Durable Bookbinding summer class

I'm teaching a Durable Bookbinding class again: July 8-Aug at the EFA. Tuesday evenings.

 

"This class represents Teplin's version of his ideal book - which he binds for use as his own sketchbooks as well as one-of-a-kind artist books. Knowledge of basic book binding is not necessary. Teplin will step students through binding their own books from start to finish so that everyone on the class walks away with their own blank book. He will display 20 examples of perviously bound books which the class is welcome to look through. A new one-of-a-kind artist book by Teplin can be seen here."

The Intuitionist

I am delighted to be included in a group show this summer at The Drawing Center called, "The Intuitionist" based on the fantastic novel of the same name by Colson Whitehead.

Wax In/Wax Out (progression)

52" x 62" - in progress

Show at Ft. Wayne Museum of Art (Indiana) is open

BIOLOGICAL CANVAS: This is the second exhibition guest curated by the contemporary art curator Josef Zimmerman, the man who traveled the country in search of the most the eye-popping, chromatically adventurous contemporary art for the group show Brilliant Optics. This time, Zimmerman has discovered another intriguing trend in contemporary art: the tendency to reference biology—animals, natural processes, human systems, and other elements of the natural world—in the context of contemporary culture.   Three artists leading this trend will be featured in this exhibition: Yis "Nosego" Goodwin, Justin Miller, and Scott Teplin, all who push the boundaries of graphic manipulation of organic subjects.  

Recent sketchbook stuff

I recently retired a sketchbook and due to my sadness over the dear departed tome, it's sometimes hard to start working in a fresh, pristine new one. If the format is completely different each time the transition becomes a little easier. I often freak out months before a sketchbook is filled up and I'll begin binding a new one far in advance.  Aside from smaller proportions, this new book uses French 100% cotton Lana Aquarelle 80# HP watercolor paper as opposed to my usual choice of Italian 100% cotton Fabriano Artistico 90# HP watercolor paper. The Lana is a little toothier and doesn't hide the erasure marks as well, but hey, PALIMPSEST! Another difference is the goatskin. The last one was covered in a soft purple (#29) Harmatan leather, but this one is covered with a warmer yellow (#800) French Chagreen which is much more durable and a harder to the touch.