The Wells Book Arts Summer Institute at Wells College in Aurora, NY always has a top-notch lineup of teachers every summer. This year's roster will be of great interest to fans of our current show in the gallery, Ink + Paper + Metal, celebrating letterpress printing and the CC Stern Type Foundry Museum.
Letterpress fans will be particularly interested in: Typecasting and Monotype Composition with Michael Bixler, Understanding the Typographical Punch with Stan Nelson, Daredevil Letterpress: Keeping Your Composure with 23 Sandy Gallery crowd favorite, Jessica Spring and Pressure Printing & Contemporary Letterpress with Brad Vetter.
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On view at 23 Sandy Gallery through February 27, 2016
Ink + Metal + Paper is an invitational exhibition curated by the folks at C. C. Stern Type Foundry, a working museum and non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the art and industry of the typographic form located here in Portland.
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As you may know, we organize two juried book arts exhibitions each year here at 23 Sandy Gallery. The first for 2016 is:
WANDERLUST On View in the gallery: May 27- July, 30, 2016 Submission Deadline: March 19, 2016
An international juried exhibition of book and paper art about travel and place. Wanderlust, a word that can mean many things.
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Around the world poetry fans celebrate the birthday of William Stafford with readings and other events. To mark the occasion check out the 23 Sandy Gallery "Curated Collection" of artist books and broadsides that feature the poetry of this beloved wordsmith. The collection also includes work by his son Kim, a just-as-well-known figure in the world of words.
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Sandy Tilcock’s new book, ALL OF HIM is a remarkable fine press work, not only for the standout design and conceptual details that define it as a masterpiece, but also for the story behind the production. Here’s a peek into the pressroom for this stunning collaborative edition.
Sandy worked on the production of this project off and on for almost five years.
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Reopening Thursday, February 4, 2015
As we do every year, 23 Sandy is closed for winter break. You can shop our online gallery during the break as we will be shipping orders as usual. We stock a curated collection of unique and limited-edition artist books and broadsides featuring innovative structure, content or materials by emerging and established artists.
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As you may know, we organize two juried book arts exhibitions each year here at 23 Sandy Gallery. The first for 2016 is:
WANDERLUST On View in the gallery: May 27- July, 30, 2016 Submission Deadline: March 19, 2016
An international juried exhibition of book and paper art about travel and place. Wanderlust, a word that can mean many things.
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23 Sandy is pleased to preview this stunning new edition featuring poems by Michael Dickman and Matthew Dickman, monotypes by Keith Achepohl, printing and design by Sandy Tilcock. This sumptuous collaborative work features ten deeply felt and personal poems, five each, from two highly-regarded twin-brother poets written in memory of their brother Darin Hull, who lost his life to a drug overdose. The poems are paired with velvety black photogravures reproduced from original trace monotypes by Keith Achepohl.
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Ellen Knudson has a magnificent new book in the gallery titled, Made Up. Photos don't do this letterpress marvel justice. The drum leaf binding includes eight gate folds that open out into whimsical "non-scientific" illustrations about "the imaginary cellular composition of the human body.
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Very excited to hit the road next week to play with the exceptional book arts communities in Seattle and Tacoma. You are invited to two special events:
Pricing Strategies for Book Artists Lecture Sponsored by Puget Sounds Book Artists Monday, November 30, 4:00-5:00 p. m.
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Ever feel like there just isn’t nearly enough time to prepare new work for all of the terrific book art exhibition opportunities that abound these days? Me too! The good news, is that now that 23 Sandy Gallery has nearly 9 years of exhibition experience, we are finally getting better at planning our show calendar a little further in advance. As you may know, we organize two juried book arts exhibitions each year. Here are your 2016 show opportunities:
WANDERLUST On View in the gallery: May 27- July, 30, 2016 Submission Deadline: March 19, 2016
Our first juried show of 2016 is themed Wanderlust, a word that can mean many things.
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Must see TV! OPB Art Beat recently featured a terrific segment about James Allen and his book excavations. James is one our most popular artists here at 23 Sandy Gallery. Here's a chance to see with close up how he wields his mighty scalpel to make his intriguing sculptural books.
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