TRAVELING IN A TINY HOME THAT IS REALLY AN ARTISTS' BOOK ON WHEELS

Peter and Donna Thomas have been making fine press and artist's books for over 40 years. When they started, as craftspeople at Renaissance Faires, they fell in love with the graceful beauty of "gypsy wagon" caravans that other vendors had made to sleep in or use as booths for selling their wares. In 2009 Peter and Donna built their own tiny home on wheels, designed after a typical late 19th century Redding Wagon. This blog documents their trips around the country, taken to sell their artists' books, teach book arts workshops, and talk about making books as art; as well as to seek out and experience the beauty of the many different landscapes found across the USA.

Peter and Donna started their business in 1977 and made their first book in 1978, so from 2017-18 are traveling to celebrate 40 years of making books with shows in a dozen libraries across the country. See the schedule on the side bar to find if they are coming to a town near you....

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Click here to see a digital exhibit of all the books Peter and Donna have made since 1977.


Saturday, September 23, 2017

Next year, join us at the Folk School!

Another week has gone by at the John C. Campbell Folk School. Peter taught a beginning ukulele class with an enthusiastic group, who succeeded in making a music video, writing a song, and performing for the Folk School twice! Fun, and they learned to play the uke too! Next May 13th - 18th, join Peter for another beginning ukulele class, and stay for the weekend class, "Join the Jug Band!"

Here is Peter's ukulele class from this week, having just finished recording the music video. You can see it on You Tube. Sleepwalking in a Tiny Home! 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCNJAC_hFn8&feature=youtu.be


How fun it is to have friends Peggy and Kay to play music with in Brasstown!


The new printshop at the folk school. Wow. We'll come back some coming year to teach a book arts class in this beautiful and well-equipped space.

The paper making shop adjoins the printshop and bindery. 

Donna took a natural dyeing workshop and she is very happy with her 25 or so new colors.

Next week we start our rambling again, heading up to Universities in Chapel Hill, NC, Farmville and  Richmond, VA, and Baltimore, MD. Whew!

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