NOBS FORUM: Papermaking with Tom Balbo, Artistic Director of the Morgan Conservatory

Sponsored by Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society Join fellow NOBS members and guest to learn about the art and science of making paper with Tom Balbo, artistic director of Cleveland’s own Morgan Conservatory. Tom Balbo is a Cleveland-based artist whose work has been collected for well over 30 years. In 2007, Tom teamed up with noted […]

The Intimate Art of Altered Books with Phylis Brody

Sponsored by Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society Sep 22, 7:00pm-8:30 New York/Eastern time Phylis Brody is a life-long experimenter and doer of arts and crafts, including dimensional quilts and textiles, encaustic painting, assemblage, and altered books. In her words, “Each book is a small and intimate work of art that compels the viewer to pay attention […]

Jason Chin, Caldecott Winner 2022, in Conversation with Will McCullam

Sponsored by Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society Jason Chin is an author and illustrator of children's books dealing with nature and science. His books have won both the Sibert (the Informational Book) and Orbis (writing for Nonfiction for Children) Medals. His most recent book, Watercress (2021) won the Caldecott and Newbery Awards. It is the story […]

Documenting Doc With Ron Hill (Doc Savage and Fandom)

Sponsored by Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society Documenting Doc with Ron Hill Thursday, March 23rd, 7-8:30pm Eastern Ron Hill has been a book lover his whole life. He read Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea in third grade and The War of the Worlds in fifth grade. But, it was his first Doc Savage book in 1975, […]

Bibliobotany: Artistic Expression Using the Pages of Books to Create Botanical Structures

Sponsored by Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society Thursday, September 21st, 7-8:30pm EST, free and open to the public. Join us for a very special Forum featuring artist Lisa Meek. Lisa Meek creates extraordinarily beautiful botanical sculptures from the pages of books. Incorporating the language of flowers and topical books, these works allow her to use her […]