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Happy Chanukah and Almost Advent

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Byopia Press

Most of my week was spent preparing posts for the Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2021. The theme has expanded slightly. Now it is “Simple, Occasionally Unusual, and Mostly Non-adhesive Structures for Artists’ Books”. As a teaser, here’s a picture of … Continue reading →

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A Jack O’Lantern Thaumatrope

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Byopia Press

In keeping with the season, today’s post includes a DIY Hallowe’en-themed thaumatrope.

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Moving Right Along

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Byopia Press

I finished the colouring on all nine Mixed Messages III prints this week. Here they are stacked (on the left) in the map case next to Mixed Messages I.

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It’s Paula’s fault

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Byopia Press

On August 8, 2021 Paula Beardell Krieg posted about a new flexagon she had invented. She was offering a workshop through MoMath and I signed up for it. I then missed the workshop by remembering the wrong time. (Sometimes I … Continue reading →

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Make Your Own Pocket/Hedi Kyle Panorama Book: Part Two

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Byopia Press

Last week I posted instructions for a model of a book structure that combines a pocket/modular accordion book with the panels from Hedi Kyle’s Panorama Book. This week’s post shows you how to make two projects based on that structure: … Continue reading →

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Make Your Own Pocket/Hedi Kyle Panorama Book: Part One

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Byopia Press

I have been posting teasers about this project for a few weeks, and it’s finally here: the Pocket/Panorama Book. It is a combination of the pocket (modular accordion) book structure I played with at the start of this year and … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Seven Years (and Seven Stars)

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Byopia Press

July 7 is the nominal ‘birthday’ of this blog and I celebrate every year by posting a DIY star-themed project. This year I decided to share a planisphere.

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Saskatoon Berry/Applesauce Cake: a DIY artist’s book and a recipe

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Byopia Press

The May book arts challenge on Instagram is #areyoubookenough_fruit. Since I live adjacent to a city named for a fruit —Saskatoon— and since the bushes grow wild where I live, I chose the Saskatoon berry. Although they are usually baked … Continue reading →

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The Bluebird of Happiness

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Byopia Press

These days just about everyone could use a visit from the Bluebird of Happiness, and today’s post makes that possible.

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A Four-Sided Wrapper From One Sheet With No Glue And No Waste

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Byopia Press

When I was preparing my post on Hedi Kyle’s Diagonal Pocket Folder at the end of March, I noticed her Self-closing Wrapper in The Art of the Fold. It reminded me of something I had seen in my early days … Continue reading →

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