The Occasional Artist

09/28/2022

Join me for this “Pretty in pink” book binding class on October 22 , 10:00, at Ground Floor Artists. Cover papers may vary from the sample but they will all be pink! $45. Sign up at groundfloorartists.com

09/07/2022

Book class. Saturday, September 17. 10:30 start time. $45. Ground Floor Artists in Surprise AZ.

06/15/2022

I will not be at Ground Floor Artists today, but I will be teaching a book class there on Saturday from 10:30 till close at 2pm. If you need supplies from me, come see me then. If you haven’t signed up for class, but want to come, please sign up by tomorrow (Thursday) so I can have a kit for you!

06/07/2022

Hi everyone!! Tomorrow (Wednesday, 6/8) I will be at Ground Floor Artists (13343 W Foxfire Dr in Surprise) from 2-4pm. I have lots of bookbinding goodies, a few handmade journals and a couple of beaded leather bracelets there and if you purchase directly from me, you get a 10% discount! Hope to see you!

05/19/2022

Here are pics of the goodies for sale in “my studio” in Ground Floor Artists!

05/19/2022

Hi all!

I am so excited to share this with you. I have sublet a studio at Ground Floor Artists and filled it with a bunch of bookbinding supplies! I know how hard it has been to find all these things since I closed the store. Here’s what I have in the booth for you:
A variety of mostly one of a kind art papers
Collage paper packets
Bookboard
Waxed Irish linen in ALL the colors!!
PVA glue
Awls
Bone folders, teflon and bone
Cork-backed rulers
Anza glue brushes(the best ones with a stand!)
So many colors of book cloth!
Hole-piercing cradles
Cigar boxes
And a bunch of handmade (by me) books!
Oh, and a few bead and leather bracelets.

I’ll post a few pictures so you can see all the goodies. The art on the walls is by Marilyn Watkins and it is also for sale.

All of this is available during business hours at Ground Floor Artists, 10am-4pm Wednesday thru Saturday, whether I am there or not. Just pick out your things and take them to the front desk. They will help you with your checkout.

I am planning on being in ”my studio” on Wednesday afternoons starting in June. If you come by when I am there, you can pay me directly and get a 10% discount!

I’m so happy to help you with your bookbinding wants and needs. See you soon!

Kathie
The Occasional Artist
Ground Floor Artists
13343 W Foxfire Dr
Surprise AZ
623-440-7083

04/07/2022

03/11/2022

Short notice, but I’m teaching this pretty “cross-stitched” book at Ground Floor Artists on Thursday, March 31. Although cover papers will differ from the sample, all participants will go away with a book with beautiful marbled paper. A little coordinating bookcloth and binding thread, and you’re ready to go. Learn how to put together a hard spine book. Fun!! Hope to see some familiar faces there!

05/18/2021

So, is anyone still out there? I want you all to know that I have found a place to teach!! I will be teaching these two books on June 19 at Ground Floor Artists in Surprise. Ground Floor Artists is a gallery with lots of studios, a gift shop and a classroom. Kelley is the proprietor and she is lovely. Go to their website, groundfloorartists.com,
to check out my classes and lots of others! I hope to see some familiar faces and friends soon!

10/22/2019

Hi all! I can’t believe it’s been almost 3 years since we closed the shop. I have 3 grandkids (all boys) more now! Wanted to let you know, just in case you are still keeping up with this page, that I am teaching again at a friends house. I’m doing this little book on November 2 at 10am. It will cost $25. Please send me an email at [email protected] if you are interested so I can get you more info. Space is limited so let me know ASAP! Hope to see some bookbinding friends again soon!