CBAS TURNS THE PAGE EXHIBIT IS NOW ON DISPLAY
CBAS Turns the Page Exhibit is now up and ready for viewing at the MidPointe Library branch located in West Chester, OH. The library is located at 9363 Centre Pointe Drive, West Chester, OH 45069. For hours and other information go to http://MidPointelibrary.org Twelve CBAS members from Ohio, Kentucky and Pennsylvania are exhibiting 34 books […]
CALL TO ARTISTS – GATHERING OF THE GUILDS 2025
CBAS had great response last year and will be participating in the second annual Gathering of the Guilds on Saturday, September 13, 2025. Individual artists are also part of the day’s celebration at the event’s Makers Village. It’s a great opportunity to introduce the community to (and with any luck, to sell some of) your […]
EXPLORING LOCAL LIBRARIES: CINCINNATI PARKS HISTORICAL ARCHIVES
One of Cincinnati’s many unique libraries sits at the end of a short leafy street in O’Bryonville on the grounds of the Bettman Natural Resource Center. Inside the building you’ll find the Cincinnati Parks Library and Archives, a rich collection of materials related to the history of Cincinnati parks, nature education, and the natural world. These materials […]
NEW DISPLAY ON PAPERMAKING WITH PLANTS
The next time you’re at the Essex Studios, check out the new display in the lucite cases outside CBAS Studio #164. Featured is work by gifted local papermakers and longtime CBAS members Margaret (Peg) Rhein and Lou Kroner highlighting the wide range of colors, textures and weights possible when using plants in hand papermaking. Especially […]
PASTE PAPER MAKING OPPORTUNITY
CBAS invites you to an in person and Zoom meeting to make paste paper coordinated by Jo Diamantes on Saturday, August 10, 2024 from 2:00 – 5:00 CBAS Studio #164, 2511 Essex Place, Cincinnati, OH 45206 Parking in front of the building and in lot across the street Paste papers became popular during the 16th […]
CBAS TURNS THE PAGE
Exhibit opportunity for CBAS members
MAKING PAPER WITH PLANTS
Two groups each of around a dozen CBAS members enjoyed a one-day workshop on July 20 & 21, 2024 Making Paper with Plants organized by Margaret Rhein of Terrapin Paper Mill where she has been making paper in her studio for 49 years. She was assisted by Lou Kroner a fellow paper maker and CBAS […]
AN INSPIRING WEEKEND WITH LAURIE DOCTOR
“Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your readings have been to you like the blast of a trumpet.” The words of Ralph Waldo Emerson sparked the imagination of visiting artist Laurie Doctor who shared that inspiration with eleven CBAS members on April 20 & 21. In […]
MAKING A DRAGON SCALE BOOK – PRESENTED BY MARGUERITE KATCHEN
The Cincinnati Book Arts Society invites you to an in-person and Zoom meeting. Marguerite Katchen will demonstrate how to make a Dragon Scale Book on Saturday, June 8, 2024 from 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm. This will be held at the CBAS Studio #164, 2511 Essex Place, Cincinnati, OH 45206. Parking is available in front […]
CBAS VISIT TO THE MANIFEST DRAWING CENTER
An installation we viewed during our tour.
