upcoming workshops
April 21-22, 2018
Byzantine Sewing with Leather Covered Boards
Cincinnati Book Arts Society, Cincinnati, Ohio
This historical book structure features a handsome sewing pattern, which forms a thick chain across the spine of the book. The covers will exhibit an artistic design with decoration techniques freely borrowed from the Late Coptic period. These techniques include vellum lacing, inlays and blind tooling, all of which are done prior to adhering the leather to wooden boards. Participants will first experiment with the techniques before using them on their own designs. To finish the book, a slit braid leather strap with fore-edge peg will be attached.
May 19-20, 2018
Saddle Binding
Hollander's, Ann Arbor, Michigan
The name of this unique binding comes from the leather, a saddle-like piece, which straddles the spine. The binding method permits the sewing thread and tapes to be exposed, while the rest of the spine is protected. The sections are sewn with an attractive double herringbone stitch over decorative tapes.
Students can bring or purchase their own decorative papers for the covers. A bone and loop closure system will complete the journal.
To register for this class go to Hollander's.
upcoming or current exhibitions
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reviews
Stahlecker’s work is not traditional bookmaking. It goes far beyond that. All books contain words and/or images that attempt to convey knowledge, whether it be in the form of a story, a history or perhaps a theory... This art is about the concept of books. This clever, well-thought-out work expresses thousands of years of man’s evolution in passing information from generation to generation. Each of these sculptures deserves close inspection.
Tom Shafer’s review in the Journal & Courier, November 24, 2011 (reviewing the book-like objects at the “Thread Editions” exhibition at the Lala Gallery, Lafayette, Indiana.)