Fixin’ books in the Wild West
It’s really getting exciting now. June and July were all about getting some major work done on the inside of the shed. We put in the reading/lounging loft (for me, the most anticipated part of the project), and are almost finished with the floor. This floor just screams Montana. It’s locally harvested circle sawn fir [...]
Today’s honorary conservator award goes to vigilant Helena janitor!
Tammy Moore, who works at the Capitol building in Helena, found a trove of newspaper clippings about and by Jeannette Rankin, first woman elected to the House of Representatives, in boxes marked as trash. She took them to the Governor’s office and they are now being displayed [...]
Summertime means outdoor festivals and markets here in Missoula. The weekly People’s Market is a great place to check out what’s new in the local DIY scene. I love the beginning of each summer because there are always new additions, winter craftsfolk taking their products out for a test run. I was wowed by a [...]
Wool is in the house! Well, at least on the property, now. This past Saturday, I went to Sugar Loaf Mill in Hall, MT to pick up the wool insulation for the shed remodel. When we arrived, they were having a Spin-in, so not only did we get a chance to watch the carding machine [...]
Lately I’ve been working on an interactive Google Map of Book Arts, one that includes the location of education centers, private presses, guilds, suppliers, etc. I started it primarily for myself because I’ve been feeling bombarded by names while diving into the various publications like Bonefolder and Guild of BookWorkers Newsletter. I needed a map [...]
The blogs have been a hoppin’ lately with book and conservation related goodies. Here are some gems from a few of my favorites.
MAKE magazine recently posted a fun set of links about an art installation called “Breathing Books.” It appears that the Arduino mechanism that powers the breathing action caused a bit of a stir [...]
Just a brief note to mention that I’ll be doing a workshop in conjunction with Montana Festival of the Book this coming Friday (Oct. 24th) at 2:30pm in the Missoula Public Library. The title of the workshop is “TLC for Books; lessons in preservation and restoration,” and will be an hour-long event crammed with info [...]
Our local weekly just published a nice article on local luthier, George Weisel. I’ve been scouring the CoOL and AIC databases for Montanan conservators of various kinds and have come up short, so it was nice to see that Missoula is home to not just one but three talented strnged instrument restorers, John Joyner [...]
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