The Vespiary Book Binding & Book Conservation http://thevespiary.com/blog Fixin' books in the Wild West Wed, 02 Feb 2011 03:09:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Photo plus audio http://thevespiary.com/blog/2010/12/12/photo-plus-audio/ http://thevespiary.com/blog/2010/12/12/photo-plus-audio/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:10:16 +0000 Audra Loyal http://thevespiary.com/blog/?p=452 TN River Valley Box Set

A few updates to previous blog posts.

First off, if you weren’t able to stay up late in order to catch my interview, Beth Judy, host of “In Other Words,” provided me with a copy for you to listen to here.

And second, I’ve just posted a bunch of photos from the First Friday show to Flickr for your viewing pleasure. My books are still at Noteworthy* if you’re doing holiday shopping.

]]> http://thevespiary.com/blog/2010/12/12/photo-plus-audio/feed/ A quickie about brain science and reading http://thevespiary.com/blog/2010/12/08/a-quickie-about-brain-science-and-reading/ http://thevespiary.com/blog/2010/12/08/a-quickie-about-brain-science-and-reading/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:59:51 +0000 Audra Loyal http://thevespiary.com/blog/?p=444 shallowsI’m working on a longer post with more citations, but for those of you who heard my interview last night on MTPR, the book I was trying to remember was Nicholas Carr’s “The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to our Brains.” I found it a well-written and alarming read. Here’s an exceprt and the article that was published in the Atlantic that was the impetus for the book.

I’ll have more articles linked here soon, but for anyone who has been wondering why they can’t seem to stay focused on text anymore, this book might give you some answers.

]]> http://thevespiary.com/blog/2010/12/08/a-quickie-about-brain-science-and-reading/feed/ First Friday Art Show on December 3rd at Noteworthy http://thevespiary.com/blog/2010/12/02/first-friday-art-show-on-december-3rd-at-noteworthy/ http://thevespiary.com/blog/2010/12/02/first-friday-art-show-on-december-3rd-at-noteworthy/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 19:46:18 +0000 Audra Loyal http://thevespiary.com/blog/?p=432 water dragon In case you hadn’t heard already from one of the local media outlets or other social networking sites, I’ll be having a First Friday Art Show at Noteworthy* Paper & Press tomorrow from 5 -8 pm. Here’s the official blurb that went out:

Just in time for Holiday Shopping, come support your community and shop locally on December’s 3rd’s First Friday!

Noteworthy* Paper & Press, located next to the historic Wilma building at 101 S. Higgins, will be hosting local bookbinder Audra Loyal, owner of The Vespiary Book Restoration & Bindery. She will be showing a sampling of her unique bindings in addition to demonstrating some binding and repair techniques. Audra has been constructing and repairing books for nearly 9 years, learning the skill in apprenticeship fashion. Her craft work follows a tradition hundreds of years old - all items are made from scratch. Her work was recently featured in the Nov/Dec issue of Missoula Magazine. Many of her items utilize recycled maps of different kinds. Featured in this show will be leather limp vellum sketchbooks, Japanese folding box sets of books, buttonholes bindings, stab bindings, and flag books. First Friday shows begin at 5pm and run til 8ish.

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Also, please tune in to KUFM’s (89.1 FM in Missoula) Tuesday night show, In Other Words, on December 7th at 10:30pm to listen to an interview with Audra about the craft of bookbinding and book conservation.

]]> http://thevespiary.com/blog/2010/12/02/first-friday-art-show-on-december-3rd-at-noteworthy/feed/ loyal, n.pl. - those who are bound by allegiance http://thevespiary.com/blog/2010/11/11/loyal-npl-those-who-are-bound-by-allegiance/ http://thevespiary.com/blog/2010/11/11/loyal-npl-those-who-are-bound-by-allegiance/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 04:46:03 +0000 Audra Loyal http://thevespiary.com/blog/?p=419 Loyal to the Book

Ha ha, get it? Bound by allegiance? Sorry, I inherited my dad’s corny sense of humor.

But, in case you hadn’t heard or seen, Missoula.com just released its November/December issue, complete with a longer article about the bookbinding end of The Vespiary (versus the previous article, which was mainly about the renovated workshop). I had a great time again with both Keila Szpaller and Michael Gallacher. Please enjoy!

Also, looks like I’ll be starting up classes again, so stay tuned and I’ll fill you in on all the details.

]]> http://thevespiary.com/blog/2010/11/11/loyal-npl-those-who-are-bound-by-allegiance/feed/ care, n. - oversight with a view to protection, preservation, or guidance. http://thevespiary.com/blog/2010/10/28/care-n-oversight-with-a-view-to-protection-preservation-or-guidance/ http://thevespiary.com/blog/2010/10/28/care-n-oversight-with-a-view-to-protection-preservation-or-guidance/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:59:57 +0000 Audra Loyal http://thevespiary.com/blog/?p=403 posterJust a quick update to let you know I’ll be presenting a workshop tomorrow in conjunction with the Montana Festival of the Book called, “TLC for Books.” It’ll be a crash course on tending to your personal collection, touching on books, paper documents and photos. I’ll be talking about storage techniques, a little DIY repair (including and especially what NOT to do), and what to do in case of a natural disaster like flood or smoke damage. This workshop is Friday, October 29th at 2:30 in the Missoula’s Holiday Inn.

If you have items of your own that you’d like to consult with me about, feel free to bring them!  There’s a lot of other great events you can check out as well on the Book Fest’s website. Hope to see you there!

PS The poster is super lovely, and you can buy it here.

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