Friday, September 30, 2022
First NSBAG Meeting, Sept. 29
The first meeting of the Nova Scotia Book Arts Group was a lovely success last night. We enjoyed meeting everyone and learning about their backgrounds. The range of participants was broad, from medievalists to modern book artists and hobbyists. We heard from a classically trained bookbinder, an expert on Japanese paper, a librarian who works with medieval manuscripts, visual artists and sculptors, an online book reviewer, and letterpress and marbling enthusiasts. Many of the attendees brought items to share for the show-and-tell component, including a variety of handmade books and boxes, artist's books, marbled papers, handmade papers, some interesting tools, and a pop-up book. Thanks to everyone who came and shared their passion for the book arts.
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Agreed! It was a pleasure to hear about and see everyone's work, as well as to catch up with familiar book artists and, especially, to meet new ones. Thanks for coming out all of you, even when the date crept up on you like a thief in the night. We so appreciate your mad dash to join us. I have been smiling to myself all day--often out in the world looking a bit goofy--remembering this, our first meeting. Looking forward to our next one already.
ReplyDeleteStephanie -- I have the next date written in my calendar, so there should be NO mad dash to get there next time. ha ha.
DeleteAnd I'm looking forward to hearing about your workshops in the wilds of the American northwest.