LIBROS Past Programs Archive 2024–2025

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Saturday, March 1, 2025

RAG TAG COLLABORATIVE PROJECT
with Yvette Rosenburg

All tags are due by February 15th! The collated tags with a colophon and participant list will be handed out at the March meeting. 

Supplies to bring: Your metal ring, decorations for the ring and covers. Decorations and covers are optional.

After we put the project together we will take a walk down collaborative memory lane. The Committee will show several past collaborations that Libros has done. A few Libros members will also bring collaborative books they've made. We'll have some amazing artwork on display!

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Paper & Glass Embellishments
with Anne Engelhart

Let’s make a handful of fun paper/glass pieces for bedazzling. We will also create a couple of Valentines (it is that time…already!) and a tiny book or two. 

In order to receive a kit for the program, please see your email for details and a supply list to have on hand.

About Anne Engelhardt:

What do I love more? Paper or Polka Dots? I think it depends on the day. Working with my hands is my meditation. As long as I can remember, I have been a maker--my appreciation and fascination for the decorative arts/crafts runs deep. 

As a serial entrepreneur (emphasis on serial), combined with a passion for design and making, I have had the great fortune to earn a living doing what I love. I am an art school drop-out who went on to start, operate and, in some cases, sell the following businesses: AE Design, Papers!, Books by Hand, Solum World Paper, Paper Palette, PaperGami, Craft Fantastic and Creative Culture. In the nineties, I taught book art workshops across the country. In the first decade of this century, I worked in product development internationally. Overall, my life has been spent with paper and all things paper related! Lately, I have been digitally obsessed with vintage, public domain images, collage and designing on my computer.

Learn more about Anne on her websites:  CraftFantastic.com and LostImageBindery.com

Saturday, November 2, 2024

The Clam Shell Box
with Mita Saldana

Please RSVP to Mita if you are attending or you will not receive a kit.

Mita will be teaching us how to make a clamshell box. Clamshell boxes have historically been made to protect books, photos, and prints. The box we will make is just the right size to hold postcards. I will provide the pre-cut boards which we will assemble together at the meeting. Your preparation for the meeting will be to come with the paper and cloth cut to size to cover the boards. There will not be enough time to cut the paper and cloth during the meeting, so please prepare ahead of time. Please pay attention to the grain direction which is the underlined number in the measurements. The inside of the box, referred to as the inner and the outer trays, should be paper. Try not to pick very thick or stiff paper, Japanese yuzen is perfect for making boxes. The outside of the box, referred to as the case, will be covered with bookcloth. Hopefully the photo can help you see how the paper and cloth cover the boards. Mita does need an accurate head count for this so please email her if you are planning on attending. Check your email for more details and a supply list.

Saturday, December 7, 2024

Christmas Party and White Elephant Exchange

Saturday, October 5, 2024

Bookbinding Basics + Getting Ready for the Clam Shell Box
with Mita Saldana and Kristine Olson

Scheduled program updated to a neat two-fer:
Mita will cover all those binding basics like: paper, book cloth, grain and PVA. You know, everything we need to know but some of us have been afraid to ask. Please bring the paper and book cloth you have for the box and bring your regular binding equipment. Mita will help us prepare and cover lots of the basics. 

We will complete the clamshell box at a future meeting.

Clamshell boxes have historically been made to protect books, photos, and prints. The box we will make is just the right size to hold postcards. Mita will provide the pre-cut boards, which we will assemble at a future meeting. Your preparation for the meeting will be to come with the paper and cloth to cover the boards. The inside of the box, referred to as the inner and the outer trays, should be paper. Try not to pick very thick or stiff paper; Japanese yuzen is perfect for making boxes. The outside of the box, referred to as the “case,” will be covered with book cloth. Hopefully the photo can help you see how the paper and cloth cover the boards.

Saturday, September 7, 2024

Infinity Book/Card x Two
with Jacques and Terry

Jacques and Terry will each be sharing their methods of creating infinity cards. An Infinity card is a card that you can open indefinitely. This type of card is sometimes also called a never ending card. The way you build it allows you to open it in very clever ways.

Check your email for details and a supply list, and RSVP to the presenters.

Saturday, August 3, 2024

Julie Wagner, Artist Talk

Note: Programs run from August – June. There is no regularly scheduled meeting in July.