Bone Folders Guild Exhibits and Gallery



Changelings: Artists’ Books That Transform and Inspire Kohler Art Library thru October 30, 2008 Twisty, 3-D accordian and pleated works from Suzanne Berland, Susie Carlson, Debby Henning, Nancee Wipperfurth Killoran, Laura Komai, Kathy Engen, Petra Press, Cathy Rocca, Karen Timm, Marilyn Wedberg, Carey Weiler and Kristin Yates.

Isthmus Daily Page	Exhibit Review
Online Exhibit	UW Digital Collections



Books on the Runway: a Fashion Show of Wearable Books for the Mind and Body October 20, 2006 Created by members of the Bone Folders' Guild A runway show of original, handmade books, giving whole new meaning to body language. The artist/designers exhibited hip, new, wearable fashionbooks: from a wig to a wedding dress.

Online Album Photos courtesy Carey Pearlman

2x2 Inch Books Exchange with Book Arts Salon group in Milwaukee.

Online Album

60 Books, 60 Libraries South Central Library System, Wisconsin October 15, 2005 - August 15, 2006 Inspired by the 1,000 Journals Project, the 60 Journals, 60 Libraries initiative is a collaborative art project that encourages the community to participate in a unique social experiment. As part of the Wisconsin Book Festival, members of the Bone Folders Guild have created 60 blank artist's journals, one for each library in the South Central Wisconsin Library System. These libraries reach as far north as Wisconsin Rapids and as far south as New Glarus. Library patrons will contribute their thoughts, stories, comments and art to these journals, creating an artist's book that reflects the life in each community.

Online Album

Online Gallery: Opening Exhibit

Recent Press Mentions:	Wisconsin State Journal
	The Capital Times
	Wisconsin Book Festival
	South Central Library Online Journal

Event Web Site:	Wisconsin Book Festival
Digital Archive:	University of Wisconsin Digital Archive


Lessons in Conversation: Recent Bookworks by Members of The Bone Folders Guild February 1-April 15, 2005 When one of the members of the Madison-based book-arts group The Bone Folders Guild acquired a 1950s publication of The Ethel Cotton Course in Conversation, Lesson 1-12 from a local out-of-print bookstore, other members in the Guild felt compelled to create artist-book responses to Cotton’s lessons in the art of conversation, “the fascinating new way to win poise, charm, personality.” The results are the focus of this exhibition, and are as diverse as the Bone Folders themselves: from Karen Timm’s digitally-produced parody of Cotton’s structured program to Carol Bjerke’s tunnel-book examination of dementia and identity, and from Suzanne Berland’s handmade-paper cornucopia of Cotton’s aphorisms to Marilyn Wedberg’s plaster torso of conversation anxiety. These works were first exhibited at the Kohler Art Library in October 2004 in conjunction with the 3rd annual Wisconsin Book Festival. The exhibit recalls the etiquette of the 1950s, when the game of sparkling conversation was considered a social art. The exhibition includes twelve works by nine members of The Bone Folders Guild: Suzanne Berland Carol Chase Bjerke Susan Carlson Nancee Wipperfurth Killoran Katherine Engen Linda Streifender Karen Timm Marilyn Wedberg Carey Weiler Special Collections is located on the fourth floor of UW-Milwaukee's Golda Meir Library, and is open Monday-Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, or by appointment by contacting 414.229.4345 or maxyela@uwm.edu.
“A Progressive Conversation Party” October 1- 31, 2004 n conjunction with the 3rd annual Wisconsin Book Festival, members of the Bone Folders' Guild collaboratively created artists' books addressing Ethel Cotton's "Course in Conversation" (1959 edition). The exhibit recalls the etiquette of the 1950s, when the game of sparkling conversation was considered a social art Participating Bone Folders’ Guild artists are Carol Chase Bjerke, Suzanne Berland, Nancee Wipperfurth Killoran, Karen Timm, Katherine Engen Engen, Marily Wedberg, Susan Carlson, Carey Weiler, and Linda Streifender.
Online Gallery:

Gallery Web Site:	Kohler Art Library

Recent Press Mentions:	The Book As Art

Event Web Site:	Wisconsin Book Festival

“If Death Were a Woman Interpreted” This is a collaborative project between the Bone Folders Guild and Ellen Kort, Wisconsin Poet Laureate. With the permission of Ellen Kort, the artists of the Bone Folder's Guild created handmade artist books as an expression of their connection to this poem. The books were displayed during Madison, Wisconsin’s Second Annual Book Festival at the Canterbury Booksellers Inn. Participating Bone Folders’ Guild artists are Suzanne Berland, Carol Chase Bjerke, Susan Carlson, Nancee Wipperfurth Killoran, Katherine Engen Engen, Tricia Schriefer, Karen Timm, and Marilyn Wedberg.
Online Gallery:

Gallery Web Site:	Kohler Art Library

"If Death Were a Woman Interpreted" January 15, 2004 – February 27, 2004 Golda Meir Library University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Special Collections Department Reading Room Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 am-4:30 pm, or by appointment. For more information, contact Special Collections at 414.229.4345 or maxyela@uwm.edu

Pen, Page & Paint A Joint Show of Calligraphy and Books Arts December 10, 2003 – January 4, 2004 River Arts Gallery, Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin

“If Death Were A Woman, Interpreted” October 1–31, 2003 Canterbury Booksellers Inn, Madison, Wisconsin In conjunction with a month-long exhibition of the books at Canterbury Booksellers, a poetry reading by Ellen Kort, a presentation of the books, and a discussion of the artists’ processes was held on October 25, 2003 from 4:30 to 6 pm.