2009 January
Exhibitions
Wings for Words: New Bookworks from Korea and Japan
Alisa Golden is curating Wings for Words: New Bookworks from Korea and Japan at the San Francisco Center for the Book, which opens January 23 and run through April 17. Works from fourteen Korean and Japanese artists will travel via air to the Center for their San Francisco debut. Reception: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 6-8pm. Artist talk with Veronika Shäpers at 6pm. 300 De Haro Street (entrance on 16th Street). Postcard image is a book by Kyung Hee Kim, postcard design and exhibit logo by Melissa Kaup-AugustineArtists: Ryoko Adachi, Sangmi Chun, Hiroko Fukumoto, Ryo Hamada, Haran Kim, Kyung Hee Kim, Narae Kim, Kahoru Otani, Eunkyung Park, Veronika Shäpers, Kanako Shibata, Hea lim Shin, Mitsutaka Tanimoto, and Young Kil Yim
Book Art 2008
Unique books for 2008 may be seen here. Year of the felted book!See editions for 2008, photos, and more info at the links below.
Crows at Home
Edition of 22. Letterpress printed from handset type and photopolymer plates on acrylic ink-painted paper and pieces of paper bags. A conversation with neighbors about crows, cards, and shoes while walking home with groceries.Go Change
Edition of 7. Letterpress printed on colored film and one sheet of acrylic ink-painted paper that folds into a book and opens out into a standing book. Colored film and cutouts make a changing landscape of light. Never mind that this is the only book from the press (still in print) that begins with the letter G.Ocean Tucked In
Edition of 7.The envelope pages are linoleum cut waves with a sleeping figure and a swooping seabird. Hints of the red film fortune-like fish show through the pages. Pull each fish out to reveal the text that metaphorically connects reading, relationships, and the ocean. Last two copies!Those Who Wait Can Walk Through Walls
Edition of 15. Four black swallowtail caterpillars lived on my parsley plants in June 2008. Two matured. I saw only one emerge, but evidence of the other. The chrysalis is the case where the change takes place. Slide the folded book out of the case to hold the paper butterfly in your hand. Pull open one page of this one-sheet book to read an interpretation of waiting, changing, and growing.Silver Every Day
Edition of 15. Poem about finding, memory, and the shiny hope ahead. A folded book made from one piece of paper holds a pocket with imaginary silver ephemera: a stamp, a folded note, a bookmakr, and other small works that might be found in a pocket at the end of the day. Painted paper covering boards, letterpress printing throughout. Twenty-fifth anniversary (silver) edition for never mind the press.Upcoming Exhibitions
February brings the Codex Book Fair and Symposium, as well as ArtRead: Bookworks from CCA Students and Faculty. ArtRead runs February 9-16 (one week, only); I am co-curating the latter with Betsy Davids and Nance O'Banion.At the same time you should also visit Lisa Kokin's show at the Donna Seager Gallery on display during the entire month of February.
Representation
You may purchase books directly from the press via cash, money order, or check.
If you prefer to pay by credit card, the following dealers represent never mind the press:
Donna Seager Gallery
851 Fourth Street
San Rafael, CA
Vamp & Tramp, Booksellers, LLC
South Hall Building
1951 Hoover Court, Suite 205
Birmingham, AL 35226-3606Publications
Painted Paper: Techniques & Projects for Handmade Books & Cards
published by Sterling, is available now from the link to Amazon, above. This is my latest how-to with color step-by-step photos of techniques using acrylic inks and with many examples of how the papers can be used. Preview the contents here.500 Handmade Books: Inspiring Interpretations of a Timeless Form (500 Series)
This thick, paperback publication contains photos of my books Steaming on the Stovetop: Poems from the Pantry, A Witness to Curious Speed and Wrapped in Their Offspring among 497 others curated by Steve Miller of Alabama and Suzanne Tourtillott, Senior Editor, Lark Books. 420 pages of full-color books. Just photos and brief descriptions. An amazing resource.Snapshots of Book Art in Asia
I finally wrapped up my interviews and article for the Pacific Center for the Book Arts journal The Ampersand. The following people graciously gave their time: Xu Bing, Michael Cherney, Elsie Sampson, Tsang Kinwah, Kahoru Otani, Veronika Schäpers, Seiko Tachibana, Peng-Peng Wang, Shu-Ju Wang, Narae Kim, Sangmi Chun, and Heejung Kim. Thanks to everyone who had input. If you are interested in reading the article about book art in China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong, please write for a pdf. version. Hard copies are available through PCBA. If you are visiting the SF area between January 23 and April 17, please see the exhibition Wings for Words: New Bookworks from Korea and Japan.
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