Hosted/Organized by: San Francisco Center for the Book Join us at lunchtime and tour the new Cave Paper facility in Tucson, AZ with Zoë Goehring. About this event Welcome to From the Bench of, SFCB's series of short studio tours with friends near and far. From favorite tools to works in progress, you never know […]
Hosted/Organized by: San Francisco Center for the Book Join us for a tour of Peter Kruty Editions, a fine art and commercial letterpress operation in Brooklyn, NY. About this event Welcome to From the Bench, SFCB's series of short studio tours with friends near and far. From favorite tools to works in progress, you never […]
It’s Inky Hands Season! SF Center for the Book's 19th annual Roadworks Steamroller Printing Festival is back on Rhode Island Street and celebrating book arts and print history in style! With this year’s team of artists, printers, volunteers, instructors, and steamroller operators, they’ll be hosting an all-day extravaganza of book arts and printing demos! Print […]
Compelling, contemplative, and visionary: these are words that have been used to describe the work of artist and bookbinder Timothy C. Ely. Showcasing approximately forty manuscript books, drawings and prints created by Ely over the past fifty years, Cognitive Distance: the Bookworks and Thoughtforms of Timothy C. Ely introduces gallery visitors to Ely’s extraordinary version of world-building. […]
Welcome to From the Bench, SFCB's series of short studio tours with friends near and far. From favorite tools to works in progress, you never know what you'll learn about from these amazing artists. This month we'll chat with artist and printer Mary Bruno of Bruno Press in St. Joseph, Minnesota. For 20 years, Mary […]
Welcome to From the Bench, SFCB's series of short studio tours with friends near and far. From favorite tools to works in progress, you never know what to expect from these amazing artists. This month we'll chat with Maymanah Farhat, a writer, curator, and university lecturer living and working on occupied Yokuts land in California […]
Remember Me: American Carved Stone Books from the Ian Berke Collection, curated by Mindell Dubansky, is a fascinating exploration of the realm where book-like objects and folk art intersect. San Francisco collector Ian Berke began collecting these intriguing artifacts during a chance encounter at an antique show in New England in 2007. Fascinated by a […]
Welcome to From the Bench, SFCB's series of short studio tours with friends near and far. From favorite tools to works in progress, you never know what you'll learn about from these amazing artists. This month we'll chat with artist, author, and collaborator Courtney Cerruti, based in Oakland, CA. Courtney started teaching in college by […]
