First up is my trip to FOBA (Focus on Book Arts). I attended this wonderful event for the first time in late June and had a great experience. The conference was well organized, full of enthusiastic participants and overflowing with great teachers. I met so many book artists that I hope I will be able to stay in touch with. My class was taught by Jill Berry and you can see pictures below of the book we made. The class was called An Intimate Atlas and it was all that and more! Thanks Jill for a wonderful class.
While I was in Portland for FOBA there was also a talk by Hedi Kyle, a person I greatly admire and have never met before. I did get to introduce myself to her briefly and thank her for all the inspiration she has provided over the years. I also attended the artists' reception at 23 Sandy Gallery and got to see all the lovely books up close. I met several of the other artists in the show and we bonded over our love of Hedi's structures. There was even a table of her (Hedi's) sample books at the show that we could touch and try to figure out. All in all it was a wonderful trip and an experience I will remember for many years.
Enjoy the pictures of my FOBA experience.
-Gina
An Intimate Atlas - book designed by Jill Berry and executed by me.
Page 1 "My Head"
Pages 3 and 4 shown folded into their turkish map fold shapes.
Pages 3-4 closed up and encased in their black paper gate fold binding.
The back of one map page showing the random lines we made using dripped walnut ink. Color was added with Twinkling H2O's and watercolor.
Hedi Kyle sample of a map accordion folded and fishbone folded at the same time! Amazing structure.
Hedi Kyle Map book closed showing her belt fold closure. You can find directions for this closure in Preservation Enclosures by Hedi Kyle
Me with my book Lost River at 23 Sandy Gallery.
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