Book Arts

Book Arts at the Stone House

Details

Workshops & Schedule

September Exhibition & Panel Discussion

Tool Kit

Registration & Tuition

Location

Faculty

Faculty Exhibition at Atrium Art Gallery

Details:

July 23 - 29, 2012

Spend seven days beside the sea studying Book Arts! The beautiful Stone House in Freeport, Maine will be the setting for a series of Book Arts related workshops, filled with a wide range of topics including printmaking, cyanotypes, paper-making, marbling, sequential images, inventive fold books, book design, and box making.

During the course, each student will have the opportunity to work with 8 different instructors in half day and full day workshops. Every participant will be exposed to a variety of approaches and opinions from a stimulating group of professional Artists.

Delicious lunches will be served throughout the program, and dinner will be included when the program extends into the evening hours on Tuesday and Thursday.

All Book Arts Program participants are invited to participate (those taking the course for credit are expected to participate) in the Book Arts exhibit at Special Collections on the 6th floor of the Glickman Family Library, which will run for 6 weeks from September 10^th to October 14^th 2012.

Exhibition Reception: September 17^th, 2012 6^th floor of Glickman Library, Special Collections, 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The Book Arts program comes to a conclusion in September with a final lecture and panel discussion followed by the exhibition reception. The final lecture and panel discussion will take place on September 17^th, 2012 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the 7^th floor of the Glickman Family Library. The exhibition reception will follow the panel discussion and will be held on the 6^th floor of the Glickman Library Special Collections from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

The course may be taken for three undergraduate credits or for continuing education units (CEUs).

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Workshops:

General Schedule:

Registration and Check In: Monday, July 23 - 8:30-9:00am

Workshops:  Monday – Sunday 9:00am – 5:00pm

Lunch provided Monday – Sunday

Dinner provided Tuesday & Thursday from 5:30 to 6:30pm, followed by special presentations

Workshop Details:

MONDAY, July 23 (Half day workshops)

• Making Forms With Manipulated Paper with Lissa Hunter
  First, we will work the paper and then we will work with the paper.  Using gesso, paint, encaustic wax, collage and mark-making of all sorts, we will alter the surface and structure of paper and then use it to make three-dimensional forms.  Construction techniques will include folding, stitching, looping, tying and notching, among others.
  Required Materials: TOOL KIT

• Pattern and Color in Serial Imagery with Grace DeGennaro
  Serial imagery is a repeated form or structure shared equally by each work in a group of related works. In this workshop participants will utilize the process of serial imagery to explore and deepen their understanding of a chosen image. The process fosters a focus on and a refinement of the chosen image. Both abstract and representational sources can be used. We will focus on pattern and color and the ways in which these elements can communicate content and narrative in your image. Materials will include a variety of papers, watercolor, gouache, colored pencils and handmade stencils.
  Required Materials: TOOL KIT and paint brushes to use with gouache and source materials that can include journal entries, drawings, photographs, poems, and dreams.

Tuesday and Wednesday, July 24 & 25 (All day workshops)

• The Magic of Marbling with Chena River Marblers, Dan and Regina St. John
  “ The hardest thing about learning how to marble is that you never want to stop”
  A one day class will include a basic introduction to paper marbling.  Students will learn many traditional combed marbled patterns as well as the basic stone pattern. Students will be shown how to prepare the marbling size, paints and papers and how to make simple combs for independent future use. All materials will be provided.
  Required Materials: TOOL KIT. Students should wear clothes  appropriate for a painting studio including  very comfortable shoes for standing and bring an apron if at all possible.

• Shaped and Painted Paper Editions with Bernie Vinzani
  Repeatable shapes and controlled paper pulp laminations allow you to make a small editions of pages or covers for a book. Students will learn stencil making and pulp application techniques, embedding techniques, and some simple watermark usage. Paper made during the workshop will be restrain dried and sent on afterward.
  Required Materials: TOOK KIT and drawing tools, a utility knife and any flat inclusions or binding thread they would like to imbed, and a hot glue gun.

Thursday and Friday, July 26 & 27 (All day workshops)

• Basic Silkscreen Printing with Dan Bouthot
  In this workshop students will learn low-tech, non-toxic methods of silkscreen printing. Using techniques for creating handmade stencils we will begin by printing simple designs on paper that can be made more elaborate through repetition and overprinting of other stencils. Emphasis will be placed on experimenting with different ways that silk-screening might be incorporated into the bookmaking process whether as a method of creating multiples, designing content, or as embellishment for structure.
  Required Materials: Tool Kit and an apron (or clothes that can get messy) and any previously made book structures or materials (bookmaking or otherwise) that you would like to experiment with printing on, such as cloth, paper, wood, etc.

