Beautiful, Handmade Books on Display at Library

Visit an exhibit of handmade artists’ books by the Bay Area Book Artists (BABA) on the 2nd floor of the Mountain View Public Library.

There are books made of fabric, books made of recycled materials, books made of clay, and of course, books made of paper, but not ordinary books made of paper.

You will find examples of dozens of different bindings and kinds of books. There are star books, pop-up books, folded books, flag books, books in candy tins, books in boxes, laser-cut books, codex books, accordion-fold books, and more. There are examples of Coptic bindings, chopstick bindings, caterpillar bindings, woven bindings, pamphlet-stitched bindings, sewn bindings, and more.

Participating book artists are D. Cichon, Wren Clark, Linh B Dang, Kit Davey, Dorit Elisha, Virginia Pheps, Jamila Rufaro, Karen Rush, Maria Sky, Linda Stinchfield, Anitta Toivio and Rae Trujillo. Most of the Bay Area Book Artists are, as the name implies, from the Bay Area, but the group is open to book artists from all over the world and Anitta Toivio, who has a book in the exhibition, lives in Finland.

The Bay Area Book Artists are an active group who meet twice a month to share ideas and processes in free workshops. For more information on how to join the group from anywhere in the world or to participate locally, visit www.bayareabookartists.org

What: Artist’s Books Display

When: August 7th through October 15th, 2014

Where: City of Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin Street, Mountain View

Who: People who like books, people who like art, and people who like books and art

Contact: Mountain View Library Adult Services Department 650-903-6337 or artist Dotti Cichon DCichonArt@gmail.com

Announcement by Mountain View Library