April 28, 2013 Meeting

POP-UPs

Join us on Sunday, April 28th
2:00-5:00 p.m.
Jewish Cultural Center

Hollie will be sharing some templates for pop-ups that you can use in your books and cards.

Please bring the following supplies:

• Scissors or break-off knife
• Cutting mat
• PVA and a glue brush OR an archival glue stick

February 17, 2013 Meeting

Flag Books

Sunday, February 17, 2013
2:00-5:00 p.m.
Jewish Cultural Center
Chattanooga TN

At our next meeting, Stella and Ellen will lead demonstrations about making Flag Books.  

Materials will be provided, but please bring the following with you if possible:

• Card stock of various colors and patterns
• Archival double stick tape
• PVA glue or other adhesive
• Ruler
• Cutting mat
• Straight edge cutter and/or scissors
• Bone folder
• If you'd like to experiment with repeating photos, please bring seven 8"x10" copies of one horizontal image copied on card stock, plus one sheet of 8"x16" paper (weight of construction paper) for the spine.

Originally developed by Hedi Kyle, the foundation of the deceptively simple Flag Book structure is an accordion folded spine. Rows of flags attached to opposing sides of each of the spine’s “mountain” folds allow the artist to fragment and layer a number of complementary or contrasting images and narratives. When read page by page, the viewer sees disjointed fragments of image and text. When the spine is pulled fully open, these fragments assemble a panoramic spread. This transformation is accompanied by a delightful flapping sound. The spine and covers provide opportunities for additional imagery.  For more imformation about this book form and to view some images of the amazing things you can do with Flag Books, visit http://www.philobiblon.com/flagbook/

January 20, 2013 Meeting

Variations on Coptic Bindings

Sunday, January 20th
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Jewish Cultural Center
Chattanooga TN

At this meeting, we will be trying out some different variations on the Coptic binding....and starting to make journals for the hospice project.

Bring any coptic bound journals you've made, so that we can share and learn from each other.

Please bring the following supplies with you if you have them (If you're familiar with the process, please cover and line at least one set of covers before the meeting):

• 2 pieces of book board- 8-3/4" h x 5-5/8"w each
• Paper for the outside cover of your book - 2 sheets, 10"h x 7-1/2"w
• Paper to line the cover - 2 sheets 8-1/2"h x 5-1/2"w

• Text weight paper for the pages - 40-50 sheets, 8-1/2" x 11", folded into 5-1/2"h x 8-1/2" signatures
• 4-6 binders needles (binders' needles have a slightly duller point than regular needles)
• PVA glue
• Glue brush
• Bone folder
• Awl
• Cutting Mat
• Scissors
• Waxed linen thread 
• Punching cradle
• Paper towels and scrap paper for gluing

Here are some photos to inspire you about some of the many variations on Coptic binding...

November 18 Meeting

Jackie R. will be leading our November 18 meeting, and we will be making cards for the Operation Write Home project.  This will be a great opportunity to learn techniques that can be used to embellish cards, books and other projects.

Jackie will be supplying most of the materials, but please bring the following if you have them:

• Glue or other adhesive
• Paper cutter, cutting mat, break-off knife
• Scissors
• Ribbon
• Rubber stamps

Our meeting will be from 2:00-5:00 p.m. at the Jewish Cultural Center.

October 25th Exhibition Opening

You're invited to the opening of Interpretations: Contemporary Jewish Art at the Jewish Cultural Center this Thursday, October 25th at 5:30 p.m.  Jane Muller (who has joined us at several CBAC meetings) has a number of book and box constructions in the exhibition.

October 14, 2012 Meeting

Please join us at the next meeting of the Chattanooga Book Arts Collaborative...

Sunday, October 14, 2013

2:00-5:00 p.m.

Jewish Cultural Center

Chattanooga TN

We will use our time at the meeting to make blank journals using coptic stitching (if you don't know how to do coptic stitching, we will show you how).  Most materials will be provided, and books will be donated to our collaborative project with the Creative Discovery Museum.

Please bring the following supplies if you have them available:

• Awl
• Binder's needles
• Punching cradle
• Bone folder
• Scissors
• Decorative paper for book covers and inside cover linings (this will be a good use for all that paper you've had for a long time, but didn't know what to do with it)

The Chattanooga Book Arts Collaborative has been invited to be a part of the "Helping Hands" exhibition at the Creative Discover Museum that runs from mid-November through January. CBAC members will be making 100 blank coptic-bound journals that will be used to gather stories from people about acts of kindness that have happened to them (don't let that number scare you... we already have quite a few journals ready to go... and we have another month to finish making the books).  

Some of the blank journals will be in the CDM during the exhibition, so visitors can add their stories.  Another group of the journals will go to the Community Kitchen to collect stories about kindness.  The largest group of journals will be placed in random locations in the community (e.g., doctor's office waiting rooms, hospitals, car repair shops, businesses, etc.) along with instructions to write about an act of kindness, then pass along the journal to another person, and finally return the completed journal to the CDM.  The journal entries will be documented online as part of the 1001 Journals project, and the completed journals will be shown at the CDM at some point in the future.

Please come to learn about coptic binding....and be a part of this community project.

Be sure to check out our new Facebook page.

The Chattanooga Book Arts Collaborative will meet:
Sunday, September 23, 2012
2:00-5:00 p.m.
Jewish Cultural Center
For directions, see "CBAC Meetings" page

At the meeting, we will make a blank book using 2-needle coptic binding.  Coptic binding was originally developed in Egypt and was used from as early as the 2nd century to the 11th century.  In addition to its lovely appearance, the main advantage of this style of binding is that the book will open and lie flat.

Please bring the following supplies with you:

• 2 pieces of book board- 5-3/4" h x 4-1/2"w each
• Paper for the outside cover of your book - 2 sheets, 7"h x 5-1/4"w
• Paper to line the cover - 2 sheets 5-1/4"h x 4-1/4"w
• Text weight paper for the pages - 40-50 sheets, cut to 5-1/2"h x 8-1/2"
• 2 binders needles (binders' needles have a slightly duller point than regular needles)
• PVA glue
• Glue brush
• Bone folder
• Awl
• Cutting Mat
• Scissors
• Waxed linen thread 

If you don't have waxed linen thread, there will be plenty to share at the meeting.

At this meeting, we will also be talking about plans for future CBAC meetings, workshops, community activities, and more.  Please bring ideas and suggestions...or just come and participate.

If you have any questions, please email Nora at nsbernhardt@gmail.com.