The Chattanooga Book Arts Collaborative will NOT meet in August.
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Friday, July 19, 2013
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Nature Journaling - Two July Events
Nature Journaling
Monday, July 8, 2013
6:00 p.m.
Grote Hall Auditorium, UTC campus
Chattanooga TN
Free and open to the public
Mary Priestley, the curator of the Sewanee Herbarium, will present a program about Nature Journaling. In addition to her work with the Herbarium, Mary has also served as president of the Tennessee Native Plant Society (TNPS) and of the Friends of South Cumberland State Recreation Area; she has been a hike leader for the TNPS and for the Smoky Mountains Wildflower Pilgrimage. May is also the author of Williams' Wildflowers, a children's book showcasing the wildflowers of the South Cumberland Plateau.
This will be a special opportunity to learn how to see nature in a new way.
The event is presented by the local Tennessee Valley Chapter of Wild Ones, an organization that supports natural landscaping using native plants.
Driving directions & parking: Drive east on E. 5th Street into the UTC campus; the cemetery will be on your left. Pass the University Center and then Holt Hall on the right. Just past Holt Hall, turn right into Parking Lot 10 adjoining the Engineering, Math and Science Building (just before the intersection of 5th and Palmetto). Drive toward the southwest end of that parking lot; Grote Hall will be ahead and on the right. Park in the lot adjacent to Grote Hall. Parking is free at this time of day
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Chattanooga Book Arts Collaborative Monthly Meeting
Nature Journaling
Sunday, July 14, 2013
2:00-4:00 pm
Jewish Cultural Center
5461 North Terrace Drive
Chattanooga TN
Voluntary contribution to the Jewish Cultural Center is requested
Bring your own journals, journaling supplies and other ideas about nature journaling to share with the group. This will be a chance for us to look at different book forms for journaling, as well as share ideas about how to support a regular practice of nature journaling.
Monday, July 8, 2013
6:00 p.m.
Grote Hall Auditorium, UTC campus
Chattanooga TN
Free and open to the public
This will be a special opportunity to learn how to see nature in a new way.
The event is presented by the local Tennessee Valley Chapter of Wild Ones, an organization that supports natural landscaping using native plants.
Driving directions & parking: Drive east on E. 5th Street into the UTC campus; the cemetery will be on your left. Pass the University Center and then Holt Hall on the right. Just past Holt Hall, turn right into Parking Lot 10 adjoining the Engineering, Math and Science Building (just before the intersection of 5th and Palmetto). Drive toward the southwest end of that parking lot; Grote Hall will be ahead and on the right. Park in the lot adjacent to Grote Hall. Parking is free at this time of day
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Chattanooga Book Arts Collaborative Monthly Meeting
Nature Journaling
Sunday, July 14, 2013
2:00-4:00 pm
Jewish Cultural Center
5461 North Terrace Drive
Chattanooga TN
Voluntary contribution to the Jewish Cultural Center is requested
Bring your own journals, journaling supplies and other ideas about nature journaling to share with the group. This will be a chance for us to look at different book forms for journaling, as well as share ideas about how to support a regular practice of nature journaling.
Friday, May 3, 2013
May 19, 2013 Meeting
Painting with Liquid Pearls
Sunday, May 19, 2013
2:00-5:00 pm
Jewish Cultural Center
5461 North Terrace Dr.
Chattanooga TN
Jackie R. will be leading our May meeting. We will use StazOn black inkpads or Memento Tuxedo black inkpad to stamp flowers, leaves, and such, then paint them with Liquid Pearls, which is a pearlescent acrylic paint. We will also use the paint to create interesting textures and designs on paper.
These techniques can be used to create cards or decorative papers.
Jackie will be bringing many of the supplies needed, so we're asking that everyone contribute $1 or $2 or whatever you can to help out.
Please bring the following supplies:
Sunday, May 19, 2013
2:00-5:00 pm
Jewish Cultural Center
5461 North Terrace Dr.
Chattanooga TN
Jackie R. will be leading our May meeting. We will use StazOn black inkpads or Memento Tuxedo black inkpad to stamp flowers, leaves, and such, then paint them with Liquid Pearls, which is a pearlescent acrylic paint. We will also use the paint to create interesting textures and designs on paper.
These techniques can be used to create cards or decorative papers.
Jackie will be bringing many of the supplies needed, so we're asking that everyone contribute $1 or $2 or whatever you can to help out.
Please bring the following supplies:
- Acrylic craft mat, if available (this is like a Silpat baking mat; you can ink, paint, glue, etc., on it and then just wipe it off)
- Cold-press watercolor paper, if available
- Any solid color card stock
- Any printed color card stock you may wish to embellish
- Water spritzer bottle, if available
- Water (barrel) pens, if available
- Fine tipped paintbrushes
- Small cup for paint water or empty paint tray for blending
- Adhesive of your choice for gluing down card stock, if desired
- Any pre-made book you wish to embellish
- Old newspapers to cover tables
For a preview of what we'll be doing, check out this video.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
April 28, 2013 Meeting
POP-UPs
Join us on Sunday, April 28th
2:00-5:00 p.m.
