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View all threads2024 workshops Karen Hanmer Book Arts
Girdle Book online workshop
May 5-June 9, 2024 | Sundays | 6 sessions
Registration and more information:
https://karenhanmer.com/gallery/p/girdle-workshop
This workshop will guide students through the construction of a girdle
book on the foundation of a typical Medieval binding: Text block sewn on
double raised supports; wooden boards shaped all around, with special
attention given to the inside spine edge to match the text block’s
shoulder, then laced on and pegged; sewn endbands; covered in
vividly-colored leather.
Leather Binding Techniques: half binding over false raised bands online
workshop
April 9-June 11, 2024 | Tuesdays | 10 sessions
Registration and more information:
https://karenhanmer.com/gallery/p/half-leather-false-bands
In this workshop, students will further develop their binding and
leather-working expertise. New skills introduced: the addition of false
raised bands to a hollow back, and paring and placement of leather
corners or fore edge strips on a half-leather binding.
The online format is a series of live tutorials via Zoom. The tutorials
are recorded and the videos are available to registered students for 90
days. Students need not be present for the live sessions. Workshop fee
includes supplies and a detailed handout, which are mailed to arrive in
time for the first session. Zoom links will be sent the week before
class, and a tool list no later than three weeks in advance.
Karen Hanmer’s books are physical manifestations of personal essays
intertwining history, culture, and politics. She utilizes both
traditional and contemporary book structures, and the work is often
playful in content or format. Hanmer has exhibited widely since 1988,
and her work is included in more than 200 collections internationally.
Hanmer has twice presented at the Guild of Book Workers annual
conference. She served on the editorial boards of The Bonefolder and the
Guild of Book Workers Journal, and as the Guild’s Exhibitions Chair.
In mid 2020 Hanmer began to supplement in-person instruction with
virtual, and remains one of very few sources for advanced-level, online
bookbinding education. Her thoughtful approach to structure gives
students the tools to reach across history and technique to create a
sound and satisfying binding.
--
Karen Hanmer
www.karenhanmer.com
Karen Hanmer Book Arts. Since 1997 answering the question
"What will I do with my liberal arts degree?"
At the recent GBW annual business meeting in San Francisco, we honored our last GBW Librarian, Jay Tanner, a position that has been retired since the GBW Library has now become a permanent part of the University of Iowa collection in Iowa City.
Do I understand correctly, that the GBW Archives is also being housed by the University of Iowa Libraries?
On the cover of our August 2003 newsletter (yes I still have a copy), there is a picture of Barbara Kretzmann of Ithaca NY standing by a stack of GBW Archive items. Barbara worked for many years on the GBW archive, the first member to do so since the time of Laura Young in the 1970s.
Also, there was an effort to record some oral histories of longtime members in the 1990s, would they be there?
I certainly hope that someone has or is recording a conversation with Margaret Johnson in San Francisco, perhaps our most senior member?
Any comments?
Priscilla Spitler
Priscilla, can't answer all of your questions, but the Archive remains at Iowa. The inventory is at https://guildofbookworkers.org/content/archive.
In terms of the oral histories, that project was begun by Valerie Metzler, and as far as I know, the only output of that project was related to Fritz and Trudi Eberhardt, published as Volume 37, Number 2, 2002. Scroll down at https://guildofbookworkers.org/journal, or download at https://bit.ly/3QeVkWd. I don't if others were interviewed and never made it to print, or the Eberhardts were it. Margaret a must, and can think of a few others.
In terms of doing more, that would need to be a serious volunteer and paid effort on the part of the Guild. Starting points could be the articles for GBW award recipients, but that would be rather incomplete. It would also require at least an interview format and set of starter questions. AIC has an Oral History Project with several good resources and templates as well, https://bit.ly/3FDJBLS.
With support, we have so many more options [other than print] now as well.
But, as with all these things, it would be a big effort.
Hope you're well.
p.
On 10/30/2023 11:56 AM EDT Priscilla Spitler prispit54@gmail.com wrote:
At the recent GBW annual business meeting in San Francisco, we honored our last GBW Librarian, Jay Tanner, a position that has been retired since the GBW Library has now become a permanent part of the University of Iowa collection in Iowa City.
Do I understand correctly, that the GBW Archives is also being housed by the University of Iowa Libraries?
On the cover of our August 2003 newsletter (yes I still have a copy), there is a picture of Barbara Kretzmann of Ithaca NY standing by a stack of GBW Archive items. Barbara worked for many years on the GBW archive, the first member to do so since the time of Laura Young in the 1970s.
Also, there was an effort to record some oral histories of longtime members in the 1990s, would they be there?
I certainly hope that someone has or is recording a conversation with Margaret Johnson in San Francisco, perhaps our most senior member?
Any comments?
Priscilla Spitler