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The Book Remembers Everything – The Work of Erica Van Horn

January 25th, 2010 · No Comments

Hello out there New Havenites! There will be a show highlighting The Beinecke Library’s collection of Erica Van Horn’s (Seven Lady Saintes) work  January 13 -through March 27th, 2010.

“Throughout her career, Van Horn has woven together her methods and preoccupations into a common fabric of artistic practice and subject. Her interest in exploring the daily aspects of her [...]

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Tags: Book Arts · Events · Silkscreen · Visiting Artists

It’s not to late! I and Thou: The Book as Community

November 12th, 2009 · No Comments

A selection of WSW book works is part of the Rutgers exhibition that accompanied the 15th Annual New Jersey Book Arts Symposium. WSW directors Ann Kalmbach and Tatana Kellner participated in one of the panels at the symposium, along with Karen McDermott (Book Arts Roundtable), Linda Helm Krapf (Printmaking Council of New Jersey), Esther Smith, [...]

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The Complex of All of These (A.K.A. Abby is so cool)

October 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Somehow Abigail Uhteg managed to not only edition a book and take some of the sweetest photos ever during her residency here at WSW, but she also managed to put together over 3000 of her photos to make a fabulous video of the process. We cant stop watching this!
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Tags: Book Arts · In the studios · Intaglio · Letterpress · Paper Making · Staff · Technique · Visiting Artists

Overseas transmission: 10.27.09

October 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Today we set all of the type for the book. Wolfgang did the sentences and we did the zeros and ones. They are going to print half of one side one color each day which should mean it will be all printed by Friday. They have a great gizmo that makes a score. I looks [...]

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Tags: Book Arts · Darmstadt · Letterpress · Staff · Uncategorized

Overseas transmission: Berlin 10.25.09

October 26th, 2009 · No Comments

We are just back from Berlin. It was a long drive, but Barbara pointed out highlights along the way helping us catch up on our German history. First we met Barbara’s 6′7″ son Hano (sp?). I don’t think I know anyone else that tall, but it was his soft probably tenor voice that [...]

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Tags: Book Arts · Darmstadt · Letterpress · Staff