This past week my husband & I took a short trip to Santa Fe, NM. We saw outdoor sculpture on what seemed like every corner, and in front of many galleries, including this bronze archway made of books with a child reading at the top. Santa Fe has a very active book arts group; you can see their recent group show here.
One highlight of the week was my visit to Suzanne Vilmain’s studio. She’s lived in and around Santa Fe a long time, but I met her when she lived for a year in Berkeley and attended book arts meetings at SFCB. Since returning to Santa Fe, she’s acquired a letterpress, and I got to see her work plus her large and wonderful collection of wood and metal type. The visit made me itch to get back to my studio to print!