BAG was saddened to hear of the passing of two BAG members, Lee Mann and Raphiel Benjamin. Lee Mann Lee Mann earned a PhD in art and taught for many years at various universities. She was a longtime member of both Santa Fe BAG and Libros. Above you can see some of her artwork that … Continue reading In Memoriam

Recently we said goodbye to a dear friend, Douglass Rankin. Douglass was a potter, poet, photographer, printmaker, pastepaper marker, postage stamp collector, mail art maker, journal keeper, book artist, beekeeper, butterfly counter, bird and fish watcher, cat lover, gardener, cook, hiker, star gazer, traveler of paths least traveled, wife of Will Ruggles, and most of … Continue reading Tribute to Douglass Rankin (with link)

In this video we remember longtime BAG member Maia Sampson Michael. https://youtu.be/TlpFFqvEW9Y  

Today at the end of the BAG meeting Sally Blakemore will demonstrate two more paper engineering projects. This is part of an ongoing series for those working on the “Santa Fe Origins” collaborative book, and anyone interested in paper engineering. First are the animated tabs and pulls. This mechanic operates with multiple slots through the … Continue reading Two More Paper Engineering Projects

Thanks to BAG members Sally Blakemore, Barb Macks, Helen Fabel, and Lynn Grimes, Santa Fe kids are going to look at bugs in a whole new way. Recently the four artists decorated two windows at the Santa Fe Children’s Museum: one with Nature Bugs and one with Urban Bugs. “The installations are a wildly diverse … Continue reading Book Arts Bugs Abound at the Santa Fe Children’s Museum

BAG President Linda Zwick challenged members to create faux postage stamps. (The U.S. Postal Service used to allow creation of custom postage stamps through approved third-party vendors, but ended the program in June 2020.) You can view the submissions in a video by clicking here.

Sally Blakemore, BAG's Artist-in-Residence, will be demonstrating pop-up engineering at the BAG member meeting on Saturday, April 10, 2021. She will do this because it's fun, but also to help those who are interested in being part of the "City of Mud" large pop-up book project. Here are two of Sally's designs. Click on the … Continue reading Two Pop-Up Designs by Sally Blakemore

BAG member Austa Oliver created a greeting to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the pandemic. "I want to wish all BAG members well as we have just finished a year of hibernating," explained Austa. "I made the word cloud (below) at the beginning…on 3-12-2020. And on 3-12-2021, I decided the part about changing my age … Continue reading A Pandemic Remembrance

What a talented, loving bunch of people are BAG members! We received photos of more than 50 valentines from these artists: Ruth Anna Abigail, Monica Andersen, Tracy Armagost, Ashisha, Sally Blakemore, Kim Burkholder, Jill Cowley, Andrea Cypress, Freya Diamond, Liz Faust, Julie Filatoff, Leah Gibbons, Cathleen Higgins, Marjie Kamine, Cynthia Leespring, Elizabeth McKee, Pat Moses, Mavis … Continue reading Valentines by BAG Members

At the December 2020 membership meeting, Kim Burkholder led us in an exercise to create a "Word Cloud" by submitting words/terms of what comes to mind when we think of BAG, or what we are thankful for about BAG. She used the tool at Menti.com, and the larger the word and more centrally located, the … Continue reading Why BAG? A Visual Explanation

Because we won’t be able to gather in person at our Annual Meeting on December, we asked BAG members to send their year-end greetings digitally. We'll continue to update this page as we receive more cards, so check back! Click on any image to start the slideshow. Click on the < and > arrows to … Continue reading 2020 Year-End Greeting Card Project

Because we won’t be able to meet in person at our Annual Meeting in December, we would like to give you an opportunity send your year-end greetings to your BAG friends. All members are encouraged to make a greeting card. It can be a holiday card (Christmas, Hanukah, Solstice, Kwanzaa, New Year’s, or any other … Continue reading Year-End Greeting Card Project

Pantone Postcard Project: Mail Art 2017-2019 217 full-color pages! This book showcases a collection of mail art postcards from members of the Santa Fe Book Arts Group. It is a visual fiesta, a diverse exploration of art that illustrates the range of talent within the BAG membership, keeping alive the mail art tradition. This book tells … Continue reading Order Now: Pantone Postcard Book