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Altered Book Images (Added 07/16/2005)
This site, and the archive sections, has interesting photos of the collage work done by several artists in exchanged altered books. Neat!
BookGirl (Added 05/17/2007)
BookGirl has photos of the Secret Belgian Binding, which I've always wanted to learn...
Brian Dettmer (Added 09/23/2007)
Altered book artist who dissects books to reveal the inner imagery.
Creative Zone, Michael Jacobs (Added 01/08/2006)
Wow! I love this guy's work! The site has the work of both Michael and Judy Jacobs. Michael Jacobs has a lot of 3D movable structures in his books.
Daniel Essig (Added 02/28/2006)
One of the contributing artist/instructors in my favorite book, "The Penland Book of Handmade Books." (His Bridge book is shown on the cover.) Daniel Essig creates wooden-covered art books and book-based sculptures. Using a fourth-century binding style known as Ethiopian style Coptic, he creates mixed-media book structures that incorporate unusual woods, handmade paper, found objects, fossils, and mica.
Designer Bookbinders (Added 05/16/2007)
Designer Bookbinders is one of the foremost societies devoted to the craft of fine bookbinding. Founded over fifty years ago it has, by means of exhibitions and publications, helped to establish the reputation of British bookbinding worldwide. Its membership includes some of the most highly regarded makers in the fields of fine bookbinding, book arts and artists’ books, each with a passion for presenting the bound text as a unique art object.
Flying Fish Press (Added 10/09/2006)
Artist books by Julie Chen. I really like the website design, and her books, too. Neat.
Gabrielle Fox (Added 10/13/2006)
Book binder and maker of miniature books.
Geraldine Newfry, Book Artist (Added 10/28/2005)
Many of her books have polymer clay covers. Here are some of my favorites:
Drive, Cicida House, Secret Door, The Vision, Metallic Compass, Ethereal Buttons, Zen Sunsets, Asian Color Wash, Icons I, Eye Spy.
Janine Anderson, Artist (Added 10/18/2005)
She has several galleries on her site; this one shows a fascinating copper book cover, and some interesting fruit-shaped books.
Michelle Ward (Added 01/28/2006)
I think she's very talented, and her site has some gems! Journal spreads, book projects, etc, etc. The "True Colors" section has some nice artwork.
Peter and Donna Thomas (Added 05/08/2006)
A book making couple. They created an interesting series of Ukulele books, as well as many artistic miniature books.
Shanna Leino (Added 04/21/2007)
Shanna says: "I love the structural challenge of building a book to fit the words."
Her site has some beautiful examples of her book art, as well as hand-made book binding tools.
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Madigan Muse (Added 10/03/2004)
Erik Madigan Heck's new website. See samples of his photography, sound and film work. (Requires Flash)
Thomas Allen Photography, "Uncovered" (Added 09/05/2007)
Thomas Allen combines altered book arts with photography. He carefully cuts and folds images from pulp paperback covers to create 3D scenes that pop-out against a backdrop of books. Fascinating photographs!
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DinoMite Days (Added 02/05/2005)
Large-scale dinosaurs, artistically decorated in various themes, much like the smaller-scale cows in gift shops.
HEATHER JANSCH (Added 03/31/2006)
BRONZE AND DRIFTWOOD SCULPTURE. Life-size horses made of driftwood, wow!
Joe Pogan - Found Metal Sculptures (Added 11/09/2006)
Incredible art! Joe recently posted this message to the ByHand group: "Hi, I make animal (mainly birds & fish) sculptures out of found metal
objects. If any of you are interested in seeing them, my website is
http://joepogan.com If you do check out my website, be sure to watch
the short video I have. Also, if you click on the for sale logo, look
for the daily special. Thanks, Joe"
Keith E. Lo Bue (Added 02/28/2006)
An artist who works with unusual materials to create sculptural works of art. His eyewear is very intriguing!
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Art Desire, United Kngdom (Added 09/21/2004)
This is an interesting site. A couple of artists in the UK that build large scale artwork for schools and communities. They provide the artistic experience and teach the skills, and involve the community in the ideas and the construction of the art.
ArtPromote.com (Added 07/08/2005)
Links to thousands of art galleries, museums and artists sites from around the world. Browse by subject, medium, movement, nationality and more.
Bonny Lhotka (Added 06/25/2005)
Digital art combined with traditional media. The "Process" page gives step-by-step instructions on how she did various pieces of artwork, including the products used. Bonny is one of three artists who authored the book "Digital Art Studio: Techniques for combining inkjet printing with traditional art materials" at http://www.digitalatelier.com.
Brazos Artists Network (Added 06/03/2005)
Brazos Artists is a cooperative organization of artists local to Brazos County, Texas. The group meets once a month in Bryan, Texas and seeks to informally promote interactions between artists in all media and collaboratively develop community awareness of and interest in local art.
