Tag Archives: altered books

Friday Night Flicks: Michela Rossetti

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Byopia Press

Tonight’s flick is an almost meditative look at Michela Rossetti engaged in altering what looks like a large library edition dictionary. The finished work consists of the stack of unbound pages and one hundred paper pyramids.     In looking … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Alison Stockmarr

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Byopia Press

Tonight’s flick features Alison Stockmarr, whose collage works cross over into ‘altered book’ territory.     If you have a few free minutes this weekend, you could have a look at Stockmarr’s website or watch a longer version of the … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Activities and Some Recipes

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Byopia Press

The garden is being very productive this summer —we have had a decent amount of rain— so this week’s post is a celebration of food and flowers. Here’s the current kitchen bouquet. (Once they start blooming we have sunflowers in … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Off Book: Book Art

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Byopia Press

In case you didn’t have a chance to check out the PBS Digital Studio channel on Vimeo two weeks ago, tonight’s flick is another in their series on books. This video examines the idea of what a book is through … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Su Blackwell

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Byopia Press

I have long been a fan of Su Blackwell’s delightful paper sculptures made from books. Blackwell is currently coming to the end of the fund-raising period for a Kickstarter project: a book that will not only be a photographic display … Continue reading →

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A Little Bit About A Lot Of Things

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Byopia Press

I am currently working on two projects which I can’t show you as they are planned entries in a juried competition. In the unlikely event that one or other of the jurors should stumble across this blog, it would rather … Continue reading →

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Close, But Not Quite

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Byopia Press

I got quite a bit of work done on Recomp this week. I also spent quite a bit of time waiting for glue (well, cooked wheat starch paste/PVA mix) to dry. I finished covering the panels in Thai mulberry paper, … Continue reading →

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Bookish Press Release

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Byopia Press

Gallery on the Greens and the management of Market Mall are pleased to announce Bookish, an exhibition of work by Cathryn Miller of Byopia Press. The works on display cover the range of Miller’s oeuvre from altered book sculptures to … Continue reading →

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A Day in Davidson

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Byopia Press

I spent yesterday with a group of bookish people in Davidson, Saskatchewan. The event was organised by the Saskatchewan Chapter of the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, affectionately referred to by its members as CBBAG (pronounced ‘cabbage’). The morning started with … Continue reading →

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You Can’t See The Forest … Part Two

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Byopia Press

I ended last Sunday’s post with this image, and a promise to tell you more.

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