TELLURIDE CAMPUS Immersion Experience
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My week at AAB was a total TELLURIDE CAMPUS immersion experience. Nothing compares with being surrounded by people who all care Since 1993, Telluride, Colorado has been home to the passionately about books and American Academy of Bookbinding. The historic Old Stone A SCHOOL OF bookbinding. Building in downtown Telluride houses the bookbinding studio. Built in 1909 and constructed of native stone and indigenous red limestone mortar, the building was first EXCELLENCE used as a livery stable and assay office, and then by old Founded in 1993 by Tini Miura, Einen Miura and Daniel Tucker, the American Academy of Step-and-a-Half Adams, the local undertaker, for his trade. Bookbinding is an internationally recognized, degree-oriented bookbinding school that The building experienced many business incarnations offers book enthusiasts of all levels the opportunity to initiate and improve their skills in over the decades. Completely gutted and remodeled in a generous and supportive learning environment. A program of the Ah Haa School for 2009 and 2010, the beautifully renovated facility consists the Arts, the Academy conducts intensive courses in the fine art of leather binding, book of a well lit, 1,400 square foot bookbinding studio and a restoration, repair, preservation practices, and related subjects. The goal of the Academy comfortable student lounge, where books are available is to provide a level of excellence in bookbinding education and, for those interested, for further study, and students may relax before and after graduate professional-level binders who have the knowledge and skills to produce the class. Students have access to the building 24 hours a day. highest quality work and the ability to pass on those skills to the next generation. The Telluride is a spectacular backdrop for this intensive Academy is unique in the United States in its ability to offer comprehensive diploma program. In addition to being a designated national granting programs in the study of bookbinding and book preservation, taught by some of historic district and Colorado creative arts district, the the most experienced and highly regarded book artists and conservators in the world. town is surrounded by 13,000-foot peaks . the sheer force of their beauty and solitude instill a level of peace There are many introductory classes offered and students that welcomes creativity. Out of class, students can hike may attend some classes with little or no experience. Some trails in easily accessed wilderness areas, or amble along students pursue their studies further and enter a program that the San Miguel River. With cool nights and warm days, culminates with a diploma in either the Fine Leather Binding nothing beats the Colorado Rocky Mountains as a perfect Program or the Integrated Studies Program. Some students setting for the American Academy of Bookbinding. SELECTIVE ADMISSION POLICY pursue both tracks of the curriculum. Your training and practice at the American Academy of Bookbinding will provide you Classes are limited to ten participants, and each student must apply with a level of skill and understanding that ensures quality and to the Academy for acceptance into a class. Students are required confidence in your work and career. Given the right circumstances — great to submit a resume and written statement about why they would space, instructors, great comrades and like to attend the Academy. The application process is rolling fellow students — one can discover admission and students are encouraged to apply early to ensure new directions for their art, and I their participation in the class. certainly did. WHAT IS OPEN • SET? WELCOME TO AAB The OPEN • SET competition and exhibition is a triennial event in the United States, We are thrilled to bring you another year of classes aimed at inspiring excellence in featuring finely crafted design bookbindings. Sponsored by the American Academy of Bookbinding, it is designed to encourage both new binders and professionals, bookbinding. The theme for our 2019 catalog is “Choose Your Path.” Each and every and is open to binders around the world. OPEN • SET 2020 offers prizes and one of our students has made AAB a part of their lives because they have chosen a acknowledgement in two categories: participants may choose to bind a book of path that led to bookbinding. Or perhaps, the path chose them... Either way, they their choice in the Open Category, or bind a book that the competition provides in have heeded the call and are looking to AAB for their next step. And perhaps your the Set Category. Entries are limited to one book per category, per binder. path, however circuitous, has you considering your first class at AAB. Each year, we Binders from all levels and cultures are invited to participate, as OPEN • SET is marvel at the diversity of applicants to our program. We have science fiction writers not limited to citizens of the United States nor to students or affiliates of AAB. All who wish to bind their own work, rare print collectors who hope to conserve their entries will be reviewed by a blind jury of three professional binders. The three valuable works of art, auto mechanics who aspire to luxury bindings in the style of members for the jury are Monique Lallier, Mark Esser, and Patricia Owen. Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Artists and poets, librarians and scientists, college students and retirees. There’s no wrong way to get here! We hope that the year ahead offers 2020 EXHIBITION VENUES! you ample opportunities for creative self-expression, professional development, and New York City - The Grolier Club good old-fashioned tinkering at the bench. No matter which path you’re on, or how San Francisco - The American Bookbinders Museum far along the path you may be at this point in time, we at AAB are here to support Salt Lake City - Marriot Library, University of Utah you in your endeavors! Austin - Austin Public Library With this in mind, we have added additional classes to allow greater depth of knowledge and advancement of skill. Due to the exceptional popularity of our AWARDS ABOUT THE SET BOOK Introduction to Bookbinding classes, this year we’re offering two sessions of Level OPEN The Set Book for the competition is Happy Abstract, a letter from William Blake, 1 and Level 2 to help meet the demand. For students who are new to bookbinding, First place $3000 a commissioned work designed and printed by Russell Maret, a highly recognized AAB is a phenomenal place to start and there are now multiple sessions throughout Second Place $2000 artist and letterpress printer from New York. the year to fit your schedule. Similarly, our Paper Conservation students requested Third Place $1000 additional advanced study with Renate Mesmer, so we are offering two weeks of SET A portion of the 79 books exhibited in 2017 at the San Francisco Center for Paper Conservation this August. First place $3000 the Book. For more information and to register, please visit the AAB website. Fine binders take note: the submission deadline for our triennial OPEN • SET Second Place $2000 bookbinding competition is September 1st, 2019. If you haven’t yet registered, please Third Place $1000 do so by May 1st, 2019. The competition is open to all bookbinders around the world. HIGHLY COMMENDABLE Entering your work for consideration by a jury is a momentous leap toward the path Multiple Highly Commendable of professional bookbinding. If you’ve never taken this step before, NOW is the time. recognition prizes of $100 are awarded Try something new, push outside your comfort zone and see if the path before you to bindings that exhibit an extraordinary unfolds in any unexpected directions. The judges, whom we’ll host at AAB in the implementation of a particular feature of fall, will look with true reverence at every single entry, as each binding represents a the binding such as headbands, onlays, inlays, design, use of unusual materials, unique moment in one’s journey as a bookbinder. unusual structure, tooling, etc. We As always, we look forward to seeing you. Please don’t hesitate to call or email with appreciate Harmatan and J Hewit for any questions, or to simply discuss your plans. their generous sponsorship of these commendable awards. Best wishes until then! — The Staff at AAB TELLURIDE INSTRUCTORS DON MONIQUE LALLIER was the Fine Binding Director Monique teaches privately and practices her of AAB from 2005-2009. An internationally craft full-time from her studio in Summerfield, GLAISTER recognized bookbinder and book artist, Monique North Carolina. She continues to participate began her studies in the 1960s in Montreal at in international exhibitions and recently won DIRECTOR, FINE BINDING Cotnoir Cappone School of Fashion and L’art de the Silver Prize at the Designer Bookbinders la Reliure bookbinding school with Simone B. competition in the United Kingdom. DON GLAISTER is the Director PETER Roy. She continued studies in Paris with Roger of the Fine Binding Program Arnoult, at Centro del bel Libro in Ascona with Monique has most recently prepared a at the American Academy of GERATY Edwin Heim and in Solothurn, Switzerland with retrospective exhibition and biography of her life- Bookbinding. Don is a book Hugo Peller. Monique’s work may be found in long bookbinding career that opens in November artist who lives and works the collections of McGill University, Montreal; 2018 in Greensboro, North Carolina. near Seattle on Vashon Island, DIRECTOR, INTEGRATED STUDIES St. Joseph Oratory in Montreal for the Pope Jean Washington. He began his Paul II; Louisiana State University; University bookbinding career after PETER GERATY began bookbinding in 1975 at of North Carolina; as well as many private taking degrees in painting Unicorn Press in Greensboro, North Carolina, collections in the U.S., Canada, Europe and and sculpture from San Jose where he worked as a printer, typesetter and Japan.