Artist of the Week
Summer 2020

Susan Hulme

Susan Hulme is a design binder working from her studio in middle Tennessee. Previously, Susan worked as a graphic designer with approximately forty years of experience. In 2013, she collaborated with sculptor Alan LeQuire to create a limited edition of 100 books...READ MORE

Stephanie Wolff

This week, we feature someone whom is close to our hearts here at the JCBA, Helen M. Salzberg Artist in Resident in the FALL of 2015, Stephanie Wolff. Stephanie works with the book form, paper, text and textile, creating both two- and three-dimensional art....READ MORE

Julie Shaw Lutts

Julie Shaw Lutts is a book artist who creates one of a kind artist books and sometimes small editions. She thrives on challenging the idea of what an artist book is by using unconventional elements & objects in my books...READ MORE

Robbin Ami Silverberg

This week we are highlighting Robbin Ami Silverberg whom is the founding Director of Dobbin Mill / Dobbin Books in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, dedicated to the production of art in handmade paper and artists books, which she makes herself and in collaboration with others....READ MORE

Cherry Jeffs

Cherry Jeffs is our next artist of the week. She is a mixed-media artist with a ‘thing about wings’ and is based in the UK and Spain. Never happier than when cutting and sticking, Cherry has found her true creative calling, abandoning canvas to make artist’s books....READ MORE

Ann Kalmbach and Tatana Kellner

This week, we have a two for one deal, with Ann Kalmbach and Tatana Kellner. Ann and Tatana have been life and work partners since 1974. As two of the four founders of Women’s Studio Workshop, they began making artist’s books together since 1979 and by 1983 began supporting other book artists in residency programs.....READ MORE

Shawn Sheehy

Shawn Sheehy is a book artist/paper engineer who works out of his home studio in Chicago IL. Aside from self publishing limited-edition pop-up artist books, he also has two trade pop-up books on the market, occasionally works on commercial projects for hire, and teaches workshops regularly...READ MORE

Peter and Donna Thomas

This week we highlight the talented team of Peter and Donna Thomas. Peter and Donna are book artists from Santa Cruz, California. They work collaboratively, making both edition and one-of-a-kind books....READ MORE

Courtney Lee Weida

This week we highlight Courtney Lee Weida. Courtney is an associate professor of Art Education at Adelphi University in Garden City, NY...READ MORE

Shirely Sharoff

Shirely Sharoff is the JCBA’s next artist of the week. Originally from Brookyn, New York, Shirley now lives and works in Montreuil, near Paris, France. She studied printmaking at the Atelier Friedlaender and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris...READ MORE

Lyall Harris and Patricia Silva

This week we are meant to feature two artists whom show how mutual respect and friendship can bring out the best in any artistic endeavor. Lyall Harris and Patricia SIlva have been collaborating book artists since 2014...READ MORE

Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord

This week, in the penultimate episode of our series, we highlight the artist Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord. Susan is inspired by the spirit of nature and the beauty and power of words...READ MORE

Dorothy SImpson Krause

Dorothy Simpson Krause is Professor Emerita at Massachusetts College of Art, author of Book + Art: Handcrafting Artists' Books and co author of Digital Art Studio. ...READ MORE