The Cover of a Spiral Alphabet Journal

This is what I got when I put together gifts from good friends.  Spiral bound technique was a must for this soon to be Alphabet Journal.  Dearest Book Art friends, I am sorry to miss our May meeting, see you all in June.  Patti Kirch

Book Art Tri-Cities April 2014 Meeting

A glimpse of Susan Kimmel's Mom's book treasures. Vintage leather bound finished with a pamphlet stitch

A through Z, Susan completed this lettered, cut and mixed media challenge in a difficult life window.  Her granddaughter will love receiving and reading this alphabet book treasure.

 Sue Barbus brought her completed art work.  Please help with the title, I am almost on target!

Patti Kirch's, copper cola pens, ("salami pens"), are hand made lettering instruments and will be used with inks, acrylics and water colors.  Instead of cutting into a recycled cola tin, used copper was substituted. The loved books below are a couple from Sue Barbus's and Marcia Keefer's reconstruct/deconstruct book art challenge.  Lots of homework ahead, the challenge is on!

March 2014 Book Art Tri - Cities Talented Artists

 The first three photos are of Annette Bouchey's work; Piano Hinge and Journal from a recent book arts workshop in San Francisco.

Below:  Susan Kimmel's combination form book of art.  A three sided case, concertina folded art and poetry.

Below:  Barb Sherrill's quilted jacket, hand book bag and river landscape

DS Watkins', Susan Kimmel's and Sue Barbus' artistic 11 12 13 books

Binding colors, creativity and artistic friends together equals BookArt Tri-Cities!  Words alone are not enough.....

December Book Arts 11 12 13 challenge exchange artistic book's artists:

These books do not necessarily read like a North American book, top to bottom, left to right.
From Marcia Keefer's multisided woven strips, Laura Gable's long narrow book (in the middle), to Barb Sherrill's composition journey there's so much to read, feel and turn in-between... and there are more.

Artists books continued: front R; concertina counting Vicki Gerton.
and behind R; concertina not long ago experiences; Thelma Triplett
little black book about Avo, on the left: DS Watkins.
and behind; agua copper symbol, Patti Kirch
and behind; short hand retro, Annette Bouchey

Five books from our 11-12-13 exchange

Using the sequence of numbers, 11-12-13 in any fashion in the formation of a book, the book artists exchanged books in early December. The original idea was to exchange on November 12, 2013 ... but we opted instead to do so at the last gathering.

Here is a shot I took of 5 of the books. I didn't get many good photos so hopefully another lovely book artist did. I hope each will comment on their book ... or be willing to post something about the book they created.

Books pictured here are from (left to right) Kriss Bottino, Annette Bouchey, Lois Anderson, Patti Kirch, and Laura Gable.