Visit Joelle Webber of Mermaid Bindery along with fellow book folk from around New England at a festival with book artists, papermakers, bookbinders, printmakers, educators, writers, and all things related to the book. There is always lots of exciting merchandise for book artists and book enthusiasts at the annual Book Arts Bazaar. 

Joelle has spent 40 years collecting book arts techniques in college and workshop settings. At Mermaid Bindery she binds books and boxes for others as well as writing, paper decorating, collage, calligraphy, pop-up and paper sculpting to illustrate her own artist books and craft work. Building on these creative techniques, she designs workshops for many different communities of makers.

Location: Wishcamper Center, University of Maine, 34 Bedford St Portland, ME 04101. Find more info. here.