Category Archives: paper folding

Square Dance

Posted on February 10, 2019 by

I recently received confirmation for a solo exhibition —tentatively titled Square Dance—opening in September 2020 at the Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery in Saskatoon. Half the proposed works in the show will be wall pieces like Moody Blues and In Winter.

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DIY Valentine 2019

Posted on February 3, 2019 by

In an attempt to give you a little lead time, I am posting this year’s DIY Valentine today. The structure is a pop-up that looks impressive and complex, but is quite easy to make.

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An Accordion Book with Removable Spine

Posted on January 27, 2019 by

I saw this structure a while back on Pinterest. It turned up again recently. The image is from the announcement of a workshop —now long past— offered by Cristina Balbiano d’Aramengo. I tracked down an email address for her and … Continue reading →

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A Bookbinder’s Travel Kit

Posted on January 20, 2019 by

I wrote about the first two layers (four pockets) of my travel kit last week. Since this adaptation of the Zhen Xian Bao/Chinese Thread Book only has five pockets, today’s post will explain the combined bottom layer box and cover. … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press 2018 Advent Calendar: Day Twenty-five and An Index

Posted on December 25, 2018 by

Best wishes to everyone for a happy, healthy, and peaceful holiday season. I suppose this should be called a Table of Contents. In any case, here follows a list of links —with pictures— to the twenty-four posts of Advent 2018. … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press 2018 Advent Calendar: Day Twenty-four and A Self-closing Book Cover

Posted on December 24, 2018 by

I used today’s structure to create a version of the Zhen Xian Bao/Chinese Thread book. I made it to carry my knitting tools and patterns to England this past fall, and it worked very well. The instructions for folding a … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press 2018 Advent Calendar: Day Twenty-three and A Multi-piece Book Cover

Posted on December 23, 2018 by

Earlier this year I spent some time playing with little pieces of paper. Inspired by the work of Tomoko Fuse, I came up with a variation of a paper quilt fold that permitted the construction of an accordion book. With … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press 2018 Advent Calendar: Day Twenty-two and Another Card Case/Book Cover

Posted on December 22, 2018 by

From the outside, a cover made with a version of today’s card case looks just like the one I showed yesterday. (The orange-y book is yesterday’s fold, the flowery one is made with today’s version.) This picture of the inner … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press 2018 Advent Calendar: Day Twenty-one and A Card Case

Posted on December 21, 2018 by

I always seem to have more cards than will fit in my wallet easily. A small case for the ones I don’t use often (coffee cards, membership cards) has proven most useful. Today’s fold re-visits the structure of the Regency … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press 2018 Advent Calendar: Day Nineteen and a Simple Book Cover

Posted on December 19, 2018 by

I first used this cover when I was a child. At the beginning of school every year, the teachers would distribute textbooks, then hand out large sheets of brown paper printed with a grid of blue lines. We used the … Continue reading →

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