{"id":10625,"date":"2016-05-22T01:00:20","date_gmt":"2016-05-22T05:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/?p=10625"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:47:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:47:02","slug":"north-bennet-street-school-student-alumni-exhibit-2016-alumni-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/22\/north-bennet-street-school-student-alumni-exhibit-2016-alumni-work\/","title":{"rendered":"North Bennet Street School \/\/ Student & Alumni Exhibit 2016 – Alumni Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Annual Student and Alumni Show at North Bennet Street School<\/a> displays work from both current students and alumni. In this post, I will be focusing on some of the outstanding work exhibited by those who have graduated from the full-time program. If you missed my previous post reviewing the Class of 2016’s design bindings of 1984<\/em>, you can check that out\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

McKey Berkman, BB ’11<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When I looked at the headband and endcap on McKey’s binding of Books Will Speak Plain<\/em> by Julia Miller I was in awe. Each thread is wrapped with perfect tension and her endcaps are formed so evenly creating a beautiful crescent shape. The binding is covered in full green goatskin. The tooled orange onlay is stamped in a matte grey and outlined with a single brown tooled line with small squares at each corner. The head edge is colored with graphite. The details on this binding are subtle, but done with such a high level of craftsmanship.<\/p>\n

Marianna Brotherton, BB ’14<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This binding from Marianna is spectacular. I love the how the leather onlays pop away from the cover. Marianna’s binding of Euclid’s Elements of Geometry<\/em> is bound in full green goatskin with suede doublures. The onlays are gilt in the center to highlight a specific shape. The title is tooled in gold down the spine. The edges are sprinkled with green pigment. The headbands are hand sewn with white and green silk. The book is housed in a beautiful 4-flap lined in suede. Each pointed flap wraps around the book to meet at the center. Check out more of Marianna’s work at her website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lauren Calcote, BB ’15<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"FamiliarLecturesOnBotany-LaurenCalcote\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Regulars to the blog, know my admiration for embroidered bindings. Lauren’s work has always impressed me and balances between contemporary and traditional. This embroidered binding of Familiar Lectures on Botany<\/em> is bound on raised cords that are laced through the covers, which are covered in Galaxy Cave Paper. This richly dark handmade paper is filled with flecks of mica offering a subtle dazzle of shimmer. The embroidery is achieved with linen and metallic threads. The center motifs are designed with gold leaf for the sun and a piece of vellum for the moon.<\/p>\n

\"MiniGirdleBook-LaurenCalcote\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Lauren is also highly skilled\u00a0with creating miniature bindings of historic models. This mini Girdle Book is sewn over raised cords and laced into cedar boards, which are covered in a crimson goatskin. The covers are blind tooled in a traditional lozenge pattern. There are even miniature brass clasps and a small linen knot to secure the book underneath your teeny, tiny belt.<\/p>\n

Samuel Feinstein, BB \u201812<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It is so great to see work\u00a0from a former classmate of mine. Samuel is one of the most talented binders of my generation. Story of the Eye <\/em>by George Bataille is bound as a Millimeter binding in the Rubow-style. A strip of black goatskin runs across the entire head and tail edge of the book. An exquisite marbled paper (made by Samuel) covers the remainder of the binding. The marbled area is isolated to the spine with threads of color sprawling onto the covers. The head edge of the text block is decorated with gold leaf over graphite. The endpapers are also marbled, but on white paper instead of black. Check out more of Samuel’s work at his website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fionnuala Gerrity, BB ’11 and Maryanne Grebenstein<\/strong><\/p>\n

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During our time at NBSS, Fionnuala gave a presentation on back-painted vellum; a decorative technique seen on Cosway and\u00a0stiff-board vellum bindings. It was clear to me that she was hooked by this niche area of bookbinding. Maryanne Grebenstein is a very talented calligrapher and teaches workshops\u00a0at NBSS. Together they created this lovely rendition of a haiku by Matsuo Basho, a famous poet of the Edo period in Japan.<\/p>\n

Barbara Halporn, BB \u201806<\/strong><\/p>\n

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There are so many things I love about Barbara\u2019s binding of Webster\u2019s Pictorial Dictionary <\/em>by John M. Carrera. The leather from Pergamena has been distressed and is absolutely alluring. In these three bindings, Barbara references a historical Coptic binding. She even includes details such as headbands that wrap from cover to cover across the spine and leather toggles to keep the book securely closed. The title is blind tooled across the spine of the largest book. Check out more of Barbara’s work at her website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Becky Koch, BB ’12<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Becky was also classmate of mine and I was so thrilled to see her work in the show. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner <\/em>by Samuel Taylor Coleridge\u00a0is bound as a simplified binding with black goatskin for the spine and a deep red buffalo skin for the covers. A surface gilt seagull adorns the front cover. The red buffalo skin is puckered over raised triangles on both covers. The title is tooled in gold down the spine. The buffalo skin offers such a distinct texture, but Becky managed to amplify the skin through her manipulation of the leather. Check out Becky’s website: Dog Eared Bindery<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lauren Moon-Schott, BB ’13<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lauren is an incredibly talented binder and conservator. She currently holds a position at the Rare Book Room in the Boston Public Library and she is also one of my studio mates. She bound this amazing model of a Stationer’s Binding over Julia Miller’s Books Will Speak Plain<\/em>. The covers are goatskin with toggles and ties in alum-tawed pigskin. The complexity of the binding is not to be under-rated. Each cross-tie has to be meticulously laced through the covers.<\/p>\n

Wendy Withrow, BB \u201808<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"NineMonthsToBearFruit-WendyWithrow\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I met Wendy for the first time at the Standards of Excellence Conference last year in Cleveland, Ohio. I was so excited to meet her, not only is her work\u00a0well executed and her craftsmanship clean, she was one of the few alumni that I reached out to when applying to NBSS. Her words were so encouraging and her work inspiring. As the only artist book in the show,\u00a0Nine Months to Bear Fruit<\/em><\/a>, is quite attractive.\u00a0Each object is sculpted from clay and held shut\u00a0with magnets. The exterior is painted with acrylic. Hidden inside each piece is a miniature accordion, which you can read by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Annual Student and Alumni Show at North Bennet Street School displays work from both current students and alumni. In this post, I will be focusing on some of the outstanding work exhibited by those who have graduated from the full-time program. 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