Codex Book Fair
I’m off to the Codex Book Fair on Friday… will any of you be there? I’ll be in Booth 167, and I’m looking forward to it! For those of you who don’t know about it, this is the 3rd biennial event, where “the most distinguished book artists and artisans, private presses, and fine art publishers will be exhibiting their art and craft”. It takes place at the Craneway Pavillion in Richmond, CA and starts on Sunday.
I’m skipping town on Friday to visit a friend in SF prior to the fair and will be staying a couple of days afterwards with a childhood friend in Palo Alto. And, lucky me! Daria Wilber (who interned in my studio last month) will be helping me at the fair.
My table at Codex 2011
As you can imagine, I’ve been busy getting ready, packing books and broadsides which have been around for awhile:
String Theory, a suite of 6 string drawings in abaca
Alpha, Beta, … a light-activated book with a flexible hinge
Sound Blocks, a collection of paper engineered vowels
The Way It Is broadside, featuring William Stafford’s poetry
And some which are new and haven’t been to Codex before:
Cosmology, featuring a lovely poem by Carl Adamshick
The Pop-Up Hand Shadow Book, with poems by Nora Robertson
And I’m putting the finishing touches on a new book and broadside (no professional photos yet).
Detail of The Big Bang broadside
Global WarNing, inflatable paper ball with embroidered message in a laser cut box
In addition, I’ll have a few papers, some paper rings, paper bags and of course my how-to books and films.
I hope to see some of you there, and I’ll send a short report from the fair next week!
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You are so talented and creative! I love looking at your work. Best of luck at the event.
Helen, Cannot wait to meet up in California! CODEX is just a few days away!