Monday, May 31, 2010

Italic & Bookmaking ALMOST made...


Friends!

Tonight is the deadline for signing up for Italic and Bookmaking classes that begin this week. We have three signed up for the class and we just need one more in each for the classes to make. Spread the word! I hate having to cancel.

Italic Calligraphy: Jun. 3 - Jul. 8|6 session Class @ Binders|Thurs. evenings 6:00-8:30|$140.00|Beginner to Intermediate|Min.4/Max.15

The Italic calligraphic hand is one of the most widely used and versatile alphabets around. It is highly legible and can easily be dressed up or down. Italic is the perfect hand to learn for the beginning calligrapher yet versatile enough to experiment with for the advanced.
During the six week course, students will be given handouts and guide sheets, learning the upper and lower case characters. We will also address spacing and layout for addressing envelopes. Calligraphy is less about pretty handwriting, but more about DRAWING each and every letter. It's about establishing a pacing and rhythmic motion as you write - giving you a consistency of shapes and letters, and spaces in between words and lines. It is highly relaxing and meditative. Like yoga for the hands.



Bookmaking: Jun. 1 - Jul. 6|6 session Class @ Binders|Tue. evenings 6:00-8:30|Beginner to Advanced|$140.00|Min.4/Max.15

We will be making books and boxes in this class with a variety of materials and techniques. We will complete at least three books and one container for a book to nest in. The objective is to give you a fundamental understanding of how books are made. The anatomy of a book is fascinating, as are the adjustments one can make to any book to make it yours from start to finish. The covers, spine, folios, signatures, fly sheets, headbands and more are all waiting for your heart and hands. A little bit of folding, gluing and stitching goes a long way and we'll learn how to do it in the spirit of good craftsmanship. And remember - your "mistakes" are opportunities. We will learn how to make adjustments to our books as we create. Plenty of opportunity for invention. Take a look at the samples at the front of the store and you'll see what we mean by the term inventive. They are SO much fun. Making books is a very rewarding experience. They make wonderful gifts, sketchbooks for yourself and journals, photo albums, etc. The only skills required are a love of paper, attention to detail, patience and a need to share the FUN we're having! Our bookmaking classes are very social and entertaining. You won't want to miss a moment!

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Long Stitch Leather Pocket Journal

Long Stitch Leather Pocket Journal

Now for sale on ETSY.


I just love the hearty look and feel of leather. This teal thread used to stitch it together makes a beautiful contrast. A sweet size to fit easily in your hands or purse and great for writing down little notes, sketches or shopping lists. Made with the Long Stitch/Link Stitch technique.

3 inches wide

4.5 inches tall

1.25 inches deep
160 pages

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Doug's Brilliant Version of Our Garage Sale Today

Probably one of the niftiest garage sales ever - Saturday 8-2 (City of Dunwoody)


Date: 2010-05-28, 9:16PM EDT
Reply to: sale-h73gk-1764820355@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]


OK., so I may be using hyperbole to hook you in, but we do have some fun stuff for sale. Like:

* Old radios
* Pretentious, intellectual books that will sit on your shelf, unread, as they have on ours
* Oodles of kids books, most too bizarre to even open
* Furniture, like couches, chairs and the like
* A few TV's and DVD players
* Bunches of kitschy stuff that we bought because it looks cool but has no purpose
* Three gallons of unopened Clorox bleach (don't ask)
* Those things you put in your fireplace to hold logs, except these have magical powers
* A couple of model cars (small ones, no internal combustion engines) that I thought I would put together, but never did
* A few pieces of luggage, most of them don't smell
* CD's (do people still buy these? i don't think so, but come out and prove me wrong.
* VHS tapes (no, i'm serious we still have some of these...i even have a vcr/dvd player combo to sell)
* The toddler you will see is not for sale yet
* Attachments for your gas trimmer - cultivator, blower, and trimmer head. I think they all work, but since I don't have a gas trimmer any more, you never know
* Everything will be cheap
* BRICKS! (The legal kind) - a lot of cool old bricks that you can use for landscape edging, or to sit idly in a cart for years, as have the ones I have for sale
* A tamper. If you don't know what this is, come find out! It's heavy and a great way to take out frustration.
* Doggie and kitty crates. Nothing living comes with them, unless there are some spiders. Those are no extra charge.
* LOTS OF OTHER THINGS THAT YOU DON'T NEED AND WILL WIND UP PUTTING IN A GARAGE SALE OF YOUR OWN IN A YEAR OR SO

Come out! Buy our stuff!