Dorothy Simpson Krause (Added 06/25/2005)
Digital art combined with traditional media. Her site has brief instructions as to the steps she took to make many of the pieces. One of her artwork sections I like is "book art and journals." Dorothy is one of three artists who authored the book "Digital Art Studio: Techniques for combining inkjet printing with traditional art materials" at http://www.digitalatelier.com.
Goblin Art (Added 11/13/2004)
Paper mache masks, etc.
InvisiRen Contests (Added 03/28/2005)
This is neat! Artwork where the main character has been removed, leaving their empty clothes. These are contests for Photoshop, etc.
Karin Schminke (Added 06/25/2005)
Digital art combined with traditional media. She also has a few examples of how she created various pieces. Karin is one of three artists who authored the book "Digital Art Studio: Techniques for combining inkjet printing with traditional art materials" at http://www.digitalatelier.com.
Lisa Kokin (Added 07/14/2006)
Interesting mixed media artist who incorporates buttons into most of her pieces.
Nathan Jenson, Austin Artist (Added 02/19/2007)
I saw these 3D paintings of Austin personalities in a Discount Electronics store in Austin. Very cool!
Paper flower jewelry (Added 11/14/2004)
I stumbled across this brass and paper flower jewelry. I like it! =)
Paper Mojo (Added 09/27/2007)
Tina Wright's blog. Tina is an altered artist, faux finisher, designer and painter who has been published Somerset, Legacy, Somerset Holidays and Altered Arts magazines. She's also a great friend and talented artist who has generously shared her time, knowledge and art supplies during various art play-dates...Go Tina!
Robert Genn, The Painters Keys (Added 04/28/2006)
Publishes a twice weekly newsletter on art-related topics; has an extensive artists directory; has lots of art-related quotes.
Shannon Associates: Artists for Advertising (Added 01/21/2005)
This site is a talent agency for artists, I believe. Among their artists is Brett Helquist, the illistrator for "Lemony Snicket: A Series of Unfortunate Events." There are a lot of talented artists featured here.
Sheba Kitty's Live Journal (Added 07/11/2005)
This is an art journal for Sheba Kitty, a member of the image transfers Yahoo group that I've joined. She is a middle school art teacher, and very prolific. There are a great number of digital art pieces in her archive.
Suzanne Sbarge (Added 04/18/2006)
Fine artist, interesting collage-like art...
Traci Bautista's website, (Added 10/14/2005)
Welcome to treiC Designs, home of Traci Bautista, mixed media artist! I teach creative art workshops in handmade books, artist's journal techniques, mixed media collage and surface design. be inspired.
Vanessa Valencia (Added 01/22/2008)
Inspiring mixed-media artwork. Vanessa has some lovely art ladies created with torn and crumpled paper skirts on canvas. Her artwork has been featured in Somerset Studios.
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Fore-Edge Painting by Martin Frost (Added 06/15/2006)
Beautiful examples of fore-edge painting on books which is only visible when book is fanned, and disappears when book is closed. Especially neat if fore-edge is marbled or gilded. Books may be fanned and painted in both directions, too. Site has videos showing how the painting appears and disappears.
Green Pepper Press: (Added 01/27/2006)
This book is COOL! House shaped, bound at left and right sides, opens in middle. Pages of various sizes, shapes and materials to overlap and interact with each other. I want to make one!
Marloes' books (Added 03/24/2006)
Marloes, from The Netherlands
Has some neat catapillar bound books.
Moote Points - Cherryl Moote (Added 01/10/2006)
The Galleries page shows all the images from her how-to books. There are several neat structures!
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Designer Bookbinders (Added 05/16/2007)
Designer Bookbinders is one of the foremost societies devoted to the craft of fine bookbinding. Founded over fifty years ago it has, by means of exhibitions and publications, helped to establish the reputation of British bookbinding worldwide. Its membership includes some of the most highly regarded makers in the fields of fine bookbinding, book arts and artists’ books, each with a passion for presenting the bound text as a unique art object.
The Bonefolder (Added 10/17/2005)
An e-journal for the bookbinder and book artist.
The Museum of Printing History, in Houston, TX (Added 01/05/2006)
The Museum of Printing History
1324 West Clay Street
Houston, Texas 77019
PHONE: 713-522-4652
FAX: 713-522-5694
HOURS: Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm
ADMISSION: $5 ADULTS, $2 CHILDREN, STUDENTS, & SENIORS
GROUP TOURS: $4 ADULTS, $2 CHILDREN
Has begun a "Book Arts Group," meeting monthly the 1st Thursday at 6:00.
Volcano Arts: Book Swaps (Added 09/19/2005)
This site does periodic book swaps, sells book-binding materials, has related articles, etc. Here's the link to see results of previous book swaps.
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Amphian Photography - Bookbinding Tutorials (Added 02/02/2006)
Excellent bookbinding tutorials online, with very clear steps and images of stitching process. Also has some calculators for determining where to place the holes on the spine.
