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March - December 2012. We are traveling around the country as the "wandering book artists", teaching classes, giving lectures and making books. Events are listed on blog we are keeping for the trip. See the calendar section for upcoming stops.
http://wanderingbookartists.blogspot.com/

February 3-4 , 2012
The Past, Present, and Future of the Book
ACM Conference at Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA
Peter will be the keynote speaker at the conference

Monday, January 30, 2012
Presentation for the Book Club of California 312 Sutter St. 5th Floor, San Francisco. For more information, call The Book Club of California, (415) 781-7532 or contact info@bccbooks.org

November 5-6, 2011
Papermaking Class in Santa Cruz.
Learn to make sheets of handmade paper good for printing, painting and writing. The cost will be $275 for the weekend. Write or call for more information. Limited to four students. One space is still available

October 21, 2011
The Nested Accordion Book. An afternoon workshop in conjunction with the Friends of Dard Hunter Western Regional Conference in Santa Barbara.

Saturday, October 15th, 2011, from 10am-4pm.
Book Arts Jam. We will be showing our work. Peter will give a talk at 2:30 on the book arts as seen from the windows of a gypsy wagon bookmoblie.

Saturday October 1, 2011
We will be participating in the LA Printer's Fair at the International Printing Museum in Carson, CA

September 26-October 31, 2011
The "Cheongju International Paper Art Special Exhibition 2011" ( http://www.koreacraft.org361-841
Korean Craft Museum, Cheongju City, Choong Chung Buk Do, South Korea.
Our book "Not Paper" is featured in this show.

September 18, 2011
Book signing and talk about the Muir Ramble Route. 3pm
Oakland Museum Bookshop, Oakland CA

The Asian Connection: Art in a Global Age
Center for the Arts Asian Arts Gallery
Thursday, Sept. 8–Saturday, Oct. 22
Reception and Curator’s Talk: Saturday, September 10, 2–4 p.m.
Guest Curator: Professor J. Susan Isaacs
This exhibition features contemporary Western artists who are responding to the East through their artwork. Trade between the West and the East provided tremendous impetuous for artistic innovations in the West. Featured artist are Jane Irish and Katie Baldiwn. Other artist include Alicia Bailey, Patty Bruce, Carolee Campbell, Juanl Carrión, Diane Fine, Ann Lindbeck, Paula Jull, K. Kuster, Mario Laplante, Aimee Lee, Ann Lindbeck, Kent Manske, Elizabeth McKee, Franc Palaia, Tate Shaw, Robbin Ami Silverberg, Peter Thomas, Donna Thomas, Angie Waller and Nanette Wylde.

August 25, 2011
Wandering Book Artists: BOOK ARTS FOLK SONGS •
EM SPACE BOOK ARTS CENTER, 407 SE IVON STREET, PORTLAND, OR

August 6, 2011 - January 22, 2012.
A Walk in the Wild: Continuing John Muir's Journey
Oakland Museum of California. 1000 Oak St. Oakland, CA 94607
We have several books in this show and will be at the reception for the show on August 6th
http://museumca.org/exhibit/a-walk-wild-continuing-john-muirs-journey

June 18- August 7, 2011
BookWorks 2011: The PCBA Members’ Exhibition: Saturday, June 18, 2-4pm, in the Skylight Gallery, Sixth Floor, Main Library, The San Francisco Public Library.
Our book Not Paper is included in this show

May 1 - July, 2011
Peter and Donna Thomas: Paper, Books, and Passion. University of Colorado, Boulder. Norlin Library.
An exhibit of artists’ books in Norlin’s Special Collections room on the third floor. James P. Ascher, Assistant Professor and Rare Book Cataloger, organized this show and prepared a wonderful catalog for the event, its cover letterpress printed by Tom Parson on Ray Tomasso’s handmade paper. James even assembled the volume and hand-sewed the binding himself!

April 9-10, 2011
Fine Press Printing Demystified. Bookworks, Asheville NC.
http://www.ashevillebookworks.com/2010/09/fine-points-of-fine-press-printing/

March 27-April 2, 2011
Small-format Artist Books - Structure and Content. John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown NC
Learn to bind exciting, colorful, intricate small books that will shine like "gems" on every bookshelf. In this comprehensive (and fun!) class, make paper, bind books, and enhance the blank books' beauty with words and image. Start each day with a binding project from pre-cut materials, followed by time to explore and create on your own. Depart with new ideas and many finished books. All levels welcome.

