Welcome to the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers |
| The Delaware Valley Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers was founded in 1990 and is one of ten regional chapters located throughout the United States. The Guild of Book Workers is an organization dedicated to promoting interest in and awareness of the traditions of book and paper arts. The Delaware Valley Chapter hosts a couple of in-depth weekend workshops per year, half-day free mini workshops, occasional social gatherings, and exhibitions. The chapter also issues a newsletter, maintains a blog and website, and is active on Facebook. Membership is open to all interested persons and includes professionals, amateurs and students. |
Amey Hutchins, Assistant Curator of Manuscripts in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library at UPenn shows some DVC members a selection of their amazing Italian ledger collection. |
An Italian ledger in progress at the Eileen Wallace workshop this past March. |
Relaxing after the 2012 DVC-GBW's Annual Members Meeting.
Exciting Opportunities!
MAKING AN ARTIST'S WEBSITE:
Making a website using internet based editing platforms
Taught by Christopher Thompson
Saturday, May 12, 2012
10 am - 12pm
Members Free, all others $5 at the door. (non-members welcome)
The Library Company of Philadelphia
Fast Friendly Free Workshop
CALLIGRAPHY
A very beginner two-hour class in calligraphy taught by DVC member Meg Kennedy
Saturday, June 9, 2012
10 a.m. to noon
FREE!
Held at the Library Company of Philadelphia
Practical Origami Workshop with Bill Hanscom
June 10, 2012, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Held at: The Library Company of Philadelphia
1314 Locust Street, Philadelphia, 19107
Participants will learn to transform simple sheets of paper into a variety of books, envelopes, folders, boxes and other useful objects through the art of paper folding. Using a simple set of tools, we will manipulate paper (with the occasional cut & and rarely adhesive) into elegantly simple and dynamically functional objects. Participants will have the opportunity to work with many different papers as well as less conventional materials such as Tyvek®.
$100 members, $125 non-members (preference to members)
$10 materials fee paid to instructor
A check holds your spot.
Please make the check out to: The Guild of Book Workers
Mail it to:
Alice Austin
The Library Company
1314 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Required tools: bone folder, utility knife, 12" steel ruler, 12 x 18" self-healing cutting mat, & pencil.
Bill Hanscom, a graduate of the University of the Arts Book Arts Program, is a project conservation technician at the Weissman Preservation Center for Harvard University libraries. He is also an adjunct instructor in Bookbinding at Montserrat College of Art.
Collaborative Book Project: Secondary Colors
Registration to participate closed.
April 28, 2012
10 am- 12 pm
Library Company
Meeting for participants to see folding ideas.
For more information about the Collaborative Book project go
HERE!
Non-Juried Exhibit September 7 - 29, 2012
Delaware Valley Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers in the Reading Room
Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, Colorado
http://abecedariangallery.com/
By May 21 - Mail "intent to enter" (attached) and your check for $30 payable to the
Guild of Book Workers to:
Alice Austin
The Library Company of Philadelphia
1314 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
After this date you will receive a link to upload your images and information for the catalog. Deadline for this information is July 1. Sooner if possible.
Books are due to Alice at the Library Company by July 18. She will pack and ship them to Denver.
Intent to Enter from HERE!