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Myssie — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:35:05 CDT

Thursday August 7
6:00-8:00pm
Museum of Printing History

Program:
"Create your own Zine"
presented by Anne Rita Taylor

A Zine is a self-published magazine about your interests, experiences or
life events. Instruction and hands-on creation of a Zine. Discussion of Zine
design, Zine theme ideas, and reasons for Zine-making. We will write based
on writing prompts. Handouts include: sample Zine, Zine instructions, and
writing prompts. Display of over 20 different types of Zines in Anne's
collection. There will be no fees charged for this program.
Please go to the August gallery page (see prompt to your left) to see
some of Anne's Zines.

please RSVP by Tuesday August 5 to Anne: artaylor@comcast.net if planning to attend.

cbovet — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:29:15 CDT

Myssie — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:03:15 CDT

Please join us!

Thursday May 1
6:00-8:00pm
Museum of Printing History

There is no fee for this (May) meeting and all are welcome.

RSVP: mlight@printingmuseum.org if attending AND let me know if you plan to bring a book.
Program: Show & Tell of ALTERED books by members of our group. Please bring your
masterpieces (and experiments!) to share. Start working on a book today,
go to the following links for inspiration:

Go to these websites to see some wonderful altered books!
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/gbw/gallery/100anniversary/contemp/Metz.shtml

http://www.logolalia.com/alteredbooks/

http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/alteredbook.html

Ping Lau
Ping is a graphic designer, besides commercial art, she also created a body of oil paintings, monoprints,collages andartist books. With her background as journalist and scriptwriter in the past, she foundartist book a verysatisfying creative outlet, many of her artist books becameprivate collections.

Myssie — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:44:52 CDT

Book Arts Group Meeting for June 5: Art Supply Swap

WANTED: Your leftovers, your never-useds, your barely-useds, your duplicates and triplicates, your I-only-used-it-onces, and your what-was-I-thinkings. Just because you don’t want them or need them any more doesn’t mean that another BAG member won’t see divine inspiration in your stuff.

We’re having an exchange of supplies to help all of us clear our overcrowded studios. The items to swap might include brushes, pens, pencils, markers, inks, stamps, papers, awls, cutting tools, fabrics, leathers, frames, buttons, beads, threads, yarns, needles, markers, tapes, glues, envelopes, paper-making equipment. . . . The list is endless.

We’ll have tables arranged for displaying your orphans. Consider grouping beads or scraps of paper or fabrics in plastic bags. Bind pens or markers in rubber bands.
Leftover leftovers will be donated unless you want to take them home again.

Bring a finger food snack to share. Plates, napkins, cups, ice, water, and soft drinks will appear magically for your pleasure.

To clarify, all items will be for trade only; we’ll hold a members’ sale at another time.

Please direct your questions or concerns as well as your RSVP by June 2 to either of us
Marjorie Silverstein: tap126@aol.com cell--281-851-9230
Nancy Luton: nancy_luton@hotmail.com cell--832-434-6063

TXMagpie — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:34:05 CDT

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TXMagpie — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:29:34 CDT

2008 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Note: There is no July Meeting

Thursday, August 7, 2008
ZINES
presented by Anne Rita Taylor

Thursday, September 4, 2008
COMBINED & APPLIED SKILLS

For more information, contact Myssie Light (mlight at printingmuseum dot org) at
The Museum of Printing History!

Sponsored by
The Museum of Printing History
1324 W Clay Street
Houston, TX 77019
713 522 4652

TXMagpie — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:28:06 CDT

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TXMagpie — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:35:25 CDT

Please join us!
Thursday April 3, 2008
6:00-8:00pm
Program: We will make a flag book that incorporates photography
Cost: $10.00
* * * RSVP by Monday March 31 to mlight@printingmuseum.org

Long time Houston Book Arts member Darcy Curtin will be our presenter

Scissors or cutting mat, straight edge and knife
Pencil
Bone folder
Optional: Stamp positioner, or other t-square-like tool (if you have one, bring it, but don't go out and buy one just for this ;-)

This is a fairly time-consuming technique, so we're going to concentrate on the layout and flag-to-spine assembly. Each kit will have two sets of flags for the same image (several different images to choose from, first come first served!) so that you can prepare two samples that show a "left flop" and a "right flop." The results can be dramatically different, even though the contents are the same.