2437 Brandy Turk Way, Dunwoody 30360
Saturday May 29th 8a -2p

Friday, May 28, 2010

Enlightenment Reading List

All of these books are on my reading list. Some I am reading, some I've finished and some are on my wish list. They all are linked to my decision to leave the Christian church, my new understanding of how we fit together in this universe, who god is, life's new meaning and the healing taking place in this enlightenment.

Do you have books that might fit within the list? Please add your own so I can grow this library.

The Blue Truth by David Deida

You are deeper than your life shows, and you know it. You are more loving than your relationships allow, more brilliant than your career suggests. In your secret depth of being, you are infinite, creative, boundless—and utterly unable to press your full glory into the world. Or so it seems. In Blue Truth, internationally acclaimed teacher David Deida presents a treasury of insights for uncovering your true heart of purpose, passion, and unquenchable love. In Part One, Deida shows you how to "open as the entirety of the moment, feeling as deep inside and as far outside as you can, for as long as now opens." In Part Two, he reveals how to walk this path in the wilderness of intimate relationship, illuminating "the art and play of sexual gifting" and how to expertly navigate the tangle of anger, jealousy, fear, and lust. "Knowing the truth is fairly useless; feeling it is profound; living it makes all the difference," teaches David Deida. With Blue Truth, you have an unprecedented guide for living your own deep truth, and awakening "as the bare openness you are, in the free offering of love to all."

A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

According to Tolle, who assumes the role of narrator as well, humans are on the verge of creating a new world by a personal transformation that shifts our attention away from our ever-expanding egos. This idea is well realized through Tolle's remarkably well-paced narration. Naturally, the author understands his material so thoroughly that he is able to convey it in an enjoyable manner, but Tolle's gentle tone and dialect begs his audience's attention simply through its straightforward approach. Something about this reading just seems profoundly important, whether one agrees with the material or not, and listeners' attention is sure to be captured within seconds of listening to Tolle's take on the universe in which we live. Originally released in 2005, both book and audiobook were reissued when Oprah Winfrey chose the title for her book club this year. A Penguin paperback. (Feb.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


The Field by Lynn McTaggart

McTaggart, an investigative journalist (What Doctors Don't Tell You), describes scientific discoveries that she believes point to a unifying concept of the universe, one that reconciles mind with matter, classic Newtonian science with quantum physics and, most importantly, science with religion. At issue is the zero point field, the so-called "dead space" of microscopic vibrations in outer space as well as within and between physical objects on earth. These fields, McTaggart asserts, are a "cobweb of energy exchange" that link everything in the universe; they control everything from cellular communication to the workings of the mind, and they could be harnessed for unlimited propulsion fuel, levitation, ESP, spiritual healing and more. Physicists have been aware of the likelihood of this field for years, McTaggart writes, but, constrained by orthodoxy, they have ignored its effects, which she likens to "subtracting out God" from their equations. But, McTaggart asserts, "tiny pockets of quiet rebellion" against scientific convention are emerging, led by Ed Mitchell, an Apollo 14 astronaut and founder of the Institute for Noetic Sciences, an alternative-science think tank. McTaggart writes well and tells a good story, but the supporting data here is somewhat sketchy. Until it materializes, McTaggart may have to settle for being a voice in the wilderness. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.


Why Christianity Must Change Or Die by John Shelby Spong

John Shelby Spong is the Episcopal Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and has enjoyed a career filled with controversy, much of it thanks to his many bestselling books, such as Born of a Woman, Living in Sin?, and Liberating the Gospels. He has tapped into an audience of people who are at once spiritually starved and curious, yet unwilling or unable to embrace Christianity.

