Guild of Bookworkers Potomac Chapter
2013 Events
Tips and Tricks Evening Session with Linda Rollins
February 28 – 5:30 PM
Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, Silver Spring, MD
Linda will share a range of techniques and insights acquired through her many years of teaching and independent bookbinding.
Linda Rollins is the Resident Bookbinder at Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center in Silver Spring, MD.
Workshop on Calendar Books by Pamela Spitzmueller
March 9-10, 9:00am – 5:00pm both days
Folger Shakespeare Library Conservation Lab, Washington, DC
This workshop will focus on the creation of small and portable historic calendars including vade mecums (ready reference books).
Pamela Spitzmueller is the former Chief Conservator for Special Collections at Harvard University Libraries where she headed the Weissman Preservation Center Conservation Lab. She specializes in the history of book materials and book structures. She makes historical models based on historical book features as well as one-of-a-kind artists’ books influenced by her research and conservation work.
Tour National Gallery of Art Exhibit “Pre-Raphaelites and The Book”
April 19 Noon; Meeting location is the 6th Street entrance to the West Building of the National Gallery of Art
Many artists of the Pre-Raphaelite circle not only involved themselves in book design and illustration but were also highly regarded poets in their own right. Organized to complement Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design, 1848–1900, this installation includes books of poetry by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Morris, wood-engraved illustrations by several Pre-Raphaelite artists, and material related to the Kelmscott Press (established by Morris in 1891). Beautifully illustrated books from this press are displayed alongside Morris’ elaborate ornament designs and his own manuscript illumination inspired by medieval tomes.
Presented by Yuri Long, Curator and rare books specialist in the NGA library.
Tour of the Betty and Edgar Sweren Collection of Artist Books
May 4, 11:00 am
77 Seminary Farm Road
Timonium, Maryland 21093
Betty Sweren is a well known book artist, collector & teacher. She and her husband Edgar have acquired an impressive collection of artist books, which will be available to Guild members to see.
Workshop on Compartmentalized Boxes by Bob Muens
June 15-16, 9:00 am-5:00 pm both days
Folger Shakespeare Library, Werner Gundersheimer Conservation Lab
We’re pleased to announce our next workshop, Compartmentalized Boxes, taught by instructor Bob Muens.
This workshop will focus on a variety of methods used to construct compartmentalized boxes utilizing a hinged lid. The principals used in this class could be applied to jewelry boxes, portfolios, box customization and artifact housing.
Each student will make their own box using a variety of materials while investigating archival considerations and exploring choices for closure mechanisms.
Cost: $200 for members, $250 for non-members plus a $20 materials fee paid to the instructor
Annual Summer Pot-Luck Gathering
August 24, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Hosted by Linda Rollins
Location: 8911 Alton Parkway, Silver Spring, MD (15 min walk SS metro)
Beer, wine & soft drinks provided. Bring a dish to share and catch up with fellow Potomac Chapter members and friends. Please RSVP to Linda Rollins capella8911@yahoo.com
Standards Preparation
September
Come join in helping to compile materials for the 2013 Standards in Excellence Conference hosted by the Potomac Chapter
2013 GBW Standards in Excellence Conference
October 24-26
Liaison Hotel, Washington, DC
Exhibition Tour
November
We are working to put together a special exhibit tour. Stay tuned for details.
Annual Meeting and Party
December 12, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring, MD
Potomac Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers 