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It is hard to believe that next April 2005 will mark the tenth year I have operated the Hands On Bookbinding studio. Originally established out of my home in Austin, Texas, in 1995, the bindery was moved in 1998 to its own building in Smithville, a small town 45 miles SE of Austin, where I now live.

Prior to establishing my bindery, as many of you know, I had the privilege to work with Craig Jensen for eight years, along with Gary Frost and an incredible crew at the now legendary BookLab, Inc., once in Austin. Craig is still busy binding at his own BookLab II bindery in San Marcos, Texas.

With previous training in bookbinding from the London College of Printing (1980/81) I have remained challenged by hand bookbinding with an emphasis on creating well crafted and artistic books. A prior degree in printmaking from the California College of Arts & Crafts (1975) was the basis for focusing my studio work on edition binding.

What could be a more fitting tenth anniversary celebration than to hold a week long intensive workshop in April 2005 on Fine Binding at the Buescher State Park, practically in our backyard, only 3 miles from the studio.
I am pleased to announce the Fine Binding Intensive, April 17-24, 2005.

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