Spong refers to himself as a believer in exile. He believes the world into which Christianity was born was limited and provincial, particularly when viewed from the perspective of the progress in knowledge and technology made over the past two millennia. This makes any ideas or beliefs formulated in 1st-century Judea totally inadequate to our progressive minds and lives today. So Spong is in exile until Christianity is re-formed to discard all of the outdated and, according to Spong, false tenets of Christianity.


He begins his book by exposing the Apostles Creed line by line, then methodically moves on through the heart of Christian belief, carefully exploring each aspect, demonstrating in each case the inadequacies of Christianity as detailed in the Bible and in the traditions of the Church. The epilogue includes Spong's own creed, recast to reflect the beliefs he considers relevant to Christianity at the end of the 20th century.

Oddly enough, Spong's views do not seem particularly new. In fact, his views seem very much in keeping with the religious humanist variety of Unitarianism. What is remarkable is not the beliefs themselves, but that an Episcopal bishop would be the one to embrace and espouse them. Spong has become a trumpeter in the battle of beliefs, not just in the Episcopal communion, but in the realm of Christian faith in general in this country. His books are bestsellers and are in turn, presumably, read by those who, whether they agree or disagree, all acknowledge that in some way, Spong is involved in setting the agenda. This book, as the admitted "summation of his life's work" tells every reader what the complete agenda will be, for the next few years at least. --Patricia Klein


The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot

Author Talbot writes that ". . . there is evidence to suggest that our world and everything in it. . . are also only ghostly images, projections from a level of reality so beyond our own it is literally beyond both space and time." Hence, the title of his book. Beginning with the work of physicist David Bohm and neurophysiologist Karl Pribram, both of whom independently arrived at holographic theories or models of the universe, Talbot explains in clear terms the theory and physics of holography and its application, both in science and in explanation of the paranormal and psychic. His theory of reality accommodates this latest thinking in physics as well as many unresolved mind-body questions. This well-written and fascinating study is recommended for science collections. - Hilary D. Burton, Lawrence Livermore National Lab., Livermore, Cal.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

PurgeGasm


So tomorrow is Friday and on Friday we really fill the garage with stuff. So excited to see what will happen. I had a bad night last night, getting wistful and sentimental, shaking myself back to the promise of change, awareness, the beautiful now. Trying to be grateful for the thrust that brought us here... moving brings up a lot.

But! It will be a wonderful day and MAN I want to be present for it. Made signs to put out and people are already picking up purchases.

For directions and a listing of some of the items we'll have for sale, click here.

We will officially be open for bidness from 8AM to 2PM. But if you've already made an appointment to come Friday or later on Saturday, not to worry. We'll still be here. We just might be asleep or really, really wasted. That might be fun. :)

My Book Window Soft Cover Pocket Journal


My Book Window Soft Cover Pocket Journal
Now for sale on ETSY!

3 inches wide
4.25 inches tall
1 inch deep
160 blank pages

This little journal is great for shopping lists, quick notes and sketches. Bound with a flexible, soft, yet sturdy cover made from imported Washi papers and stitched with the Long Stitch/Link Stitch technique, this books has a sweet little window and message revealed through the cover.



Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Cherr(ies)


Probably not the best use of my time since we are moving in less than a month but here I go...

Brought back a big hunk of cherries from Publix the other day and this one caught my eye. A cherry with two pits but one stem.

Twins!

And then my mind went south:

Cherry Ass.
Red Ass.
Sweet Ass.
Sweet Cheeks.
Fruit Boobs.
Berry Boobs.
Sweet Tits.
Cherry Tits.
Sweet Ass Cherry Tits.
Red Balls.
Kiss My Ass.
Bite My Ass.

Anyone want to join in?

Okay. Back to packing!

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Directions to our Moving Sale 5/29

Click here or follow the directions below.

Click here for a current list of some of the items we'll be selling.

2437 Brandy Turk Way
Atlanta, GA 30360


View Larger Map

Directions:

From 285 West:
Exit #30: North Peachtree, Chamblee Dunwoody, etc.
Right onto N. Peachtree Rd.
Right onto Tilly Mill (light)
left onto Peeler (3-way light)
Left onto Happy Hollow Rd (stop sign)
Right at Happy Hollow Estates onto Brandy Turk Way (second street on your right, easy to miss)

2437 is down on your right. About the 9th house, I think.
Green "Elser" mailbox. Can't miss it.
Green shutters, red window boxes, creme and red brick house.
Steep driveway.

