New England Book Artists

NEBA is a professional organization of book artists and bibliophiles

The Workshops

Carolyn Letvin Zoom workshop on plein air printmaking with the Palm Press
Carolyn Letvin (NEBA)  Oil Printmaking with Palm Press

To help members with techniques to make their postcards, 8 artists offered art instruction via Zoom workshops.

  • Gelatin Plate Printing (Cristina Hajosy – NEBA)
  • Two Plate Linocut (Stephanie Stigliano – NEBA)
  • Oil Monoprints (Carolyn Letvin – NEBA)
  • Reduction Printing (Ariella-Sophie Sternberg – PSBA)
  • Calligraphy (Andrea Factor – SDBA)
  • Rubber Stamp Carving (Jane LaFazio – SDBA)
  • How to Digitize Your Art (Amy Thompson West – SFBAG and Jan Dove – PSBA)

Stephanie Stigliano’s (NEBA) Two Plate Linocut Printing


Charlotte Carpentier's Carousel Book WYWH workshop
After the postcards were completed, 4 more artists offered instruction focused on book structures for postcards including:

  • Larks Head Binding, Blizzardish Book, and Tape Bound Binding (Selene Fisher – PSBA)
  • Carousel Binding (Charlotte Carpentier – SDBA)
  • CAP Slot Binding (Gina Pisello – SDBA)
  • FlagBooks (Jie Tian – SDBA)
  • Postcard Box (Stanley Factor, husband of Andrea Factor – SDBA)

Postcard box design by S. Factor for the Wish You Were Here project
Andrea Factor during her Calligraphy WYWH workshop
The YouTube Channel for WYWH workshop recordings was maintained by Susan Marsh (NEBA).

Cathy Cakebread zoom image for How to Photograph Your Artist's Book - WYWH workshopTo complete and record the project, a presentation on photography techniques was offered by Cathy Cakebread (BABA).