What is your musical background? We had a close family friend who was a harpist, so I decided that was my calling while still in elementary school. My parents attempted to distract me with piano lessons and finally capitulated when my school obtained a harp. I was able to begin lessons in the 5th grade. … Continue reading Introducing: Delaine Leonard
We are excited to open our Studios to the public. Come see us! An exhibit will be on view: BOOK ARTS BEYOND We have cookies. Saturday, November 6th, 10am-7pm Sunday, November 7th, 10am-7pm Saturday, November 13th, 10am-7pm Sunday, November 14th, 10am-7pm
Please tell us about your work as a book artist and teacher. For about twenty years, making books was everything to me. I made them, I taught them, I wrote about them. From the beginning, I was only interested in the book as a vessel for content. I made books with calligraphic texts, photocopier imagery, … Continue reading Introducing: Susan Gaylord
/////////////////////////////////////////////////// ABAC is participating in Amplify Austin, a city-wide 24 hrs of giving beginning at 6pm on Thursday, March 4th and extending until Friday, March 5th at 6pm. Click here to support the Austin Book Arts Center. /////////////////////////////////////////////////// We’ve all discovered the essential role of remote resources during a pandemic, especially for children, parents, and … Continue reading ¡Let’s Make Books/Hagamos Libros!
View the film and the Q&A here! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * On November 13, 2020, the Austin Book Arts Center held an online screening* of Good Book Action: Craig Jensen Master Bookbinder, a short film by documentary filmmaker Mark Hall. … Continue reading Good Book Action
A Bookish Memoir When I think of Mary-Margaret Gallaway, I think of long phone calls. Full of energy, Mary-Margaret would detail recent events, travels, or amusing stories, at a fast pace in her south Texas, Kingsville accent. Usually, I would put on my headphones so I could continue to do bindery work at the bench … Continue reading In Memory of Mary-Margaret A. Gallaway, August 21, 1941 – June 13, 2020
1.What is your background? My background, well I started getting serious about my interest in art in high school when I took an advanced placement art course that started an hour earlier than normal school hours. I then went to college at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) where I received a … Continue reading Introducing: Adam Robinson
What is your artistic background? Encouraged by my mother, I’ve been interested in art my entire life and earned a BFA and MFA in studio art. Over the past two decades or so I’ve been learning watercolor painting. I’m also using acrylic paints. Are you active in other formal or informal Austin arts organizations? I am a … Continue reading Introducing: Beatrice Baldwin
Thursday, March 19th, 7-8pm Due to concerns for public health, this program will be broadcast only. It will be live on the ABAC Facebook page. Half Price Books, host of the Austin Edible Book Festival since 2014, has just announced that this year, the April 1st event is canceled…. However, Edible Book Lovers still … Continue reading Edible Books! with Mary Baughman via Facebook Live
Here’s another one from the Biblio Files, a periodic profile of a community member, highlighting what makes ABAC an awesome place to work and to learn! What drew you to study book arts? In the early 90s I discovered Paper Arts in Dallas (in its first incarnation as Paper Routes). I started making greeting cards … Continue reading Introducing: Julie Sullivan
