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A swap brings together book artists to share in a common project. In order to foster creativity, the techniques, themes and rules vary for each swap project. Participants are asked to prepare signatures to exchange with one another. The total… Continue Reading →

In this time of confinement, it is important to find ways to stay connected and what better way for us at CBBAG Ottawa than to invite you to join a virtual show & tell and share our mutual interest in… Continue Reading →

The SWAP is a project that brings together Ottawa-Valley book artists to create, share, make and show and tell about their book or box and their journey through the creative process. How does it work? Each participant creates a signature… Continue Reading →

Aim To produce a basic matchbox and fill it with your art. Task Over the summer months, members are challenged to produce a simple matchbox (download pattern) out of card stock, which can be decorated in any whimsical manor that… Continue Reading →

This 2018-2019 season, we are offering 3 challenges to inspire your creativity between September and June. At the March meeting, we drew the third challenge of the season: pockets (poches). It is up to you to interpret it any way… Continue Reading →

This 2018-2019 season, we are offering 3 challenges to inspire your creativity between September and June. At the December meeting, we drew the second challenge of the season: ribbon / ruban. It is up to you to interpret it any way… Continue Reading →

A swap is when participants prepare a number of elements, such as signatures, to exchange with one another. Each participant then “binds” their collection to form a single work. In order to foster creativity, the techniques, themes and rules vary… Continue Reading →

This 2018-2019 season, we will be offering 3 challenges to inspire your creativity between September and June. At the September meeting, we picked out of the box challenge number 10: Buttonhole / Boutonnière. It is up to you to interpret… Continue Reading →

At the May meeting, we picked out of the box challenge number 9: Celebration. It is up to you to interpret it any way you like and use it to produce a book arts related work. We’d love to see… Continue Reading →

At the April meeting, we picked out of the box challenge number 8: Creative closures. It is up to you to interpret it any way you like and use it to produce a book arts related work. We’d love to… Continue Reading →

At the March meeting, we picked out of the box challenge number 7: Yellow. It is up to you to interpret it any way you like and use it to produce a book arts related work. We’d love to see… Continue Reading →

At the February meeting, we picked out of the box challenge number 6: Indian Summer. It is up to you to interpret it any way you like and use it to produce a book arts related work. We’d love to… Continue Reading →

At the January meeting, we picked out of the box challenge number 5: cats. It is up to you to interpret it any way you like and use it to produce a book arts related work. We’d love to see… Continue Reading →

At the December meeting, we picked out of the box challenge number 4: Headbands. Also known as endbands, these are used in bookbinding not just on one’s head. It is up to you to interpret it any way you like… Continue Reading →

At the November meeting, we picked out of the box challenge number 3: Greetings Cards. Truly, this was not “arranged”! It is up to you to interpret it any way you like and use it to produce a book arts… Continue Reading →

The second challenge of the season is: Complete a book arts project from a YouTube video. Make a work following a book arts related instructional YouTube (Vimeo or other) video. We’d love to know what you chose to make, how… Continue Reading →

At the September meeting, ideas were contributed.  Our first challenge of the season is: Block Print.  It is up to you to interpret it any way you like and use it to produce a book arts related work. We’d love… Continue Reading →