Go to this great website to see some fabulous and creative flagbooks!
http://www.philobiblon.com/flagbook/

Detailed instructions are available in a great article by Karen Hammer in the Fall 2005 issue of Bonefolder
Bonefolder, Fall 2005

Myssie — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:18:46 CST

Please Join Us for Popcorn and a Movie!

Program: Screening of the film "Helvetica"
Cost: $5.00
Time: 6:00 - 8:00pm
Location: Museum of Printing History

RSVP to: mlight@printingmuseum.org if planning to attend

Film will begin at 6:30.
6:00-6:30 Important announcements!

Read about the movie we will watch:
http://www.helveticafilm.com/about.html

watch a trailer "New York"
http://www.helveticafilm.com/clips.html#

This film is being shared with us by our group by member
Gerjuan Gregory
Gerjuan Angelique Gregory is a native Houstonian that has worked as a graphic designer for the past 15 years. She is the Graphic Design Program Director and instructor at the Bradford School and an instructor at HCC. When she is not teaching she is freelance designer that also enjoys and participates in many art forms such as creating floor clothes, altered books, artist trading cards, bookbinding, and photography just to name a few. She received a Bachelor of Art in Advertising Art from Prairie View A&M University and a Masters of Liberal Arts from Houston Baptist University. In her spare time she likes to cook, read, travel and visit the local museums and galleries.

Myssie — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:15:28 CST

Where did you get that awesome marbled paper? What's the name of that place with the super deal on bookcloth? We know you know where to get the good stuff! Now share :-)

Please include a brief description of what they sell and some contact information--address (if local), phone number and/or website, hours, anything else that will help bring some new customers to your favorite vendors!Editorial comments are welcome--just add to the Comment Threads at the bottom of the page.

Texas Art Supply

General purpose art and craft supplies.
http://www.texasart.com/
2001 Montrose Blvd. Houston, TX 77006 (713) 526-5221Mon. - Fri. 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM Sunday 12:00 NOON to 6:00 PM

On the Internet or by Mail Order

Art Supply

Art supplies and studio rentals
2711 Main
Houston, TX 77002 (713)652-4984

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Myssie — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:31:35 CST

Lots of news, - so read all the way to the end!

Please Join Us!

February meeting

Thursday Feb. 7, 2008
6:00-8:00pm
Museum of Printing History

Please RSVP to me: mlight@printingmuseum.org if you plan to attend. This
headcount is extremely helpful for the presenter preparing the materials.

Program:
Suminagashi: The subtle art of Japanese marbling with Anne Cheney
$5.00

Suminagashi, the Japanese tradition of paper marbling, literally means
"spilled ink". In this method of decorating paper, the artist floats sumi
(ink) on the surface of still water and disperses the ink with another liquid,
gently alternating the two, time and again, until a unique pattern forms.
The artist then captures the design by carefully touching paper to the
water's surface.

In the Japanese tradition, a suminagashi artist's designs might then
be passed to watercolorists and/or calligraphers. - The suminagashi
marbling can be a subtle background to additional art.

This process is one you can easily do at home without a big expenditure
for special equipment.

All materials needed for this workshop will be provided for the cost of
$5.00. - but this is a messy process, so bring an apron or smock &/or wear clothing you won't mind being stained by the sumi ink, - or getting wet.

Click here to watch 3 short (6 seconds each) videos:
http://homepage.mac.com/row1/Suminagashi/iMovieTheater8.html

Anne Cheney
Second time presenter to our Book Arts Group, Anne Cheney has participated in the International Marbler's gathering in California, New Mexico and Istanbul, Turkey. She is a founding and charter member of the Houston Calligraphy Guild, and is an International Master Penman. She has studied at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico and attended Arrowmont in Tennessee as both a student and instructor. Anne also likes to paint and do origami. In her words, she does "anything to keep from having to scrub the kitchen floor"!

