NBLA Printers Represented in North Coast Galleries

May 2017: This month, printed works from many of the artists who work at the Iota printshop are featured in two gallery shows on the North Coast.

One is at Healdsburg Center for the Arts, called Power of Printmaking, which runs until July 16. After the election of Trumpf, there was an outburst of poster-making at the shop, and we entered ten of them on picket sticks as an installation. They are also on sale at the gallery, with benefits going to the NBLA.

Healdsburg Center for the Arts Power of Printmaking130 Plaza St Healdsburg, CA

The Mendocino show at the Oddfellows Hall is organized by Flockworks, and is called “Art of Letter, Word & Book”. It runs until May 29th and is a great assembly of calligraphic art, letterpress, and various other printmaking and book arts work.
Flockworks “Art of Letter, Word & Book”.
Flockworks “Art of Letter, Word & Book”.
Flockworks “Art of Letter, Word & Book”.
Flockworks “Art of Letter, Word & Book”.
 Odd Fellows Hall 45101 Ukiah Street Mendocino, CA

When A Book Becomes An Artist Book

A short recap from a recent lecture at NBLA by Brooke Holve:   brooke holve book art

When a book becomes an artist book, a transformation occurs in the process of making from its conventional form to another — a process than can be mysterious. What is the convention? The book?

brooke holve book art

Artists have challenged common assumptions about the nature of the book and its conventional form through the making of artist books. Some approaches to making artist books are:

brooke holve book art

brooke holve book art

Please join us for more upcoming NBLA events at the print shop in Sebastopol...

Opening Reception: NBLA at Kitty Hawk Gallery

north bay letterpress arts at kitty hawk gallery

kitty hawk gallery presents: The North Bay Letterpress Arts Art Show

A group show of 11 printing artists associated with North Bay Letterpress Arts at kitty hawk gallery in Sebastopol.

Comprised mostly of prints in frames, this show is a fine way to see the breadth of work being done on old letterpresses in the revived medium of hand-set metal & wooden type. Striking graphic pieces, poem broadsides, handmade books, posters, wordplay & alphabetic dreams…

The Opening Reception June 10th will feature an improvisational game of bandied words. Everyone gets apprized!

The show runs from June 4th to July 26th,
with an opening reception Friday June 10th, from 5:00-8:00.
kitty hawk gallery is at 125 N. Main Street, the old downtown of Sebastopol.

Upcoming Event: NBLA at Kitty Hawk Gallery

-1 This summer there will be a show of letterpress art at the kitty hawk gallery of Sebastopol. Eleven artists who use the local printshop managed by the NBLA will have their wide-ranging work on display. Included are book art pieces; linocuts; collages; poetry books; posters… & some innovative printing not easily described.

The show runs from June 4th to July 26th,
with an opening reception Friday June 10th, from 5:00-8:00.
kitty hawk gallery is at 125 N. Main Street, the old downtown of Sebastopol.