| Monday, Feb 24, 2025 7:00 - 8:30 pm Halifax Central Library BMO Room, 2nd Floor |
Julia Landry, Paper Conservator, will be our guest speaker at this meeting. For roughly 20 years, Julia has been working with Fine Art Conservator, Michelle Gallinger, to maintain and stabilize the Oriental hand-painted wallpaper in the Morning Room at Government House. They are in the midst of their fourth intervention and Julia will be showing some Powerpoint images and talking about their work. |
| March 1, 2025 |
Deadline to register for the Card Exchange. Read more here. |
| Tuesday, May 6, 2025 7:00 - 8:30 pm Halifax Central Library BMO Room, 2nd Floor |
We have two things planned for this meeting! 1. Card Exchange Everyone who registered for the card exchange should bring their edition of handmade cards to this meeting to exchange with the other participants. If you can not come to the meeting, please arrange to deliver the cards beforehand so they can be included. 2. S.A.B.L.E. Table "Supplies Accumulated Beyond Life Expectancy" Bring your excess craft supplies to this meeting and put them on the SABLE Table for others. Folks can take home anything that they can use. Leftover supplies will be offered to Wonder'neath. |
Past Events
| Saturday, Feb 8, 2025 |
At this hands-on meeting, Heather Loney taught the group some stitching patterns that can be used for exposed bindings.  |
| Monday, Nov 25, 2024 |
The second NSBAG book swap took place at this meeting. |
| Saturday, Oct 19, 2024 |
Our group hosted the Macro to Micro Bookbinding Blast as part of the Halifax Nocturne event. |
| Thursday, Sep 26, 2024 |
We had a fun, casual open studio event to start the new season. |
| Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Our group hosted a handmade card exchange where members created an edition of cards and traded with each of the other participants. |
| Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
Marilynn Rudi gave a presentation about the Postcrossing project and her passion for mail art. |
| March 23 to April 21, 2024 |
A selection of handbound books by some of our NSBAG folks were included in the Book Club exhibit at Hermes Gallery. |
| Sunday, April 7, 2024 |
Our group held a workshop as part of the Book Club exhibit at Hermes Gallery. |
| Thursday, January 18, 2024 |
Our group looked at a variety of pop-up books and then we made some of our own. |
| Wednesday, November 29, 2023 |
The first NSBAG blank book swap took place at this meeting. |
| Saturday, October 14, 2023 |
NSBAG participated in the Halifax Nocturne art festival by inviting the public to help create a community art journal. |
| Monday, September 25, 2023 |
Jamie Pratt, the Halifax area representative of the Japanese Paper Place, spoke to our group about Japanese papers. |
| Wednesday, May 17, 2023 |
Joe Landry spoke to the group about various box structures and presented a wide range of examples from his collection. |
| Tuesday, May 2, 2023 |
Dalhousie University's Special Collections librarian, Karen Smith, introduced us to Douglas Cockerell's life and work and presented the library's Cockerell Collection of fine bindings and historic bindings. |
| Tuesday, March 7, 2023 |
Rhonda Miller presented her collection of hand made books and artists books from bookbinders and artists all over the world. |
| Tuesday, January 10, 2023 |
The January meeting was a social event during which we made some small bookbinding weights. |
| Wednesday, November 9, 2022 |
Dr. Stephanie Morley of Saint Mary's University spoke about her experience attending Jim Croft's "Old Ways" workshop in rural Idaho. |
| Thursday, September 29, 2022 |
NSBAG's first official meeting; a show-and-tell and meet-and-greet. |
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