• Blue Folds Workshop with Lis Janes
  The revival of the handmade book developed as a unique way to say something with a series of images. Contemporary printmaking utilizes the multiple as a means of graphic trickery while taking advantage of its uses in communication.
  In this workshop we will be developing our understanding of both ideas by printing a series of images and making simple books. We will be printing with cyanotype, a non-toxic and inexpensive process that has a vast array of possibilities: it can be easily reproduced in a make-shift home studio and can be used to print images on any porous surface.
  Required Materials: TOOL KIT and
  
  • At least ten different images copied on acetate (at least three of these images should be printed different ways - enlarged to fill the page, reduced to only an inch, repeated on the same page, etc.). Please feel free to get creative with what you copy onto your acetate... shoes... drawings...  photographs... your hair. Whatever images you choose you should have at least 15 acetates total. In Addition to the acetates, please feel free to bring any relatively flat objects that tickle your fancy: feathers, leaves, string, etc. These should relate to your acetate images.
  • An Eyedropper, 2” foam brush, and 1 sheet of 8.5 x 10.5 plexi

Saturday and Sunday, July 28 & 29 (All day workshops)

• The One-Sheet Book Extravaganza with Erin Sweeney
  Using a myriad of papers, including those that students have made during their week, we will dive into the versatility and simplicity of folding one sheet of paper into a book. Instant books, dos-a-dos, French doors, and “theatre” books as well as Blizzard, Crown, and Franklin folds-- structures created by Hedi Kyle--will be explored. We will experiment with size and shape, and each select one structure to develop further through the addition of text and image.
  Required Materials: TOOL KIT and a mechanical pencil and ephemera for additional content

• 8 x 10 Portfolio Box with Scott Mullenberg
  This is a fantastic structure for housing and storing a body of work, memorabilia or a special book.  We’ll fabricate what I call a swing-lid box, or half-clamshell, which consists of a 8 x 10 tray,  1”deep, with three solid walls and one split wall to allow easy access to the content.  We’ll build and cover a 3-piece case (front/back/spine)  where the tray will finally be attached inside the back .  Bookbinding cloth will be used to cover both the tray and case.  If you have decorative paper you would like to use to line the inside cover pastedown and also the bottom of the tray please bring that with you.  When you finish this class you’ll have the technical know-how to fabricate a portfolio box to any size you would like.  You will also leave this class with some tips and techniques about gluing, measuring and cutting.
  Required Materials: TOOL KIT and a glue brush at least 1"wide and a 28oz can (e.g. tomatoes) for a weight.  Additional weights will be available on-site but this will help.

Questions about workshops?

Please email Rebecca Goodale, the faculty director of Book Arts at the Stone House, at goodale@maine.edu

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September Exhibition and Panel Disucssion

The Book Arts program comes to a conclusion in September with a student exhibition, panel discussion, an opening reception.

• Book Arts at the Stone House Student Exhibition:
  Book Arts exhibit at Special Collections - 6th floor of the Glickman Family Library. Participation in the student exhibition is required for those taking the program for academic credit. Participation, though not required, is strongly encouraged for all those taking the program for non-credit.
  
  The student exhibition will run for six weeks from September 10^th through October 14^th.

• September 17^th Exhibition Reception and Panel Discussion:
  The panel discussion will take place on September 17^th, 2012 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the 7^th floor of the Glickman Family Library.
  
  The exhibition reception will follow the panel discussion and will be held on the 6^th floor of the Glickman Library Special Collections from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

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TOOL KIT

All participants are required to bring the following TOOL KIT to each workshop:

• Scissors
• X-acto or utility knife
• Bonefolder
• Masking tape – one roll
• Self-healing cutting mat
• 18” ruler or straightedge
• Pencil and Sketchbook

The TOOL KIT is required for all workshops and will be used daily.

Questions about  required materials?

Please email Rebecca Goodale, the faculty director of Book Arts at the Stone House, at goodale@maine.edu.

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Registration & Tuition

Participants can register for the 2012 Book Arts at Stone House for academic credit or for noncredit/continuing education units.

• Noncredit/Continuing Education Units:
  Registration for noncredit/continuing education units is currently open.
  
  You can register online or over the phone by calling the Professional and Continuing Education’s Student Service office at (207) 780-5900.
  
