Penland, North Carolina
May 8-19, 1996
Classes
PBI '96 Staff
Program & Site Description
Tuition & Housing
Work/Study Scholarships
Application
PBO '96 Planning and Administrative Support
Classes
SESSION ONE (select two classes)
Paper Conservation Techniques - Joining Papers And Filling of Losses
Betty Fiske
This course will begin with methods of paper repairs focusing on filling
losses. Historical papers will be examined and described as a starting point
for choice of technique. Filling materials will include inserts of old or
new western papers and oriental papers, paper pulps, and overall lining
materials. Matching of color, fiber, surface texture, etc. will be explored.
This class will be of interest to book and paper conservators as well as
paper and collage artists who want to learn skills in joining, matching,
overlapping, adhering, and drying of varied papers and pulps.
Betty Fiske is currently a Conservator of Paper at Winterthur
Museum, Garden and Library in Wilmington, DE, and teaches in the Winterthur-University
of Delaware Program in Art Conservation, where she earned her MS in conservation.
From 1981-92, she was an Associate Paper Conservator at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art. From 1985-87, with grants from the NEA and Asian Cultural
Council, she studied conservation of Japanese woodblock prints in Tokyo
and Kyoto.
In and Out... Japanese Paper Decorating
Richard Flavin
Participants will learn basic nagashizuki papermaking techniques, and will
then create a variety of decorated papers both in the vat and out. In-vat
decorating techniques are: Dragon paper using inclusions of long fibers(unryu
shi); watermarking by manipulation of pulp thicknesses, water drops and
sprays(rakusui shi); cloud paper using two vats, double dipping(uchi gumo
shi). Out-of-the-vat decorating techniques are: Crumpled and backed colored
papers(momigami); colored papers embellished with gold, silver and mica
flecks(kira gami); stencil papers using pigments in a devils tongue starch(konnyaku
nori) binder(katasome gami); frotage printing from deep grained wood(taku
hon).
For the past 23 years Richard Flavin has been living and working
in Japan. He began by studying wood-block printing at Tokyo University of
Fine Arts, and later developed an interest in Japanese papermaking. He is
now producing handmade paper and art works at his home and studio, Jionji
Press in Ogawamachi.
Making A Molded Pull-Off Box
Tom Conroy
Nineteenth-century English binders developed the book-shaped "fire-resistant
pull-off case" for rare books, formed somewhat like a top-opening slipcase
with a deep lid. It is made by laminating paper and leather around a wood
core the shape of the book. This technique came from the fancy leather-goods
trade, where it was used for making card cases, matchboxes, razor-cases,
spectacle-cases and so on. Pull-off boxes are no longer used for most conservation
work, but they remain useful for some special purposes, for instance as
pressure boxes for vellum bindings, or (since they are almost airtight when
properly made) for extra fire- or water-resistance. Both the form and the
technique have unexplored potential for book arts. Participants will make
one cloth-and-paper covered box, and if time and skill permit, may attempt
additional boxes in leather with false raised bands.
Tom Conroy was trained by Theodore and Anne Kahle at Capricornus
School of Bookbinding and Restoration, and holds an MLIS from the University
of California at Berkeley. He has published extensively on the history,
theory, technique, and materials of bookbinding and book conservation.
Experimental Surface Design for Western Papers
Bridget O'Malley
It is amazing how a normal-looking sheet of paper can be transformed by
the effects of a surface coating! This workshop will focus on surface treatments
of dry or nearly dry sheets, some of which will be made on site. Participants
will experiment with anything that can be put on, rubbed in, or added to
the sheets to change their appearance, color, texture and working properties.
Commonly used materials such as gelatin sizing, methylcellulose, indigo
and walnut dyes, and some less common materials such as wax, linseed oil,
furniture oils, plaster, and egg white will be used. We will also look at
the effects of varied beating times and fiber contents on the final character
of the coated or treated sheets. We will use some traditional fibers like
cotton, flax and abaca, and also look at some unusual fibers that are now
commercially available, such as kenaf and Foxfibre (naturally colored organic
cotton). Students are encouraged to bring any papers they may have at home
to experiment with. By the end of the class, each person will have assembled
a sample book documenting a wide variety of fibers, beating times and surface
coatings; there will also be time for individual explorations and experiments.
Bridget O'Malley is Co-proprietor of Cave Paper, a handmade
paper mill specializing in decorated and unusual papers, pulp sheets and
blank books. She is also Artist-in-Residence and Instructor at the Minnesota
Center for Book Arts in Minneapolis. In 1994 she completed a 5-year apprenticeship
with Timothy Barrett at the University of Iowa Center for the Book Paper
Facilities. She holds an MA/MFA in Printmaking from the University of Iowa.