We have three wonderful exhibits up at the museum now, plan to spend some time in the galleries when you first arrive next week.

I look forward to seeing everyone Thursday Feb. 7th,

Myssie Light
mlight@printingmuseum.org
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Myssie — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:09:17 CST

Please Join Us!

Houston Book Arts Group
January meeting

Thursday Jan 3, 2008
6:00-8:00pm
Museum of Printing History

Please RSVP to me: mlight@printingmuseum.org if you plan to attend. This
headcount is extremely helpful for the presenter preparing the materials.

Program:
Envelopes, Invitations and Cards Workshop with Joan Son

$12.00

Take time for a real hand written note in a hand folded envelope.
We will make three envelopes and two note cards.
All materials and diagrams will be provided.

Joan Son
Joan Son has worked in the medium of paper for over 30 years.
She began her graphic work designing and producing catalogs for Foley's
department stores in the 1970's. In 1993 she debuted her origami art in
the windows of Tiffany & Company in the Houston Galleria. Her gift
pieces have been carried by the National Gallery of Art and the
Smithsonian in Washington D.C. as well as the Houston Museum of Natural
Science and Crow Museum of Asian Art in Dallas. She was included in an
article about artists working in the medium of origami in the New York
Times, December 2004. This past summer she worked on a project for
Neiman Marcus catalog to create large folded animals (from 9'square
paper) to be background props for photography.
A quote from Joan:
"This is my experience with a medium and an art that I love. That I find
magic in the manipulation of paper...that others might get a glimpse of
the source through my eyes...this is my wish, my pleasure and my plan."
Company

I look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday.
Happy New Year!

Myssie Light

TXMagpie — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:28:08 CST

Welcome to the HBAG wiki! This is a place for Houston Book Arts Group members to share information with each other and the rest of the Web. If you join this wiki, you'll be able to contribute to its content, so sign up now (it's free :-) and help it grow!

If you're not quite ready to just jump in, take a look through the FAQs below.

On the main page, we'll have the meeting schedule, with links to individual pages that explain more about each program. Ask questions or make comments about the program by adding the Comment Thread at the bottom of the page. Each program will also have a Gallery page, where you can upload your own pictures showing something you made using the techniques you learned, or other things related to the topic.

Other pages include:
HBAG Meetings and Other Book Arts Events - This is a calender that includes the meeting schedule (again) and other book arts-related events. Feel free to edit this page and add upcoming events you know about!

Links - This is a place to put all those wonderful websites that you run across and want to share. Please include a bit of description, and of course the link :-)

Supply Resources - Where do you get all the good stuff you use to make all the beautiful things you make? Local or long-distance, share those resources with us! Please only include businesses that you actually know about and buy from.

Got an idea for something else? Let us know!

The HBAG Yahoo e-mail group is still alive and well, and is the primary method we have to directly contact all our members. Please do make an effort to join up--it's quite low-volume, so shouldn't be a burden on your inbox.

There are lots of ways to get in touch with someone who might be able to help.

If you have a question about HBAG membership or The Museum of Printing History, send an email to Myssie Light at mlight at printingmuseum dot org.

If you have questions about this website or the Yahoo e-mail group, send an email to houstonbookarts@yahoogroups.com (this only works if you've already joined the group with the email you're sending from) or add to the Comment Thread at the bottom of this page. There are a number of tech-savvy folks in our midst, and we'll help as much as we can.

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New Year's Day

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HBAG Meeting:
ORIGAMI

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day

TXMagpie — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:35:26 CST

	I adapted Joan's instructions to make a matching crane card/envelope set out of a single piece of 12x12 scrapbooking paper. Cut a 4" strip to make the card, and use the remaining 8" x 12" piece to make the envelope. The card is more square than the one we made with Joan, and it fits in the envelope nicely.
Here's how the card looks in the envelope...	And the envelope all tucked in.
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