Green Leather "Azusa"

I've made five deluxe versions of "Azusa : a sequel" by Paul Vangelisti. There are four covered in green goatskin and one bound using red bookcalf. There are all sewn on raised cords with handsewn endbands.

Red Leather "Azusa"

I've made five deluxe versions of "Azusa : a sequel" by Paul Vangelisti. There are four covered in green goatskin and one bound using red bookcalf. There are all sewn on raised cords with handsewn endbands.

New Broadside - "Christmas 1956"

This new broadside is printed on buff Rives BFK. It tells the story about my favorite Christmas present I received as a child.

New Broadside - "Dreams of Flight"

The broadside is printed on handmade Twinrocker paper and is about a dream I had when I was a child living in suburban Southern California.

New Broadsides - "Fire and Ice"

This broadside is printed on Arches cover and tell the story of the animals of my childhood.

Book Arts Jam October 17

I’m thrilled to be showing my work at the 2009 Book Arts Jam--on October 17 at Foothill College. Come for the day and stop by to say hello.

Book Arts Jam details

Don’t miss Book Arts Jam 2009, a one-day regional celebration of the book and print arts, co-sponsored by the Bay Area Book Artists and Foothill College. This year’s event features an exhibition of artists’ books, hands-on demonstrations, and make-and-take activities; an exhibitors’ showcase with work by more than 50 artists and craftspeople in the book, paper, and print arts; a slideshow of member work; silent auction; and a full-service onsite cafeteria. Great for families with children, teachers, students, artists, and anyone who likes books. Remember, books make great gifts!

October 17, 2009; 10 am-4 pm

Foothill College 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills, California

Free admission, parking $2. www.bookartsjam.org

Eventline: 650-949-7591

Further Apocrypha excerpt

Excerpt from my upcoming edition"Further Apocrypha" by Ray DiPalma. This 5-hole pamphlet contains the title poem and an image printed on Zerkall Nideggen paper with Hahnemuhle Bugra cover.

Azusa: a sequel

This edition of 25 standard and 5 deluxe copies was designed, printed and bound by Rebecca Chamlee of Pie In The Sky Press. It was printed on a Vandercook 4 hand-operated flatbed cylinder press on Rives Heavyweight paper. The wood type is from the collections of Pie In The Sky Press and Otis Laboratory Press. The text is digitally set Seria Sans printed from photo-polymer plates. The standard copies shown here are sewn on ramie tapes with printed endsheets, rolled goat leather endbands, cloth Bradel case binding with a printed, inset label. 2009

Further Apocrypha

My next project is a collaboration with poet Ray Dipalma called "Further Apocrypha". This is the first dummy, a quarter leather case with my paste paper covering the boards. A printed label of one of Ray's images is inset on the cover.

Sewing Azusa

Here is "Azusa: a sequel" in process. Paul Vangelisti, whose poem is featured in the book, thought this picture looked like baby books in a crib.

The Young Manhood of Dave Chamlee wood covers

This is the same book but with wooden board covers.

The Young Manhood of Dave Chamlee

Recently, I produced a book about my great grandfather told by my father in a Humanities term paper he wrote when he attended Claremont Men’s College in the ‘50s. The book is a simplified binding with kangaroo leather spine and paste paper covered boards.

Vanity

From the series "Seven Deadly Sins," "Vanity" is an edition is 25 letterpress printed hard cover accordians

Azusa excerpt

This is a preview of my upcoming edition "Azusa: a sequel" by Paul Vangelisti.

Chicago Book

In June 2007 I received a faculty development grant to attend "Action/Interaction: Book/Arts" conference at Columbia College in Chicago. As my report I made a limited edition book.

Cambridge panel

This July I took a weeklong intensive workshop at the San Francisco Center for the Book with Dominic Riley. We made an 18th century calfskin Cambridge panel book using traditional materials and methods.