Meeting Schedule

We meet at the Museum of Printing History in Houston, TX
on the first Thursday of every month from 6 to 8 PM.
Our companion guild is the Printers Guild.

UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS

July - NO MEETING

Thursday, August 6
Nia for Book and Paper Artists
presented by Amanda Focke

Thursday September 3
SWAP MEET
Second Annual Art Supply Swap
Back by Popular Demand
hosted by Marjorie Silverstein and Nancy Luton

Thursday, October 1
STAR TUNNEL BOOKS
presented by Anne Taylor

Thursday November 5
"SHOW and SHARE"
Make a book using at least three of the techniques we learned about this year and share it with the group.
A great evening for seeing all the wonderful ways these skills can be artfully combined!


7th Annual Houston Book Fair
Saturday, November 7
Museum of Printing History
10am-5pm
Houston Book Arts Group members may participate and offer their book arts for sale.
Other items will include moderately priced used books to rare and collectible volumes.
The fair will provide a great variety of material for gift giving or personal enjoyment.
The working studios will also be open for a variety of demonstrations led by artists.

Thursday December 3
LETTERPRESS PRINTING HOLIDAY CARDS & PARTY
presenters to be determined...

PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Thursday, June 4
LONGSTITCH BINDING
presented by Lee Steiner

Thursday, May 7
EDGE DECORATION ON BOOKS
presented by Ed Kopinitz


Thursday, April 2
BOOKS TO EAT FESTIVAL

Thursday, March 5
CALLIGRAPHY
presented by Cathy Nieman


Thursday, February 5
MAKING BOOKCLOTH
presented by Cathy Hunt

Thursday, January 8
(note one week later, SECOND Thursday of January)
COPYDOTCOM FIELD TRIP
presented by Jeffrey Ryder

Thursday, December 4
LETTERPRESS PRINTING HOLIDAY CARDS & PARTY
presented by Amanda Stevenson & Ruth Downes

CLASPS & CLOSURES FOR BOOKS
presented by Amanda Focke

Thursday, September 4, 2008
COMBINED & APPLIED SKILLS
Thursday, August 7, 2008

ZINES
presented by Anne Rita Taylor

Note: There is no July Meeting

Thursday, June 5, 2008
SWAP MEET
Swapping only - not a sale!
hosted by Marjorie Silverstein and Nancy Luton

Thursday, May 1, 2008
ARTISTS BOOKS
The Altered Book
presented by Ping Lau

Thursday, April 3, 2008
FLAG BOOKS & PHOTOGRAPHY
Flag Books with Photography
presented by Darcy Curtin

Thursday, March 6, 2008
TYPOGRAPHY
Helvetica: The Movie
presented by Gerjuan A. Gregory

Thursday, February 7, 2008
SUMINAGASHI
Japanese-Style Paper Marbling
presented by Anne Cheney

Thursday, January 3, 2008
ORIGAMI
Letter Folds and Envelopes
presented by Joan Son

For more information, contact Myssie Light (mlight at printingmuseum dot org) at
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