antiquarian book trade. Participants will have the chance to browse exclusive collections, engage with sellers in real time to celebrate the ABAA’s remarkable legacy and its contributions to the world of book collecting.

https://fairs.abaa.org/

FPBA Inclusivity Fund Grant: OPEN for applications

The Americas Board of the Fine Press Book Association is excited to announce the fourth round of our Inclusivity Fund Grants program! The grants are intended to support the work of artists belonging to historically under-represented identities in fine printing and book arts: BIPOC, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, and/or those from low-income backgrounds. The grants can be used to help offset any costs related to an artist’s professional activities: registration/travel for book fairs, classes for professional development/new skills, website costs, work documentation, etc.

Please visit their website (listed under opportunities) for more information:
https://fpba.com/opportunities/fpba-grants/

Deadline for applications: October 20, 2024
Grants will be awarded by December 31, 2024

FPBA Grants - Fine Press Book Association FPBA Inclusivity Fund Grants The FPBA has established a fund intended to help support the work and activities of artists and printers active in the field of fine press printing and book arts. Grant Amount $500 USD Recipients who are not yet members of the FPBA will also receive a complimentary one-y...

The Sea Gazer is a unique artist book featuring a poem by Michael Hannon, monotype prints by Harry Reese, and bound by Sandra Liddell Reese of Edition Reese & Turkey Press.

This book and many others are available for viewing as part of our Artists’ Book Library at The CODEX Foundation! Please email us [email protected] to make an appointment.

Getting set up for the opening night tonight!

The CODEX Foundation’s Printing Poetry Workshop printed beautiful broadsides for the Sherwin Bitsui reading, Thursday at noon in the Morrison Library at Cal. Go for the reading, stay for the broadside!! More info is here: arts.berkeley.edu/news/sherwin-bitsui-lunch-poems-reading-craft-talk

The CODEX Foundation’s Printing Poetry Workshop printed beautiful broadsides for the Sherwin Bitsui reading, Thursday at noon in the Morrison Library at Cal. Go for the reading, stay for the broadside!! More info is here: arts.berkeley.edu/news/sherwin-bitsui-lunch-poems-reading-craft-talk

https://craftsmanship.net/printing-with-love/

More interesting articles about the craft and art of letterpress, featuring longtime Bay Area institutions and artists!

Printing with Love | Craftsmanship Magazine In the capital of digital disruption, old bookmaking techniques are still flourishing. This photo essay explores the mastery of letterpress printing at San Francisco's Arion Press.

Sarah Hulsey’s “Allochronologies explores alternate notions of time, all conceivable according to the laws of science, that do not adhere to our ordinary experience. This piece takes some of the more surprising ideas of modern physics (multiple universes, a universe that oscillates, reversal of time’s arrow) and translates them into a multi-volume artist book. Each volume takes one kind of chronology and, using fragments of fiction by some of the great 20th century writers, creates a book that physically embodies that conception of time.”

This book and many others are available for viewing as part of our Artists’ Book Library at The CODEX Foundation! Please email us [email protected] to make an appointment.

Visit us at the BOOKSMART area of the Art on Paper Fair! Catch up on the latest CODEX Foundation publications and check out work by CODEX artists, printers, and publishers!!

“The Missing Craft” is part of an ongoing blog by Christopher Benson. You can read the article at:
https://windmillslayer.substack.com?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web

His book, Art in the Making, can be found at:
https://www.stinehoureditions.com/books/art-in-the-making

THE MISSING CRAFT On the methods and art of making books

Jonathan Gerken led an amazing group of workshop participants at the CODEX Foundation Logan Book Arts Center! If you go to the Lunch Poem Series reading at the Morrison Library at UC Berkeley by Sherwin Bitsui, Sept. 5th at noon you may be a lucky recipient of the beautiful broadside they printed! Thanks also to the Arts Research Center for collaborating with us!

The California Rare Book School class held its last day at The CODEX Foundation. Ruth Rogers and I had a wonderful time organizing and teaching this class at UCBerkeley’s Environmental Design Library, The Bancroft Library, and CODEX.

The Buried Book That Helped Ukraine’s Literary Revival To keep it from Russian forces, a writer hid his last manuscript under a cherry tree. Its rediscovery became part of a flowering of interest in Ukrainian literature.

Another from our research/consignment library. A series of 10 book works by Martha Hellion from Mexico City. Co-founder of Beau Geste Press she is a visual artist, radical publisher, and freelance curator. An important artist and avid avant-garde publisher!!

The ephemera cork board is full and ready to go into our archive. Thanks to our friends for sending notes, cards, and interesting printed matter. We save it all and appreciate the support!

Islam Aly creates artist’s books and related works that push the definition of the book, like this piece that focuses on the ability of clothing to tell stories. Another piece in our library collection.