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Woodland Pattern Book Center presents: INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED BOOKMAKER JULIE CHEN Artist Residency: May 9-13, 2006 Woodland Pattern Book Center 720 East Locust Street, Milwaukee The following events are part of a 5-day artist residency in Milwaukee sponsored by Woodland Pattern Book Center. They are made possible by the Mary L. Nohl Fund of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation with support from the Friends of the Golda Meir Library. Woodland Pattern will also display an exhibition of seven of Ms. Chen's handmade books throughout the month of May.    JULIE CHEN INFO: Julie Chen, MA Book Arts, Mills College, is proprietor of Flying Fish Press in Berkeley, where she creates and publishes many sculptural, limited-edition artist's books. She teaches bookmaking workshops around the country and is on the Mills College faculty. Flying Fish Press, established by Chen in 1987, is dedicated to the design and production of books that combine the quality and craftsmanship of traditional letterpress printing with the innovation and visual excitement of contemporary non-traditional book structures and modern typography. There is an emphasis on book structures that can function both traditionally as books and sculpturally as objects to be displayed. Editions range in size from 10-150 copies. While Chen is currently focusing solely on the publication of her own artists' books, the press has had a rich history of producing collaborative projects with other visual artists such as Nance O'Banion and Lois Morrison.   WOODLAND PATTERN EVENTS WITH JULIE CHEN: Free Public Lecture with Julie Chen UWM Book FOR[u]Ms Book Artist Series Wednesday, May 10, 7pm Special Collections Fourth Floor, UWM Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee WORKSHOPS: To register call 414-263-5001 The Magic Window Shade & Other Movable Mechanisms Thursday, May 11, 6-9pm $75/$70 members Woodland Pattern Book Center 720 East Locust Street, Milwaukee In this workshop participants will get an introduction to paper engineering and explore some really cool movable mechanisms that can be used in artists' books. The focus of the class will be the magic window shade in which a scene that appears in a window transforms into a different scene with the pull of a tab. This mechanism has a much stronger appearance of a magical illusion than many other standard changing scene structures. Other mechanisms will be introduced as time permits. Participants will create visual content for their mechanisms using the instructor's extraordinary traveling collection of rubber stamps. Basic bookmaking experience is required.   Folded Book Structures: A Class for Milwaukee School Teachers Friday, May 12 Teachers, please call 414-263-5001 for more info There are a variety of book structures that rely on simple origami-style paper folding to create book pages with a lot of visual impact. In this workshop, participants will explore a number of variations including the Turkish map fold. Many of these folded structures can be used either as inserts in existing book projects or to create entire folded books. No previous bookmaking experience is necessary. Tunnel Book Saturday, May 13, 1-4pm $75/$70 members Woodland Pattern Book Center 720 East Locust Street, Milwaukee The tunnel book uses a structure that folds down flat when closed, but provides an intriguing three-dimensional diorama-like space when opened for display. It is a great structure for housing a visual landscape or theater-like scene. In this workshop, each participant will create a tunnel book complete with contents developed using the instructor's extraordinary traveling collection of rubber stamps. No previous bookmaking experience is necessary. To register please contact Woodland Pattern at 263-5001. |