At a recent meeting of Papermakers & Artists Qld, we learnt an interesting technique of woven concertina books. I've also completed Helen H...
So this week another first for me. After trying lino cut I wanted to find something else I hadn’t tried before. I spotted a few posts on Instagram of concertina sketchbooks and thought I’d see what I could do working in a different format. I didn’t have a concertina format sketchbook to hand so thought […]
Our teenage students spent term two art classes creating concertina books of their threatened species
I have started playing (due to lockdown) with little concertina books and a hole punch. these are easy to make and fun to play with. The first one was a line of animals all eating each other, like the old lady who swallowed a fly. The second one below has turned out looking very worried, but it was, when I started it, a sort of Boo! book. Books for kids to sequence images and tell stories are great for education can be simple or complex and most importantly can be great fun.
So this week another first for me. After trying lino cut I wanted to find something else I hadn’t tried before. I spotted a few posts on Instagram of concertina sketchbooks and thought I’d see what I could do working in a different format. I didn’t have a concertina format sketchbook to hand so thought […]
I have seen this book structure called a squash book or explosion book. It looks simple but packs a punch when you open it! I love the movement of this book as it is opened and closed. A simple Google search will give you pages of inspiration for the many ways this book can be interpreted. Let's get started! The supplies I used are: 3 sheets of black cardstock cut to 8.5" squares White cardstock for monoprinting Gelli Arts® 9"x12" printing plate Gelli Arts® Premium Acrylic Paints Brayer Gelli Arts® Mini Printing Tools Random items for texture (plastic scrubbie, texture brush) Art Foamies Stamps (I used this one and this one) Bone Folder Good quality glue stick (you could also use two-sided tape) Step one: Create a bunch of abstract monoprinted papers! These papers will be trimmed down to be glued inside our book. Use texture tools to add variety to your prints. Make sure to have at least three printed layers for your finished paper. I used the Art Foamies to stamp onto the plate to lift the paint off and then stamp onto a finished paper. Step two: While the monoprinted papers are drying it is time to fold the black paper to create the structure of our book. Now that they are folded it's time to glue them together. A note about my choice of glue: Since this project is made entirely of paper I am using a permanent glue stick instead of a wet glue in order to keep the papers from wrinkling and curling when they are glued together. You could substitute a thin layer of gel medium or Yes! paste for the glue stick but you would need to leave the papers to dry flat under a stack of heavy books to minimize curling. Step three: Time to cut up our monoprinted paper and glue it to the inside of our book structure. This part reminds me of krazy quilts. I really like how all the different patterns, colors and textures are rearranged to make something entirely new! Cut eleven 4" squares from your collection of papers. Six of them will be cut in half diagonally to make triangles. Of the remaining squares, four will be glued to the inside of the book (along with the triangles) and the final two will become the front and back covers. To make this even more fantastic, and if you have enough printed papers, you could cut an additional eight squares, dividing six of them into triangles and attaching all of them to the backside to create a two-sided book! What a creative way to convey two different points of view! Step Four: At this point you can add words or other embellishments. I am planning to add journaling on the back of the book with a paint pen. You are only limited by your imagination! One last thing, if you want your book to stay more flat when it is closed without needing to add a ribbon or band, just place the folded book under a stack of heavy books overnight. You are the artist so choose what you like best! Happy creating!
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A concertina book of garden birds. A chaffinch, goldfinch, dunnock, bullfinch, brambling and robin, illustrated in bright jewel shades of red, turquoise, green and orange. ---------------------------------------- Measurements and Materials ---------------------------------------- The decoration is handmade from recycled card. Measures 105 x 625mm.
Concertina spine books with sewn in pamphlet variations
An Edinburgh-themed paper decoration - featuring a selection of the city's natural and architectural highlights - in an accordian style concertina to brighten up your desk. ---------------------------------------- Measurements and Materials ---------------------------------------- The book folds out to 62cm. Packaged, it measures 7 x 10.5cm. Handmade from 350gsm recycled paper. It comes packed in a compostable bag.
Concertina spine books with sewn in pamphlet variations
Concertina sketchbook from a two week artist residency in Farindola Italy. See the full book here https://youtu.be/vv47i3FXiaM
The [artists’ book] movement had its beginnings with a few individuals (conceptual artists Dieter Roth, Hansjörg Mayer, and Ed Ruscha immediately come to mind), but in the area of structural …
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Bound Concertina, unsupported I had an example of a bound concertina with a supported sewing just a short time ago (Book 332) and this is now the follow-up book using the same idea of sewing signatures to the mountains of the concertina, but this time with no spine support.
A happy couple of hours today spent drawing... A concertina sketchbook with a mixed media surface, using maps, emulsion, brown/graph/lined p...
Me and my dear friend Julia Ogden just made something together. Me and Julia have worked alongside each other as studio buddies and have supported each others projects and ideas for years but we have never made any work together before.
inside panels. handmade book. made by me. 2007. using photos, ribbons, fabric, grommets, pins, book board, and more.
Learn how to make an origami popup book, follow my step by step instructions. This book opens up into 4 sections like a concertina book.
As cores são tão lindas!
Printing, folding, pressing, cutting, stitching - making books in preparation for the Baltic Artists Book Market December 5th & 6th
A collection of creative bookbinding projects using my collages and different techniques for bookmaking.
Border Issues, mixed media on paper, 2010 Journey of the Dead, mixed media on paper on canvas, 24" by 36", 2010 The Border C...
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