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.

IN PERSON Bookbinding 1 with Tim DYCK

Registration deadline: April 19th

Bookbinding I is considered the fundamental course of the CBBAG curriculum by teaching terminology, materials, tools, techniques, and foundational concepts in classical bookbinding. Students will come away with at least six different bound books. The course includes components like: setting up your workspace and tools, sewing variations, endpapers, making hardcovers (cases), and concepts of grain and warp, among many others. As a core course of CBBAG, completion of Bookbinding I will be credited toward the CBBAG Certificate of Completion. 

TO REGISTER: Registration Form

Dates: April 27-29 Saturday to Monday May 4-6 Saturday to Monday

Times: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Location: The Colour Jar, 120 Garafraxa St. N., Durham, ON, N0G 1R0 

Prerequisites: Current membership in CBBAG

Cost: $485

Materials Fee: $50 payable to Tim Dyck, by cash or cheque on the first day of class 


EXPLORING MAP FOLDS with stephanie wolff

How do you bind maps or other large flat paper into smaller books? This workshop will cover ways to approach this situation. We will make a series of map folds and bind them into a simple softcover structure as a useful reference for future work.

We will talk about the possibilities and limitations of fitting large paper into smaller books and discuss a variety of solutions.

Location: ONLINE using Zoom

Date: Tuesday, MAY 14, 2024, 5 PM - 8PM EDT

Registration cut off is  MAY 7 - don't miss out!

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

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).


Lunch & Tour of the LeaksDale Manse

former home of L.M.Montgomery

11850 Durham Regional Road 1, Leaskdale ON  L0C 1C0


Saturday, July 27, 2024, 11.30 a.m.

Click to register: Admission: $20 each (includes lunch and then a tour of the manse)

Lunch includes a salad, sandwich, tea, and scone for dessert

The visit to the property will begin at 11.30 a.m. with lunch in the tea room of the former St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church. While there, you can browse the gift shop and look at the many artifacts that belonged to L.M. Montgomery. After tea, we will proceed to the manse for the tour.

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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