From March 21- July 1, 2011 we traveled as Wandering Book Artists, seeing the country in our Gypsy Wagon Artists' Bookmobile. To follow the trip and for all events on that trip are listed on the blog. Click here to see the blog.

February 26-7, 2011.
Fine Press Printing Demystified. San Francisco Center for the Book. Fine press printing will be demystified while working as a team to print a "Fine Press" broadside. Students will learn type setting, printing technique and design as practiced by mid-twentieth century printers like William Everson, the Allens and the Grabhorns.

February 6, 2011 - February 9, 2011
Codex III International Book Fair and Syposium, Berkeley, CA

November 18, 2010
CAEA State Conference, San Jose State.
Introduction to Bookbinding and the Book Arts.

October 18-24, 2010
Friends of Dard Hunter Annual Meeting, Gatlinburg TN
I will be teaching two classes at the meeting. Come join me.
Exploring Miniature Books I and II. Click here for more information.

August 14- October 2.
Click here to see our Wandering Book Artists site for current activities

August 14, 2010 (Saturday)
Workshop: More Making Books by Hand: Alternative Structures
Bright Hill Literary Center

August 12, 2010 (Thursday)
Workshop: More Making Books by Hand: Alternative Structures
The class will be held at the studio of Don Rash, fine bookbinder at 50 Burke St., Plains, PA 18705, between Wilkes-Barre and Scranton PA. The shop phone number is 1-570-821-7050, and contact email is don@donrashfinebookbindercom

August 7 - November 14, 2010
It's in the Pulp: The Art of papermaking in Santa Cruz 1960-1980.
The Museum of Art and History, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz.

July 11 - September 19, 2010
Unbound: A National Exhibition of Book Art - Bedford Gallery
http://www.bedfordgallery.org/upcoming.htm

July 30, 2010
Workshop: More Making Books by Hand: Alternative Structures
Silver Buckle Press, Madison WI

June 29 to July 14, 2010
We will be teaching and taking workshops in Idaho at Jim Crofts Old Ways Workshops. Join us.
http://www.traditionalhand.com/oldway/index.html

June 7 from 1:00 - 2:30 pm Peter will be speaking at the Foothill College as part of the Mark Lee Wylde “Print & Book Arts Speaker Series”
http://www.foothill.edu/print_arts/speaker_series/

June 5, 2010 we will be in Coulterville cutting a ribbion for the dedication of the new John Muir Highway and will have our just published book, The Muir Ramble Route, available to the public for the first time. http://www.johnmuirhighway.com/

May 7, 2010

We will be talking at Ken Sanders Rare Books in Salt Lake City. Click on the image for details

April and May, 2010
We are taking a trip around the southwest in our gypsywagon bookmobile. You can read about this on our blog on blogspot
http://www.wanderingbookartists.blogspot.com/
We will be teaching classes and giving talks in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Tempe, Tuscon and Salt Lake City. See the blog for details.

March 27 - July 25, 2010
Surf City Santa Cruz: A Wave of Inspiration.
The Museum of Art and History, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz.

Workshop and Exhibit:
June 24-28, 2009
Focus on the Bookarts Conference. We will be teaching two one day workshops.
http://www.focusonbookarts.org
The Faculty-Staff show will open at the Beaverton Public Library May 11 - June 9, 2009.

Workshop:
May 31, 2009. Sunday, 9:30-4 Exploring the Miniature Book II: Case Bound and Scrolling Books
$100 + $15 materials fee
Expand your bookmaking skills! In the morning you will make a case bound book with sewn pages, a traditional hardbound blank book. In the afternoon you will made the unique and innovative "scrolling book," a binding structure created by Peter and Donna to fuse Western and Eeastern bookbinding structures. Bring a haiku's worth of words, and if time allows you can add images and/or text to the scrolling book.
Book Arts Institute
International Printing Museum
315 Torrance Blvd, Carson, CA 90745
www.printmuseum.org

Lecture:
May 30, 2009. Saturday, 7 pm
The Literary Book as a Work of Art and a Musical Instrument.
Book Arts Gallery, International Printing Museum. 315 Torrance Blvd, Carson, CA 90745
www.printmuseum.org

