Posted on December 4, 2019

Inside the Cover: Broadsides For our final Inside the Cover pertaining to the exhibit A Book’s Nature, we are stepping away from the books on display. If you have been to the exhibit, you may have noticed these broadsides hanging on the wall. They were created between April and October... [Read More]

Posted on November 20, 2019

You may or may not know that most paper today is made using wood pulp. The pulp is made from breaking down wood chips. This is done in order to separate it into cellulose fibers, lignin, and other substances, eventually creating a slurry, which is then used to create paper.... [Read More]

Posted on November 6, 2019

This week’s Inside the Cover features the Thomas’ scroll book Piute Creek. The featured poem was written by Gary Snyder, an American poet who began his career in the 1950s. He was a member of the "Beat Generation", and the San Francisco Rennaissance. His work "blends physical reality and precise observations of nature... [Read More]

Posted on October 23, 2019

This week’s Inside the Cover is looking at The Alder. The encapsulated poem by William Everson describes the felling of a tree. Peter and Donna Thomas used an alder from Kingfisher Flat, the location Everson felled a tree in his poem, to bind the pages. The illustrations were created by Donna Thomas... [Read More]

Posted on October 9, 2019

Today, from 1:00-3:30pm the book artists Peter and Donna Thomas will be giving a papermaking demonstration outside the library. Along with them will be their "Gypsy Wagon" in which they travel across the country. After their demonstration, at 4:00pm there will be a reception on the second floor of the library. This... [Read More]

Posted on October 8, 2019

Song of the Wandering Book Artists"Afoot & light-heartedWe take to the open road,Healthy, free, the world before us, The winding lanes before us, Leading wherever we choose..."The winding lanes have brought the wandering book artists, Peter and Donna Thomas, to the University of Idaho. Throughout the week they will be meeting with... [Read More]

Posted on September 25, 2019

We continue our series Inside the Cover by looking at another book on display in our exhibit A Book’s Nature: Artist Books by Peter and Donna Thomas. This book, Not Paper, delves into materials that are paper-like, but still not paper.As stated in the above image "Paper was traditionally made from rags.... [Read More]

Posted on September 13, 2019

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Posted on August 28, 2019

Our current exhibit, A Book’s Nature: Artist Books by Peter and Donna Thomas, has incredible works of art on display. Unfortunately, such a display only allows for one or two pages of most books to be seen. Throughout the run of the exhibit, we will post some pictures from inside... [Read More]

Posted on August 9, 2019

Next week we have a new exhibit opening. So, this week we have been staging the exhibit, prepping the cases, cleaning the cases, and hanging part of the exhibit. It’s a lot of work, but is starting to come together. This afternoon we begin install, followed closely by a nap.... [Read More]