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Handmade Books for Sale
I'm now selling handbound books along with other handmade items on Etsy.
The books are made with blank paper suitable for writing and drawing so would make great journals or sketch books for yourself or as a gift.
Go to susanporteous.etsy.com or click on the images to see more.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Book as Sculpture
Brandstater Gallery, La Sierra University, Riverside, CA
January 12 - February 9, 2009
Opening: January 12, 6-8pm, Artist Talk: 6:15pm
Closing Reception: February 9, 6-8pm, Artist Talk: 6:15pm
Hours: Monday-Thursday 10am-4pm, Sunday 2pm-5pm
An exhibition of sculptural book curated by Jean Clad.
Artists include: Carol Barton, Carol Chase Bjerke, Terry Braunstein, Rachelle W Chuang, Linda Ekstrom, Sam Erenberg, Paul Johnson, Susan Porteous, Sue Ann Robinson, Miriam Schaer, Genie Shenk, Todd Smith, Laura Stickney and Vilma Mendillo, Beth Thielen
Bookends
Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
January 22 - February 22, 2009
Artists' Reception: February 12, 6-8pm, Gallery Talk: 7pm
Hours: Daily 10am-6pm, Thurdays till 9pm
BookEnds, an exhibition that focuses on the book as art and will be open to all artists nationally and internationally. The exhibition will be split between two venues, Torpedo Factory Art Center¹s Target Gallery and Pyramid Atlantic: A Center for Print, Paper and Book Arts. The juror for this exhibition is Helen Frederick, Founder and former director of Pyramid Atlantic. Frederick chose 56 pieces that will be on display at both galleries. The work encompasses more traditional forms of art books and more contemporary and sculptural versions as well. The juror will present a gallery talk on February 12 at 7pm during the reception.
Past Exhibitions
A Book for a Lifetime
The Artspace, Nicosia, Cyprus
November 22 - December 13, 2008
Opening: November 22, 7:30pm
Talk and Presentation of artistsbook project by Haris Pellapaisiotis at the Moufflon bookshop, Nicosia November 25, 7:30pm.
Videopresentation of all artistsbooks and discussion on the artistsbookproduction in Cyprus and a talk/discussion on “Image and Text” artistsbooks in the context of literature by Horst Weierstall at the Goethe-centre, Nicosia November 28, 7:30pm.
A one of a kind and altered book project organised by The Artspace and Moufflon Bookshop and Publications in collaboration with the Goethe Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus. Curated by Horst Weierstall.
Artists Books Exhibition
OWL & LION Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
June 19 - July 9, 2008
An open exhibition - meaning without a theme. The criteria is simple, the idea is to present to the commercial public, a showcase of what artists books are and who makes them, also how to buy and collect them. We are looking for one off bespoke pieces of work, however, we shall accept some editions work.
Multiples
East End Applied Arts, Aurora, CO
May 9 - June 28, 2008
Opening: May 9, 5:30-8pm
Hours: Thurs-Sat, 12-5:30 pm
Multiples is an exhibition of contemporary artists’ books in editions. The exhibition has been curated by Alicia Bailey who is a well known book artist. Over 30 works by 18 artists are on display and available for handling. All works are for sale and can be ordered. Many of the artists featured represent the best of their genre and are collected in the USA and Europe. This is a ground breaking exhibition that is not to be missed.
Beyond Reading: Books as Art
Suffolk Musuem, Suffolk, Virginia
April 25 - June 6, 2008
Opening: Saturday April 26
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1-5pm
Books to be Looked at and/or Objects to be Read
Max L. Gatov Gallery, California State University, Long Beach
May 4 - 8, 2008
Opening: May 4, 5-7pm
Hours: Mon-Thurs 12-5pm, Wed 12-7pm
Books to be Looked at and/or Objects to be Read, an MFA thesis exhibition, includes sculptural, traditional hand bound, and digital offset books that investigate issues of form, content, word, and image.
The sculptural works use found books as their content, cut up and rebound into new forms using manipulated versions of traditional bindings. These become sensual objects no longer meant to be read from cover to cover but seen as an immediate and cohesive whole. The hand bound books are often language based with found text that is fragmented and rearranged. By shifting the placement and ordering of the words a rhythm is generated that draws you through the book, creating poetry out of the otherwise mundane. The digital offset books play on the history of book art referencing work by artists such as Ed Ruscha and Dieter Roth.
This exhibition challenges the notion that books are to be read and objects are to be looked at. These books are more than just containers for information as their essential physical qualities take on ever more prevalence and meaning. In the end, the books are objects and the objects are books.