Workshop:
May 30, 2009. Saturday, 9:30-4 Exploring the Miniature Book I: Basic Bookbinding and Accordion Books
$100 + $15 materials fee
Develop or expand your bookmaking skills in this workshop which offers basic bookbinding instruction, discussion of concepts and techniques for the book arts and hands on bookmaking. By the end of the day you will create three different miniature books: a pocket accordion books, a case bound accordion book and a nested accordion book. IF time allows you can add images and/or text to the books. Come prepared with a quote, or a "miniature" idea.
Book Arts Institute
International Printing Museum
315 Torrance Blvd, Carson, CA 90745
www.printmuseum.org

Show:
May 2- June 5, 2009
The book art works of Peter and Donna Thomas
International Printing Museum
315 Torrance Blvd, Carson, CA 90745
www.printmuseum.org

Show:
Notes from Santa Cruz: The County's Musical History and Compositions: Contemporary Artists
The Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History. www.santacruzmah.org
April 25 - August 9, 2009. Ukulele books number 14, 17 and 22 on display.

Show:
HANDMADE PAPER & ARTIST BOOKS
Morgan Arts Council. The Ice House. Berkeley Springs, WV
April 3-27, 2009. Three one of a kind scrolling books are included in this exhibit.

Workshop:
April 05, 2009. 10am-5pm
The Doweled Scroll Binding with Peter Thomas
San Francisco Center for the Book
Explore the potential of using a scrolling format for artist's books. First we'll consider the mechanics, then past uses, and finally we'll postulate new models and applications. You'll make your own scrolling book (a scroll mounted as the text block in a case bound book) based on the binding devised by Peter and Donna Thomas.

Workshop:
March 21 - 22, 2009
Exploring the Miniature Book: Basic Bookbinding, Accordion, Case Bound, and Scrolling Books
Seattle Center for the Book Arts
Develop or expand your bookmaking skills in this workshop which offers basic bookbinding instruction, discussion of concepts and techniques for the book arts and hands on bookmaking. By the end of the day you will create three different miniature books: a pocket accordion books, a case bound accordion book and a nested accordion book. If time allows you can add images and/or text to the books. Come prepared with a quote, or a “miniature” idea. On the second day, in the morning you will make a case bound book with sewn pages, a traditional hardbound blank book. In the afternoon you will made the unique and innovative “scrolling book,” a binding structure created by Peter and Donna to fuse Western and Eastern bookbinding structures. Bring a haiku’s worth of words, and if time allows you can add images and/or text to the scrolling book.

March 16, 2009
Monday evening MLIS Community Night Lecture Series: The Artists' Book: Four Dimensional Art
7 p.m. Coeur de Catherine 005. The College of St. Catherine
2004 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105 651-690-6991

March 14-15, 2009; 10am-5pm
Ukuleles and More: The Found Object Book
To see photographs of previous ukulele book making classes click on this link
http://www2.cruzio.com/~peteranddonna/6uke-class.htm
Minnesota Center for the Book.
Previous binding experience recommendedWhat does a ukulele have in common with a camera? They both make terrific books! Learn basic techniques for making books out of found objects. On day one, turn a ukulele into an accordion. Time will be allocated to add text/content to the book, so bring art supplies and musical imagery. The second day will be spent making books out of cameras; supply your own old camera, photographic images and ideas for text to add to the book. Inexpensive thrift store cameras or vintage cameras both work well for this project.
$225 ($200 members) + $50 supply fee

March 14, 2009; 6-7 pm
Ukulele-O-Rama! Concert at MCBA's studios
Join Peter and Donna for a few songs and a spirited presentation of their unique books crafted from functioning ukuleles and other found objects.

March 12, 2009
We will be giving a presentation to the Ampersand Club in Minneapolis.

February 14 - March 15, 2009; Open Book Lobby Gallery
The Ukulele Books of Peter and Donna Thomas
Minnesota Center for the Book Arts
Why make books out of ukuleles? Why not! These fun and engaging works created from functioning musical instruments incorporate a variety of bindings and techniques.

