Book Arts Series at Drake University

Spring 2010 Book Arts: Dialogues and Languages
A Series of Lectures, Workshops, and Demonstrations



The purpose of the Spring 2010 Book Arts: Dialogues and Languages is to familiarize Drake University students with the collaborative process among writers, printmakers, and bookbinders in the production of hand-made Artists Books. The series delves into the cultural frameworks that inform the innovations of the book, and the book as an object of humanistic inquiry.

The series is sponsored by Drake University Humanities Center, Cowles Library, and World Languages and Cultures Program in collaboration with Prairie Book Collaborative of Des Moines.

Poster Design:
Goizane Mullin

Studio Tour Eduardo Garcia

Name: Eduardo García

Name of studio/business/art pseudonym: Booklore

Website/blog: http://edgavi2.googlepages.com/home

Describe your studio/work area: A cozy and sometimes messy corner of my home basement.

Do you have a day job? I am an Assistant Professor of Spanish

How did you get started in the book world? As a volunteer in the periodical room of my public library

What inspires you? Dreams and nature

What is your favorite technique? Coptic binding

What is one tool you couldn't live without? paper cutters

What is the most challenging part of what you do? staying focused on a single project

What is the most rewarding? selling my books

Where do you show/share your work? Octagon Center for the Arts (Ames, Iowa, USA); Librería La Central del Raval (Barcelona, Spain)

What drives you to work creatively in PBC? My interest in working collaboratively

Any other comments? We deserve to have a Center for the Book Arts in Des Moines, Iowa