- “Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art.”
- —Leonardo da Vinci
Current & Upcoming Events
SDBA 2011 Workshops
Our next workshop features Roberta Lavadour. We have sponsored workshops by Roberta in the past, and they were very well received. For details on this workshop, and information on how to sign up, visit our Workshops and iq option page.
Twining Binding
A workshop by Roberta Lavadour
Saturday and Sunday, September 24, 25, 2011, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
McCoy House, Old Town State Park
$175.00 members, $225.00 non-members
Learn an innovative binding structure that was designed by the instructor. The Twined Binding employs a timeless technique that is seen in Plateau baskets, medieval tapestries and other items created by cultures across the globe. The finished books feature a rich, all-over pattern on the spine and the structure is ripe for development of variations on the basic design.
Catalogs Available for Purchase
SDBA Members' Exhibition: An Artist Trading Card ABC
Twenty-seven iqoption Artist Trading Cards, one for each letter plus the question mark, have been bound into 27 unique structures. Although iq options the exhibition has passed, a catalog, itself an ABC book, is now available. Use the Add to Cart button to order your copy with a major credit card, or send a check for $15 plus $3 shipping to San Diego Book Arts, P.O. Box 90562, San Diego, CA 92169. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
San Diego Book Arts
Third National Juried Show
May 29-July 4, 2010
Geisel Library, UC San Diego
Of the over 200 books submitted for this exhibit, Juror Kitty Maryatt selected 61 pieces by 54 artists. The quality of work was outstanding, which will make for an excellent exhibit, but this made the judging process extremely difficult. Although the show is now closed, you can still order the catalog, below.
Juror: Kitty Maryatt, Assistant Professor of Art at Scripps College and Director of the Scripps College Press, and principal owner of Two Hands Press, a book arts design studio specializing in the design and fabrication of both handmade and production books. Kitty has an MFA from UCLA and lectures and gives workshops all over the country.
The full color, 9 x 7 inch, 67-page Third National Juried Show catalog is available; it includes an introduction by the juror, Kitty Maryatt. Each artist’s book in the show is on it’s own page, with 2-3 images of most books. The price is $20 plus $4 shipping.
Use the Add to Cart button to order your copy with a major credit card, or send a check for $24 to San Diego Book Arts, P.O. Box 90562, San Diego, CA 92169. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
Note: the catalog for the Second National Juried Show, held in 2008, is also available on our Exhibitions page.
Edge to Edge
Japanese Friendship Garden, Balboa Park
March 1-31, 2010
Although the exhibition has closed, a full color catalog is still available. Use Add to Cart button to order your copy with a major credit card, or send a check for $15 plus $4 shipping to San Diego Book Arts, P.O. Box 90562, San Diego, CA 92169. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
Book Artist Members—We Need Your Work
We have member’s exhibitions scheduled almost continuously in the coming year, and we need your artist's books to show. Please fill out the online submission form to let our Exhibitions Chair know what you have. You will be contacted to make delivery arrangements when your piece has been scheduled for an exhibit.
Click here to enter your book in the ongoing member’s exhibitions.