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COSPONSORED WORKSHOP

Construction & Content: Distinctly Different Books
April 19th through 21st, Thursday, 5:00-9:00,
Friday & Saturday, 9:00-5:00


The Utah Calligraphic Artists and the Book Arts Program present Faye Maxfield. Beginning and experienced book artists construct five distinctly different books with content. The structures are based on the work of several book artists.

Faye Maxfield is a calligrapher, book artist, and teacher. Her work has been exhibited widely. She is a past president of the Utah Calligraphic Artists and a member of the board of the Association for the Calligraphic Arts. She teaches for the department of Visual Art and Design at Salt Lake Community College.

Instructor: Faye Maxfield, Utah
Place: Book Arts Studio, Marriott Library, level 1
For more information, please contact Judy Sommerfeldt
at 801.226.1680 or judithsommerfeldt@comcast.net.

 

WORKSHOP

Means to an End: A Binder's Box of Recipes
April 28th, Saturday, 9:00-1:00

Investigate the structural and aesthetic purposes for finishing a textblock with an endband through discussion of its history and evolution. Learn to sew a variety of endbands that range from foundational styles to historic systems that can be adapted to modern book art. Leave with a recipe box of sample cards with directions, diagrams, and sewn endbands for future reference.

Pamela Barrios discovered conservation and the book arts in 1976. In 1990, after holding conservation positions at the New York Public Library, Yale University, and the New York Academy of Medicine, she moved to her present position as Rare Book Conservator at the Harold B. Lee Library Conservation Laboratory, Brigham Young University. Pam teaches classes nationally and her artists’ books and design bindings have been exhibited internationally. She is an associate editor of the Bonefolder, www.philobiblon.com/bonefolder.

Instructor: Pamela Barrios, Utah
Place: Book Arts Studio, Marriott Library, level 1
Workshop fee: $45; Materials fee: $15
Relicensure points are available from the Utah State Board
of Education. For more information, please contact Jen at
801.585.9191 or jen.sorensen@utah.edu.


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