  Noncredit/Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Tuition includes full workshop participation, some course materials, daily lunch, and two evening meals.
  
  CEU option/65 contact hours/6.5 CEUs:  $1,203.00

• Senior Citizen Waiver
  Individuals seeking to use a Senior Citizen Waiver must register for academic credit. When registering for academic credit, participants may choose to receive a grade or, for those not interested in a grade, can audit the course. Auditing the course means that the participant is enrolled in the course for academic credit but will not receive a grade. This is the best option for those who want to use a senior citizen waiver but do not need a grade for the course
  
  For more information on the Senior Citizen Waiver, please call the Professional and Continuing Education’s Student Service office at (207) 780-5900.

• Academic Credit: Open Registration
  Open registration for all USM academic credit summer courses begins on March 5th.
  
  To register for academic credit for the 2012 Book Arts at Stone House program, please call the Professional and Continuing Education’s Student Service office at (207) 780-5900. Individuals using a Senior Citizen Waiver must register for credit.
  
  Academic Credit (3 undergraduate credits) Tuition includes full workshop participation, university fees, some course materials, daily lunch, and two evening meals.
  
  
  • In-State residents: $1,203.00
  • Out-of-state residents: $2,439.00

  
  Tuition is due on or before April 15^th. Full payment options and information will be provided at time of registration.
  
  Participants registering for academic credit may pay by check or money order or with a credit card through USM’s Mainstreet.
  
  In order to use a Senior Citizen waiver, you must register for Academic Credit. When registering for academic credit, participants may choose to receive a grade or, for those not interested in a grade, can audit the course. Auditing the course means that the participant is enrolled in the course for academic credit but will not receive a grade. This is the best option for those who want to use a senior citizen waiver but do not need a grade for the course.

For questions regarding academic credit, auditing, and senior citizen waivers, please contact Professional and Continuing Education’s Student Service office at (207) 780-5900.

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Location

The Book Arts Program is held at the lovely Stone House, located at Wolfe's Neck on Casco Bay, in Freeport, Maine. The Stone House, designed by John Calvin Stevens, is a Colonial Revival style building located near the tip of Wolfe’s Neck on Casco Bay. The property is surrounded by extensive rhododendron gardens and pastureland. Most classrooms have water views. Located approximately five miles outside of the center of bustling Freeport, the Stone House was donated to the University of Southern Maine by Mrs. Eleanor Houston Smith.

The University of Southern Maine, with a student body of over 10,000, is Maine's largest public university with campuses in Portland, Gorham, and Lewiston. Over 4,300 students attend classes during the summer.

• Local Hotels:
  There are a wide variety of hotels in the Freeport/Brunswick area. For more information about hotels in the area, go to http://www.visitmaine.com/

• A Word About Freeport
  Freeport is located on the shores of beautiful Casco Bay. Well known for its outlet shopping, the town is rich in history and recreational opportunities.   Home to LL Bean, Freeport is a great place to visit; Yankee Magazine selected Freeport as the Best Shopping Town in New England. The small town has myriad opportunities for shopping, recreating, and outdoor enjoyment, too. A wide variety of accommodations are available to suit all tastes.   There are restaurants, pubs and coffee shops all within an easy walk of the downtown area.

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Faculty

Faculty Director - Rebecca Goodale

• Rebecca Goodale, Program Coordinator for USM's Kate Cheney Chappell '83 Center for Book Arts, is the Faculty Director for the Book Arts at the Stone  House Program. Rebecca is a book artist, whose work can be found in numerous public collections throughout the United States including the local collections at Bowdoin College Library, the Maine Women Writers Collection, and the Portland Museum of Art. For questions regarding the Book Arts at the Stone House workshop details, material lists, and tool kit contact Rebecca at goodale@maine.edu.

Workshops Faculty:

• Dan Bouthot is a visual artist who creates small and large-scale works that often play with combining sculptural and graphic sensibilities. He has shown locally and nationally at venues including NYCAMS Gallery in New York, The Soap Factory and Franconia Sculpture Park in Minnesota, and internationally at Fieldgate Gallery in London and the Palazzo dei Consoli in Gubbio, Italy. He currently lives and works in Deer Isle, Maine where in addition to keeping his studio he also works at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, teaching and coordinating programs for local teens. He received a B.F.A. in printmaking with a concentration in art history from the Rhode Island School of Design. 

