New England Chapter
The New England Chapter sponsored a one-day workshop in November
on "Leaf Structures for Photo Albums" given by Richard Horton at
Daniel Kelm's Wide Awake Garage in Easthampton, MA. Their September
Chapter Meeting was held at the North Bennet Street School with a
presentation by Rick Cavasin, from Ontario, on his production of
parchment and vellum. Roger Barlee, Director of J. Hewit & Sons
Tannery, in Edinburgh, Scotland, gave two talks on leather production
in September: one at Harvard and the other at Smith College.
Midwest Chapter
The Midwest Chapter's President for the last five years, Cris
Takacs, is being joined in what will be a triumvirate. Annie Tremmel
Wilcox and Gabrielle Fox Butler will help Cris with the duties of
running the Chapter.
Lone Star Chapter
The Lone Star Chapter has a somewhat more complicated set-up than
other chapters because they have two branches: one in Austin, Texas,
where Randolph Bertin is both President of the Chapter and
co-Vice-president of the Southwest Regional group; the other in
Dallas, where Pamela Leutz is co-Vice-President of the Northeast
Regional group. Just for the record.
California Chapter
The California Chapter's next meeting on January 11, 1998 will be
held at the Ninja Press, in Sherman Oaks, CA. Carolee Campbell,
proprietor, has invited the chapter to tour her print shop and
bindery and will give a talk on the vicissitudes of designing,
printing and binding books alone. Her most recent book, The Real
World of Manuel Cordova, by W.S. Mervin, is a 15-foot book in an
edition of 160. Using handmade papers, it incorporates 56 folds in
its accordion-style binding.
Rocky Mountain Chapter
The Rocky Mountain Chapter has an address change for Chapter
Co-Chair Pamela Barrios to 640 North 900 West, Orem, UT 84057. Tel:
801-378-2988, e-mail: <pcb@hbll1.byu.edu>. Co-Chair Laura Wait,
in Denver, has a new fax number: 303-458-8996. Pam writes in Book
Arts Roundup, the chapter newsletter, that the exhibition in Salt
Lake City, "The Nurtured Spirit", went off well, with many of the 42
pieces exhibited being sold and favorable comments regarding the show
received. Laura Wait gave a Leather Finishing workshop last May, Dan
Kelm taught two two-day workshops in Denver and Salt Lake City in
November.
Southeast Chapter
The Southeast Chapter's Chairman Paula Gourley will be joined by
two additional co-chairs to the chapter. The chapter participated in
the Kentuck Festival recently, where they hosted an informational and
educational booth. They taught paste-paper making among other
activities.