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! Greg has a radio show on KOOP and has served as Master of Ceremonies at each of ABAC’s annual fundraisers. How did you become involved at ABAC? I believe … Continue reading Introducing: Greg Ciotti
Saturday, February 8th from 10am-5pm Austin Book Arts Center 5501 N. Lamar, Suite C125, Austin, TX 78751 Free admission; Enjoy refreshments and door prizes. The Austin Book Arts Center invites the public to an Open House. Come visit the Studio and see what’s new! Spring registration has begun. Learn about the new schedule, with many … Continue reading Spring Open House
Thursday, January 16th, 7-9pm 7-8pm: Jim Trainer Presents 8-9pm: Light Refreshments & Socializing Self-publisher, personal journalist, singer-songwriter, storyteller, and poet Jim Trainer will discuss his creative process and the importance of publishing as the completion of that process. From composition to printing and binding to performing live, the written word is rife with potential better … Continue reading Heavy Prose with Jim Trainer
Thursday, December 19th, 7-9pm 7-8pm: Kyle Hawley Presents 8-9pm: Light Refreshments & Socializing Kyle Hawley is a letterpress printer and creator of LetterpressPLAY. Kyle’s designs inspire curiosity and wonder through zero waste paper toys, cards, posters and more! Letterpress PLAY’s paper products employ a full range of printing methods using lead or wood type, blocks, … Continue reading Letterpress Play: Fostering PLAY for All!
1. Who are you and what do you do? I’m a native Texan, with a book arts studio in Houston’s East End called Domestic Papers. The name Domestic Papers comes from my love of everything paper and my love of travel in search of cool finds for my studio, always with the promise of returning … Continue reading Introducing: Lee Steiner
Thursday, November 21st, 7-9pm 7-8pm: Olivia Primanis Presents 8-9pm: Light Refreshments & Socializing Join us for a hands-on exploration of a variety of materials used in bookbinding for centuries; and how materials and structure change the way a book moves when used, feels in the hand, and determine the way readers experience the work. Our … Continue reading How Will I Bind This Artist Book?
1.What is your role at Austin Book Arts Center? I am the resident polymer plate maker, California wash dealer, and Intro to Polymer class teacher. I volunteer to print the stationary and announcements, and I volunteer for events now and then. 2. What is a special memory of teaching at the center? Watching students working together … Continue reading Introducing: Max Koch
Join us for a brief lecture “Forbidden Paper Making of the Spanish Colonies” and then learn the basics of making paper by hand. Friday, October 11th Activities start at 7:00 P.M. While the Spanish were the first to print books and make paper in the Americas, “something” happened. No paper made in Spanish America exists, … Continue reading Free Paper Making Workshop with Yama Ploskonka!
Thursday, October 17th, 7-9pm 7-8pm: Kyle Schlesinger Presents 8-9pm: Light Refreshments & Socializing You may have heard that printing is good for you, but nobody really talks about why. Like yoga, printing is beneficial to your mind, body, and even spirit. It is physically satisfying, mentally engaging, and repetitive enough to bring on a tranquil … Continue reading The Good Life: Letterpress
Thursday, September 19th, 7-9pm 7-8pm: Rebecca Switzer Presents 8-9pm: Light Refreshments, Socialize! Rebecca Switzer will display and discuss the collection of paper weavings that she created during a workshop with Helen Hiebert: Weaving Through Winter*: an online sharing challenge of 30 weavings in 30 days. Discover the basics of paper weaving, and observe methods to … Continue reading Paper + Weaving