Thinking Editions: Multiply Your Books
Edward H. Hutchins
Discover the pleasure of sharing your ideas and artwork with others, and
still having a copy left for yourself. We will make models of several innovative
book structures, including petal, pop-up and tunnel books. We will also
experiment with techniques for reproducing text and images, and look at
various ways to decorate and embellish the page. Each participant will design
a book and produce enough copies to share with everyone else. (Those that
finish early will have the opportunity to help others!) This course will
provide participants with practical skills and information about how to
turn a one-of-a-kind book into an edition, and with keepsake examples of
other participants' work.
Since 1989 Edward H. Hutchins has been the proprietor of EDITIONS,
a workshop for producing book art multiples. He frequently gives lectures,
classes and demonstrations in the book arts at public schools, libraries
and art institutions.
Metal Techniques for Bookmakers
Instructor to be announced
This workshop will introduce participants to many simple, traditional metal-
working techniques that will enhance any book or box form both structurally
and/or decoratively. We will cover piercing, etching, roller printing, dapping,
riveting, soldering and bezel setting. We will also explore ways of altering
or customizing existing metal hardware, such as hinges and latches. The
techniques covered in this class should give students basic skills for making
metal fittings ranging from the traditional to the bizarre.
Louanne DiBella has a BFA from the University of the Arts in
Philadelphia, PA and has taught jewelry design and rendering at Rhode Island
College and the Learning Connection, Providence, RI. She has designed jewelry
for Bijoux Givenchy, Karl Lagerfield, and QVC, NYC. She currently works
in metal and freelance design when not working for Penland School.
SESSION TWO (choose one class)
Paper Cloth/Paper Thread
Dorothy Field
In this class we will begin with traditional Japanese techniques for paper
textiles: shifu, cloth woven of spun paper thread, and kamiko, paper which
is starched and worked into a cloth-like material. From there we will work
with simpler, less traditional methods, experimenting with rumpling, crumpling,
folding, dyeing, printing, sewing, weaving, wrapping, etc. to produce book,
clothing, on-the-wall and sculptural forms. Looms will be set up to weave
shifu samples. Early in the class we will make large sheets of paper on
a hanging "Korean" screen to be used for kamiko. Through slides
and stories we will look into the metaphors of cloth and thread.
With a background in textiles, Dorothy Field has been making,
using and writing about paper for the last fifteen years. She has travelled
extensively in Asia researching tradition and change in the uses of handmade
paper. She teaches and lectures in the US and Canada.
The Letterpress Lineagep;Publishing an Erotic Cookbook
Katherine Kuehn
During this four-day workshop participants will print and bind a sizzling
compendium of irresistible recipes for both love and food. Our erotic cookbook
is to be a humorous and sexy, densely layered and textured, not necessarily
archival, over the top, collaborative production. The print shop will be
transformed into an energetic and lusty test kitchen where an extravagant
array of printing techniques (for both on and off the press) will be demonstrated
and utilized. These techniques will include printing from both hand-set
type and polymer plates, pressure printing (like a rubbing a la letterpress),
collographs, safety-cut, stenciling, stamping, monoprinting and, of course,
vegetable printing. A recommended reading list, along with suggestions for
gathering up unconventional printing tools and materials will be sent to
each participant.
Katherine Kuehn became the proprietor of the Salient Seedling
Press in 1980. She is a loyal member of the Wisconsin mafia in the Walter
Hamady and Joe Wilfer traditions. After working as a printer for Pace Editions
in New York City from 1987-1992, she relocated to Albuquerque, NM. There,
Katherine and her press partner, Anna Hepler, create their own work, round
up job work and contribute to the book arts explosion by teaching a wide
variety of classes and workshops.
Wooden Presses for Bookbinding
Tim Moore
Participants will make wooden finishing presses. Major steps include boring
and tapping the sturdy wooden cheeks, turning and threading the wooden handscrews,
and fitting the parts to each other. With luck the class will produce some
additional equipment, perhaps sewing frames or a massive lying press. The
class will be an introduction to some new skills and techniques, as well
as general woodworking skills. Each participant should return home with
a useful tool.
Tim Moore has been self-employed since 1982, making paper molds
and bookbinding tools. He especially enjoys devising methods to make unusual
or hard-to-find tools. He lives and works at his home near Concord, Michigan.
The Visual Narrative: Relief Printing
Pati Scobey
This workshop will explore generating and implementing narrative, sequential
images within a print and/or book format. The focus will be relief printing
in combination with hand, collage and monoprint techniques. Through the
manipulation of stencils and printing components, participants will create
a vocabulary of images to use throughout their printed pages. Participants
will have the opportunity to execute a series of prints or a book. Color
printing techniques will be emphasized, producing results that can range
from dense and rich to subtle and delicate.
