[MR] FW: upcoming event -- from John Neal, Bookseller

Mon Nov 8 11:47:56 PST 2010

I received this today through John Neal Booksellers and thought some of
you may find this interesting.

Rhonwen 

BOOKBINDING EVENT

NORTH CAROLINA

DON ETHERINGTON

November 15 - December 22, 2010, "Bound to Please: The Custom
Bookbindings of Don Etherington & Monique Lallier." Martha Blakeney
Hodges Reading Room, Jackson Library, 2nd Floor. UNC-G, Greensboro, NC
Monday-Friday, 8-5 p.m.

November 4, 2010. Exhibit opens with a talk by Etherington and Lallier
about their careers and bindings. A reception follows the talk. Don
Etherington will also sign copies of his newly published book
Bookbinding and Conservation: A Sixty-Year Odyssey of Art and Craft by
Don Etherington. 4pm.  Exhibit, talk and reception are free and open to
the public. Copies of Etherington's book will be available for sale. 

You are encouraged to pre-order your copy of Bookbinding and
Conservation. You can order on line at www.johnnealbooks.com
<http://www.johnnealbooks.com/> , by email (info at johnnealbooks.com) or
by phone 336-272-6159 (800-369-9598). If you order on line, type "pick
up at Etherington talk" in the special shipping instructions field (on
the page where you enter your shipping address) as you check out.
Special instructions can also be emailed to info at johnnealbooks.com after
you have submitted your order. 

Don Etherington and Monique Lallier are two of the world's most
respected and honored bookbinders.  Born in England and Montreal,
respectively, they have undertaken projects for clients around the
globe, and they have spent much of their careers teaching others the art
and craft of what they do.  They now live in Summerfield, North
Carolina. Don's reference library and papers are in the Special
Collections of the UNC-G Library.

Don Etherington began bookbinding at the age of thirteen as a student at
the Central School of Arts and Crafts and later went on to study
bookbinding and design at the London School of Printing. Since then, he
has held positions at the Biblioteca Nazionale in Florence, The Library
of Congress, the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the
University of Texas at Austin, Information Conservation, Inc., and now
Etherington Conservations Services in Browns Summit. . In 1982, he
co-authored with Matt Roberts Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books:
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, the first comprehensive attempt
to compile terminology from all the bookmaking and conservation fields. 

Monique Lallier began her studies in the 1960s in Montreal at Cotnoir
Cappone School of Fashion & L'Art de la Reliure book binding school with
Simone B. Roy. She continued on to Paris, with Roger Arnoult, Centro Del
Bel Libro in Ascona, with Edwin Heim and Solothurn, Switzerland with
Hugo Peller. She has won many awards for her bindings, and is the former
Director of the American Academy of Bookbinding. Her work has been
exhibited widely in such institutions as the Metropolitan Museum of Art
and the Smithsonian Institution in the U.S., and at the Bibliotheque
Nationales in both Paris and Montreal.

Collections of her bindings may be found in the private library of Pope
John Paul II, McGill University, LSU, and UNCG, as well as in public and
private collections in the USA, Canada, Europe and Japan. 

You do not have to attend the talk to purchase a signed copy. Just
request a signed copy when you order. Signed copies will mail shortly
after the talk. If you order at www.johnnealbooks.com
<http://www.johnnealbooks.com/>  type "signed copy" in the special
shipping instructions field (on the page where you enter your shipping
address) as you check out. 

RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKBINDING BOOKS

(These and any books from the JNB Catalog or website are available for
pick up at the Exhibit opening. While you may pay for Don's book at the
opening, all other books must be pre-paid) 

B3323. Constructing and Covering Boxes: A Beginner's Guide by Tom &
Cindy Hollander. 2009. 64pp. 8.5"x11". Paper $14.95
If you want to make boxes, you need to buy this book. It is a treasure.
Tom and Cindy present very thorough instruction for only two box
projects: a hinged box and a clamshell box. Each stage of the box is
broken down into detailed steps, each illustrated with a good color
photo. (There are over 230 photos in the book.) Using the book is
similar to having a master box maker demonstrating the construction for
you and also showing you all the small techniques that are so important
in a well-crafted box.
First, they show and tell you the tools and materials you will need and
why you need them. Then they present how to determine the grain of book
board, bookcloth, and paper. Next is cutting board and covering
materials, followed by two pages and thirteen instructional photos
presenting the essentials of gluing. Now you are ready to learn how to
make the two boxes! At the end of the book are fill-in-the-blank
worksheets to figure each of the pieces needed for different sizes of
the two boxes, plus a glossary and thirty examples of boxes to inspire
you. Dimensions are given in inches.

Thread that Binds by Pamela Train Leutz. 2010. 352pp. 6"x9". 

