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TagFinals: A Recap
And just like that, it’s finals time! In a mere matter of days I can officially say that I’m *halfway* through grad school. I have to ad..
Midterms
The puddle and my boots.
It’s been rainy and windy in Chicago. In the past two days I’ve witnessed more umbrellas break than I can cou..
Experimentation and Expansion
Setting Type in the Book and Paper Studios
As writers, we all have our set methods, preferred places and times to write, our tried and..
Experimental Imaging
Over in the photography department, we are lucky to have a chair that is interested in experimenting. This semester, the Digital Imaging..
Conclusions II
“I AM” book by Monica J. Brown
I finished my last class at Columbia and have completed my MA in Interdisciplinary Arts. At the beginni..
Flood Relief: A Weekend at Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum
This past weekend I traveled to Two Rivers, Wisconsin to the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum. As you know from my last post, this..
Wednesday to Wednesday: Snapshot of a Week
A lot is going on around school right now. It’s thesis time, projects are wrapping up in anticipation of the end of the semester, and we h..
On Being a Graduate Assistant
Last semester I had the wonderful opportunity to serve as adjunct faculty within our department and work with some great undergraduate..
Robots, Socialites, and Realists: The Secret Friends of the Book and Paper Grad Student
I have often found, being a book arts/paper student for a while now, that ideas are quick and production takes a really long time (see..
Considering Past, Present, and Future: The College Book Arts Association Conference
Over the break I had the pleasure of attending the College Book Arts Association (CBAA) Conference in San Francisco. If you’re countin..