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Volume 4, Number 2
ARTIsts' BOOKS~BOOKBINDING~PAPERCRAFT~6\CALLIGRAPHY
Volume 4, Number 2
2 Make a Pop-Up Box. Carol Barton
3 Bone Alphabet. jacqueline Sva [en
7 Leslie Tardy: Calligrapher
8 Through a Window. Lynn Slevinsky
10 Japanese Bookbinding. Graeme Dawes
13 lIIuminating the Future: A Museum Guide. Maryanne Grebenstein
16 Books in Black. Ruth E. Edwards
20 Neil McCaffrey: Ink Maker. Nan Deluca
22 Paper Treasures. Penny White & Laura Drager
25 Oregon Book Arts Guild Biennial: Journal of Discovery. Alesia Zorn
26 Will OpenType Finally Cure Hot Metal Nostalgia? Jules Siegel
28 Profile: Richard Minsky
31 Calligraphy for the Classroom. Anne Binder
34 Calligraphy Acrostics. Barbara Jones
36 Artistic Uses for Everyday Objects. Elieee Edge
38 Exhibit: A Leap of Faith. Susan Hensel
44 Triangle Card. Michael Jacobs
46 Sticking up for You. Elieee Edge
47 Subscription Form
48 Mini Book Reviews. Rona Chumbook
50 Woven and Interlocking Book Structures by Claire \!;In Vlief & Elizabeth Steiner
BOOK REVIEW. Sylvie Gokulsing
52 The Simple Art of Chinese Brush Painting by Qu Lei Lei
&BotanicallUustration by Siriol Sherlodc. BOOK REVIEWS. Annie CiGlle
53 A New Pointed Nib: EF Principal Nib. PRODUCT REVIEW. Paul Antonio
54 CiJ lcndar ofE\lents
55 Contributors / Credits
Front Cova: Left /0 right.lOp to bottum:
Sepa1"il te Cards by Cn rolBa r{on (page 2)
Book by Karen Hanmer(page 25)
Sample (rom pag te5lingthe new EF Principal Nib
by Paul Antonio(page 53)
First Writing byCariFerra ro (page 40)
ILLUMINATING THE FUTURE:A MUSEUM G'lTIDEBY MARYANNE GREBENSTEIN
CALIFORNIA
l/lus/ration from /Iura CaUigraphia Monumenta lU rhe /.Paul Getty MuseulII. A Facsilllil and greeting cards areavailable of Ihe iIIuminnted manuscripts.
]. Paul Getty Museum, Los AngelesEven a small percentage of the seven hundred million dollaL" j.
Paul Gelty (J 892-1976) bequeal.h~d to· tbL; ImISeU!TI bearing hisname would fund t.he purchase of a signillcant coJlection of illuminated manuscripts. Fortunately for us, th« Bo!tnl 'of Trustees of themuseum largeted medie\ 31 art as one of the areas into which th.emuseum would expand. Beginning i.n 1983 with the acquisition ofthe Ludwig Collecllon, made up of 144 iJlumi~hlted manuscriptsco~k\:.ted by Peter' a.nd 1rene Lud"/ig of Aachen, Germany, themuseum was \\'\~JlI,'IlJl its way to fulfilling tbe Board':; mission of
lions, and loIs of olher .interesting "necessities' like CDs ofGregorian chants to help sat isryour inner monk. tPh\
8"x I0" stlldy photos which canbe purchased on the web.
Don't forget Ule museumshops. They are a wonderfulsOurce of facs.imiles. reproduc-
business traveler who mightfind or crt'ate the opportunity10 explore these fantasticresOllrces. Here are a few wordsto Lhe wise before embarkingon your journey.
The museums Ii ted belowoften - but not always - haveaJ1 exlubit of manuscripts.Because of the frajj, unprotected nature of the books, the displa)'s must be constantlychanged and rotated so thatlight and atmospheric conditions don't damage the work. It'salways prudent 10 contacl themu:eu;n before selling oul for (l
visit to avoid Ihe disappointingexperience of not being able tobehold your vision of glory.
The college libraries on thislist have a different missionthan the museums, and the distinction j~ import, nl. Althoughthey do exhibit their manuscripts on occasion, iher seldom have a stan.ding exh ibit ionconlaining manuscripts. Theircollections are primarily forscholarly intent and are notalway' aV<lilable to the generalpublic. ome, more tha.n others,are willinl'J to i sue study privileges. Ph()tograph~ and slides,WIlicb JJlil.n)' UbJaries makeavailable, provide a somewhatreasonable aJtcrn3ti\"t' '10 viewj'ng the actual manusfTipts.