• Grace DeGennaro is a painter whose subject is archetypal forms and their ability to communicate ideas that transcend both language and culture. DeGennaro received an MFA from Columbia University and a BS from Skidmore College. She is the recipient of grants from the New England Foundation for the Arts and the Maine Arts Commission. Her work has been exhibited nationally including the Heckscher Museum, The Kentler International Drawing Space, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, the Portland Museum of Art, and the Maine Center for Contemporary Art. Grace DeGennaro lives in Maine and is represented by Aucocisco Gallery in Portland, ME, and Clark Gallery in Lincoln, MA.  Her work can be viewed at www.gracedegennaro.com.

• Rebecca Goodale. Faculty Director, Rebecca Goodale, is a book artist, whose work can be found in numerous public collections throughout the United States including the local collections at Bowdoin College Library, the Maine Women Writers Collection, and the Portland Museum of Art. Her awards include A New Forms Regional Initiative Grant from the New England Foundation for the Arts, A Mellon Grant for the Humanities at Bates College, and in 1995 she was a Resident Scholar for the Island Institute in Sitka, Alaska.  Rebecca teaches Design and Book Arts for the USM Art Department.  She is also the Program Coordinator for USM�s Kate Cheney Chappell�83 Center for Book Arts.

• Lissa Hunter is a studio artist, living and working in Portland, Maine.  She received BA and MFA degrees from Indiana University.  Her work is exhibited internationally and is in the collections of The Museum of Arts and Design in New York, The Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery in Washington DC, and The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, among others, and numerous corporate and private collections. Hunter has enjoyed teaching and writing as part of her practice for over 30 years.  www.lissahunter.com

• Lis Janes is a papermaker, printmaker and book artist who recently returned to Portland, Maine after earning her Master of Fine Arts at SUNY New Paltz. Originally from coastal Maine, Lis developed at a young age a reverence for nature and concern for humanity that is always reflected in her work. Lis earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Southern Maine and teaches at Southern Maine Community College. Lis' artistic practice includes teaching and exhibiting work as well as collaborative and community based projects. In 2011 she opened a commercial studio called Deckle and Press where she produces work and teaches private classes. For more information please visit: deckleandpress.com.

• Scott Mullenberg is a professional bookbinder working under the moniker Mullenberg Designs in Biddeford, ME.    He apprenticed with William Streeter in Northampton, MA in the early 90’s and then returned to Maine to open his own hand bindery.  For the last eight years, Scott’s been working one-on-one with visual artists throughout the US and Canada to create portfolio structures for presenting their work.  Scott has taught a variety of classes and workshops in his own studio, and also through USM and MECA over the last 20 years.  www.mullenbergdesigns.com

• Dan and Regina St. John. For the past 25 years, Dan and Regina St. John have owned and operated Chena River Marblers, a paper and silk marbling and bookbinding business. They make a large variety of colorful and useful book and desk products as well as beautiful marbled silk ties and scarves which are sold in shops and at fine juried craft shows throughout New England. Their marbled paper is used by fine bookbinders nationwide.

• Erin Sweeney lives and works in southern New Hampshire. She received her MFA in Book Arts and Printmaking from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and a BFA from the Maine College of Art.  She was an artist-in-residence at Maine College of Art’s Stephen Pace House and at Cló Ceardlann in Donegal, Ireland. Additionally, Sweeney is an instructor, teaching book arts workshops at her Lovely In The Home Press. This last year she has also taught workshops at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Cló Ceardlann, and the Philadelphia Center for the Book. She is a member of the NH State Council on the Arts’ Artist Roster.

• Bernie Vinzani is the Director of The Book Arts Studio and Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Art at the University of Maine at Machias, where in July of 2010 he hosted the Paper and Book Intensive. He has exhibited his work nationally and internationally, and has made paper for such book artists as Claire Van Vliet, Scot Vile, Nancy Leavitt, Walter Tisdale and Michael Alpert. He has taught workshops at the Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina, Haystack School,  Maine, and Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Colorado.

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Faculty Exhibition at Atrium Art Gallery

Reading, Writing, and Defining: USM Book Arts at Stone House Faculty Exhibition, April 27-June 1.

Atrium Art Gallery, USM Lewiston-Auburn College, Lewiston

Reception: Friday, April 27^th, 6-8 p.m.

A select group of artists from around the state come together to teach at USM's Book Arts at Stone House Program. During this one week course students study with 8 different artists who teach them printmaking, poetry, inventive structures, bookbinding, box making, design, and other techniques related to the artist’s book. This is the second faculty exhibition, featuring work in a variety of media, dimensions, and ideas.

http://usm.maine.edu/atriumgallery/usm-book-arts-stone-house-faculty-exhibition

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