From 285 East:
Exit #30: North Peachtree, Chamblee Dunwoody, etc.
Go straight through the light at the end of the exit ramp onto Savoy Rd.
Savoy dead ends into N. Peachtree Rd.
Turn left onto N. Peachtree Rd.
Right onto Tilly Mill (light)
left onto Peeler (3-way light)
Left onto Happy Hollow Rd (stop sign)
Right at Happy Hollow Estates onto Brandy Turk Way (second street on your right, easy to miss)

2437 is down on your right. About the 9th house, I think.
Green hand-painted mailbox. Can't miss it.
Green shutters, red window boxes, picket fence, creme and red brick house.
Steep driveway.

Call my cell if you get lost!
404.509.9676

~Anne

Anne Elser
2437 Brandy Turk Way
Atlanta, GA 30360
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Anne@AnneElser.com
AnneElser.com
404.509.9676

True Blood




I thought my fascination with vampires was over after undergrad but NO. I am still in my twenties. I got hooked on HBO's Trueblood shortly after it came out. I've spent this Spring wound up in a little ball on the floor in the corner of my studio chanting "life will once again have meaning June 13th" over and over again.

Such an entertaining and sexy look at the issues we all currently deal with, True Blood (and Dexter) have me eternally hooked.

Take a look!

Sunday, May 23, 2010

New Summer Classes at Binders

Hallo friends,

The first week in June marks the beginning of another three classes in Calligraphy and Bookmaking I'll be teaching at Binders.
To the right on this blog is a column of updated class information. Below are links for quick on-line sign up.

Bookmaking 6/1

Jun. 1 - Jul. 6
6 session Class @ Binders
Tue. evenings 6:00-8:30
Beginner to Advanced
$140.00
Min.4/Max.15

We will be making books and boxes in this class with a variety of materials and techniques. We will complete at least three books and one container for a book to nest in. The objective is to give you a fundamental understanding of how books are made. The anatomy of a book is fascinating, as are the adjustments one can make to any book to make it yours from start to finish. The covers, spine, folios, signatures, fly sheets, headbands and more are all waiting for your heart and hands. A little bit of folding, gluing and stitching goes a long way and we'll learn how to do it in the spirit of good craftsmanship. And remember - your "mistakes" are opportunities. We will learn how to make adjustments to our books as we create. Plenty of opportunity for invention. Take a look at the samples at the front of the store and you'll see what we mean by the term inventive. They are SO much fun. Making books is a very rewarding experience. They make wonderful gifts, sketchbooks for yourself and journals, photo albums, etc. The only skills required are a love of paper, attention to detail, patience and a need to share the FUN we're having! Our bookmaking classes are very social and entertaining. You won't want to miss a moment!




Copperplate Calligraphy 6/2

Copperplate Calligraphy with Anne Elser
Wednesdays, 6 Sessions

June 2-July 7, 6-8:30pm
Beginner to Intermediate

Fee: $140
Min. 4/ Max. 15

Are you fascinated with how beautiful calligraphy looks and want to try it yourself? This is an introductory look at Copperplate, an elegant and elastic hand frequently used for formal invitations, documents and bridal events. After we learn each upper and lower case character, we will spend the last two classes learning layout techniques for envelope addressing, a bit of flourishing and color experimentation. Calligraphy is less about pretty handwriting, but more about DRAWING each and every letter. Its about establishing a pace and rhythmic motion as you write - giving you a consistency of shapes, letters, and spaces in between words and lines. It is highly relaxing and meditative. Like yoga for your hands!




