[artbooks] artbooks Digest, Vol 30, Issue 12

On 23/11/2007, at 2:00 AM, artbooks-request at collectionsaustralia.net  
wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> I'd just like to let you know about a new web-based forum focussed on
> bookbinding (and printmaking). It is intended to be a permenant place
> for collecting useful links and resources, discussing bookbinding and
> printmaking, showing off your work etc. The site is based in  
> Australia,
> but is open to everyone. It has only just opened in the past few days,
> so information is a bit thin on the ground at the moment! Hopefully a
> few people will join and find it useful. Feel free to drop in an just
> say 'Hi'!
>
> http://www.bookbinding.net.au
>
> Cheers,
>
> Scott Coutts.



The Print Australia site was founded in 1999 as a forum for  
printmaking and bookmaking.
Now in its ninth year of operation there are five sites of interest.

There is the original site

Print Australia  {1999 - 2003}
http://www.acay.com.au/~severn/

This is an updated index to the catalogue {1999 - 2007}
http://printaustralia.blogspot.com/2007/09/print-australia-reference- 
library.html


There are the two blogs {2005 -2007}

Bellebyrd  is the primary site for Australian art and printmaking
http://printaustralia.blogspot.com/

There is an index of printmaking  posts on Bellebyrd {2005 - 2007}
http://printaustralia.blogspot.com/2007/11/bellebyrd- 
printmaking-2005.htm

and an index for books
http://printaustralia.blogspot.com/search/label/books


Blakkbyrd   is the primary site for digital and new media art
http://blakkbyrd.blogspot.com/

The art video collection is here
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=blakkbyrd


The forum is called Lyrebyrd and contains 14500 emails of technical  
discussion of printmaking and bookmaking.  The forum is the  
announcement and calls facility, It has an international membership  
from over 20 countries of professional artists and printmakers.   
Australian artists and printmakers are most welcome.

lyrebyrd
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PrintAustralia/


regards
Josephine Severn
Director
Print Australia