October 16 - Making Book Covers Using Wax Resist - at a NEW LOCATION!

Join us at the next Chattanooga Book Arts Collaborative meeting 
at our NEW LOCATION:


Sunday, October 16, 2011
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Jewish Cultural Center
5461 N. Terrace Drive
Chattanooga, TN 37411

(For driving directions, see the "CBAC Meetings" tab on this website)

Jackie Cory will be demonstrating wax resist techniques on different types of paper that can be used for book covers.

The materials used in this demonstration will be:  gloss card stock & several other types of paper, cut rite waxpaper, stamping dye inks, white or clear crayons, clear wax candle, sizzix, cuttlebug or fiskers texture plates & press machine.  If you have any of these items, please bring them, although Jackie will have lots of supplies, enough for everyone to make multiples.  She will also have an ironing station, iron, brown bags and printed instructions, and a starter kit for everyone.  

If possible, please do bring the following supplies:

- Plastic to cover workspace

- Brayer

- Cosmetic sponges 

- Usual supplies for bookmaking 


As always, don't forget to bring any of your own book creations to show to the group... so we can inspire each other!

September 18 - Variations on the Long Stitch

Join us at the September 18, 2011 CBAC meeting...
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Create Here
55 East Main Street
Chattanooga, TN

We will be doing a variation of the Long Stitch through a Slotted Wrap Cover.

For those who are interested, you'll also have the opportunity to try out a variation that incorporates a buttonhole stitch, that forms a "bead" which tightens the cover wrapping and gives a decorative border.

We will probably have sufficient time for everyone to make a couple books.

Please bring the following supplies:

• Cover material - heavyweight cardstock or watercolor paper, with a weight similar to the cover of a paperback book.  Feel free to decorate, paint or embellish (you can even sew on fabric) your cover material in advance.  For each book you plan to make, bring a sheet for the cover measuring 5-1/2" x 9-1/2".  If you want to turn in the covers to give your book more weight, bring a longer sheet measuring 5-1/2" x 18"+.
• Pages - for each book, at least 20 sheets of paper, cut to 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" (this is half of a regular 8-1/2" x 11" sheet of paper).  Bring different colors, if you want to experiment using color variations along the exposed spine.
• Binder's needle (these needles have a duller point than regular needles)
• Waxed linen thread (if you don't have this, we will have plenty to share)
• Awl
• Scissors
• Utility knife
• Self-healing cutting mat

And don't forget to bring any of your own book creations to show to the group... so we can inspire each other!

Jewish Cultural Center Showcases Handmade Books and Book Arts

From now through October 6, 2011, the Jewish Cultural Center will be presenting "In Other Words,"an exhibition of the work of 10 contemporary book artists.  The JCC is located at 5461 North Terrace, and is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday .

For more information about the exhibition and the artists, see http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2011/aug/21/in-other-words-jewish-cultural-center-handmade/

Coptic Binding Demo - August 21

The Chattanooga Book Arts Collaborative will meet:
Sunday, August 21, 2011
2:00-5:00 p.m.
Create Here
55 East Main Street
Chattanooga TN

All levels, from beginners to advanced, are welcome to attend.

At the August meeting, we will learn how to do 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- 5-1/2" h x 4-1/2"w each
• Paper for the 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.

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

Share and Learn About Image Transfers

Sunday, July 17, 2011

2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Create Here

55 East Main Street

Chattanooga TN

There are many techniques that can be used to transfer images and text to the pages and covers of your books.  Images can be transferred from printed or copied pages, and even from magazines using various methods (gel medium, tape, solvents, blender pens, etc.).

If you have ever tried image transfers, please plan to share your them with the group at the July meeting.  Even if a technique has not worked perfectly for you, share that too.  

Links for several different image transfer techniques are found on the right side of this page.  Give one of them a try in advance of the meeting, and bring your materials and your results (good and bad!) to the July meeting.  

We will all learn from each other!

Learn About Book Sculpture!

Be sure to mark your calendars for a fun Chattanooga Book Arts Collaborative meeting in June.

Learn how to create a sculpture out of a hard cover book.  Fold, cut and tear your way to creating a completely new sculptural form.  

Sunday, June 19, 2011

2:00 - 5:00 pm

Create Here

55 East Main Street 

Hassan Najjar, Manager of School and Family Programs at the Hunter Museum of American Art, will lead the workshop. 

 

You will need to bring a hard cover book that is several inches thick (you can pick some up in the "free bin" at McKays Bookstore).  Make sure you don’t mind if it is cut up and folded.

Also bring a glue stick, straight edge scissors and/or xacto knife or rotary cutter and a cutting board.

Also bring anything you like that will manipulate paper:  a corrugator, scissor/paper edgers, or punches, for example.  Hassan will also bring some of these with him.

 

There is a $10 fee per person for this workshop.

Filling the Pages

Sunday, May 15

2:00 - 5:00 pm

Create Here

55 East Main Street

Chattanooga TN

Join us!  Everyone is welcome -- from beginner to experienced artists.

Mandy Wilson will be leading a demonstration that will focus on creating content for the books you make. We will be doing collage and also an altered book page exercise based on Tom Phillips' "Humument."  Mandy will also have a handout with prompts, ideas and email resources.

Mandy will show examples of finished books that will inspire everyone to go home and fill one of the books that have been made in a previous class!  Be sure to bring some of your own books for "show and tell."  

Most supplies will be provided, but please bring the following with you:

• Rubber cement (available at Art Creations or WalMart)
• A good black pen
• Scissors or an X-acto knife
• An old magazine to use as a glue scrap
• Rubber stamps (optional)

Please note that we will NOT be meeting in the large room at Create Here where we normally meet (another event is scheduled in that space).  Instead, we will meet in the conference room at the back of the Create Here space.  Please come through the BACK DOOR, easily accessible from the parking lot BEHIND Create Here.  You can access that parking lot by turning north from East Market Street onto Rossville Ave; the parking lot will be on the left.  Enter through the doors with the CoLab logo on the door.