Many of the museums~ andlibraries have e..xtcilsivej ,ensy, tonavigate websiles.ln addition topro\>iding the usual i.llfo~matii)n
regardin I ope rat ing hOllrs, driving direcliolls and admissionfees, a number of them havedigital pl'wt'Os uf ~ome of themore notable nHHHJ.Scripl i.lluminations and miniature paimings. Some ,even otTer large
There aren't many of dIem,but, they do exjst museums andlibraries Ihat house a collect ionof medievul and j{maissancemanuscripts. I don't understand, and it PIIUlS me t£J admitit, bur my passion, calligraphyilnd the ktler:ing <H"lS, i:, ~ltll Ihepassion of the masses. It is forIhis reason (one must assume)that the e sources of art andhistory are not well publicized.Despite my opinion 10 the contrary, they un: not alwaysregarded ;IS a to!1rist attrra(Uionor com mon I)' considered pa rt ofthe cultural1 \\\cahh of theirhom(' cily.
The conlents of these coUections: one-oC-a-k.ind books often richly illustrated andal\\',) s individually hand lettered and bound - are morethan artfully executed reJigiousdocuments. They provide theviewer with a seldom seen slkeof real@~ during the medievaJand Renaissance times. Manyr Lord COlllmOQ activitic.<; suchas planting, harvesting, huntingand winemaking, not so common activities such as lavishcelebrations of the nobles, anJevidence of cutting edge technology of the era - the caJendilL TheY\\'ere prayer honks,privately commissioned by thearistocraC)'; bjbles, mi:isa!l.s andgraduaJs created in scriptoriums of monasteries' and ",vellbooks on subjects su 11 as :>Li
CDh::C, medicine and the l..llcnlt.
We don't all [aok among thoseh.wky enough to Ijvl' i no ,Or nea r acit)' which boasts a Collec.linn 01manuscripts, but many of ustraveJ. And the list. that foll!)"lVShas been compiled as a [~nidc
for the n:Hh,~, pilgl"1m, lourist or
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OREGON BOOK ARTS GUILDBIENNIAL: JOURNAL OF DISCOVERYBY ALESIA ZORN
Joanne Kiliba. Kllren Hanmer.
Kathy Olle North.
Alice SiI1IpSOn.
The Olegon Book Ans Guild(OBAG) hosts II biennial (c\'CrYOlhcr year) themed show. Thetheme for 2004's show seemed predestined to commemorate thebicentennial of L~wis & Clark andthe Corps of Di cover]' expeditionfrom Missouri 10 OUf 10vel)I homestale. The show wa entitled"Journals of Discovery."
Artists from around the world\~ere repre ('n1ed io the show.Some dOCUmeJlt d Lewis & Clark'sjourney. Others repr' ented fami.!)'journer> and still other. their personal journey of di (-Overy. All .manner of book structures madean impressive showing - traditional. accordion. carousel, sero]l, fiagand many more. Books were handlellered, leuer pres cd and computer generated.
The show went up at the end fApril 2004. in The Collins Galleryat the Multnomah CouotyCenlralLibrary in downlown Portland.The how \~a we]J received andhad many visitors in its month 311d
a ha.!f on display.The exciteme III only grew in
mid- June when the sho\\' camedOwn. was packed up and, in abackward salute to L&C, was sentto St. Louis, /"fissouri forConfluence. the international cal·ligraphy .:onferencc. It was the first
lime an OBAG show Ilit the road.and it received a warm welcome aloUlhern Illinois University
EdwardsviUe. The show stayed upduring the month of July and wasone of lht featured exhibits duringlhe conference. One. afternoon theartists who had books on displayand wert' atlending the conference,mel with eacholher aod interestedparI icipanrs to tal k about 111ei rwork.
Now thaI the show is behind us,we're gearing up for our seventhbiennial book arts conference.lfyou"re inle.rested coming 10 Oregonand emulating Lewis & Clark (in amuch peedier fashion), you canreceive mort' iniormalion aboutthe conference from Laurie Weiss,conference chair; at the contactbelow. The conference will be heldirom June 18th to the Und atPacific University in F rest Grove,Olt:gon. ee you there! !fl';\
Ct1Iu/ogs for the slrOIl' art' $15 pillS shippillS alld 111\! available from Pally Grosslit the COll/ilct ill[o be/all'.
