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Po Box 410963
San Francisco, CA 94141
USA
A close-knit group of hand bookbinders, with shared interests in creating and collecting fine bindings, joined together to promote hand bookbinding and related book arts and to exchange information and ideas.
Please mark the dates in your calendar and join us!
Tom Conroy, a Bay Area fixture in the world of Bookbinding, will talk about spring dividers. His #ZoomToolTalk will be followed by your questions and comments.
Join us to co-create a 21st-century happening.
All HBC Members in good standing—and previous #ZoomToolTalkers—are welcome.
Norman Clayton, printer, typographer, book artist, and teacher, moved his family and Classic Letterpress from San Francisco to Ojai in 2010. His alk will be followed by your questions and comments.
Join us to co-create a 21st-century happening.
All HBC Members in good standing—and previous #ZoomToolTalkers—are welcome.
Kate Holland, one of seven bookbinders to work on binding the text blocks of Booker Prize finalists in 2020, will speak to us about hand bookbinding tools. Perhaps, she keeps mindfulness near her bench? She recently created a talk with the Headspace meditation app. Her talk will be followed by your questions and comments.
Join us to co-create a 21st-century happening.
All HBC Members in good standing—and previous #ZoomToolTalkers—are welcome.
Don Glaister, Director of Fine Binding at the American Academy of Bookbinding in Telluride, Colorado, has been studying and making fine bindings and artist’s book for decades. He will talk about a current binding project, El Aleph, and binding itself as a tool.
Join us to co-create a 21st-century happening.
All HBC Members in good standing—and previous #ZoomToolTalkers—are welcome.
Jeff Peachey, a renowned book conservator, tool maker, and book historian will discuss a few of his favorite tools—and perhaps tell us what bookbinding act he was performing when he felt the need to invent one of two of his finely crafted tools. His talk will be followed by your questions and comments.
Join us to co-create a 21st-century happening.
All HBC Members in good standing (and previous #ZoomToolTalkers) are welcome.
Sol Rebora & Juan Grosso Diseño, who live and work in Buenos Aires, believe that quality of tools makes a huge difference on the quality of the work and it helps to enjoy the process. They will discuss their work—fine binding and tool crafting, respectively—before we kick off a group discussion. Their talk will be followed by your questions and comments.
Join us to co-create a 21st-century happening.
All HBC Members in good standing are welcome.
Julie Chen, one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s legendary book artists, will discuss a handful of her favorite bookbinding tools before we kick off a group discussion.
Her talk will be followed by your questions and comments.
Join us to co-create a 21st-century happening.
All HBC Members in good standing are welcome.
Kathy Abbott, author of Bookbinding: A step-by-step guide, will discuss a handful of her favorite bookbinding tools before we kick off a group discussion.
Her brief talk will be followed by your questions and comments.
Join us to co-create a 21st-century happening.
All HBC Members in good standing are welcome.
Join us for a Zoom Tool Talk with Juliayn Coleman, whose "private practice encompasses all levels of book repair and conservation, custom portfolio and enclosure making, teaching, and being a good ambassador for the craft of bookbinding in general."
Her talk will be followed by your questions and comments before we drift into a convivial discussion.
All HBC Members in good standing are welcome.
Join us for a talk with James Tucker, founder of The Aesthetic Union, a letterpress & print shop in San Francisco.
His talk will be followed by your questions and comments before we drift into a convivial discussion.
HBC Members in good standing are welcome.
Join us for a talk with Gillian Boal, a rare book and archival conservator. In addition to discussing a few conservation tools and tips, she will show us a handful of treasures from the GTU library.
Her brief talk will be followed by your questions and comments before we drift into a convivial discussion.
Mark Kirchner will discuss obscure and historical bookbinding tools before we kick off a group discussion.
His brief talk will be followed by your questions and comments.
Join us to co-create a 21st-century happening.
HBC Members in good standing are welcome.
Shanna Leino will talk about her toolmaking practice and then kick off a group discussion.
Her brief talk will be followed by your questions and comments before we drift into a convivial discussion.
Join us to co-create a 21st-century happening.
Sarah Pike will kick off a group discussion by describing how she uses a laser cutter as a bookbinding tool.
Her brief talk will be followed by your questions, comments, and a convivial discussion.
Join us to co-create a 21st-century happening.
HBC Members in good standing are welcome
Mark Andersson will kick off a group discussion by describing a few of his favorite bookbinding tools.
His brief talk will be followed by your questions, comments, and a convivial discussion.
Join us to co-create a 21st-century happening.
Karen Hanmer will kick off a group discussion by demonstrating how she uses one or two of her favorite bookbinding tools.
Her brief talk will be followed by your questions and comments. Join us to co-create a 21st-century happening.
HBC Members in good standing are welcome .
Ludwig Mohr will kick off a group discussion by describing a few of his favorite bookbinding tools.
His brief talk will be followed by your questions, comments, and a convivial discussion.
Join us and co-create a 21st-century happening.
Brien Beidler will kick off a group discussion by describing a few of his favorite bookbinding tools.
His brief talk will be followed by your questions, comments, and a convivial discussion.
Join us and co-create a 21st-century happening.
Lang Ingalls t will kick off a group discussion by demonstrating how she uses one or two of her favorite bookbinding tools.
Her brief talk will be followed by your questions, comments, and a convivial discussion.
Join us and co-create a 21st-century happening.
HBC Members in good standing are welcome.
John DeMerritt will kick off a group discussion by demonstrating how he uses one or two of his favorite bookbinding tools.
His brief talk will be followed by your questions, comments, and a convivial discussion.
Join us and co-create a 21st-century happening.
HBC Members in good standing are welcome to register for the FREE EVENT. A zoom link will be sent to you following your registration.
Coleen Curry will kick off a group discussion by demonstrating how she uses one or two of her favorite bookbinding tools.
Her brief talk will be followed by your questions and comments. This event is an experiment for HBC.
Will you show up and ask questions and make observations? Will we segue into discussions about our lives in these extraordinary times?
Join us and co-create a 21st-century happening.
Dominic Riley will kick off a group discussion by demonstrating how he uses one of his favorite bookbinding tools.
His brief talk will be followed by your questions and comments. This event is an experiment for HBC. Will you show up and ask questions and make observations? Will we segue into discussions about our lives in these extraordinary times? Join us and co-create a 21st-century happening.
