WELCOME BOOKBINDERS AND BOOK ARTISTS

Since 1983 the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild has worked to support the development of the book arts in Canada. This web site is dedicated to that effort. The book arts include bookbinding, artists' books, papermaking, calligraphy, letterpress printing and typography, wood engraving, paper decorating, restoration, and conservation.

JOIN IN AN EXPLORATION OF LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY'S LIFE - ONLINE LECTURE

CBBAG welcomes Kathryn Harvey, an Archivist from the McLaughlin Library, who will speak about the Lucy Maud Montgomery collection housed in the Archival and Special Collections at the University of Guelph.

Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 8 PM EDT. To register, click here

Kathryn Harvey has a Ph.D. in English from the University of Alberta and an MLIS from Dalhousie University. She has been working for more than 20 years as an archivist at Dalhousie and the University of Guelph, which she headed from 2009 to 2020.  She was involved in making 50 items from Guelph’s LMM collection available for the 2014 multi-city exhibit tour of Japan and attended the Tokyo opening. In 2017, she assisted in the creation of an Archival and Special Collections in-house exhibit on Rilla of Ingleside

Acknowledgements: L.M. Montgomery's signature cat design is a trademark of the Heirs of L.M. Montgomery Inc. The image of the porcelain dogs is from the Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph.



Kindred Spirits: The Lucy Maud Montgomery Legacy as Interpreted by Contemporary Book Artists

Registration is closed for the Kindred Spirits Book Art Exhibition. Thank you to all who registered! CBBAG is delighted to report that over 60 members registered, so thank you again! The organizing committee anxiously awaits for your creations to arrive by April 1, 2024. (Canada Post delivery may be impacted by the Easter holiday; a day or two of grace will be given) 

Kindred Spirits is now on social media 

Facebook: Kindred Spirits Book Arts, Instagram: @kindred_spirits_bookarts and YouTube: Kindred Spirits (exclusive lecture recording  entitled Beyond Anne of Green Gables presented by Kathy Wasylenky from Lucy Maud Montgomery Society of Ontario).


Criss-Cross Binding with Andrew Huot

The Crisscross Binding which is a book with a hard cover woven together over a sewn set of pages. The book allows for flat opening for use, but a strong cover for protection when it’s in your bag. It’s a great structure for sketchbooks and journals.

Location: ONLINE using Zoom

Date: Tuesday, April 16, 20246 PM - 9PM EDT

Registration cut off is  April 10 - don't miss out!

Home Study ONLINE Guided Stream Bookbinding 1

April 1 2024 deadline to enrol in the June 2024 to February 2025 workshop cohort. More information or to register.

Bookbinding 1 is the first workshop in CBBAG’s core curriculum and introduces the variety of tools, materials, sewings, and constructions fundamental to hand bookbinding.

Using the Thinkific online teaching platform, the workshop is a series of lecture-style videos, direct demonstration videos, and how-to pdfs housed into modules. The workshop will start with the making of a simple pamphlet and proceed to the binding of two hard cover books.

The Guided Stream has requires participants to submit their completed projects by postal mail to their Mentor and this online environment allows for better feedback with live Zoom meetings to review submissions and for the whole group to learn together, mimicking the in-person workshop more closely


BOOKBINDING

WHAT IS IT?

Work & Hobby

Bookbinding consists of many different types of work, particularly in North America where it can be difficult to specialize and make a living.

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Magazine

EXTENSIVE LIBRARY

Publication

Book Arts arts du livre Canada is published twice a year. It features book arts events, book artists, book and exhibition reviews, technical articles, and historical essays.

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EDUCATION

RESOURCES

ARTISTS & BOOKBINDERS

CBBAG has a few curated lists of resources that we think will be of use to bookbinders and book artists. 

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