Cntillogs 11IId cOII!mnre info:1928 21st Ave, Suire AForwt Grove, OR 971/6503-357-7263E-mailforwltllogs:[email protected];1 or cOIl/erellCe illfo:(Qrrjrellce@oregonbookartsgui!ll.org
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TRIANGLE CARDBY MICHAEL JACOBS
1ivo triangle cards showing coven;; mill ef/velopf1> (above) andif/sides with calligl"tlphy slii-kers rlesigl/ed by Calijomia artist Terilv/arlill (right).
Triangl Card can be elegantand sophisticated, or whim ical and funky. depending Oll
Ihe papers you choose. OUf
hinged triangle tbps hide andre\'eal lexl and cre-ate. eve.rchanning patterns as tlle)1 areraised and lowered. This project starts with a basic #10 card(4":X 8-1/2"). However you caneasily change the size of thecomponents to work with an A2(4-1/4".5-.1/2").AddanOlher triangle fold-over inside Ihefull Rap On a #10 card for evenmore surprjses! So many possibilities, 0 Little lime!
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MtUerinls~ Card - basic *I() chd~ I flside I.int:rs - '[\\"0 pieces of~l"iJl papl'f prl'-wl (grain Iflllg)to 3-lt?" x 7"~ l;rialJ~h:: Fold-Owrs - 'I\\'t)pieces (Ii decoral i\"t' puper pre(ul In J-) 1'2" x.'-l/~"
~ Tri,~Ill{I(' l.incrs - 'h':ll piecesIll' decorative llaper pre-cuI to 3IJ~"x 3-Wl"~ Lillt$( (01" f!'llnt of card - Pre ClIt riec.c'ofdecl)f,lliw paper ~" x 3-1/2" {grain long)19 BilSic 'ji)ol Kit .. (tltting mal, O.5mm111l'l"IJalJicat !Wllei!. metal rukr, knife. bonefi}Jdcr. glu!' ~ti(k. t\V(~t:Zl'r;;- ('lpl iOlla!).
"T!'iI1iIgle Card" is/rom Michl1RIJacobs' brand new book CardsThaI Pop-Up, Flip & Slide, whichfeatures 23 templates lI'i/1linstr IIct ions. Michael Jacobs isalso IIII' co-author of r<~ative
Correspondence, which has 20slep-by-.\tep projectsfor Icuersl
ellve/opes, mailers, (Ind more.Article (oment copyright 2004 bylvI/chile/Jacobs. Used willI permissioll ofNorth l.ight Book., (/divisioll ofF& \>\ Publications,file., Cincinl1ati, Ohio. All rightsreserved.
For a completely d~ffere,rt
l:jj"ectl gille tile triallglefold-overs to tile illside oftl,e card poillli"gINWARD.
STICKING UP FOR YOUBY ELIECE EDGE
For more ;/1 deplh informalioll, lookfor Nancy WarJ~ book The CompreteG~ljl,ll' to Gluec~ and Adhcsi·vt's.
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-- ---.----] There is Permanenti Prod~cts to Try IDouble-Slick and Double-I .'D- (;11/(' Slick - um; Stick #UU2 which has a
.'D- .'';colelI Double-Slick 'litpel cliner, as well as RellloralDk-,~, Smlch Pl'rJWII/l'1I1 !)ollblt'-Slick ! Double-Coaled and'{l(pC ! Renlowlbie 'Poster T:lpe
I .'D- :\'Imwadhl'siw by 'Iinnbow i #109, This lasl one is par-i .'D- Easy-Slid l~y Mallcl! j liculad)' good 10 use toi .~ 1:t1sy-Sli(k /);:'/)(11151.'1' by Hewlfl!ix I temporarily holdi .lD- U11I1' Pms Sailor Rt>lIi"g na//1- Iunmounted (UM) rubberi in- J, I:ig 2-Wll)" MOflO/tlllW Ulillid ! stamps onto acryl ic: .'1}. Polvl',;mr{ ACl'/(/tl' (Pt.\) f blocks. Just apply a piecej .,~, Pt'I:fC[:II~IPl''' Al~;'l'5;I'C i or r..,ro of tbe tape to the: -,~, :Io-yh( (,eI MedIUm 1block, and it will hold the: .'#- [lcarl-Ex rubber image securely forj-'II-' Gil/SOIl Ml-/cilltl'S stamping, but release the! ,\~, Xynlll Mlle/linrl Ui'vl without st icky rcsidue! .'6- !:n()(J(J Olll~ when fl nishe.d, You ca n1 .'().. RuMer (['1I10It 111illnCl" leave the lape on the blockL- .-_~ ___' and reu e it many times
Sooner or later calligraphers for olher stamp before itwill Kind Ihatthey l,lave Ihe need will need replacing. Many slam-for an adhesive in t'~wkT variQUS pel'S prefer VMs be ause tbeyart projects, And they wiH lake up much less stornge spacequickly disCLl\~('r that good old and arc half the cost of mount-Ermer's glue is not necessarily ed slamps,the best cboilt'. In making layered greet,jng
