Standards of Excellence 2022

Béatrice Coron

Art in 1000 Cuts: The Path of the Blade

[Friday Morning]

Béatrice Coron will introduce the many facets of contemporary paper cutting, as well as their historical roots. From a panorama of international artists and her own work, she will demonstrate the endless possibilities and applications of this simple media. Recently a renaissance of these techniques can be seen in paper theaters, artist books, decors, costumes, animations and installations; papercutting is in a full renaissance! Ms. Coron explores visual silhouette storytelling in artist books, paper cutting and public art to create stunning works of art. During her lecture, she will elaborate on how she creates these intricate and playful worlds.

BÉATRICE CORON collects many stories. Born and raised in France, she was a city dweller, a shepherdess and truck driver among others, then she worked in tourism and lived in Egypt and Mexico for one year each and two years in China. She moved to New York where she launched her career as an artist in 1984. All these places left their mark on her thoughts and her art. She explores visual storytelling in artist books, paper cutting and public art. Rather than leaving an expression for another, her work makes artist books for the viewer to step in, or fine arts with theatrical methods. Coron favors an expression that would englobe all her creative instincts rather than separate. She creates environments for words and thoughts inviting the public to wonder, ponder, and discover a poetic vision.

Erin Fletcher

Stitching through History - Embroidered Bindings from the 14th C. to Today

[Friday Afternoon]

Embroidery as a decorative technique for bookbinding may not be considered common, but its use has been found on bindings from the 14th century to today. This presentation will focus on both the past and present of embroidered bindings by showcasing an overview of historical examples from across Europe as well as contemporary work from binders located in Europe and North America. Many historical embroidered bindings were produced on canvas, velvet, silk or satin. Today binders making embroidered bindings are using the same fabrics, but also experimenting on other materials such as leather, paper, veneer and suede. Embroidery as a technique for bookbinding has seen a revival in all manner of binding styles, but particularly with design bindings. Erin will show a range of techniques to demonstrate how embroidery is incorporated into her own binding work with a particular focus given to working on leather and using embroidery alongside other decorative techniques.

ERIN FLETCHER is the owner of Herringbone Bindery, where she crafts one-of-a-kind fine bindings and small editions for various clients and institutions. Her work is regularly exhibited throughout the US and abroad. Her work has been collected by The Grolier Club, the Boston Athenaeum, UCLA and the University of Virginia as well as several private collectors. She first discovered a love for bookbinding while studying at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. This experience ultimately brought her to study bookbinding at the North Bennet Street School in Boston where she graduated in 2012. She works as an instructor at NBSS for the Continuing Education department and prior to 2020, for the Middle School Book Arts program. She also regularly teaches book arts workshops at other institutions around the county. She has been a member of the Guild of Book Workers since 2011 and recently stepped down as Chair for the New England Chapter.

Dr. Cathleen A. Baker

Adhesive for Book Artists and Conservators

[Saturday Morning]

This presentation focuses on water-based adhesives, including wheat- and rice-starch pastes and two cellulose ethers, methylcellulose and sodium carboxymethylcellulose. An introduction to the properties of these adhesives will be followed by preparing them, using them as adhesives and as “water delivery systems” to aid in the removal of old adhesives and guards, and making pre-coated papers for making repairs and for other creative uses. The session will conclude with answering questions from the audience, as well as a few submitted in advance to the speaker by emailing her at: cathleenbaker45@gmail.com; deadline for submission of questions is October 1, 2022.

DR. CATHLEEN A. BAKER began her career as paper conservator at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, during the 1970s, and taught paper conservation at the SUNY Cooperstown, now Buffalo, graduate conservation program from 1978–1993. She is author of numerous articles and books including By His Own Labor: The Biography of Dard Hunter (2000) and the award-winning From the Hand to the Machine. Nineteenth-Century American Paper and Mediums: Technologies, Materials, and Conservation (2010). She holds an MA in Art History from Syracuse University, and an MFA in Books Arts and a PhD in Communication Studies, both from the University of Alabama. She worked at the University of Michigan Library conservation department from 2005 - 2016 as paper and book conservator and later, conservation exhibition coordinator. Since “retiring,” she has been concentrating on her publishing business, The Legacy Press (www.thelegacypress.com), and her research of the first western-made wove paper, used in John Baskerville’s 1757 “Virgil”.

Monique Lallier

My Life in Bookbinding: Fifty Years of Creativity, Challenges, Experimentations, Frustrations & Pure Joy

[Saturday Afternoon]

It is a humbling and rewarding experience to show and talk about what I have done in so many years. With examples of my bindings of the last 50 years I will try to show how I came up with a specific design, the choice of materials and colors, when I was happy or frustrated, how a design evolves from the first draft and all the emotions that come with creativity.

MONIQUE LALLIER began her career in fashion design in the 1960s in Montreal at Cotnoir Cappone School. In 1972, she studied at L’art de la Reliure bookbinding school with Simone B. Roy. She continued studies in Paris with Roger Arnoult, at Centro del bel Libro in Ascona with Edwin Heim and in Solothurn, Switzerland with Hugo Peller. An internationally recognized bookbinder and book artist, Monique’s work may be found in the collections of McGill University, Montreal; St. Joseph Oratory in Montreal for Pope Jean Paul II; Louisiana State University; University of North Carolina, Guilford College in Greensboro, and the Morgan Library in New York City; as well as many private collections in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Japan. In addition, Monique served as chair of the Standards of Excellence for the Guild of Book Workers for twelve years. She received the Laura Young Award for service to the Guild in 2008. Monique was the Fine Binding Director of the American Academy of Bookbinding from 2005 to 2009, and currently teaches privately and practices her craft full-time from her studio in Greensboro, North Carolina. She continues to participate in international exhibitions and recently won the Silver Prize at the Designer Bookbinders competition in the United Kingdom.

The conference hotel is the Courtyard Atlanta Decatur Downtown/Emory

• 130 Clairemont Avenue (Map)
• Decatur, Georgia 30030
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• (404) 371-0204

Reservations must be made by Wednesday, September 28, 2022, in order to receive the Seminar room rate, available until the GBW room block is filled. All rooms are subject to applicable state and local taxes of 16%, as well as a Georgia Hotel Fee of $5 per night. Parking is available at the hotel for $10.

SEMINAR ROOM RATES

• Single / Double: $197.00
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• Marriott Central Reservations: 1-888-236-2427
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• Courtyard Decatur Front Desk: (404) 371-0204
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• Dedicated GBW reservation link:
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