The paper engineer's creations capture the child-like joy of pop-up books.
Can you make paper hold up books? How many books do you think 4 pieces of paper hold up? Come see this paper tower, you will surely be amazed!
Carol Barton is the first artist I met who was working with pop-ups. She taught workshops at the Center for Book Arts in New York, where I was a work study volunteer way back in the early 1990’s. Looking back, I’m so thankful for that sweet gig! I got to take classes with Hedi Kyle, Susan Share, Barbara Mauriello and Gloria Helfgot, among other stars in the world of book arts. But for some reason, I never took a workshop with Carol. But I have had the chance to connect with her every couple of years. She taught several times at the Oregon College of Art & Craft and at the Focus on Book Arts Conference when I was in Oregon. And I’ve had the […]
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Since I have devoted my last few posts to pop-ups, I’ve decided to put together a brief introduction to this magical bit of paper engineering. There are many fabulous in-depth resources to …
Bókverk. Ég sinni myndlistinni gjarnan með handgerðum bókum, stökum eða í litlu upplagi, og hef tekið þátt í sýningum á bókverkum hérlendis og erlendis. Hér á síðunni eru myndir af bókverkum allt f…
Handmade artist books: a cross between a functional object and handmade art piece. Here are 12 examples of beautiful artist's books.
I am teaching a Preliminary Course for the next two weeks at the International Summer School at the Bauhaus Denkmal Bundesschule Bernau, in Bernau bei Berlin, Germany. Very excited to be doing a sp…
I love making books out of single sheets of paper! This two directional accordion folded book is featured in the brand new book Playing with Paper: Illuminating, Engineering, and Reimagining Paper Art and it's completely cute! I bet it would...
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A beloved under-the-sea tale is now a pop-up masterpiece, from expert craftsman Robert Sabuda. Come along on a magical journey under the sea in this stunning pop-up adaptation of the beloved fairy tale “The Little Mermaid,” expertly crafted by renowned paper engineer Robert Sabuda. Amazing three-dimensional paper structures pop off each page, bringing this classic underwater adventure to life. This visually stunning tale of adventure, true love, and sacrifice is sure to become a favorite in any story-lover’s library.Age: 6 years+12 PagesAuthor/Illustrator: Robert Sabuda
I can’t believe my good luck. I’ve been reading about the Chinese Thread Book, devouring anything in print that I could find about it, scouring the internet then just thinking about and…
Hello Everyone, Sorry this took so long to write. I had to pick my children up from camp last week and I was only able to make it to the last half hour of our meeting. So with the quick help of Carolyn, I learned how to fold the book and then made a better sample at home for the blog and my own collection. A big THANK YOU once again to Chris, who demonstrated and instructed everyone on how to make these books. Book Version 1 Materials needed: Bone folder Page paper - 9 1/4" x 22" (should be a light weight paper, double sided wrapping paper works well) Cover paper - 3 3/4" x 11" (medium weight) *optional - 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" cards (ATCs work well) This book is created simply by folding, so no measuring is required. You do need to make sure you are folding straight. And the weight of the paper does matter. You want to use a paper that's thin, flexible and can hold a fold. (Similar to origami paper) Start the book, by folding the page paper in half. Then fold each half in half. And then each of those halves in half. You will end up with something like this: From there, you gather the folds up, like an accordion book. Then fold the corners to the center: It is each mountain fold that you will fold to the center. After you do one side, repeat on the other. You will end up with your page paper looking like this: Make sure your reverse fold all your folds to make the next step easier. Now unfold the entire page. Starting with one side push the folds inward, as follows: From there, you will fold each of those points down as far as where the diagonal meets the center fold: Repeat for all points, then do the exact same thing on the other side. You will end up with a structure that looks like this: For the cover, it will tuck in the first and last slots. For mine, I pre-folded card stock, leaving about 1/2" for the binding: And here's a photo of how the cover fits in: And here's my finished book: You'll notice the page paper is showing a bit at the top and bottom. That is because the paper I used (rice paper) was a bit thick and I had to trim the cover a bit to get it to slide into the pocket. You will need to play with it a bit depending on what paper you use. Book Version 2 Materials needed: Bone folder Binding paper - 7 1/2" x 8" (text weight paper) Page paper - 4 separate pieces, each 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (text weight paper) Cover - 2 separate pieces, each 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" (card stock) The binding paper is folded in the exact same way that the page paper was folded in Version 1. The difference is that it is smaller and requires a little more nimbleness. What you will end up with should look like this: Fold each of the page papers in half and then insert them into the point folds of your binding. My picture was a bit dark, huh. Anyways, once all four are inserted it looks like this: I used four different papers for each of my pages. Then glue one cover page to the front and back of your book. Here's my finished book: I will bring my books to our next meeting, if you would like to take a closer look. Our next meeting is scheduled September 14th. Keep the dates open for October 12th, November 9th and our "Trade a Book" day on December 7th. Also, there is a lot of information to share this week, so I will be writing a few posts this week. Stay tuned :) Quote of the Week: "He that can have patience can have what he will." - Benjamin Franklin
Brian Dettmer is an Atlanta-based artist who works in the medium of altered books. He takes old textbooks on natural history, medicine and engineering, and transforms them into these amazing pieces…
Somebody (I forgot who and couldn't find it again) posted a photo of a journal made at a workshop using the "drum leaf binding" method. It's relatively new in the centuries old bookbinding craft. It was developed to bind large maps in a two-page spread so that bits of the image wouldn't get hidden in the valley created by binding. I read what I could find on it and it was intriguing. It's a no-sew method where all the signatures are simply glued to each other in sequence and then to the endpapers. It was actually meant for just single leaves, but I wondered if it would also work for multi-page signatures. I can bind a single signature with no problem, but get hung up on binding the signature together to form the text block. Every 10th page or so (depending on how many sheets are in a signature) would be a double thickness because they would be glued together. Those pages could be fancy papers and could be used for pasting in photos or clippings instead of sketching. I wonder how many signatures would stay together this way without ripping out of the cover? Hummm.....
Lane's telescopic view, of the ceremony of Her Majesty opening the Great Exhibition, of All Nations Location: The George Peabody Library, The Sheridan Libraries, The Johns Hopkins University Call No.: 606 L248 1851 From the JHU Libraries Catalog: This 'Telescopic View' is made of printed paper and card, and is supplied in a slip-in card box. When you take the view out of the box, it opens with a concertina action, and you place it on a flat surface. When you view the internal scene through the little peep hole in the cover, you see a three dimensional view of the inside of the Crystal Palace in 1851, and the grand opening by Queen Victoria.
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.
Like books, quilts are symbolic items with patterns that can tell stories. Quilts tell domestic narratives and have been recognized as important historical artifacts. As a result, the Smithsonian’s National Quilt Collection at the National Museum of American History contains hundreds of quilts. However, it might be surprising to hear that the Smithsonian Libraries also more »
While most of us will look at white paper and think about school or work, Jeff Nishinaka thinks about something entirely different. Nishinaka sees a world
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Rosie Revere Engineer was our inspiration for this paper plate hovercraft. My kids are big into engineering and STEM, so when we found the book Rosie Revere Engineer, of course we had to buy it. This book is so much fun, because not only does it show kids that they can be inventors too, but
