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Book Arts Program
July 27 - August 2, 2009
ART 299
Seven days beside the sea in the beautiful Stone House in Freeport will
be the setting for this series of Book Arts related workshops. The week
will be filled with a wide range of topics including printmaking, sequential images, moveable parts for books, inventive structures, bookbinding, box making, and design. During the course each
student will have the opportunity to work with 9 different instructors in
½ day and all day workshops. Every participant will be exposed to a
variety of approaches and opinions from a stimulating group of
professional Book Artists.
This 3-credit course comes to a conclusion in the fall with an exhibition
of the students' books at the Glickman Library.
All Book Arts at Stone House participants are invited to participate in the Book Arts exhibit at Special Collections 6th floor, Glickman Family Library. Those taking the course for credit must participate.
Book Arts Exhibit September 9th – October 14th, 2009
A public reception for this event will take place on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 from 5-6 p.m. which is also the date of the last workshop (for registered students) and a panel discussion.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
7th floor, Glickman Family Library, Events Room, Portland Campus
Zigging, Zagging and Popping Up: A Conversation with Anne D. Williams
2:30-3:45 For Book Arts at Stone House participants only
Anne D. Williams
Professor Anne D. Williams received her A.B. from Smith College, and her
Ph. D. from the University of Chicago. She recently retired from a
career of teaching economics, first at the University of Pennsylvania
and, since 1981, at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.
Along the way she developed a passion for jigsaw puzzles - assembling
them, cutting wooden ones, collecting them, and researching their
history. Midway through her academic career, her professional interests
shifted from population economics to the social and business history of
jigsaw puzzles. She has since written two books, three exhibition
catalogs, and more than sixty articles about jigsaw puzzles . their
history, cultural aspects, use, valuation, preservation, and
technology.
She and her puzzles have been featured in magazines and newspapers such as Smithsonian, Country Home, Forbes Magazine, Yankee, DownEast, Games, Americana, Readers Digest, Boston Globe, New York Times, Washington Post. Her radio and television appearances, in addition to local news features, include the BBC Radio 4, Maine Things Considered, Martha Stewart Living, Personal FX, and History Detectives.
In the mid-1980s, she became intrigued by the paper engineering of pop-up books and began collecting them also. She gave the bulk of her pop-up collection to the Special Collections Library at USM several years ago.
She still retains a few favorite pop-up books, plus other movable books that mesh with the puzzle collection. These include books with jigsaw puzzles in them, metamorphic flap transformations, and popup books that feature jigsaws or games.
Words on the Page
A Panel Discussion
7th floor, Glickman Family Library, Special Events Room, Portland Campus
4:00-5:00 p.m., open to the public
Panelists:
Nancy Leavitt is in her 30th year as a calligrapher and lettering artist.
Using a variety of tools and materials, her written and drawn alphabets
are used as vehicles for information, as image, and as pure mark making
play. Nancy's hand lettered manuscript books are found in many private
and institutional collections.
Scott J. Vile is owner of the Ascensius Press, in South Freeport
Maine, and specializes in designing and producing books for private
libraries, historical societies, cultural institutions and rare book
dealers. He also has a letterpress printing shop, where he produces
fine limited editions. Scott is a member of the Grolier Club, the
Society of Printers, the Baxter Society and the Boston Athenæum.
Mira Alden, founding President of AIGA Maine, has over 15 years of
experience in the field of design and visual communications. Currently,
she is Design Director at Maine College of Art and Creative Director of
her own practice, Alden Design Studio, located in Falmouth, Maine. Mira
holds a BFA in Studio Art from the University of Hawaii and an MFA in
Graphic Design from Rhode Island School of Design. After moving to New
York City, she worked for five years producing original design solutions
at MJM Creative Services (WPP Group). Mira is dedicated to the belief that
a collaborative, process-based approach yields both innovative design and
successful business solutions. Her favorite Pantone color depends on her
mood.
Book Arts Exhibit Reception
5-6 p.m. Open to the public
6th floor Special Collections
Books may be picked up Thursday, October 15th, 2009, 6th floor Special Collections from 3-5 p.m. Those wishing to have their books sent to them by return mail must include postage.
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