"Saint-Armand paper mill has a storied past, but it's time to move on, owner [David Carruthers et Denise Lapointe] says...They're downscaling, moving out and heading to a rural property in the Laurentians to continue making paper in a more peaceful, and satisfying, environment, one that doesn't flood constantly." Read the article by Matthew Lapierre, CBC News. Posted: Aug 25, 2023 4:00 AM EDT
“Saint-Armand paper mill has a storied past, but it’s time to move on, owner [David Carruthers et Denise Lapointe] says…They’re downscaling, moving out and heading to a rural property in the Laurentians to continue making paper in a more peaceful,… Continue Reading →
Isn’t washi (Japanese paper) just paper as we know it, only more expensive ? In the case of the Book Arts, the answer is a resounding no! On Thursday, March 9, 5 PM PST, tune in to Nancy Jacobi’s virtual… Continue Reading →
[This post is available in French only] La tenue du prochain comité d’acquisition pour les livres d’artiste qui se tiendra le 17 octobre prochain. Nous vous invitons donc à soumettre vos œuvres d’ici le vendredi 16 septembre. Trois bonnes raisons de déposer : Les comités d’acquisition: Les livres d’artistes… Continue Reading →
A transplanted American, Alex Simon, 32, [...] has started a business [Century Press] to produce high-quality editions of classic books using letterpress printers and bookbinding expert...
On March 25, Chester Gryski presented the premier of the Alcuin Society Virtual Lecture Series 2021, a survey that explores the creative output of Canadian presses. Chester Gryski has been collecting Canadian fine printing for over 40 years, has written… Continue Reading →
Tim and Elke Inster have been awarded the eleventh Robert R. Reid Award and Medal for lifetime achievement in the book arts in Canada by the Alcuin Society. Widely recognized for their work through the publishing company The Porcupine’s Quill, Tim Inkster is cited in Robert Bringhurst’s The Surface of Meaning: Books and Book Design in Canada as the most celebrated book designer in the country, with over 43 citations from the Alcuin Society.Read the rest of the post by Leah Gordon, Alcuin Society Blog, Jan. 26, 2020.
The Alcuin Society sponsors the Robert R. Reid Award and Medal.
With bindings by women becoming both more numerous and more elegant, members of the Royal Court began to take notice. It was in 1897, for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, that the Victorian...
Un matin, un homme, mystérieux et massif, frappe à la porte de l’atelier du gué. Il vient confier pour rénovation un livre ancien, une curiosité, relié à l’allemande. Dans une ruelle de Dordogne q...
In conjunction with the exhibition Labour of Love: Selections from...
Colberg is author of Understan...
New methods are allowing a group of scientists to reexamine the world’s libraries and archives, in search of the hidden lives of authors.
Paul Champion-Demers is also a bookbinder and a CBBAG Ottawa Valley member. See his work on CBBAG Ottawa's publication site: https://cbbagottawavalley....
It’s been roughly 30 years since the desktop computer revolutionized the way the graphic design industry works. For decades before that, it was the hands of industrious workers, and v...
"A revolutionary American scientist is using subatomic physics to decipher 2,000-year-old texts from the early days of Western civilization"
"...as I walk through the galleries, as I survey the cases of books safe behind their glass, it occurs to me that if a book is a thing meant to be read, then in a certain sense, these objects have ...
Kyla Ubbink, who has worked in book and paper conservation and restoration for 17 years, crafts some of the smallest books in Ottawa. Read the article to find out more.
The Library of Congress’s expansive digitization efforts makes more art available to a larger public.
Give a handcrafted feel to digital design with fonts that began in wood.
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