Italic Calligraphy: Jun. 3 - Jul. 8
6 session Class @ Binders
Thurs. evenings 6:00-8:30
$140.00
Beginner to Intermediate
Min.4/Max.15

The Italic calligraphic hand is one of the most widely used and versatile alphabets around. It is highly legible and can easily be dressed up or down. Italic is the perfect hand to learn for the beginning calligrapher yet versatile enough to experiment with for the advanced.
During the six week course, students will be given handouts and guide sheets, learning the upper and lower case characters. We will also address spacing and layout for addressing envelopes. Calligraphy is less about pretty handwriting, but more about DRAWING each and every letter. It's about establishing a pacing and rhythmic motion as you write - giving you a consistency of shapes and letters, and spaces in between words and lines. It is highly relaxing and meditative. Like yoga for the hands.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Elser Moving Sale Next Saturday: May 29th


So we are moving in a month to a very cute and cozy home in Brookhaven. (see above) Downsizing doesn't even begin to tell the whole story - but it's the result of a lot of soul searching Doug and I have been doing about what we want our life together to look like. This is change for the better.

Next weekend we're having a garage sale. I'll be selling all of my needlepoint and sewing supplies. Also my potter's wheel. And a vintage spinning wheel. Some of my knitting stash. All my straight needles. LOTS of furniture. Doug's vintage radio collection. We are doing some serious purging.

Any takers?

To see a current listing of some more stuff for sale, go here:

Elser Moving Sale
Needlepoint stash (3 big bags of canvas and wool and two lap stands): $50.00


Rug stand (for large needlepoint rugs): $50.00



Knitting stash (one big bag of yarns and all my straight needles): $25.00


Vintage Spinning Wheel: $25.00


Electric Potter's Wheel: $200.00

And that's just my art supplies. More furniture and many of Doug's tools, etc will be available for sale. SO excited. SO EXCITED!!

Friday, May 21, 2010

FRAKTUR Workshop

Friends!

I am so excited to be taking FOTA's next workshop this summer:

Fraktur and Flourishing with Barbara Calziolari

August 21st and 22nd
9 AM to 4:30 PM - COST: $85
Village Corner Restaurant, Stone Mountain

We are looking forward to having Barbara Calzolari here in August, right after IAMPETH. The workshop will be held at the Village Corner, Saturday and Sunday, August 21 and 22, 9 AM to 4:30 PM. The cost for the two day workshop is $85.


Barbara lives in Bologna, Italy. We are honored that she is adding our guild to her trip to the US to make this workshop possible at a very affordable price for us!

Barbara will also give a presentation at Kennesaw College about her previously commissioned works for Pope Benedict and for the Italian President. She was commissioned to create gifts to be given to all the visiting presidents for the G8 Summit in Italy. Those books now reside in the Vatican and at the White House. You may also view some pictures of Barbara's book about Caterina de Medici.

The exact date and time for the lecture will be announced later. For further information, contact Hilde at hildef@comcast.net.

Below are some fine examples from this illustrious calligrapher:

Calziolari 1 Calziolari 2 Calziolari 3 Calziolari 4 Calziolari 5

HOW TO REGISTER FOR WORKSHOPS:

Costs of workshops are as listed. As space is limited, non-members may take a workshop for an additional $20.00 fee ($105/$64 total) if there is space. Checks should be made payable to "Friends of the Alphabet". Deposit is non-refundable unless the work shop does not make quota. Only a sign up with deposit will hold your place for the weekend.

Registration: To register for a workshop, give or send your registration form and non-refundable $45.00 deposit to hold your space to:

Hilde Friese
6655 Memorial Drive/James B. Rivers Drive
Stone Mountain Georgia
30083-2232
workshops@friendsofthelphabet.org
(770) 413-0841 or 770 380 7593

Monday, May 17, 2010

Ruffles!


Found this new well-designed knitting site, Bella Lana (Beautiful Yarn), and really want to knit this ruffle scarf pattern. So beautiful and simple. Just Enough Ruffles by Laura Chau would look lovely in any color and around my neck. Yours, too.

Friday, May 14, 2010

Long and Thin and Loaded with Grace

This dimension is a new one I'm trying out for bookmaking. 3" x 8.5". Long and thin and loaded with grace, she'll be used in someone's long and thin bag, most likely. The circle patterns were done by myself with acrylic. SUCH fun to use your own papers and incorporate them with the existing one's that inspired them.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Best of Both Worlds


I did a series of envelopes for a bride's Save The Date recently. We decided to make this round a more cost efficient enterprise. So I did the first names of the addresses and she's going to do the remaining address lines beneath. These turned out beautifully. I charge $3.40 per outer envelope, and this version is only $1.00.

