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Pack Rat Attack at the Tucson Festival of Books This Weekend

by Barbara | Mar 5, 2013 | All Blog Posts, Bookmaking/Crafts, Events & Exhibits

The annual Tucson Festival of Books is coming up this weekend. It’s an exciting event, with the University of Arizona mall filled with tents with all things related to books inside. There are lectures by famous writers, exhibits, food and entertainment. People...

A Hidden Jewel at the University of Arizona in Tucson: A Mecca for Bookmakers and Book Lovers

by Barbara | Aug 20, 2012 | All Blog Posts, Bookmaking/Crafts

Earlier this summer, I made the drive to the University of Arizona Special Collections Library to participate in a PaperWorks meeting. PaperWorks is a fantastic group of over 200 bookmakers/papermakers (mostly from Tucson, but we have members in Phoenix, Prescott, and...

What in the World is an Altered Book?

by Barbara | May 25, 2012 | All Blog Posts, Bookmaking/Crafts, Workshops

Awhile back I taught an altered book workshop in my studio here in Oracle. Altered books are books rescued from the sad fate of being relegated to the dumpster and instead, turned into fabulous art work.  Have you ever thought about what libraries do in order to make...

The Semester is Over, the Big Book of Jim’s US Route 89 Photographs is Done and a New Adventure is About to Begin

by Barbara | May 17, 2010 | All Blog Posts, Bookmaking/Crafts, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art

It was a great semester teaching Basic Design and Art Appreciation at the Tohono O’odham Community College. The students were open to learning and appreciative of my efforts. They worked hard and came up with some impressive artwork. I’m looking forward to...

A Big Bookmaking Mess and an Impending Deadline

by Barbara | May 3, 2010 | All Blog Posts, Bookmaking/Crafts

The mess in my studio looks a little like the inside of my head right now. I’m working on designing and constructing a one-of-a-kind (well, maybe eventually a small edition) book for the law office of Snell and Wilmer for their office in Salt Lake City. The law...

A Series of Convoluted Coincidences and a Book Art Workshop

by Barbara | Apr 29, 2010 | All Blog Posts, Bookmaking/Crafts

This is Donna, knitting during a break. You’ll have to read on to figure out who Donna Thomas is, and why she’s in this post. (Sorry this is blurry, Donna) This is admittedly a long tale, so bear with me (or not!). Close to a month ago, I got an email from...
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