STUDIO SPRUCE UP
Many thanks to CBAS co-chair Peg Rhein for thrifting, donating and helping install new curtains for the CBAS studio, and attaching the strip of decorative paper to block glare while letting in more light. Thanks also to Stuart Golder and our other co-chair Amy Gable for helping take down the dusty old curtains (already disintegrating […]
EXPLORING LOCAL LIBRARIES: CINCINNATI HISTORY LIBRARY & ARCHIVES
Now located on the mezzanine level of historic Union Terminal’s Museum Center, the Cincinnati History Library and Archives has been collecting and preserving materials since 1831. One of the most significant regional history collections in the United States, the CHLA’s resources focus on the Greater Cincinnati area, the state of Ohio and the Old Northwest […]
Embellishing your Handmade Book Pages with Marianne Burke
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SLIPKNOT BINDING FOR SINGLE SHEETS IS THE TOPIC FOR THE CBAS FEBRUARY MEETING
The Cincinnati Book Arts Society invites you to a Zoom meeting on Saturday, February 8th from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm. This is a Zoom meeting only. Join other CBAS members as Jo Diamantes presents the Slip Knot Binding. DESCRIPTION: Learn how to bind single pages together without using needles using the slip knot stitch. […]
THREE CBAS MEMBERS EACH HAVE A BOOK IN THE ILLUSTRATED ACCORDION EXHIBIT HOSTED BY THE KALAMAZOO BOOK ARTS CENTER
Several weeks ago Margaret Rhein sent a link to CBAS members for those who might be interested in entering a book into The Illustrated Accordion exhibit hosted by the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center. This is the 17th annual exhibition and runs from February 7 – March 21. However, those entries that have already been received […]
POP-UPS PRESENTED BY CLAIRE MARCUS ARE THE TOPIC OF THE JANUARY STUDY GROUP
Cincinnati Book Arts Society invites you to a Zoom meeting on Saturday, January 11 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm. Please note that this is a Zoom only meeting and the starting time has changed. DESCRIPTION: Join us as we fold, cut, and build book components with the element of surprise. SUPPLIES NEEDED: Mixed paper and […]
JOIN THE SPOOL BOOK CHALLENGE
The discovery of a bag of wooden spools in a giveaway box at the Essex Studios has inspired the idea of a challenge. You’re invited to create work to the first online exhibit of 2025, tentatively called Spooling. Either stop by the CBAS Studio and pick up one of the discovered spools while supplies last […]
MEMBER NEWS
Congratulations to CBAS members Andrea Knarr and Kathleen Piercefield who are among 12 artists whose work was selected for the 15th annual Tapped exhibit at the Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center. This exhibit features paired works by artists and their current or former instructors; it honors the often powerful bonds formed between teacher […]
CBAS ANNUAL HOLIDAY GATHERING
CALL TO ARTISTS – The Heavens, Earth & Us Exhibit
Nancy Driesbach: Navaho prayer CBAS members are invited to submit work for an exhibit entitled The Heavens, Earth and Us to be held at Thomas More University in January and February, 2025. First conceived by longtime CBAS members Carolyn Stewart and Judy Dominic, the project encourages us to observe the world above, below and around […]
