Jill Timm
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The Evolution of a Miniature Book Maker
by Barbara J. Hodik, Ph.D
Jill Timm has the unique distinction of being able to trace her interest and talent in book making as far back as the fifth grade when she created her first book from boards covered in construction paper and bound with staples. The book was a creative exploration of her interaction with a visitor from outer space who was shaped like a spoon.
Later design courses at Utah State University whetted her appetite for making books, and a whimsical book based on a simple handheld pencil sharpener was quickly followed by a small book devoted to a photographic tribute to the interior and exterior essence of a pocket watch.
She was a professional multimedia, instructional and graphic designer for IBM after receiving her MFA in Computer Graphic Design from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. Jill took book making classes at the Visual Studies Workshop with Hedi Kyle and Scott McCarney while in Rochester. Always interested in learning from the experts, Jill had enrolled in classes from a number of book making masters. Listed in Who's Who Among Young American Professionals and Who's Who in California, Jill has rightfully earned a good share of awards and professional achievements for her work in both fine arts graphics (she's an outstanding serigrapher), book arts, photography, graphic design, and art direction. Jill has been the recipient of several grants and fellowships. She has work in corporate and university collections across the United States.
What Jill began with her first book in the fifth grade has come full circle with the establishment of her Mystical Places Press in Austin, Texas, in 1998, which then moved to Wenatchee, Washington, in 2002. The name Mystical Places reflects her dedication to the spirit and aesthetic of the natural environment.
Her artist books are included in several consumer crafts and bookmaking books. Articles about her books have been published in the Miniature Books Society and The Microbibliophile periodicals. Her books are included in the Twentieth Century United States Miniature Books by Robert Bradbury. And in 2004 Jill's book Ship Wreck won the MBS Distinguished Book Award.
Resume
Professional Achievements Highlights
2005 Finalist of Distinguished Book Award, Miniature Book Society
2004 Winner of Distinguished Book Award, Miniature Book Society
2001 Recipient of a Kittredge Foundation Grant
2000 Invited Lecturer, Miniature Book Society Conference
1993 Best of Show, Annual Hamlin Art Show, NY
1989 2nd place, Fuji Film National Photo Contest
1988 Third Place in Graphics, Westwood Art Show, CA
1988 Fellowship and Grant, Vermont Studio Colony, Johnson, VT
1988 Honorable Mention in Prints, Santa MoniCalifornia, Santa Monica, CA
1987 Third Place in Prints, Del Mar Fair Art Show, Del Mar, CA
Two Month Fellowship, Dorland Mountain Colony, Temecula, CA
1981 Winner, Seacoast Magazine Photography Competition
1980 Design Award, Western Magazine Publishers Association
Selected Exhibitions
2004 MPP Artist Books Exhibition, Emory University Library
2002 Special Collections, University of Delaware
2001 Lilly Library, 4000 Years of Miniature Books, Bloomington, IN
2001 University of Albany, Group Miniature Book Exhibit, Albany, NY
2001 One Women Show, Lakeway, TX
2000 Oregon Book Arts Guild 6th Book Biennial Show
1998-2002 Miniature Book Exhibition
1994 Soprano Gallery, Greece, NY
1993 Featured Artist, Soprano Gallery, Greece, NY
1993 Annual Hamlin Art Show, Hamlin, NY
1991 Gallery Vista, Vista, CA
1990 La Jolla Art Association Annual Awards Show, La Jolla, CA
1990 One Person Show, San Diego County Library, San Diego, CA
1989 Peninsula Art Festival, San Diego, CA
1988 Village Arts Festival, Palm Springs, CA
1988 Dorland Mountain Colony Annual Open House, Temecula, CA
1988 One Person Show, R.E.I. Gallery, San Diego. CA
1988 9th Desert West Art Exhibition, Lancaster, CA
1988 Beverly Hills Fine Art Show, Los Angeles
1988 Westwood Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
1988 Santa MoniCalifornia Art Show, Santa Monica, CA
1988 Ojai Art & Music Festival, Ojai, CA
1988 Encino Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
1988 Villa Pomerado Hospital Opening, Rancho Bernardo, CA
1987 Del Mar Fair Art Exhibition, Del Mar, CA
1984 Art Concepts Gallery, San Diego, CA
Published In
The Art and Craft of Handmade Books by Shereen La Plantz, September 2001
Miniaturebuch Journal, Germany, March 2001
The New Photo Crafts by Lark Books, 2001
Twentieth Century United States Miniature Books, by Robert Bradbury, 2000
Making Memory Books by Rockport Publishers, 1999
The Microbibliophile, July 1999, September 1999
Miniature Book Society Newsletter, July 1998, Jan 2000, Oct 2000, 2001
Selected Collectors
Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, AZ
University of Utah, Rare Book Division, Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, UT
Yale University, Book Arts Collections, New Haven, CT
Stanford University, Special Collections, Stanford, CA
Lilly Library, Special Collections, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Phoenix Public Library, Rare Books Collection, Phoenix, AZ
Denver Public Library, Western Collection, Denver, CO
Arizona State University, Hayden Library, Special Collections, Tempe, AZ
California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
Wallace Memorial Library, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Neilson Library, Smith College, Northampton, MA
Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, GA
Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Center of Integrative Studies, La Jolla, California & Las Vegas, NE
The National Press, Inc., Palo Alto, CA
The Crockett Group, Inc., Gualala, CA
Raymert Press, Inc., San Diego, CA
Recreational Equipment, Inc. Seattle, WA
IBM, Video Production Usage
Listed In
Who's Who Among Young American Professionals, 1988
Who's Who in California, 1988
The California Art Review, Second Edition