Alert: Latest News for The Thread That Binds 2011 Exhibition
You are invited to the second venue of the Lone Star Chapter's Exhibition of
The Thread That Binds!
The Opening Reception on Thursday, September 29, 6:00-8:00 PM will kick off the exhibition at the Museum of Printing History, 1324 West Clay St., Houston, TX 77019.
The 51 bindings will be on display through January 14, 2012. Many of the bindings will be available for sale. Catalogs also will be available in the museum's gift shop. (Or they may be ordered online -- see the Exhibitions Page for ordering contact information and cost.)
Exhibition catalogs are available for purchase through this site. The order form is available for download and printing in the post below.
Lone Star Chapter 2011 site statistics in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,700 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 45 trips to carry that many people.
The Thread That Binds Exhibition Catalog Order Form
For purchase inquiries about the 2011 Exhibition Catalog, the red link below will display an order form for printing purposes. Fill out the form and send to Danielle Upton, Lone Star Chapter Treasurer. The address is on the order form.
The Thread That Binds Opening Reception
The opening reception for The Thread That Binds 2011 exhibition is a success! The books are beautifully displayed in SMU’s DeGolyer Library. Friends and family of Pamela Leutz were in attendance. See more images of the exhibition on the Exhibition page. We really had a great time.
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The Thread That Binds Exhibition begins in Dallas
The DeGolyer Library will host the The Thread That Binds Exhibition beginning Friday, June 3, 2011.
The Thread That Binds Matching Game, hand-bound leather binding, by Pamela Train Leutz
Book Club of Texas Publications
The Book Club of Texas has a home at the SMU Degolyer Library. The Book Club is offers a wonderful selection of publications on Texas history and literature for the collector. For bookbinders, The Book Club offers unbound sheets for special editions such as Josefina Niggli, The Defeat of Grandfather Devil: From the Twelfth-Century Spanish Shepherds’ Play As Performed Yearly at Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico.
The 40 page book measures 7 inches in height and 8.5 inches in width, with lovely linocut illustrations by Artemio Rodriguez scattered throughout. Niggli’s charming play is edited by William M. Fisher who also provides an afterword. It is designed and printed by Bradley Hutchinson in Austin, Texas on Hahnemühle Biblio paper. Cristóbal Henestrosa designed the typeface Espinosa Nova with Espinosa Nova Rotunda used on this publication.
This is just a sample of the quality publications offered. To find out more about this and other Book Club publications go to the Book Club of Texas page.
For information about the Book Club and its activities, please contact Pamalla Anderson at 214-768-0829 or andersonp@smu.edu.
NEW! April 2, 2011 Adhesive Workshop
Saturday, April 2, 2011
10am – 4pm, held at Tish’s studio
Fee: $75 Member / $90 Non-Member
Cost includes materials provided for the workshop, instructor fee and studio rental.
Limited to 8 students.
Follow the provided link for more workshop information and registration form:
March 6, 2010 Paste Paper Workshop
The Lone Star Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers presents Paste Paper Workshop on Saturday, March 6, 2010 from 10am – 5pm at the Studio of Kim Neiman in Arlington, Texas. Workshop instructor: Cindy Haller.
Follow the provided link for more workshop information and registration form:
The Thread That Binds Call for Intent to Participate is closed
Pamela Leutz, The Thread That Binds: Interviews with Private Bookbinders
The Lone Star Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers invites all members to participate in its 2011 exhibition of member Pamela Leutz’s book, The Threat That Binds: Interviews with Private Practice Bookbinders, currently available in unbound signatures from Oak Knoll Press http://www.oakknoll.com/detail.php?d_booknr=103925&d_currency=
The Intent for Participation form is now available. The Thread That Binds Exhibition Intent to Participate Form
Welcome to the Lone Star Chapter
The Lone Star Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers welcomes you to our blog site. Here you will find news about events, exhibitions and workshops the Lone Star Chapter is sponsoring. You can also contact various Lone Star Chapter members through their link listing in the sidebar.
