Adventures of the Wandering Book Artists: Our Books at Yale's Beinecke Library

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....

Sunday, December 12, 2021

Our Books at Yale's Beinecke Library

Last weekend we pulled the wagon out of its shelter to set up at a local art show. Here is moody photo taken early in the morning.

Here is a less moody but more accurate picture of the day's activities:

And finally, we just found a selection of our books were included in an exhibit titled Road Show, Travel Papers in American Literature. They made a video showing our books. Here is the link: https://youtu.be/Jf8xIrupBvQ