There are many d.fferenl cards, I prefer the double-sticktypes' of adhesives for different tape:; overi the glue sticks main-purposes, and a multitude of ly!blOcause thl>Y are neater,hr,uids available for each type. Tblerc is no nt'cd to use a wasteThis article is too slwrt to try to sheet under each edge. Your fin-covcr everything a\·ailabk.l;or gers never get me sy,lransfer-more i,n depth infonn<llion, ring the stickint'ss where youlook for Nancy Ward's book The don't want it, and Ihere's noComplele Gu;de 10 Glues and TIeed to hur!,)' before il dries.Adhesives and check the web,~itc You can'l reposition it, usually,W\I',II',lhi$!otIIllU;om, once you'V\; prL'ssed it down, bUI
ror glue Slicks, my preference it is possible to adjust things ifis UHU, This is -the one thai you lay it down very light!'}' atgoes on ,purple, maki ng it easy first. For wider coverage, youto check yum coverage, but ,C,lTI buy double-si ick carpeldries denT. (;Fue Slicks are fairly tape at home improveme-ntnon-mess)" very porlable, and slores,repositionable for a little while. Even laster to apply, are th~
They are n I good for gluing Iransfer tapes which come inlarge areas because t.hey dry 100 roll-on mechanisms. I first usedquickly, Ihese as a librarian to glue. 3M makes many different pockets in bOtlks, You can stilltapes under the "SlOtch" brand buy IhOSt' bi~ ArG guns at artnallle, besides the one we rOll- Slort~, bUI Ihey are expeHsive.tinely reler 10 as Scotch tape, In more recent years several
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companies have been rilingsmaller versjons~n lably-"lonoadhesive by 'fombow andEasy-Stick by Manco. The reftllsarc also availabl in repositionable t}'pes. The$C' are particularly useful when doing layouts, asyou can cut your \\T,itillg inlost.rips, roU on some bils of thistape, and move lhe sirips(IT lind until yOLl get the lookyou Ijke best. There are twotypes of Easy-Stick dispcllsers,The transparent red ooes art'dispos<lble and contain 335" for$3.89-"4,.45, depending on yoursource, The opaque red OIW isrefillable and initjally COSts
$5.35-$6.29, witb ret1lls rUll·ning $2,24-$3,89 for 472",I-lermafix is a bmnd that is verypopular with:napbookas, and Iresisted buyin~it for along lilil1e,but onoc 1did, I findthaI I like it alot. It dis-p('n:;~s rowsoftililY lilliedots of ,ldhesive thal arerepo.si!iOii\
able for J few111 jnu Ie,,;,
even in thepermanentkimel, You gel590" forabout 55,50,
There aIL' several gille, pensavailable. The three I've usedal' the Sailor Roll iog, Ball 2 in I,the Zig 2-W;ry, illlll 'I~H1)h(Jw'sMonoAqua Liquid. I rt'ally likethe Sailor because the adhesivecomes oul iill I ioy' dots aboutthe size of <l pi.nhead, and youcan put them eX;Ktly wbere you
want them, which is great forgluiog really small items. Thefirst r.vo o( these art" repositionable if you let tbe adhesive drybefore adhering il.
One of tbt' rou:>t troublefraught adhesivl:: jobs, in myopinion, is gluing p3per or clothto book boards. Polyvinylauelate (PYA) is pH-neulral,dri lear, is ~exible and can bethinned with water, You canbrush il 01110 your boards or rollit on with a sponge bra.)'er, andthen apply the board to thepaper or cloth. Just have thecorners marked, and it's eJsy toget on Stnlight, but yOll generalI,.. wlll hJ\''C a lillie- adjust menlIime, if you need ,il. Some p~o
pie thin the glue with water ormix il wilhwheat pasteand water togive themselves moreworkingtime,Whensmoothingyour gluedpaper 10
remove aIrbubbles andensure good:ldhesionc' lisea crumpledup ball ofwax paper,You can pressdown II'j~h IIand move itin aU direc
tions wilhou~ leaving shinymarks. IJ you choose to burnishwith a bone folc!eb·, be sure 10
cover your glued paper withanothn- sheet of paper so thaIthe shiny marks arc not on yo.urgood paper.
Lois of people ;wear byPerfect Paper Adhesive, which isa periUall-elu and archival
