Book Arts Jam Schedule of Events
All areas of the Book Arts Jam will be open from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Breakfast & lunch at the Fresh and Natural Cafeteria until 3:00 pm
If would would like to print your own copy of the campus map before you arrive there is a PRINTABLE MAP of the campus available.
We will update this site as new information becomes available. Please check here for last minute changes.
Artists and organizations interested in exhibiting please see Exhibitors' Information.
Information Table.
This is the place to start your visit, located just inside the Exhibitors' Showcase.- Pick up your Jam Program here.
Location Area A
Exhibitors' Showcase
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Visit over 50 book artists, book arts support organizations, fine press
owners, letterpress printers, printmakers, paper artists, and view their
products.
Location Area B
10 am – 3 pm.
Relief Printing for Families and Kids,
Drop by and play!
In this make-and-take activity you will scratch a design into a foam board and make beautiful multicolored prints.
For all ages.
Location Area C
1:30 p.m.
Pod Post talk on Mail Art,
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Mail Art
Jennie Hinchcliff of Pod Post
Will host this informal discussion/Q&A session, attendees will be introduced to
some of the central themes of mail art and networking community. Examples
from the book "Good Mail Day" will be on hand for you to experience "up
close", as well as an audience show-and-tell! Feel free to bring your
questions, anecdotes, and examples of mail art to share with the group.
Location Area D
- Bay Area Book Artists (BABA)
Los Altos Hills CA.
Silent Auction Jam Fundraiser, Bay Area Book Artists Table.
The Silent Auction will close at 2:30 p.m. - California Society of Printmakers book arts and prints by members
- Pacific Center for the Book Arts, Issues of the PCBA’s Ampersand Journal. info@pcba.info
- San Jose Printers' Guild San Jose CA.
Location D
(Studios 1801, 1601, 1602)
Demonstrations and Make-and-Takes at Book Arts Jam 2009
A highlight of the Book Arts Jam: presentations and hands-on "make-and-takes" demonstrating a wide variety of book arts activities and skills.
The demonstrations and Make-and-Takes are being provided for your education and enjoyment by wonderful volunteers who are providing their own materials. They may invite small donations (e.g. $1.00) to help cover their materials costs. We anticipate that scheduled demonstrations will last between 45 minutes and an hour. If you want a hands-on place at a Make-and-Take, you might want to show up a little early. Have a great time!
| Time and Location | Type of Event | Presenter and Topic | Description |
| Book Arts Jam 2009 | Demonstration and/or Make-and-Takes | BABA Artists | Techniques for making books. |
| 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m Location: Area B | Drop by and play | Susan Sullivan Relief Printing for Families and Kids (Make-and-Take) |
In this make-and-take activity you will scratch a design into a foam board and make beautiful multicolored prints. For all ages |
| 11:00 a.m. Art Studio 1601 - Area D | Make-and-Take | Leah Virsik
Make a Pamphlet |
Stitched Mini-Book Using Recycled Materials This workshop is a great introduction to sewing a book using a needle and thread. The pages of the book you bind will have instructions printed on them for you to take home. A book arts resource list will be distributed. |
| 12:30 p.m. Art Studio 1601 - Area D | Demonstration and Some Hands-On Play | Ben Colborn
Sewing a Book Using a Sewing Frame |
From approximately the 12th through the 19th century, most books were sewn around supports of cord, leather, or cloth using a sewing frame to assist. Ben will use a sewing frame to sew a book in the herringbone style, the earliest known supported book structure. |
| 12:30 p.m. Art Studio 1602 - Area D | Demonstration | Judith Hoffman
Wire-Edged Binding |
Developed by book artist Daniel Kelm. The book pages, linked with knotted thread to wire which is connected to the page edge through holes or hinges, rotate freely and lie completely flat when opened. Judith will demonstrate how to construct a book using wire-edged binding and show examples of how she has used this structure in her artist’s books. |
| 2:30 pm Studio 1601 | Demonstration plus Hands-On Printing Opportunity | Raven Erebus
Linoleum Block Printing |
Learn about this simple form of relief printing and find out what you need to get started. Learn to pull a print by hand to take home with you. |
| 2:30 pm Studio 1602 | Make-and-Take Capacity: 20 |
Debbie Kogan Weave a Book Together 20 participants; more people can watch the action |
If you like folding paper, and learning new book structures, come make a model of a book designed by book artist Elizabeth Steiner. Materials for the make-and take will be provided and ready to assemble. Appropriate for anybody who likes to fold accurately, can tolerate initial confusion and wants to be delighted by a new way of doing things. |
Location D
Print Studio Open House
Visit the Foothill College Print & Book Arts Studio.
- See a Letterpress Class in action and other spontaneous demonstrations.
- Talk to faculty & students about Print and Book Arts classes.
- See the display "Printmaking for Book Arts".
- Listen to Presentations on Printmaking and Letterpress (included in schedule under Presentations and Demonstrations above)
Location E
Kaleidoscope Slide Show
Take a break, sit down in comfortable seats, and view a slide show of book works by BABA artists and Jam exhibitors.
Copies of the Slide Show CD are on sale at the BABA Table in the Exhibitors' Showcase.
Exhibition of work
View an exhibition of work by Foothill College print and book arts students.
Last updated, Sept 9th, 2009