Events

Secret Belgian Binding workshop with Emily Martin

Saturday, October 25
10am - 4pm
Kolarik Book Studio, 16 North Hall

A one-day workshop assembling a model of the Secret Belgian Binding. This historical binding was rediscovered by Hedi Kyle and has been attributed to the Belgians, though its origins are still obscure. This hard cover book can be made with paste paper, other decorated papers or book cloth. The two covers and the spine piece are constructed of binders board covered with paper or cloth; each piece is separate until sewn onto the text block. The text block is sewn and then the covers are sewn onto the text block using a pattern of stitches, which traps the spine in place with a set of loops back and forth across the spine between the front and back covers. This binding yields an attractive and very sturdy book with a decorative pattern of colored waxed linen threads on the spine.

Students should bring:
bone folder
awl or pin tool (if you have one)
paper ripping knife (or table knife)
pencil
ruler
scissors

Fees & Materials:
$40.00 UI Students
$60.00 Non Student 
All materials are included in the fee and will be provided.

To Register:
contact Julie Leonard
julia-leonard@uiowa.edu 
319 351 4847

Note: In the case of a cancellation, fees will be refunded only if we can fill your place in the class.

Exhibit of prints and painting by Emily Martin

Friday, October 3, 2008
5:00pm - 8:00pm
MidWest One Bank, formerly Iowa State Bank
105 Clinton St. Iowa City, IA

Gallery Walk reception for an exhibit of prints and paintings by Emily Martin and watercolors and pastels by Loret Mast

The exhibit will be on display until January 9, 2009

Paper marbling workshop with Steve Pittelkow

Saturday & Sunday, September 27, 28
10:00am - 4:00pm
UICB Paper Studio, 29 NH

Discover the fascinating decorative paper technique known as marbling. Thinned paints are floated on a thickened bath, then combed or raked into traditional or contemporary patterns. The resulting monoprint is both beautiful and useful. Vivid color and intriguing designs are hallmarks of this magical process. Patterns may be duplicated or editioned easily and the process requires no specialized tools or materials. There’s a little science but much room for creativity and experimentation.

Steve Pittelkow is a decorative paper artist and bookbinder living in Minneapolis. He has taught at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Penland School of Craft and the University of Georgia Cortona, Italy program. His papers are in collections and artists’ books in U.S. and Europe.

Fees: $110.00 ($90.00 for UI Students)
To register contact Julie Leonard
julia-leonard@uiowa.edu 
319 351 4847

Note: In the case of a cancellation, fees will be refunded only if we can fill your place in the class.

Students should bring an apron and wear comfortable shoes that can possibly get wet. Materials and papers will be supplied; however you are welcome to bring your own papers if you wish to experiment with them.

Sponsored by the Book Arts Club & University of Iowa Center for the Book

Upcoming events: Emily Martin, Steve Pittelkow, Ann Marie Kennedy, and the new papermaking studio

September 2008 – November 2008

The UICB will celebrate the paper arts this fall with a set of exciting events. A Book Art Club workshop September 27 and 28 will feature visiting artist Steve Pittelkow, who will demonstrate methods of paper marbling. In November, Ann Marie Kennedy will deliver the Mitchell Lecture on the Arts of the Book and offer a workshop on papermaking and paper art. And throughout we will enjoy the newly christened papermaking studio in 29 NH that Tim Barrett oversees, moved from the Old Art Building to facilitate classroom instruction.

UICB at Pyramid Atlantic Book Fair

November 2008

The Center will be an exhibitor at the Pyramid Atlantic Book Fair. This Biennial book arts fair and conference is in its 10th year. For two days, November 8 and 9th, nationally acclaimed artists, collectors, scholars, and booksellers will participate in exciting lectures, exhibitions, panel discussions and more. For more information, click here.

The Center hosts first biennnial CBAA conference

January 2009

The art of the book has been at once visionary and documentary, imagining a future that has yet to exist while finding inspiration from the resources of the past. The first biennial conference of the College Book Art Association seeks to bridge the worlds of book art, book history, cultural criticism, and curatorial work through appreciation of the book as an aesthetic sensorium. Along with session programming, the conference agenda will include keynote speakers, exhibits, tours of facilities, open discussion time, and portfolio reviews. For more information, click here