the quilt shop at the center of the universe
The City Quilter, an indispensable partner in my art making, celebrated its 10th anniversary with a commemorative quilt, to which I contributed this log cabin block featuring the storefront - teeny tiny quilts and bolts of fabric and all. The quilt has just been completed and is currently on display in
the shop in Manhattan and on The City Quilter's
web site.
goodbye friend
RIP Lizzie, the Center for Book Arts cat
summer school
I'm teaching a new workshop at The Center for Book Arts this summer, in
longstitch binding - a favorite of mine. We'll meet July 19-20 to explore this ancient and useful structure.
Also, I have another section of
Bookbinding I coming up in August.
And some good news for students past and present: as I have promised some of you, I have begun making PDFs of handouts from my classes available by
email request.
the care and feeding of old books
My work in book conservation at the Met continues... this year I am assisting conservator Sophia Kramer in the conservation of French illustrated books, 1800-1850. This day I was removing staples from the spine of an illustrated novel. Later I sewed the text block and Sophia returned it to its repaired case.
too pretty to eat
Mindy Dubansky celebrates the life and work of Alice C. Morse in style, with a
book and
exhibition at The Grolier Club - the culmination of 10 years of research and collecting. Cookies by Roni Gross depict signatures used by Alice Morse in her designs.
Happy New Year!
I hope 2008 brings health and prosperity to you and yours.
Did you resolve to learn bookbinding this year? I have two classes coming up at The Center for Book Arts here in NYC. I will be teaching Bookbinding I in a
weeklong intensive workshop March 10-14 and also in an
evening class meeting weekly from March to May. Banish those late winter blues.. the Center's warm and cozy binderies are calling you...
happy holidays
I will be at
The Center for Book Arts' holiday sale this year. I'll have ornaments like these pictured, and lots of books (including my quilted ones).
The sale is Saturday, December 15, with a preview party Friday night, December 14, both at the Center. Hope to see you there!
