Book Arts Summer In Salem 2013, Post #3

There's one more post about the Book Arts Summer in Salem 2013 that I want to write, even though summer has now given way to autumn. I guess this post is more about making sure I have a record of the show, as seeing it was like going down a rabbit hole...the more I looked…

BASIS Book Arts Show at North Main Gallery, Post #2

My plan was to go back to North Main Gallery in Salem< New York and take a photo of this exquisite pop-up Swiss Army Knife created by Shawn Sheehy. Mission Accomplished. But there was a rub. When I started looking at the show again it was as if I hadn't seen it at all the…

Book Arts Summer In Salem, 2013

In the summer I miss seeing the outpouring of creativity that I get to see during the school year. Fortunately, North Main Gallery in Salem, New York has put on a book arts show rich in materials, ideas, structure and color.This has become an annual event, which I am grateful for! I attended the opening…

Drawing On Health

Every few days I wander into the North Main Gallery in Salem, where my hanging books are displayed until September 3.  Each time the exhibit looks different to me.  As Ed Hutchins and I were working together to hang the show it was hard to have any idea of what I was looking at since the…