Re: [BKARTS] How to become an artisan bookbinder, from soup to nuts

[Heather Zeiden <hzeiden@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dan,
My name is Heather and I have a strong passion for book arts and
artists' books as well.  It took me two years before I jumped into a
master's program.  I will earn an M.A. in Book Arts from Lesley
University (in Cambridge, MA) while I remain in the Bay Area (Dublin).
 I decided to get my master's so I could improve on my grant writing
skills and teaching skills.  However, I have found that taking
workshops at the San Francisco Book Arts center to be helpful for my
technical skills.  I have researched this entire semester all of the
book arts websites, journals and centers.  "Just Do It" is the best
advice to give.  There's a printer's fair in San Francisco on May 10th
from 9-4pm, you should check it out.  I'm going as well to find
answers.
Regards,
Heather Zeiden

On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 1:41 PM, Barbara Simler <moonbindery@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dan, you might want to check out the book arts program Oregon College of Art
>  and Craft http://www.ocac.edu/#/programs/certificate-program/book-arts/
>
>  I know someone who graduated from there who has her own bindery. Don't know
>  anything about the details of the program, but it might be worth looking
>  into.
>
>  Best of luck,
>  Barbara
>
>
>
>  On 4/25/08, Dan Kappus <danka@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  >
>  > Howdy.
>  >
>  > I have a  question.
>  >
>  > Context: I'm exploring jobs and careers for self-employment. I have taken a
>  > couple of bookbinding workshops. I find books to be fascinating. I have
>  > thought about working towards the skills I would need to create artisan
>  > blank books, restore old books, and provide production services like
>  > proofreading and indexing for publishers. So far, I've run into the
>  > internship program at Arion Press in San Francisco, several MFA programs,
>  > and the two-year program at the North Bennett Street School in Boston. My
>  > feeling is that the internship at Arion is too poorly-paid relative to
>  > living costs in SF (four years at $10/hr), the MFA programs require more
>  > artistry than I currently profess, and the two-year program at NBSS would
>  > leave me $60k in debt.
>  >
>  > Questions: How does one develop bookbinding and letterpress printing as a
>  > career-track craft? Are there working assistantships for this? Am I daft?
>  >
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