Bookbinding Dictionary (Added 11/01/2005)
No photos, but alphabetical terms with descriptions, such as binding styles, etc. Helpful source of terms to look-up elsewhere for photos/instructions. Indexed search doesn't work, so use letter links.
Double-Guard Bindings (Added 11/11/2005)
Structure useful of photo albums and scrapbooks. Allows book to open flat. By Betty Storz.
Gold Tooling Instructions (Added 08/06/2006)
Excellent guide. Includes instructions for traditional gold tooling, as well as alternate/easier method with gold foil.
Keith Smith Books - binding methods (Added 10/31/2005)
These books would be great to find at a library... I'm particularly interested in: "Volume III Non-Adhesive Binding:
Exposed Spine Sewings" (ISBN 0-9637682-4-7)
Long Stitch Tutorial (Added 03/24/2006)
FYI - this is the basic stitch that Jennifer Bantz of figure5studio.com later weaved over, to create this cool binding: Woven Spine
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Acrylic / Gel Medium Transfers by Paul Fujita (Added 08/06/2005)
Instructions for Acrylic / Gel Medium Transfers. Has a step-by-step image series, linked from the bottom of the page. Uses tonor (photocopies) and any acrylic medium that lists "Polymer acrylic medium" as an ingredient. (i.e. gesso, acrylic paint, latex paint, gloss gel, etc.)
Image Transfer Techniques (by Tiffini Elektra X) (Added 04/12/2007)
Instructions on several methods of image transfer, including: caulking, gel medium, heat transfer, xylene, acrylic transfer, as well as tips on printing on fabric directly.
Printing on fabric: tips (Added 12/02/2005)
Instructions for how to print directly on fabric. (Backing with freezer paper or adhesive labels, etc.)
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Easy Paste Paper (Added 10/23/2005)
Quick method that doesn't involve boiling, etc.
Elis Cooke's Tips & Techniques (Added 11/08/2005)
Including instructions for: Collagraph Print Plate, Paper Casting, Bas Relief Mold Making, Mold Making for Paper Casting, Modified Paper Making, Crumpled Grocery bag Collage Background, Deep Space Collage paper, Tissuepaper Print Collage Paper, etc, etc...
Flying Pig Company (Added 11/01/2006)
Paper 3D animated models, including a flying pig, pecking chickens, and tons of others. Cool! Some are paper die-cuts, others are downloadable PDFs. Based in the UK.
Has a great how-to section on mechanisms and motion.
Fusion Paper / Glue Paper (Added 10/10/2005)
Corinne describes how to make Traci Bautista's "Fusion Papers", what Corinne terms "Glue paper".
Gail Stiffe - Hands on Paper (Added 11/28/2005)
The right-hand column of her gallery contains instructions on paper-making techniques, particularly those involving plant fibers.
Origami Paper Fortune Cookies (Added 02/07/2008)
This brief tutorial shows how to make a paper fortune cookie favor. Clear instructions with photographs of each step.
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Craftster.org (Added 08/13/2005)
Craftster is a forum for people who love to make things but who are not inspired by scrapbooking with die-cut teddy bears, cross-stitched home sweet home plaques, wooden boxes with ducks in bonnets painted on...
DIY Plough by John Ang (Added 01/19/2007)
Instructions for building a plough to cut the edges of pages in a book even. Good photographs of plough and press. (John Ang is member of BookBinding Yahoo Group.)
EBSQ Educational Resources for Artists (Added 04/12/2007)
Tons of technique articles and advice on everything from writing artist statements and pricing your work to projects such as fused glass, image transfers, collage and photography. Great resource.
Get Crafty (Added 08/13/2005)
"Getcrafty, as the hub of the new domesticity, is about combining careers and cooking and crafts and family and going out and staying in and fashion and home decorating and, of course, politics, books and philosophy."
Glue and Paste Recipes (Added 07/02/2006)
Includes recipes for: Basic Flour Paste, Wallpaper / Papier Mache Paste, Basic Waterproof Glue, Waterproof Glass Glue, Gum Arabic Glue/Cement, Extra Hardening Papier Mache Paste, and Liquid Cement. This site also has formulas for lots of other ideas, not just glues. "Make-stuff.com"
Lisa Vollrath (Added 06/05/2006)
Tons of how-to's and project tutorials on topics such as Altered Books, ATC's, Decos, background techniques, folding, etc. I haven't yet had a chance to explore her site...
Mirkwood Designs (Added 01/07/2007)
Templates for boxes, cards, etc. Some examples include: chinese take-out box, petal cards with interlocking petals, ATC envelope, button box, playing card box, kimono card...
Techniques ATC Swap (Added 11/01/2005)
Artist Trading Cards (ATC) with instructions for each technique used. Neat!
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Artfest (Added 08/02/2006)
Several days of art classes and mingling with other artistic souls...very tempting...
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