Jewish Cultural Center
Hollie will be sharing some templates for pop-ups that you can use in your books and cards.
Please bring the following supplies:
Join us on Sunday, April 28th
2:00-5:00 p.m.
Jewish Cultural Center
Hollie will be sharing some templates for pop-ups that you can use in your books and cards.
Please bring the following supplies:
- Scissors or break-off knife
- Cutting mat
- PVA and a glue brush OR an archival glue stick
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
February 17, 2013 Meeting
Flag Books
Sunday, February 17, 2013
2:00-5:00 p.m.
Jewish Cultural Center
Chattanooga TN
At our next meeting, Stella and Ellen will lead demonstrations about making Flag Books.
Materials will be provided, but please bring the following with you if possible:
Originally developed by Hedi Kyle, the foundation of the deceptively simple Flag Book structure is an accordion folded spine. Rows of flags attached to opposing sides of each of the spine’s “mountain” folds allow the artist to fragment and layer a number of complementary or contrasting images and narratives. When read page by page, the viewer sees disjointed fragments of image and text. When the spine is pulled fully open, these fragments assemble a panoramic spread. This transformation is accompanied by a delightful flapping sound. The spine and covers provide opportunities for additional imagery. For more imformation about this book form and to view some images of the amazing things you can do with Flag Books, visit http://www.philobiblon.com/flagbook/
Sunday, February 17, 2013
2:00-5:00 p.m.
Jewish Cultural Center
Chattanooga TN
At our next meeting, Stella and Ellen will lead demonstrations about making Flag Books.
Materials will be provided, but please bring the following with you if possible:
- Card stock of various colors and patterns
- Archival double stick tape
- PVA glue or other adhesive
- Ruler
- Cutting mat
- Straight edge cutter and/or scissors
- Bone folder
- If you'd like to experiment with repeating photos, please bring seven 8"x10" copies of one horizontal image copied on card stock, plus one sheet of 8"x16" paper (weight of construction paper) for the spine.
Originally developed by Hedi Kyle, the foundation of the deceptively simple Flag Book structure is an accordion folded spine. Rows of flags attached to opposing sides of each of the spine’s “mountain” folds allow the artist to fragment and layer a number of complementary or contrasting images and narratives. When read page by page, the viewer sees disjointed fragments of image and text. When the spine is pulled fully open, these fragments assemble a panoramic spread. This transformation is accompanied by a delightful flapping sound. The spine and covers provide opportunities for additional imagery. For more imformation about this book form and to view some images of the amazing things you can do with Flag Books, visit http://www.philobiblon.com/flagbook/
Sunday, January 13, 2013
January 20, 2013 Meeting
Variations on Coptic Bindings
Sunday, January 20th
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Jewish Cultural Center
Chattanooga TN
At this meeting, we will be trying out some different variations on the Coptic binding....and starting to make journals for the hospice project.
Bring any coptic bound journals you've made, so that we can share and learn from each other.
Please bring the following supplies with you if you have them (If you're familiar with the process, please cover and line at least one set of covers before the meeting):
Sunday, January 20th
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Jewish Cultural Center
Chattanooga TN
At this meeting, we will be trying out some different variations on the Coptic binding....and starting to make journals for the hospice project.
Bring any coptic bound journals you've made, so that we can share and learn from each other.
Please bring the following supplies with you if you have them (If you're familiar with the process, please cover and line at least one set of covers before the meeting):
- 2 pieces of book board- 8-3/4" h x 5-5/8"w each
- Paper for the outside cover of your book - 2 sheets, 10"h x 7-1/2"w
- Paper to line the cover - 2 sheets 8-1/2"h x 5-1/2"w
- Text weight paper for the pages - 40-50 sheets, 8-1/2" x 11", folded into 5-1/2"h x 8-1/2" signatures
- 4-6 binders needles (binders' needles have a slightly duller point than regular needles)
- PVA glue
- Glue brush
- Bone folder
- Awl
- Cutting Mat
- Scissors
- Waxed linen thread
- Punching cradle
- Paper towels and scrap paper for gluing
Here are some photos to inspire you about some of the many variations on Coptic binding...
Monday, October 22, 2012
November 18 Meeting
Jackie R. will be leading our November 18 meeting, and we will be making cards for the Operation Write Home project. This will be a great opportunity to learn techniques that can be used to embellish cards, books and other projects.
Jackie will be supplying most of the materials, but please bring the following if you have them:
- Glue or other adhesive
- Paper cutter, cutting mat, break-off knife
- Scissors
- Ribbon
- Rubber stamps
Our meeting will be from 2:00-5:00 p.m. at the Jewish Cultural Center.
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