Amazing Shows to Visit around Syracuse

Here are two completely wonderful shows to take yourself and anybody else you can!

#1   Pepper Market is happening this Saturday, December 8th from 10am to 5pm. From the founders of the fabulous Salt Market, this new HOTHOT show features 30 creative artists and designers offering all items priced at $30 or under! At these prices, with the exceptional quality of work that will be there, you are sure to find many brilliant gifts for holiday giving to others or to yourself. Some of the items that will be there include handbound books, letterpressed cards, screenprinted posters, a book vending machine, a plethora of t-shirts, super live music and so much more. For directions and more info, check out http://www.saltmarketsyracuse.com/blog or http://www.facebook.com/saltcityurbanartcraftmarket

A Booklace (mini book necklace) from Amaranth Press and Bindery

#2   Pulled, Pressed and Screened: Important American Prints is an outstanding, not to be missed exhibition at SU Art Galleries on view until January 6th. These prints cover a wide breadth of techniques ranging from experimental to more traditional, encompassing a multitude of differing artistic visions. Tracing the beginnings of printmaking as an expressive medium rather than simply illustrative, each piece stamps the mark of the artist telling his or her story with their particular medium in their particular time. This staggering travel through time in American printmaking displays forceful works in etching, lithography, screenprinting, embossing, cardboard cutouts, various combinations and et cetera. Highly recommended! Find more info at http://suart.syr.edu

Sarah Bryant Lecture at Hobart Now Online.

Sarah Bryant of Big Jump Press published an article on the making of Biography entitled "Evolution of an Artist’s Book" in the last issue of The Bonefolder, Vol 8. She recently spoke about Biography and her latest work Fond at Hobart and William Smith College in scenic Geneva, NY. These works explore what "we" are made of and defines us, as well as the extent to which small, personal items encapsulate the bigger picture. Assistant Professor of Architectural Studies Kirin Makker introduces the lecture and curated the accompanying process oriented exhibit in Houghton House.

Those that could not make it can view the lecture below

... or directly on YouTube at <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsPJLyhMZIg>

See http://bigjumppress.wordpress.com/category/new-book/ for the story of Fond, and http://bigjumppress.com/ for more information.

An illustrated lecture about her work Biography is online at http://video.syr.edu/Video.aspx?vid=TlzP3UMBD0O45MptqQ5DuA.

CANCELLED: Reconstructing Diderot

Syracuse University Library - Reconstructing Diderot:
Eighteenth Century French Bookbinding

 

Due to Hurricane Sandy and it's impact on events at Syracuse University we regret that we have had to cancel the event. We hope to reschedule and will let everyone know.

 

Apologies. 

Sarah Bryant Lecture in Geneva, NY (11/29 @ 4:30)

Sarah Bryant of Big Jump Press will be giving a talk about her recent work at Hobart and William Smith College in scenic Geneva, NY on Thursday, November 29th at 4:30 pm in Houghton House Room 112.

A process oriented exhibit about her last two books (Biography and Fond) will be opening on the 16th of November but will still be on view during the talk.

See http://bigjumppress.wordpress.com/category/new-book/ for the story of Fond, and http://bigjumppress.com/ for more information.

An illustrated lecture about her work Biography is online at http://video.syr.edu/Video.aspx?vid=TlzP3UMBD0O45MptqQ5DuA.

Hope to see you there.

Steve Miller, Master Printer, to Give Lecture at Wells College on Thursday, October 18

The Wells College Book Arts Center announces that Steve Miller will give the 34th Susan Garretson Swartzburg Book Arts Lecture at 5:00 on Thursday, October 18. Miller, who is co-director of Paper and Book Intensive, runs the MFA Program in Book Arts at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. In his talk entitled Why Books? Miller will explore our eternal fascination with the idea, materials, processes, and creation of books, especially in our increasingly digital world. The talk will be held in Stratton Hall Auditorium on the Wells campus in Aurora, NY. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the Book Arts website at www.wells.edu/bookarts or call 315-364-3420. We hope you can join us for what is sure to be a wonderful, inspirational time! Steve is a warm and very engaging person, a consummate teacher and champion of the book arts.

Time Change - Syracuse University Library - Reconstructing Diderot: Eighteenth Century French Bookbinding

Please note that the time for Jeff Peachey's lecture Reconstructing Diderot: Eighteenth Century French Bookbinding has been changed to 3 p.m. on November 1st. The lecture will be held in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons on the first floor of Syracuse University's Bird Library.
Reception to follow.

Syracuse University Library - Reconstructing Diderot: Eighteenth Century French Bookbinding

Reconstructing Diderot: Eighteenth Century French Bookbinding
A lecture and workshop by Jeffrey S. Peachey
November 1, 3 p.m.
Bird Library, Syracuse University
  

We are  pleased to invite you, your colleagues, and students to the 2012 lecture in the Syracuse University Library's Brodsky Series for the Advancement of Library Conservation.

On Thursday, November 1, Jeffrey S. Peachey, a book conservator, tool maker, and historian of the book will present an illustrated lecture entitled Reconstructing Diderot: Eighteenth Century French Bookbinding. The lecture will be held in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons on the first floor of Bird Library at 3 p.m. with reception to follow.

 

In this image-driven, fast-paced overview of eighteenth century French bookbinding, Peachey will examine the larger questions associated with the history of craft and material culture, the transmission of textual information, and, of course, the history of bookbinding. Book structures of the late eighteenth century represent one of the most radical transformations since the invention of the multi-section codex: by the mid-nineteenth century, the machine made cloth case binding begins to dominate book structures. Peachey will illustrate the historical context of how these books were made and discuss physical evidence found in documentation by Diderot, Dudin, and other sources. Peachey will give particular attention to the tools and techniques used to produce these bindings.

I look forward to welcoming you.

With best regards,

Peter D. Verheyen

Head of Preservation and Conservation

pdverhey@syr.edu

The Brodsky Series for the Advancement of Library Conservation is endowed through a generous gift by William J. '65, G' 68 and Joan Brodsky '67, G'68 of Chicago, Illinois. Intended to promote and advance knowledge of library conservation theory and practice, the endowment has been used to sponsor lectures and hands-on workshops by prominent library conservators.