MUSUBU - San Francisco

MUSUBU! The San Francisco version!

If you've been following along you will recall we first exhibited MUSUBU at the Urawa Art Museum in Japan.

Now it is traveling to the American Bookbinder's Museum in San Francisco. Same artists, and mostly the same work. A handful of artists have created new work for the San Francisco exhibit including Kenneth Wilkes, Howard Munson and myself who have made pieces inspired by our trip to Japan to see MUSUBU in Urawa.

If you need a refresher you can read about the inception of this exhibit here, and a report on my trip to Japan to see the exhibit here.

Additionally, you can see photos taken by r.r. jones at the MUSUBU exhibit at the Urawa Art Museum here (I was fortunate to have my photographer traveling with me!)

Many people have worked very hard on this exhibit so I hope that you can visit if you are in the area.

Here is exhibit information:

American Bookbinder's Museum 

7 April - 19 May 2018

Opening Reception 7 April 2018, 5:00 - 8:00 with a

Curators' Talk at 6:30

(Hisako, Myself and Keiko Fujii will be speaking)

Hope to see you there!

Shoot...

In August I got to spend three days at the Creativebug studio in San Francisco shooting some new book and paper arts video workshops.

Cbug is in one of my favorite neighborhoods in SF where creativity pops out every which way you look...

 and a clever reminder of what I came up to SF to do:

{window display from Christopher's Books on 18th Street}

Thanks, Christopher, for reminding me...

The funnest thing was designing my own set

the ironing board that I found on the street got to make its debut...

kitty needlepoint has appeared here before...she has a way of sneaking in and around...

 

and, my favorite sewing machine, Scottie St. Sophie, accompanied me as well as some beautifully rusted tools from my grandfather's old workbench.

 

the Cbug studio was as colorful and creative as ever...

 

a crazy fun three days surrounded by the most wonderful,  supportive and talented people.

thanks everyone!!!

p.s.  speaking of Creativebug - they are about to announce a contest where you can win a free subscription to cbug, books, and supplies...details will be announced here soon...stay tuned.