Category Archives: art

Endings and Beginnings

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Byopia Press

This week saw the completion of my response to the January #areyoubookenough challenge prompt: Expectations.

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Friday Night Flicks: Collage Artist | Ekua Holmes

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Byopia Press

It’s #februllage on Instagram and I am playing along for the month, so I thought I would feature collage artists here this month. Today’s video introduces Ekua Holmes during her artist’s residency at Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art.     … Continue reading →

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Cut Paper Valentines

Posted on January 22, 2023 by Byopia Press

I learned something this week: when designing a papercut I think like someone who works with a knife, not like someone who works with scissors.

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A Little Bit About This and That

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Byopia Press

Early this past week David and I drove to Outlook, Saskatchewan to deliver and install my solo exhibition at the AGO. (Sorry, Art Gallery of Outlook. I can’t resist using the initials.)

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Happy New Year 2023!

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Byopia Press

It finally warmed up a bit this past week … and then it snowed.

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Last Post Before Advent 2022

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Byopia Press

As you may have already guessed, I spent most of the week working on projects and posts for the Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2022. Here’s a glimpse of the final version of the asterisk garland.

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Friday Night Flicks: Sarah Bodman

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Byopia Press

One of my favourite altered books was made by Sarah Bodman. She overprinted an inkjet print of Constable’s The Haywain on the centre spread of a British Department of Agriculture pamphlet on how farmers should deal with with nuclear fallout. … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Julie Chen’s World Without End

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Byopia Press

Julie Chen’s work has been on Friday Night Flicks before, but the last time we saw World Without End it was in a speeded-up video along with two other books. Tonight’s flick from the Jaffe Center for Book Arts gives … Continue reading →

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Make Your Own Copy of Saki’s “The Open Window”

Posted on October 23, 2022 by Byopia Press

This week I have a seasonally appropriate little drumleaf binding for you to make. (It’s a sort of ghost story.)

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Glasses as Masks for Glasses

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Byopia Press

As someone who wears prescription lenses, my range of choice in Halloween costumes has always been somewhat limited. Since this is true for many others as well, I have decided to remedy the situation by creating masks designed specifically for … Continue reading →

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