February 13 – June 23, 2009
Mission Houses Museum, Chamberlain Houses Galleries / 553 S. King St., Honolulu, Hawaii.
Ukulele Book Series Number 23 will be on display in
ALPHABET SOUP: LITERACY, LANGUAGE & LEARNING
Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm / Admission $6.00 / Ph. (808) 531-0480 ext. 704.
Don't miss this family friendly exhibition about the development of a written Hawaiian alphabet. Presented in three “chapters,” the exhibit explores: the history of the written Hawaiian alphabet and its use in print; an exploration of the variety of literature about, by and for Hawaii and finally; an alphabetical introduction to the museum’s vast material culture collection in both English and Hawaiian. A treat for both families and bibliophiles, the exhibit features early printed Hawaiian works, a printing press, material culture objects and one-of-a-kind art books. The project is designed to engage public and private schools with meaningful and engaging curricula for teachers and students. Public programs:
Opening Reception: Especially for Educators - February 12, 3:00-8:00 p.m. / Pupu & music / Free. Take a sneak peak at the exhibition and see how it can enhance your curriculum.

Book Fair:
February 8-11, 2009
Peter and Donna Thomas will be selling their books at the CODEX book fair in Berkeley CA.

End 2008

Show:
Text/Messages: Books by Artists
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis MN. www.walkerart.org
December 18, 2008 - April 19, 2009. Cannery Row included in retrospective book arts exhibit.

Workshop:
November 14, 2008
Peter will be teaching two master classes for teachers at the California Art Education Association's State Conference.

Lecture:
Tuesday November 11, 2008
Peter and Donna Thomas will be talking about their work to the Colophon Club in San Francsico. For more information contact R. Hiebert 510 845 8566.

Lecture and Workshop:
November 5-6 for the Sacramento Book Arts
Lecture: The Artists' Book: Four Dimensional Art
Workshop: More Making Books by Hand: Exploring Miniature Books
A. The Nested Accordion Pop-up Book, a three inch accordion book where one accordion weaves in and out of the other.
B. The Scrolling Book. In this book the scrolling page takes the place of the text block in a case bound miniature book.

Book Fair:
October 18: Our daughter Suzanne will be selling our work at the BABA Book Jam at Foothill College

Workshop and Lecture:
October 17: Free evening lecture on the book arts at the Volcano Center
October 18 and 19: Two one day workshops making miniature books.
For complete information www.volcanoartcenter.org
Volcano Art Center, Volcano, Hawaii
Contact info@volcanoartcenter.org

Lecture:
October 13. UCSC Book Arts class, Art 124.

Show:
Art of the Book 08 (a traveling exhibition)
September 30, 2008 - January 5, 2011
Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, Toronto Canada. www.cabbag.ca

Workshop:
July 7-13, 2008
Naropa University, Boulder Colorado
The Word Made Flesh (well actually paper)!
In this workshop we will make two portfolios of letterpress printed broadsides. We will play with color and type styles to interpret the meaning of the words. One portfolio will contain a series of broadsides with text gathered from the poets and writers in residence, the other will feature our own words. Students will learn letterpress basics as we print the text, and learn bookbinding skills as we make the portfolio bindings.
http://www.naropa.edu/swp/week4.cfm

Show:
Bookworks. San Francisco Public Library
July 1 - Spetember 29, 2008. Dispaly of John Muir in the San Joaquin

Workshop:
Saturday & Sunday, March 29-30, 2008
Minnesota Center for the Book Arts
More Making Books by Hand: Exploring Miniature Books
10am-5pm
http://www.mnbookarts.org/workshops/adult.html

Lecture:
March 25, 2008 Minnesota Center for the Book Arts
What Is a Miniature Book? (And How Do You Find One If You Drop It?)
http://www.mnbookarts.org/events/lectures.html

Exhibit:
Things that Roll
Santa Cruz Musum of Art and History
December 15, 2007 - February 3, 2008
Includes our Train Comes to Wichita

Exhibit:
little
Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum
Wilmington North Carolina
November 16, 2007 – March 9, 2008
Includes our miniature books
little includes works rendered in miniature scale in a wide variety of styles, periods and mediums: illuminated manuscripts and miniature books; diminutive crafts (baskets and pottery); folk art microcosms of foam, twist-ties, toothpicks and toys; and tiny contemporary sculptures and paintings.
http://www.cameronartmuseum.com/exhibitions.php

Workshop:
Wednesday & Thursday, October 10 & 11, 2007
Seattle Book Arts, Seattle, WA
"More Making Books By Hand"
www.seattlebookarts.org

August 11, 2007 - Jan 31, 2008
See five of our ukulele books at:
The Ukulele and You, a special exhibition at the Museum of Making Music
5790 Armada Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008

Friday April 13, 2007
Luncheon lecture at the Caxton Club in Chicago
Evening Lecture at Columbia College Chicago
Saturday and Sunday April 14 & 15, 2007
Workshop at Columbia College Chicago.