What you get is the best of both worlds with this option. History and grace kissed with contemporary minimalism.

I love it when things work out.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Kitty Look Coptic Journal for sale on Etsy


I've opened back up my Etsy shop and this little book's for sale there. I'll be adding more and more items so keep checking back as I sift through my stock.

Kitty Look Coptic Journal

Description

4.5 inches wide
7 inches tall
1.5 inches deep
240 blank pages

$120.00

Bound with love incorporating contemporary imported washi papers and vintage children's books illustrations, this journal has much to give and feels great in your hands.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Kia Fart


I bought these letters from Michaels years ago and they've been on our kitchen fridge ever since. Coupla weeks ago I put them on the back of my Kia Soul. I didn't get any fingers but at every stoplight, I'd look in the rear view mirror to see the person behind me squinting and smiling. Reaction. Love pushing buttons. :)

Sunday, May 09, 2010

Tina's Scarf


My friend Tina knit me this scarf for my birthday this year. I nudged her months ago to buy the pattern. She whined. And then she bought the pattern. And then she gave me the scarf!

This Spring has been so crazy weather wise and so I've been able to wear it and use it.

Yesterday I went to a school picnic with Anton and wore my oven mitts I brought with the mac and cheese I made to share. Ridiculous.

Friday, May 07, 2010

Anton's 2010 School Pictures




Anton entered the Atlanta Progressive Preschool's program midway this school year. We had just begin to recover from a bad experience at his previous school, the Kingswood School and stumbled upon the philosophy of the Reggio Emilia Approach at the APP. FASCINATING and wonderful in so many ways - it's structured in a way that fosters a child's love of learning by keying in on their own natural instincts, interests and creative choices. Rather than giving each child a watered down approach to subject matters like math, science, language, PE, etc., it allows for each child to explore these subjects and skills in the medium and approach they choose. It's how we successful and happy adults build our own careers, by following our bliss. The ER approach offers the same blissful discoveries to flourish for children, who are not so very different than we are.

It is with the celebration of the above, that I share with all of you Anton's APP school pictures! Such a dear in a dear, dear place. We love you APP and can't wait for next year.

Thursday, May 06, 2010

Sip Into Spring Menu


Here's the Sip Into Spring menu I designed for the lovely event earlier this week. Thank you Yu-Kai for such a great night. Loved meeting new people and shaking the hands that held my envelopes. :)

Tuesday, May 04, 2010

New Summer & Fall 2010 Bookmaking & Calligraphy Classes: Beginning, Intermediate & Advanced

Hello Friends!

Beginning July 20th, I will be opening up my teaching slots at Binders to include a Tuesday DAY time class from 1:30-4:00. Tuesday evening classes will always be a bookmaking class and Wednesday evening classes will always be a calligraphy class. The Tuesday DAY classes will rotate through all the classes I teach, so a person who wants that slot for any of the classes, may choose from the rotation schedule.

I have also designed both of these areas to include classes organized by experience - from beginner-intermediate to intermediate-advanced. Very excited about this structure and I believe the organization will make sense to everyone and make it a little easier to decide which class to take and what the next steps might be.

To see all of my future classes mapped out, you can view my personal iCal calendar to see what's coming up.

Anne's 2010 Class schedule

You can also keep track of what's going on by taking a look at the far right column on this blog. It lists current and upcoming classes with links for immediate sign-up on the Binders website.

The Calligraphy classes will be divided into three sections:
Calligraphy One: Italic
Calligraphy Two: Copperplate
Calligraphy Three: Advanced Calligraphy

The Bookmaking class will now have a second class available to students who want to take blank journal bookmaking to the next logical step: making a book with content.
I will offer the following two bookmaking classes:
Bookmaking One: Beginning Bookmaking
Bookmaking Two: The Opened Book

So excited!

Here are the new class descriptions. Enjoy and hope to see you soon!

