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BOOKFORGE
@bookforge.bsky.social
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BOOKFORGE is a small family owned and operated traditional bindery studio in historic Erie, Pennsylvania!
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ELT SKETCH SESSIONS — Figure + Still Life Open Studio Timed drawing.
Bi-weekly Wed · 7:00–9:30 PM Erie Labor Temple · 1701 State St · Erie, PA Suggested $10–$15

[email protected]

#ErieLaborTemple #WhereArtWorks #LifeDrawing #FigureDrawing #EriePA #OpenStudio
February 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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PULITZER: LIVE PULL + TOAST ⚡️ Not a show — a live cultural moment.
Mon, May 4, 2026 Doors 3:00 - 9:00

Erie Labor Temple • 1701 State St, Erie, PA 16501
[email protected]

#Pulitzer #PulitzerPrizes #EriePA #DowntownErie #ErieLaborTemple #WhereArtWorks #LiteraryEvents
February 7, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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Soft-launching the poster: UNFOOLED: A PUBLIC AUDIT at UNION Fine Art Gallery // Erie Labor Temple.
Day-after-April-Fool’s energy: receipts, ritual, reality. Call for Artists: [email protected]
Please repost to reach regional artists.

#CallForArtists #ContemporaryArt #EriePA
February 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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DONATE WORKING INSTRUMENTS → make the Temple playable.
🎶We’re placing culturally diverse instruments in public walkways so youth + elders can pick one up and make sound (no gatekeeping).
Drop-off scheduling after Feb 16: [email protected]
#EriePA #CommunityArts #InstrumentDonation
February 4, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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They tried to remove it.
So we’re binding it back.
IOE is under construction—juried artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure. Prospectus soon.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks
February 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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FAQ (fast):
Artist books—yes.
Design bindings—yes.
Sculptural/altered—yes (if it still reads “book”).
Local-only—no.
Ask your question.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts
February 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Help the signal spread:
FOLLOW + SHARE + TAG A MAKER.
IOE is under construction.
Bring the co-conspirators.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #ArtistBooks
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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BOOKFORGE [LiVE!] 2026 | Ep. 1 — Back to the Bench
Welcome to the first BOOKFORGE [LiVE!] session of 2026!
We’re returning to our bench with restoration updates, new project peeks, studio news, and a conversation…
https://www.patreon.com/posts/bookforge-live-1-147315787
January 29, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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Artist books aren’t “just books.”
Book as object. Witness. Weapon.
IOE is coming.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #ArtistBooks #BookArts
January 29, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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Design binding isn’t decoration. It’s ARGUMENT.
Structure // surface // symbol
Chosen on purpose.

IOE is coming. Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #DesignBinding
January 28, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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Prep now:
Clean photos
Tight statement (what is it doing?)
Specs: size / materials / edition
Prospectus soon. Follow and rebel. #IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #ArtistBooks
January 27, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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IOE is juried: concept + craft + impact.
Not popularity. Not noise. Standards.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #ArtistBooks
January 26, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Essay 4 is the oath: No Beige.
After fracture (1), method (2), and the truth-filter of place (3), this is where standards get named so work holds in public.

Read: https://open.substack.com/pub/phkaki/p/no-beige #RagAndSpark #PHKAKI

#RagAndSpark #NoBeige #PHKAKI #MakeItHoldHidden #DesignWithTeeth
No Beige
Rag & Spark — Essay IV (Manifesto)
open.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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What book changed you, that someone tried to remove?
Title + why (short is fine). We’ll repost a few.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks
January 25, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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Built in Erie, PA.
IOE is coming: juried artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure.
Tag a maker + a loud reader.
Follow and rebel.

#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #EriePA
Index of Erasure (IOE) logo on a vertical background with bold text reading ‘Built in Erie, PA.’ Promotional post for a juried exhibition of artist books and design bindings responding to censorship. Index of Erasure (IOE) logo on a vertical background with bold text reading ‘Built in Erie, PA.’ Promotional post for a juried exhibition of artist books and design bindings responding to censorship. Index of Erasure (IOE) logo on a vertical background with bold text reading ‘Built in Erie, PA.’ Promotional post for a juried exhibition of artist books and design bindings responding to censorship.
January 24, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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BOOKFORGE [LiVE!] Returns — Let’s Begin Again.

The press is inked. The spines await. And once again, the bench beckons.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/bookforge-live-147243606

#Bookbinding #Bookbinder #Studio #BookArts #TraditionalTrade #Erie #EriePA
January 24, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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Nice horse. It was a good meeting. Great conversation. Incredible possibilities. Now, work the proposal and the how!