Pati Scobey holds an MFA in Printmaking from the University
of Wisconsin. Her work integrates prints and drawings into the book format
and is represented in major collections including the Getty Center, Harvard
University and New York Public Library. She lives and works in Concord,
Michigan.
Scrapbooks & Albums
Gillian Boal
Structure is a key component of every book, for durability and function,
as well as for the successful transmission of an aesthetic message. Scrapbooks
and albums can pose particularly challenging structural problems for conservators,
binders and book artists. This course will emphasize the interplay between
materials and structure, using both historical and modern examples of the
scrapbook\album form. Participants will gain first-hand knowledge of the
strengths and limits of various materials by creating models of two different
binding styles, with a modern and an historical variation for each style.
Gillian Boal works as Book Conservator in the Conservation Department
of the University of California at Berkeley. Since 1993 she has taught bookmaking
at Mills College in Oakland. Her trek began in 1974 at Camberwell School
of Art and Crafts in London. She was then exposed to marbled paper and conservation
at Cockerell & Son in Cambridge, England. She finally made it out West
via the Northeast Document Conservation Center.
Serial Imagery, Design and the Interiorized - Formats of the Book
Timothy C. Ely
The natural habits of design law are a universal morpho-genetic Eucharist.
The object-book-designer links to the materials and to the content in a
way that disassociates with the habits of fashion, lending the resultant
design an unusual and unique outlook. This class will utilize the THINKING
BOOK motif of journals, diaries and sketchbooks, seen as repositories of
direct personal experience. A personal vocabulary of imagery will be generated
during sessions in which students will be asked to respond to aural material;
each individual will develop an "image bank" which will become
fuel for the creative matrix. This is not ego investment but intestinal
force. Using drawing, painting, rubber-stamping, collage, rubbing and
any other techniques as appropriate, students will be guided toward greatly
expanded skills in formatting and rendering their thoughts into visual and
narrative expression. The work will be crafted into a set of books using
a variety of elemental structures that relate to the dynamic syntax of the
content. Working continuously over a four-day period will give time for
exploration and some degree of refinement, and allow the formal considerations
of the codex format to be addressed.
Timothy C. Ely has been making books with varying degrees of
refinement since grade school. Early work on dust jackets led to experiments
in science imagery, ultimately leading up to the current work. He is currently
in private practice, engaged in unique book making, panel painting with
medieval materials, printmaking and publishing. Chronicle Books of San Francisco
recently published his The Flight into Egypt. (Top
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PBI'96 Staff
William Drendel (Co-director) is a Chicago designer and book artist who
began his art training at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His
interest in books led him to the study of traditional bookbinding. From
there he has taken the traditional, put a spin on it and taken books to
a high level of the non-traditional. His work has been shown extensively
both nationally and internationally. His work is in many collections both
local and national.
Maria Fredericks (Co-director) is Conservator of Rare Books at the
Huntigton Library, San Marino, California. She has worked at the Winterthur
Museum, the Library of Congress, and the Conservation Center for Art and
Historic Artifacts in Philadelphia.
Julia Miller (Journalist/Archivist) is a book conservator in private
practice in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She makes artist's books on such subjects
as odalisques and wandjinas.
Pamela Spitzmueller (Co-director) is the Conservator at the University
of Iowa Libraries, and a member of UI Center for the Book. She has worked
at the Libray of Congress Conservation Office, and the Newberry Library
in Chicago. Her one-of-a-kind books are often inspired byhistorical book
structures.
Eileen Wallace (Co-director) is a printer and book artist and is
currently a studio coordinator at Penland School of Crafts. She has an MFA
from the University of Alabama. (Top of the page)
Program & Site Description
Now in its thirteenth year, Paper & Book Intensive is a working sabbatical
for practitioners and serious students in the book arts, papermaking, and
conservation. Daily class sessions are combined with lectures, discussions,
and shared meals, to promote unusual levels of exchange and inspiration.
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The Program
PBI classes will consist two sessions: one four day session, during which
participants will take two classes, one meeting in the morning and one in
the afternoon, followed by the second session, meeting all day for four
days, making a total of three classes during the event. Specialized class
supplies as well as appropriate equipment and working environments are provided
as part of the program. At the end of each session, presentations from each
class will be given to the entire group. The Annual PBI Auction and Banquet
are held on the last day of the event, May 18th. Participants should plan
to arrive in the early afternoon Wednesday, May 8th and depart after breakfast
on the morning of Sunday, May 19th. (Top of the
page)
The Site
Penland School is located
in western North Carolina, northeast of Asheville, in a mountainous area
which abounds in spectacular views. The campus consists of four hundred
acres with forty-two structures. Penland is invitingly spread out along
a winding road. Facilities include meeting and work spaces, a supply store,
a volley ball court, ping pong tables, hiking paths, and a great coffee
shop. The unique and physically beautiful environment fosters an uncommon
mix of work and play. Paper & Book Intensive has again been invited
to make use of the extensive Book Arts facilities available at one of the
most outstanding craft schools in America. (Top
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PBI On-Site Newsletter
A newsletter will be produced by PBI journalist Julia Miller. Participants
will be encouraged to report on activities in and outside the classes, lectures,
and demonstrations. The newsletter will have summaries of daily class activities
and will form the foundation of PBI '96 documentation.