~Anne

Bookmaking One: Beginning Bookmaking with Anne Elser

Tuesday Afternoon
Sept-Oct 2010
Tuesday, Sept 7, 14, 21, 28 Oct 5, 14
1:30-4:00pm
Min4/Max 15

Tuesday Evening
Sept-Oct 2010
Tuesday, Sept 7,14,21,28 Oct 5,12
6-8:30pm
Min 4/Max 15

Tuesday Evening
Dec 2010-Jan 2011
Tuesday, Dec 7, 14, Jan 4, 11, 18,25
6-8:30pm
Min 4/Max 15

BOOKMAKING 1: Beginning Bookmaking with Anne Elser
Beginning to Intermediate | Fee: $140 | Min. 4/ Max. 15
We will be making books and boxes in this class with a variety of materials and techniques. We will complete at least three books and one container for a book to nest in. The objective is to give you a fundamental understanding of how books are made. The anatomy of a book is fascinating, as are the adjustments one can make to any book to make it yours from start to finish. The covers, spine, folios, signatures, fly sheets, headbands and more are all waiting for your heart and hands. A little bit of folding, gluing and stitching goes a long way and we'll learn how to do it in the spirit of good craftsmanship. And remember - your "mistakes" are opportunities. We will learn how to make adjustments to our books as we create. Plenty of opportunity for invention. Take a look at the samples at the front of the store and you'll see what we mean by the term inventive. They are SO much fun. Making books is a very rewarding experience. They make wonderful gifts, sketchbooks for yourself and journals, photo albums, etc. The only skills required are a love of paper, attention to detail, patience and a need to share the FUN we're having! Our bookmaking classes are very social and entertaining. You won't want to miss a moment!


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Introducing Bookmaking Two: The Opened Book with Anne Elser


Tuesday Evening
July-Aug 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 27, Aug 3,10,17,24
6-8:30pm
Min 4/Max 15

Tuesday Evening
Oct-Nov 2010
Tuesday, Oct 26, Nov 2,9,16,23,30
6-8:30pm
Min 4/Max 15

Tuesday Afternoon
Dec 2010-Jan2011
Tuesday, Dec 7,14, Jan 4,11, 18, 25
1:30-4:00pm
Min4/Max 15

BOOKMAKING 2: The Opened Book with Anne Elser Intermediate to Advanced | Fee: $140 | Min. 4/ Max. 15 If you've taken one or several bookmaking classes and are ready for the next step of creating content on those lovely hand-bound pages, join us in Bookmaking 2: The Opened Book. Nothing can be more intimidating than a book of blank white pages. We will begin by creating signatures with a mixture of several different types, colors, ages and textures of papers - anything from vintage sheet music, magazines, lined or graphed paper, envelopes, postcards, etc. By alternating these pages with blank pages, you'll have a book that wants to be altered further: touched, written in, cut into, stitched, painted, repainted and filled with purposeful doodling, writing and drawing. Working at your own pace, your book can be themed or worked into loosely. Set your sights on the color palette and theme of your choice and by the end of the first week, you'll have "accidentally" found a collection of things you're enchanted with to incorporate into your book. Bring all the scraps of fabric and paper you've been saving to incorporate into the covers or pages of your book. The approach in this class from to the "treasure hunt" pasting, binding, working and re-working will be an intuitive one, with the correct assumption that as artists, we have all the answers inside and before us, even before we begin. We will work in a relaxing, engaging and completely intuitive manner, while sharing each of our unique talents, discoveries, experiences and processes with each other. You won't want to miss a moment. We will make at least one book and a box for your book to live in. And if you're really hungry for more - make two! Bring all your bookmaking supplies and at least one set of color paints/inks in the medium of your choice and a set of drawing pens/pencils/markers.


