Hosted/Organized by: San Francisco Center for the Book For this presentation, Aimee will discuss her papermaking research, studio processes related to the making of hanji, and the use of hanji in her sculptural and artist book works. “Through hand papermaking, I explore connections between humans and how we live among others. In a water and […]
Hosted/Organized by: San Francisco Center for the Book Join us for a chat with Judith Berliner of Full Circle Press, a commercial letterpress shop in Grass Valley, CA. 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 […]
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 […]
Hosted/Organized by: San Francisco Center for the Book Our favorite Brits share stories of their recent adventures in bookbinding: visits to Australia and New Zealand, and the things they saw while there, treasures encountered on a recent visit to Dublin, and teaching at Book Camp 2022. Michael will discuss connections between books they have met […]
Hosted/Organized by: San Francisco Center for the Book 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, calligrapher, lettering and book artist Yukimi Annand will show us some recent works […]
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. […]
This event celebrates the conclusion of SFCB's month-long Design Binding Intensive workshop, which took place in July 2022. Workshop instructor Dominic Riley will give a brief talk; this year's student cohort will share their completed fine bindings and stories related to creating their individual works of art. 2020 was the one-hundredth anniversary of the Society of […]
SFCB’s exhibition Cognitive Distance introduces viewers to Timothy C. Ely’s extraordinary worldbuilding through his work in bookbinding, printmaking, and drawing. Highlighting over 50 of Ely’s works, Cognitive Distance provides an exceptional overview of both the artist and his works. At this in person event, exhibition curator Jennie Hinchcliff discusses her favorite works in the exhibition, shares insights into Ely’s […]
San Francisco Center for the Book and San Francisco Public Library join forces to present a retrospective look at the role the color copier played in avant-garde art movements in the Bay Area. Positively Charged: Copier Art in the Bay Area Since the 1960s comprises a single exhibition across two venues that explores the histories […]
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 book artist, educator and designer Jocelyn Bergen. After decades in the San Francisco Bay Area, Jocelyn […]
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 Gillian Stewart, a prize-winning designer bookbinder from Glasgow, Scotland. She works full-time from her studio making […]