B3221. Hardcover  $55.00 
B3222. Paper  $34.95
Comprised of 21 interviews of independent bookbinders in a quest to
learn about the lives of representatives of this field. Each chapter
tells a different story. You discover the challenges, successes, and
"common threads" among each of the binders. Includes images offering a
closer look at these bookbinders' studios, as well as photographs of the
bookbinders themselves. Each binder is introduced to us first by Pamela
Leutz; the interview follows. A special interview with bookbinder Don
Etherington is included. An excellent book for those considering working
on their own in the field of bookbinding.

B3356. Bookbinding: A Step-by-Step Guide by Kathy Abbott. 2010. 160pp.
10.2"x8.5". Paper  $29.95
A practical book full of step-by-step instructions and photographs.
Topics include: single-section bindings (paperback and hardback);
multi-section bindings (full cloth case, photograph album, quarter
leather binding with paper or cloth-covered sides, and wrap-around
structure); containers (phase box, slipcase and portfolio case).

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OTHER EVENTS IN THE REGION

NORTH CAROLINA

CHEERIO CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP
May 1-6, 2011
Split  workshops 
SHEILA WATERS & JULIAN WATERS
CHEERIO Cost: $695 for instruction, meals, lodging. Semi-private and
private rooms available ($775, $840). $200 Deposit (non-refundable).
Info: Jim Teta, 5200 Bear Creek Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27106.
336-924-5681 (H), 724-5475 (Studio). tetascribe at triad.rr.com Online at
http://www.calligraphycentre.com

CLAS

February 10 - 13, 2011 Carolina Lettering Arts Society Retreat. Seabrook
Island, SC

April 9 & 10, 2011  Carolina Lettering Arts Society Annual General
Meeting. Asheville, NC 

For more information on CLAS: http://www.carolinaletteringarts.com/

ANNIE CICALE: On-line Gallery

http://www.cicaleletteringdesign.com/Calligraphy.html#Anchor-11481
<http://www.cicaleletteringdesign.com/Calligraphy.html#Anchor-11481> 

DON KING has ten classes scheduled for 2011.
Beginning Italic, Jan 25-March 1
Envelopes & Etiquette, Feb 26
Beginning Copperplate, April 2 & 3
Introduction to Versals & Decorated Letters, April 30
Layout and Design, May 7 & 8
Roman Minuscule with Foundational Introduction for Beginners, 
May 24-June 28
Color & Calligraphy, June 18
Beginning Copperplate, July 5-Aug. 9
Classic Roman & Pen, Written Capitals-Aug. 20
Calligraphy for Everyone (Intro to Roman, Italic and Copperplate for
Beginners), Sept. 6-Nov. 8

For more info: http://www.dkingstudio.com/

MARYLAND / VIRGINIA / DC

WASHINGTON CALLIGRAPHERS' GUILD (WCG) EXHIBIT 

Through November 30. Washington Calligraphers Guild 2010 Members
Exhibit: A Way With Words
at the Friendship Heights Village Center Art Gallery
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=4433+South+
Park+Ave.,+Chevy+Chase,+MD&sll=38.972447,-77.123412&sspn=0.004704,0.0130
78&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=4433+S+Park+Ave,+Chevy+Chase,+Montgomery,+Maryland+
20815&z=16> , 4433 South Park Ave., Chevy Chase, MD
Opening Reception on Sunday, November 14, 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

CALL FOR ENTRIES

Washington Calligraphers Guild 35th Anniversary Juried Exhibit. The
Galleries at Quiet Waters.  Annapolis, Maryland
April 14 - June 5, 2011. . To submit your artwork for consideration,
mail photos or digital prints with completed entry form and fee by Jan.
8, 2011. (Do not send original art at this time.)
- Subject matter must be appropriate for the family nature of the
gallery

- Entries must be photos or digital prints no smaller than 8"x10"

- Entry forms and prospectus
http://www.calligraphersguild.org/PDF/35th-exhibit-entry-form.pdf

or send SASE to: Marta Legeckis 5513 Lincoln St., Bethesda, MD 20817

- Fees: $25 WCG members or $35 non-members for up to 3 pieces

- Deadline for entries - January 8, 2011. (Do not send original art at
this time.)
Please contact Marta Legeckis with questions at morkaleg at yahoo.com or
301-693-1061.

WCG MEETINGS, CLASSES, WORKSHOPS:
http://www.calligraphersguild.org/meetings.html

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NEW CATALOG

The JNB Fall 2010 Catalog has been mailed. Let me know if you have not
received an copy and would like a copy of the printed catalog. You can
download and browse a pdf version of the catalog from the JNB website. 

Low res Fall 2010 Catalog:
http://cdn.johnnealbooks.com/downloads/jnbcat2010Fall_72dpi.pdf 

High res: Fall 2010 Catalog:
http://cdn.johnnealbooks.com/downloads/jnbcat2010Fall_150dpi.pdf

These are large files and will take a while to open.

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John Neal, Bookseller

Letter Arts Review, Bound & Lettered

www.johnnealbooks.com

1833 Spring Garden St, Greensboro, NC 27403 USA

800-369-9598 - 336-272-6139 - Fax 336-272-9015

email: john at johnnealbooks.com

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