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Calligraphy One: Italic with Anne Elser
Wednesday Evening
Sept-Oct 2010
Wednesday, Sept 8, 15, 22, 29 Oct 6, 13
6-8:30pm
Min4/Max 15

Calligraphy One: Italic with Anne Elser Beginner to Intermediate | Fee: $140 | Min. 4/ Max. 15 The Italic calligraphic hand is one of the most widely used and versatile alphabets around. It is highly legible and can easily be dressed up or down. Italic is the perfect hand to learn for the beginning calligrapher yet versatile enough to experiment with for the advanced. During the six week course, students will be given handouts and guide sheets, learning the upper and lower case characters. We will also address spacing and layout for addressing envelopes. Calligraphy is less about pretty handwriting, but more about DRAWING each and every letter. Its about establishing a pacing and rhythmic motion as you write - giving you a consistency of shapes and letters, and spaces in between words and lines. It is highly relaxing and meditative. Like yoga for the hands.

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Calligraphy Two: Copperplate with Anne Elser

Callig #2: Copperplate With Anne Elser
Tuesday Afternoon
July-Aug 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 27, Aug 3, 10, 17, 24
1:30-4:00pm
Min4/Max 15

Callig #2: Copperplate with Anne Elser
Wednesday Evening
Oct-Dec 2010
Wednesday, Oct 27, Nov 3,10,17, 24, Dec 1
6-8:30pm
Min4/Max 15

Calligraphy Two: Copperplate with Anne Elser Beginner to Intermediate | Fee: $140 | Min. 4/ Max. 15 This is an introductory look at Copperplate, an elegant and elastic hand frequently used for formal invitations, documents and bridal events. Completely enchanting, the dramatic thicks and thins of this delicate hand will make you swoon. During the six week course, students will be given handouts and guide sheets, learning the upper and lower case characters. We will also address spacing and layout for addressing envelopes. Calligraphy is less about pretty handwriting, but more about DRAWING each and every letter. Its about establishing a pacing and rhythmic motion as you write - giving you a consistency of shapes and letters, and spaces in between words and lines. It is highly relaxing and meditative. Like yoga for the hands.




Calligraphy 3: Advanced Calligraphy with Anne Elser
Tuesday Afternoon
Oct-Nov 2010
Tuesday, Oct 26, Nov 2,9,16, 23, 30
1:30-4:00pm
Min4/Max 15

Calligraphy 3: Advanced Calligraphy with Anne Elser
Wednesday Evening
July-Aug 2010
Wednesday, July 21, 28, Aug 4, 11, 18, 25
6-8:30pm
Min4/Max 15

Calligraphy 3: Advanced Calligraphy with Anne Elser
Wednesday Evening
Dec 2010-Jan 2011
Wednesday, Dec 8, 15, Jan 5, 12, 19,26
6-8:30pm
Min4/Max 15

Calligraphy Three: Advanced Calligraphy with Anne Elser
Intermediate to Advanced | Fee: $140 | Min. 4/ Max. 15
Calligraphy 3 is an advanced calligraphy class designed for those who have taken Calligraphy 2 & 3 or who already know the fundamentals of any calligraphic hand and are ready for the challenge of applying the words and other elements to the page. Whether you are addressing envelopes, designing a monogram, laying out a certificate, document or quote of any size, this class will help you understand the concept of hierarchy on a page, drama, stable compositions and balance of elements. You will also be encouraged to take the plunge into the world of flourishing! Experimentation with color, gouache, inks and paper is also encouraged. Bring in your free spirits and lets have fun!




Instructor Bio: Atlanta native, Anne-Davnes Dusenberry Elser earned her BFA in painting and ceramics from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1991. She then studied Graphic Design at The Portfolio Center in Buckhead, where she has been teaching design classes for over 10 years. In 2003, she began teaching classes here at Binders. Anne makes her living as a painter, illustrator, bookbinder, designer and calligrapher. She is also an instructor in these fields. Her award-winning work has been featured in design annuals, books and magazines (Print, CMYK, Graphis and Communication Arts, Minimal Graphics, Then Is Now) and can be seen in several book jackets (Memory Of A Large Christmas, Storyville USA, Trickster Lives, Let Them Eat Data.) While Anne’s experience gives her classes real value, her candor and sense of play allow for a fun, friendly environment. She has two cats named Gunther and Olaf, a son named Anton (who is amazing) and a husband named Doug (who is also amazing.) She also can’t wait to meet you.