Hi Everyone! My guest today is Jerushia Graham, printmaker and book artist. Here is more about Jerushia:

Jerushia Graham is an Atlanta-based artist who exhibits both nationally and internationally. She earned an MFA in Book Arts/Printmaking from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and has taught for the Atlanta Printmakers Studio, Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, The Jacqueline Casey Hudgens Center for the Arts, Kennesaw State, University of West Georgia, Spelman Museum, and various Arts Centers in the Atlanta area.

Additional resources from Jerushia:

Also, Steph Rue was the instructor that Anna will be taking classes with at Penland. She is also a member of the Book/Print Artist/Scholar of Color Collective. She will be teaching paper bojagi using hanji. https://penland.org/workshops/summer-session-1/

Jerushia's Website

Jerushia's Instagram

Charleston Gallery with Jerushia's Work

Below you will find the links to the resources mentioned in the interview:

https://paper.gatech.edu/
https://www.paperbookintensive.org/
https://www.northamericanhandpapermakers.org/
https://www.handpapermaking.org/
https://www.colophonbookarts.com/
https://hookpotterypaper.com/
https://www.collegebookart.org/
https://movablebooksociety.org/

Other great resources worth mentioning: Helen Hiebert - https://helenhiebertstudio.com/

May Babcock - https://www.paperslurry.com/Book Arts Programs:https://nbss.edu/
https://www.uarts.edu/academics/graduate/book-arts-printmaking-mfa
https://slis.ua.edu/mfa-in-book-arts/
https://uicb.uiowa.edu/programs
Arts and Craft Schools that offer papermaking and/or book arts classes:https://penland.org/
https://www.arrowmont.org/
https://www.ox-bow.org/
https://www.folkschool.org/
**Some but not all Center for the Book locations teach book arts workshops - https://www.loc.gov/programs/center-for-the-book/about-this-program/**

Names Mentioned in the interview: Miriam & Jerry Graham, my parents Virginia Howell, Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking DirectorAnna Doll, RCW Museum of Papermaking Education CuratorNasreen Khan, RCW Museum of Papermaking Postdoctoral FellowRobert Putnam, Former Jonesboro High Art TeacherLonnie Graham & Christina Roberts - Mentors from the Fabric Workshop and MuseumGlen Kaufman - Former Fiber Arts Professor (deceased) Richard Johnson - UGA Professor Emeritus of Art, 1st Papermaking/Book Arts Professor

Thank you for listening!

133 June Jo Lee, Children's Book Author

My Creative Life for Artists and CreatorsBy Nancy MillerSep 18, 2022