Break Day
Monday, May 13 will be a free day for participants to explore the local
surroundings. There are many activities in the immediate Penland area and
you can choose to stay around the school or explore local craft studios,
hiking trails, the river for swimming, or may decide to venture out further
for rafting or possibly a trip to Asheville. There will not be an organized
day trip but detailed maps and phone numbers will be available and transportation
could possibly be provided for a few small groups.
Penland/PBI Store
The Penland Store, a well supplied resource in the mountains, will be open
for PBI '96. The store has most everything needed for working with books
and related crafts. There will also be a location for participants to sell
items they have brought along.
Tuition & Housing
Tuition for the entire PBI '96 program, including room and board, all classes,
and basic supplies and materials is $980. There will be a $40.00 fee each
way for the shuttle from the Asheville, NC airport and this will be added
to your PBI tuition bill. Detailed travel arrangements will be made after
registration acceptance in the spring. Housing will be in dorm style buildings
with plenty of storage space and showers. The food at Penland is well-known
for its high quality and variety. Limited campsites are available although
tuition remains the same. (Top of the page)
PBI 96 Work/Study Scholarships
These awards are based on financial need and merit in your field. We are
able to offer scholarships this year due to the success of last year's auction
and careful event budgeting. If possible, please try alternate sources of
funding. To apply, send a current resume, a paragraph of why PBI is important
to you, samples of your work (slides, prints, treatment report, and enclose
a SASE if you want them returned), evidence of financial status(student
ID, letter from employer, etc), and any special skills you think PBI could
use (photographer, computer, AV equipment, newsletter, etc). A panel of
past PBI Co-directors and/or members of the art/book/craft/conservation
community will make the final selection. Deadline for scholarship application
is March 15. Those selected will have assigned duties once they report to
Penland. We need the most help on registration day, the free day, and the
final clean-up day to setup or take down workshop areas, and for some evening
events. Duties will not overlap class periods. Scholarship applicants will
be notified on April 2. (Top of the page)
Application
In general, it is assumed that applicants will have special interest and
experience in bookbinding, conservation, papermaking, printing, or associated
areas. However, PBI welcomes applications from all interested individuals.
Space is limited (10-12 participants per class, 60-72 total) so early application
is encouraged. The enrollment period extends from January 30 through April
7th. Upon acceptance, a $450 deposit is required to reserve your place,
with the balance due on your arrival May 8th. The PBI co-directors will
gladly supply letters of support to applicants seeking funding and/or time
away from employers by writing to Pamela Spitzmueller at the address below.
Detailed travel information will be forwarded to accepted applicants in
the spring.
To apply for PBI '96, please send the following information to Pamela Spitzmueller
on a single 8.5x11 inch sheet of paper (use both sides if necessary): 1)
your name, address, and all telephone numbers, 2) a brief description of
your background and areas of expertise/interest, 3) your reasons for wanting
to attend PBI '96, 4) and a list, by instructor name, of your first through
last choices of ALL classes, for both session 1 and session 2. Every effort
is made to give participants reservations in their preferred classes. Upon
acceptance, you will be notified of your class placements.
- Pamela Spitzmueller, PBI '96
- UI Center for the Book
- Book Conservation, Main Library
- The University of Iowa
- Iowa City, IA 52242
- 319-335-5908
email CADPAM@UIAMVS.WEEG.UIOWA.EDU
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PBI 96 Planning and Administrative
Support
This event was planned by co-directors Pam Spitzmueller at the University
of Iowa, Maria Fredericks at the Huntington Museum, Bill Drendel in Chicago,
and Eileen Wallace at the Penland School of Crafts. Many thanks to co-directors
Steve Miller at the University of Alabama and Timothy Barrett at the University
of Iowa.
The University of Iowa Center for the Book is the sponsor for PBI 1996.
The University of Iowa does not discriminate in its educational programs
and activities on the basis of race, national origin, color, religion, sex,
age, or handicap. The University also affirms its commitment to providing
equal opportunities and equal access to University facilities without reference
to affectional or associational preference.
Brochure design and production by Eileen Wallace.
PBI '96 logo design by Shaver Huggins Design.
The PBI website is maintained by Steve Miller at the University of Alabama
School of Library & Information Studies, email
smiller@slism.slis.ua.edu, and was last updated 12 February 1996.
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