Monday April 16, 2007
"Artists Books Are the Bargain of the Art World"
Gallery talk/lecture by Peter Thomas at the Susan Hensel Gallery

March 2 - April 28, 2007
Reader's Art 7: Frugal Finds for Prudent Collectors (See our book Time IS)
Susan Hensel Gallery 3441 Cedar Ave S. Minneapolis MN 612 722 2324

February 12 - June 17, 2007.
California Printers in the Fine Press Tradition. 1975-2006. Green Library, Stanford University, Palo Alto, See our book Paper From Plants

Tuesday January 30, 2007 11 am
Lecture for Book Arts Class
Humboldt State University, Arcata CA

Saturday, January 27, 2007. 10am-5pm.
Workshop: Books from Found Objects: The Ukulele Book
San Francisco Center for the Book (www.sfcb.org)
$38 materials fee

Exhibit: December 5-25, 2006. 4th International Artist‘s Book Triennial Vilnius 2006, Gallery "Arka", Vilnius, Lithuania. www.arts.lt

Workshop: Nov 4-5, 2006
As the old proverb says: “Good things come in small packages.” This 2-day workshop will explore the exciting world of miniature artist books. Noted miniature book artist Peter Thomas will instruct participants in making four innovative miniature book structures (developed by Peter and his wife Donna).
Day 1 we will make the Nested Accordion Pop-up Book and the Dowel Hinge Spine Accordion Book (or the Woven Spine book. On day 2 we will create the Scrolling book and the Dowel Spine Portfolio. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn from one of the best!
Cost: $100, plus $20 material fee Limit: 12 people

Lecture: November 3 Friday 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture Auditorium 710 Camino Lejo, on Museum HIll
THE ARTISTS’ BOOK: Four Dimensional Art

November 1-16. Hunt and Gather Gallery. Sante Fe, NM.
Miniature Books by Peter and Donna Thomas.
Contact: www.huntandgather.net

October 7-8 Oak Knoll Book Fest.
Contact: Oak Knoll Books <oakknoll@oakknoll.com>

August 27 - September 2, 2006. Peter Thomas will be teaching a class, "Make paper Make books" at Penland School of Crafts, Post Office Box 37, Penland NC 28765-0037. Phone: 828.765.2359 ; fax: 828.765.7389; email office@penland.org
In this session Peter will share everything he knows about handmade paper and innovative book structures. Each day, students will make decorative and text-quality sheets of paper and a small-scale book using that paper. We will also allocate time to putting text and images in the books.

June 1-3, 2006. Peter will be giving demonstrations and leading two workshops in making the "Nested Accordion Pop-up book at the fourth Helen Warren DeGolyer Exhibition and Award for American Bookbinding, Bridwell Library, Southern Methodist University. For information contact Lisa Kozlowski <lkozlows@mail.smu.edu>

March 12, 2006. The Scrolling Book. 9 am - 4 pm hosted by the North Redwoods Book Arts Guild. Cost $50. Class to be held at Harry Griffith Hall 119 at Humbodt State University in Arcata California.

March 11, 2006. The Flap Book. 9 am - 4 pm hosted by the North Redwoods Book Arts Guild. Cost $50. Class to be held at Harry Griffith Hall 119 at Humbodt State University in Arcata California.February 3 - April 28, 2006 Photobooks now. The San Francisco Center for the Book.
See one of our camera books from More Making Books by Hand.Jan 14 -March 19 2006: Exhibit, Book Works. San Francisco Public Library. 6th floor.
See our new book The History of Papermaking in the Philippines
November 12 2005: Class, The Doweled Spine Book at the San Francisco Center for the Book
Nov 11, 5-8 pm Book Signing for More Making Books by Hand at the San Francisco Center for the Book
October 25: Class making a book from a ukulele at the Cerritos Public Library
October 1-2 We will be participating in Santa Cruz County Open Studios 831-475-1455
September 15- November: the Ukulele Book Series is showing at the Cerritos, CA public library
September 25: Workshop/Photography & Handmade Books, Center for Photographic Arts, 831-625-5181
September 17: Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair 916-568-3991