For this ABH Conversation, Jamie Lou Thome talked with Sarah Noreen about how cool her job is at the U.S. Government Publishing Office, about how identity and memory shapes her book artist work, about paper marbling, and more.
Read moreConversations: Shawn Sheehy with Emily Martin
Emily Martin is one of today’s most prolific book artists—and one of the few who consistently integrates paper-engineered structures into her projects. Enjoy reading about her process!
Read moreEp 40: Emily Martin
For this ABH Conversation, Jamie Lou Thome talked with book artist Emily Martin about the work she produced during shelter-in-place in 2020.
Read moreEp 39: Don Widmer
Don Widmer combines hand papermaking, bookbinding, and printing to create works inspired by storytelling and real and imagined histories.
Read moreEp 38: Helen Hiebert, Part One
This is PART One of our ABH Conversation with paper maker and artist Helen Hiebert! Helen Hiebert Studio’s mission is to share and expand the love of hand paper making and paper crafts with newcomers and to expand the knowledge of experienced artists through artwork, online and in-person classes, retreats, videos, how-to books, a blog and a podcast.
Read moreEp 38: Helen Hiebert, Part Two
This is PART TWO of our ABH Conversation with paper maker and artist Helen Hiebert! Helen Hiebert Studio’s mission is to share and expand the love of hand paper making and paper crafts with newcomers and to expand the knowledge of experienced artists through artwork, online and in-person classes, retreats, videos, how-to books, a blog and a podcast.
Read moreCreating Decorative Tapes for Exposed Spines with Jamie Thome
In this second video of our new Artists Book House Tutorials series, artist and ABH Board Member Jamie Thome demonstrates how to make your own decorative tapes for exposed spine structures.
Read moreEp. 36: Jen Thomas, Part Two
For this ABH Conversation, Jamie spoke with Jen Thomas, an artist, designer, educator, and writer based in Richmond, Virginia. Ms. Thomas is currently the Book Arts Program Director at the University of Richmond.
Read moreEp. 36: Jen Thomas, Part One
For this ABH Conversation, Jamie spoke with Jen Thomas, an artist, designer, educator, and writer based in Richmond, Virginia. Ms. Thomas is currently the Book Arts Program Director at the University of Richmond.
Read moreEp. 26: Andrea Dezsö
On 08 October 2020, we were so lucky to be able to have a conversation with visual artist Andrea Dezsö. Andrea Dezsö is a visual artist who works across a broad range of media including drawing, painting, artist's books, embroidery, cut paper, animation, sculpture, site-specific installation and public art.
Read moreEp. 24: Maria Burke
On September 24, 2020, we talked with the ever-fascinating Maria Burke! Maria has been called an Entropy Fighter and a Professional Googler. In other words, she works as a librarian, which means (depending on whom you ask) she is either "someone [who] has integrity and pluck and has read a great many books in the hope of repairing the world," or a "hideous creature of unimaginable power." Perhaps both.
Read moreEp. 23: Beth Adler
On September 17th, we (virtually) visited the Evanston studio of artist Beth Adler! During this Quarantour, Ms. Adler, Evanston-based designer/ printmaker/ book artist, presented the work she has done during the last six months during the time of the pandemic.
Read moreEp. 13 : Jessica Spring
On 09 July, 2020 we visited letterpress printer and book artist Jessica Spring, of Springtide Press in Tacoma, WA.
Read moreEp. 12 : Regin Igloria
Regin Igloria is a multidisciplinary artist and educator based in Chicago. His drawings, artists’ books, sculptures, and performances portray the human condition as it relates to the natural environment and inhabited spaces.
Read moreEp. 11 : Amy Jacobs
On 25 June, 2020 we visited our friend Amy Jacobs, Co-Director of Artistic Projects and Master Collaborator at Dieu Donné in NYC.
Read moreEp. 10 : Craig Jobson
On 18 June 2020, we visited with Evanston-based letterpress printer and book artist Craig Jobson!
Read moreEp. 08 : Lucy Baxandall
On 04 June 2020, we visited papermaker and book artist Lucy Baxandall based in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, and in London.
Read moreEp. 05 : Ken Gerleve
On 14 May, 2020, we visited interdisciplinary artist, and ABH board member, Ken Gerleve uses narrative and image to tell stories, which are often darkly humorous.
Read moreEp. 03 : Alice George
On 30 April 2020, we visited Evanston-based poet and visual artist Alice George at her studio on Florence Avenue.
Read moreEp. 02 : Shawn Sheehy
On 23 April 2020, we visited our friend and pop up artist Shawn Sheehy!
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