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GUILD 24 on YouTube

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GUILD 24 – an exhibition of recent works by members of the Canberra Craft Bookbinders’ Guild has wrapped up. There were 19 exhibitors and 38 bindings/constructions. If you or others would like to look at all those wonderful books again, then that is possible now and into the future.

A YouTube video (4.51 mins and a catalogue, have been created as artifacts of the exhibition.

Access it via GUILD 24 YouTube or search Canberra Bookbinders YouTube Guild 24.

View the online catalogue via National Library of Australia, TROVE.

 

GUILD 24 – exhibition 6 Sept – 2 Oct

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GUILD 24 – an exhibition of recent works by members of the Canberra Craft Bookbinders’ Guild.

19 exhibitors and 38 bindings/constructions of fine, contemporary, sculptural and artist creations.

6 September – 2 October, 2024.

More about the exhibition at Home – Libraries ACT

Civic Library opening hours  –  Monday to Friday 10am – 5.30pm  – Saturday 10am to 4pm

Guild 24 – Exhibition entry details for members

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The CCBG Committee is so pleased to announce the entry details for Guild 24, our members only exhibition to be held Mezzanine level of the Civic Library in Canberra.

Find all the information on the website under Events and news. Deadline for entries 8 August 2024.

Image of a few of the 36 works in Guild 22 taken during ‘bump in’.

Embroidering on leather Sat May 11- Full

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While many of us are familiar with stitching when binding books, embroidering the covers may be new to you. This activity is for those who have very little experience in embroidery. We begin by stitching samples on bookcloth and progress to embroidering on leather during the day.

Embroidered covers have been done by Hannah Brown, Sue Doggett and Erin Fletcher. There are a number of other artists, such as Anna Yevtukh-Squire and Adele Outtridge, who teach exposed and decorative stitching on the spines of books.

Cyril Davenport’s Book of English Embroidered Bookbinding  s from Gutenberg is an interesting resource – which can be downloaded free in many formats.

BIND25, Auckland, NZ

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Exciting announcement.

Association of Book Crafts(NZ) have confirmed BIND25!

The conference will take place at the Auckland University of Technology(AUT) over the weekend of 12-14 September, 2025.

They are pleased to have this quality venue confirmed and now that they have the dates pinned down, planning can begin in earnest.

And there is much to organise!

At the beginning of April they will be calling for papers and workshops and also identifying the two keynote speakers.         website abc-nz.org.nz

Exhibition ‘Reflections of a Philosophical Voyager’ 3 – 20 Aug 2023

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In partnership with the Bookbinding Guilds of ACT & NSW,

The Sutton Village Gallery will present the unique exhibition of fine bindings titled                           

                                     ‘Reflections of a Philosophical Voyager’.

 This exhibition will showcase 18 bookbinders from around Australia, highlighting the varied  approaches to the text, comprising Nicolas Baudin’s 1802 letter written to Governor Philip King.  The letter was reproduced by the State Library of South Australia in 2016 and is a fascinating account by the French navigator of the French laying claim to King Island.

 The exhibition will run from 3-20 August, 2023, with the official launch taking place 1:30pm, 5 August. 

All welcome.

Bind a Leather Journal with Joy Tonkin – 12th August

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Bind a custom leather journal, ‘Tegumentum’, 15th century style with master bookbinder Joy Tonkin.
The workshop is being held at the Sutton Village Gallery, Saturday 12th August, 1 -4pm.
Workshop participants will be making a traditional 15th century limp leather journal.
For more info and to book a place …

Origata Binding Workshop with Glenn Malkin – 10 July

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The Queensland Guild have an amazing range of courses adjacent to the Bind 23 conference in Brisbane which are once in a lifetime opportunities to learn from Masters!

We don’t get many opportunities here in Australia to learn from these international teachers so don’t miss this one-day course on the 10th July with Glenn Malkin from the UK teaching us the Origata Binding in Brisbane. This is a great course for beginners, artists and also those with bookbinding experience.

This is a relatively new book structure devised by Julie Auzillon in Paris, France.
It is ideal as a conservation binding as the book block itself can be removed easily without damage given there needs be very little glue used.

This structure also lends itself to a wide number of variations in terms of design elements and materials used and can be used for single section books or thicker multi-section books.

Register now at  Workshops – Bind23 Queensland Bookbinders’ Guild (qbg.org.au)

5-minute presentations by members – 13 April

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When: Thursday 13 April 2023, 7.30pm – 9.30pm

Where: Room 3, (COTA) Hughes Community Centre, Hughes, ACT.

Activity – 5-minute teaser presentations by members

For a special treat, six of our members will give a short presentation on an aspect of bookbinding that they enjoy.

The line-up includes:

  1. How I use bark in my bindings
  2. Bookbinding in schools
  3. Making paper repairs using Japanese paper and prepared starch paste
  4. A little photo album – slot and tab binding
  5. Simplified binding
  6. Sanding blocks

These talks are sure to spark interesting conversations. Have your questions ready.