Welcome to the Dragon Cave! My name is Patty Lee and BookWyrmsArt is the gallery of my handbound journals, bookart, and artist books.
WORKSHOPS AND PRIVATE LESSONS
I have just been asked to be the Bookbinding Associate at the Pyramid Atlantic Art Center www.pyramidatlanticartcenter.o , and I will now be offering workshops! Check out the Pyramid Atlantic Website www.pyramidatlanticartcenter.o or contact me at bookmakerpa@gmail.com for more details.
Introduction to Bookbinding
Saturday August 14th, 10am-4pm
Instructor: Patricia Lee
Tuition: $120 *(plus $10 materials fee payable to instructor)
Enrollment: 4-8
Description: Have you ever wanted to learn how to make your own journals, notebooks, photo albums, or scrapbooks but don't know where to start? In this one-day workshop, students will gain a basic understanding of the materials and equipment commonly used in bookbinding. Students will learn three different book structures, including pamphlet, accordian, and japanese stab binding. We will also discuss how we can
take our newly learned bookbinding skills and change the size and shape of a book to suit our personal design needs and style.
Intermediate Bookbinding Workshop Series - Brand New Format!
Four Tuesdays August 17, 24, 31 and September 7th 6:00-9:00PM
Instructor: Patricia Lee
Tuition: $150 *(plus $20 materials fee payable to instructor)
Enrollment: 4-8
Description: Do you have some experience with bookbinding, but want to take it to the next level? In this series of four evening workshops we will experience the delights of four exposed sewing structures, including longstitch, two-needle coptic stitch, sewing over tapes, and the exciting Secret Belgian Binding. Each student will use decorative paper and a rainbow of colored waxed linen thread to create their own collection of uniquely designed books. This brand new format will give you the chance to explore how different materials and book designs can showcase your art or writing. Students should have a strong understanding of basic bookbinding skills for this class. A detailed supply list will be provided upon enrollment.
In other news:
New Books! New website design! Check it out! :)
Your favorite BookWyrm is being featured on the Wierd Tales Magazine website www.weirdtales.net for a custom-order Zombie Book that I made with the help of the truly awesome Creative and Editorial Director of Weird Tales Magazine, Stephen Segal, and the amazing wood-working stylings of furniture-maker Art Drauglis www.adrauglis.com. See my portfolio for more pictures.
Artist Statement:
Crafty all my life, I settled on bookbinding because I love to read, own, stack, share, nap with, talk about, organize, and carry around books. They are my constant companions. I have studied the Book Arts with teachers that I deeply respect from the Corcoran School of Art, Pyramid Atlantic, and the Art and Soul Retreat. Classes and my own personal research in bookbinding have given me the tools to take what was in my head and coax it out of paper, wood, metal, and glass - whatever I could find. I believe that book becomes art when its creation has intention. This can be in the form of content (text or images), or in my case, in its structure and design. I have concentrated on book structure as my main form of expression, though Book Art with my own original content is in the works.
The best way to describe my collection of interests is to call it a Wunderkammen or a Curiosity Cabinet. Recently, I have investigated the habits of the elusive BookWyrm, dabbled in Robot psychology, and discovered woodworking. Past and future Wunderkammen inhabitants include: Dragons, robots, etymology, impetus, farmers markets, impromptu curiosity trips, archaeology, the Seed Savers movement, improbable inventions, old patents, blueprints, imaginary maps, transcontinental train rides, the connection of the senses to art and life, what we eat, the influence of food on history, ancient recipes/methods to prepare foods, legacies, the conservation/preservation of books, librarians, wandering traveler libraries, bookmobiles, book printing practices, ink fate, colophons, book structure history (the effect of industrialism, availability of materials, war, technology), hidden intricacies, and deciphering codes. Undoubtedly, many more will demand entrance into the ever-evolving Wunderkammen, and I will not disappoint, for I know I can always revisit the delightful nooks and cubbyholes to rummage and linger.