#vaguebooking
January 23, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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Going to see a man about a horse. Keep your fingers crossed.
#vaguebooking
January 23, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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I need to start some of the projects I plan for year, such as the BOOKFORGE | MAISON EDITIONS!

Join the BOOKFORGE Patreon page. Follow the progress. Book as a high-fashion objects project!

#heirloombooks #MaisonEditions #BookCouture #luxurybooks

https://www.patreon.com/posts/introducing-146790566
January 23, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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Hand work under voltage.
Paper. Thread. Pressure.
IOE is a juried exhibition of artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure.
Follow and rebel.

#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #Bookbinding
Index of Erasure (IOE) logo on a gritty black-and-white photocopy-texture background. Text reads: ‘Hand work under voltage.’ Follow-up lines: ‘Paper. Thread. Pressure.’ Process teaser for a juried artist book and design binding exhibition. Index of Erasure (IOE) logo on a gritty black-and-white photocopy-texture background. Text reads: ‘Hand work under voltage.’ Follow-up lines: ‘Paper. Thread. Pressure.’ Process teaser for a juried artist book and design binding exhibition. Index of Erasure (IOE) logo on a gritty black-and-white photocopy-texture background. Text reads: ‘Hand work under voltage.’ Follow-up lines: ‘Paper. Thread. Pressure.’ Process teaser for a juried artist book and design binding exhibition. Index of Erasure (IOE) logo on a gritty black-and-white photocopy-texture background. Text reads: ‘Hand work under voltage.’ Follow-up lines: ‘Paper. Thread. Pressure.’ Process teaser for a juried artist book and design binding exhibition.
January 23, 2026 at 2:58 PM
bookforge.bsky.social
Does your work count for IOE?
YES: artist books, design bindings, altered books, sculptural bookworks (if it still reads “book”).

Prospectus soon.
Follow and rebel.

#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #ArtistBooks
Index of Erasure (IOE) logo on a stark vertical background. Post text asks ‘Does your work count?’ and lists eligible forms: artist books, design bindings, altered and sculptural bookworks. Index of Erasure (IOE) logo on a stark vertical background. Post text asks ‘Does your work count?’ and lists eligible forms: artist books, design bindings, altered and sculptural bookworks. Index of Erasure (IOE) logo on a stark vertical background. Post text asks ‘Does your work count?’ and lists eligible forms: artist books, design bindings, altered and sculptural bookworks. Index of Erasure (IOE) logo on a stark vertical background. Post text asks ‘Does your work count?’ and lists eligible forms: artist books, design bindings, altered and sculptural bookworks.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Launch Date: April 1, 2026
Goal: Submission to the 4th Annual Lake Erie Literary Festival’s Banned Books Design Binding & Artist Book Competition

https://www.patreon.com/posts/gilded-cage-for-140742258
January 22, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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Erasure doesn’t just remove. It leaves marks. IOE collects them: juried artist books + design bindings forged under censorship pressure.

Follow and rebel.

#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks
Index of Erasure (IOE) logo on a stark vertical background. Post text: ‘Erasure doesn’t just remove. It leaves marks.’ Launch story for a juried exhibition of artist books and design bindings responding to censorship. Index of Erasure (IOE) logo on a stark vertical background. Post text: ‘Erasure doesn’t just remove. It leaves marks.’ Launch story for a juried exhibition of artist books and design bindings responding to censorship. Index of Erasure (IOE) logo on a stark vertical background. Post text: ‘Erasure doesn’t just remove. It leaves marks.’ Launch story for a juried exhibition of artist books and design bindings responding to censorship. Index of Erasure (IOE) logo on a stark vertical background. Post text: ‘Erasure doesn’t just remove. It leaves marks.’ Launch story for a juried exhibition of artist books and design bindings responding to censorship.
January 21, 2026 at 2:59 PM
bookforge.bsky.social
What is Index of Erasure (IOE)?
A juried exhibition of artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure.
Prospectus soon.
Follow and rebel.

#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks
January 20, 2026 at 3:59 PM
bookforge.bsky.social
Essay 3 starts at a bench light and worn paper and ends in a black box built to measure what survives. Erie taught me to build in public; FEED taught me that signal is material.

Enter: https://phkaki.substack.com/p/the-black-box-has-a-signal

#RagAndSpark #MakeItHold #PHKAKI
The Black Box Has a Signal
Rag & Spark — Essay III
phkaki.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:58 PM