Republic of Georgia

Embraced: The International Community Roundtable, August 12 /  by Miriam Schaer

Felt book in progress, Alvani School, 2013

Felt book in progress, Alvani School, 2013

I will be participating in a round table conversation in conjunction with Embraced: The International Community, an exhibition organized by RIchard Minsky, on view at the Center for Book Arts. The panel will take place on Wednesday, August 12, 2015, at 6.30 pm. Panelists Steven Daiber, Takuji Hamanaka, John Ross, and I will discuss our projects and experiences working with the international book arts scene. You can get more information about the exhibition and the round table talk here

If you are in NY, I hope to see you there!

The Center for Book Arts, 28 W 27 Street, 3rd Floor, NY NY

 

 

 

Craft Power! at the Baird Center, South Orange NJ Jan 14 /  by Miriam Schaer

Last year I was fortunate to go to the Republic of Georgia twice, working with Clifton Meador and Melissa Potter, my friends and colleagues at Columbia College Chicago. In January we worked with women's groups to make artist books from felt-a local craft heritage. In June, I returned with Melissa to work more closely with Women's Fund in Georgia. Please join us on January 14, at 11.30 for lunch and an in depth look at craft and women's empowerment. Craft Power: Enhancing Women's Rights Through The Practice of Traditional Craft, is sponsored by the Book Arts Roundtable! Reservations are necessary and will cover the cost of lunch ($20/$15 for members of the  Book Arts Roundtable)  Call 973-761-7151 or email bookartsroundtable@gmail.com before Jan 1. Please join us!

Craft Power in South Orange

Off to Georgia. The Country. /  by Miriam Schaer

Along with Clifton Meador and Melissa Potter, I am off to the Republic of Georgia, for our project Crafting Women's Stories: Lives in Georgian Felt. With funding from Soros Arts and Culture Foundation, and in partnership with the Women's Fund of Georgia, we will be running workshops to make artist books from felt based on family stories. Stay tuned! I will post as often as possible-as our internet access maybe spotty at best!