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How would you exhibit miniature artist books so that people all over the U.S. can see them? For the owners of Creativity Caravan they use a 50-year-old Covered Wagon travel trailer named M.A.U.D.E. (Mobile Art Unit Designed for Everyone) and take to the road.  The Tiny Book Show, a mobile exhibit of miniature books (none larger than 3 inches in size) was displayed at the Custer County Library Saturday, July 16, from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Visitors at Custer County Library experienced a unique, hands-on bookmaking opportunity as well as being able to view this unusual traveling caravan of books. The Tiny Book Show features 320 handmade books by 142 artists from 29 states and 4 countries.

This event was made possible by Community Volunteers, the Custer Area Arts Council and the Custer County Library

Please visit Creativity Caravan for more information on this project.

 

The “Tiny Book” Show. They came, inspired others to create, they departed, leaving everyone much richer for the experience. Photo: Herb Ryan/Custer Free Pres

 

Amy Tingle forefront and Marie Stein pass out book materials and offer instructions and encouragement to the group of “Tiny Book” creators at Custer County Library Saturday morning . Photo: Courtesy of Camille Riner.

 

Creative Amy Clifford, made the drive up from Denver to view the “Tiny Book” show at Custer County Library Saturday morning at the Custer County Library.Photo: Herb Ryan/Custer Free Press

 

Lilly Josten and her mother Marie Curtin happily working a “Tiny Book” project at the Custer County Library Saturday morning. Photo: Herb Ryan/Custer Free Press

 

Diane Olson looks at one of over 300 “Tiny Books” to get a few ideas for her own creation at the Custer County Library Saturday morning.Photo: Herb Ryan/Custer Free Press

Reminder – Tiny Book Show Coming to Custer County Library Saturday July 16, 2016

The Tiny Book Show Coming to Custer County Library Saturday July 16, 2016

The mobile exhibit will include hundreds of miniature books and a free art workshop

How would you exhibit miniature artist books so that people all over the U.S. can see them? For the owners of Creativity Caravan they use a 50-year-old Covered Wagon travel trailer named M.A.U.D.E. (Mobile Art Unit Designed for Everyone) and take to the road. Custer Area Arts Council and the Custer County Library are excited to announce the visit of M.A.U.D.E. to Custer. Come see M.A.U.D.E. and The Tiny Book Show, a mobile exhibit of miniature books (none larger than 3 inches in size) at the Custer County Library Saturday, July 16, from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. At each of the Creativity Caravan stops visitors will experience a unique, hands-on bookmaking opportunity as well as see the this unusual traveling caravan of books. The Tiny Book Show features 320 handmade books by 142 artists from 29 states and 4 countries.

The exhibition and workshop are being brought to Custer by poets and educators Maya Stein and Amy Tingle, founders of the arts outreach organization, Creativity Caravan. Creativity Caravan offers workshops, online classes, school programs, and special events focusing on creativity, collaboration and community. Headquartered in New Jersey, Stein and Tingle are crisscrossing the country this summer to bring their collection to more than 30 cities, from Chicago to Portland, and from Los Angeles to Atlanta, as well as to Custer. In August the Tiny Book Show will be featured at the annual conclave of the Miniature Book Society in McKinney, Texas. Tingle and Stein estimate they will cover 7,858 miles during their summer journey.

Families and guests of all ages are encouraged to attend.

For more information about The Tiny Book Show, visit www.thecreativitycaravan.com/tiny-book-show. For information about the exhibit and workshop in Custer, contact Camille Riner 673-4650.