UPDATED 11/7/08
WORKSHOPS AND PRIVATE LESSONS
I have just been asked to be the Bookbinding Associate at the Pyramid Atlantic Art Center www.pyramidatlanticartcenter.o , and I will now be offering workshops! Check out the Pyramid Atlantic Website www.pyramidatlanticartcenter.o or contact me at bookmakerpa@gmail.com for more details.
Introduction to Bookbinding
Saturday August 14th, 10am-4pm
Instructor: Patricia Lee
Tuition: $120 *(plus $10 materials fee payable to instructor)
Enrollment: 4-8
Description: Have you ever wanted to learn how to make your own journals, notebooks, photo albums, or scrapbooks but don't know where to start? In this one-day workshop, students will gain a basic understanding of the materials and equipment commonly used in bookbinding. Students will learn three different book structures, including pamphlet, accordian, and japanese stab binding. We will also discuss how we can
take our newly learned bookbinding skills and change the size and shape of a book to suit our personal design needs and style.
Intermediate Bookbinding Workshop Series - Brand New Format!
Four Tuesdays August 17, 24, 31 and September 7th 6:00-9:00PM
Instructor: Patricia Lee
Tuition: $150 *(plus $20 materials fee payable to instructor)
Enrollment: 4-8
Description: Do you have some experience with bookbinding, but want to take it to the next level? In this series of four evening workshops we will experience the delights of four exposed sewing structures, including longstitch, two-needle coptic stitch, sewing over tapes, and the exciting Secret Belgian Binding. Each student will use decorative paper and a rainbow of colored waxed linen thread to create their own collection of uniquely designed books. This brand new format will give you the chance to explore how different materials and book designs can showcase your art or writing. Students should have a strong understanding of basic bookbinding skills for this class. A detailed supply list will be provided upon enrollment.
In other news:
New Books! New website design! Check it out! :)
Your favorite BookWyrm is being featured on the Wierd Tales Magazine website www.weirdtales.net for a custom-order Zombie Book that I made with the help of the truly awesome Creative and Editorial Director of Weird Tales Magazine, Stephen Segal, and the amazing wood-working stylings of furniture-maker Art Drauglis www.adrauglis.com. See my portfolio for more pictures.
Artist Statement:
Crafty all my life, I settled on bookbinding because I love to read, own, stack, share, nap with, talk about, organize, and carry around books. They are my constant companions. I have studied the Book Arts with teachers that I deeply respect from the Corcoran School of Art, Pyramid Atlantic, and the Art and Soul Retreat. Classes and my own personal research in bookbinding have given me the tools to take what was in my head and coax it out of paper, wood, metal, and glass - whatever I could find. I believe that book becomes art when its creation has intention. This can be in the form of content (text or images), or in my case, in its structure and design. I have concentrated on book structure as my main form of expression, though Book Art with my own original content is in the works.
The best way to describe my collection of interests is to call it a Wunderkammen or a Curiosity Cabinet. Recently, I have investigated the habits of the elusive BookWyrm, dabbled in Robot psychology, and discovered woodworking. Past and future Wunderkammen inhabitants include: Dragons, robots, etymology, impetus, farmers markets, impromptu curiosity trips, archaeology, the Seed Savers movement, improbable inventions, old patents, blueprints, imaginary maps, transcontinental train rides, the connection of the senses to art and life, what we eat, the influence of food on history, ancient recipes/methods to prepare foods, legacies, the conservation/preservation of books, librarians, wandering traveler libraries, bookmobiles, book printing practices, ink fate, colophons, book structure history (the effect of industrialism, availability of materials, war, technology), hidden intricacies, and deciphering codes. Undoubtedly, many more will demand entrance into the ever-evolving Wunderkammen, and I will not disappoint, for I know I can always revisit the delightful nooks and cubbyholes to rummage and linger.
UPDATED 11/7/08
