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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
