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Pocket Book: Theme and Variations Part Four

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Byopia Press

I am still on the hunt for the origin of the structure Wendy Feldberg used for her little swatch book. I briefly thought I had found it when I saw a very small image of this book by Cherryl Moote, … Continue reading →

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Making Artists Books

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Byopia Press

I recently wrote several posts —Pocket Book: Theme and Variations Part One,  Pocket Book: Theme and Variations Part Two, and Pocket Book: Theme and Variations Part Three— that began with an unusual book structure used by Wendy Feldberg. Here is … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Jody Williams, book artist

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Byopia Press

Tonight’s flick is the last in February’s selection of book artists. The film features Jody Williams, and her book and exhibition Small Orders.     I highly recommend taking some time out of your weekend to look at more artist’s … Continue reading →

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R is for Red

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Byopia Press

The February #areyoubookenough challenge word is Red. I tried —and failed— to come up with something based on Retired, Extremely Dangerous. I made a small red text-less book about words instead.

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Friday Night Flicks: Perhaps I’ll Fly

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Byopia Press

Tonight’s flick features a different take on the artist’s book. The film is a collaboration between photographer/filmmaker Louis Kwok and book artist Adelene Koh.     I posted a Friday Night Flick about Adelene Koh back in 2017. You could … Continue reading →

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Pocket Book: Theme and Variations Part Three

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Byopia Press

I ended last week’s post with the image of these pockets created by folding and interlocking pieces of paper and card stock. (If you missed the previous posts, you might want to go back and look at Part One and … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Julie Fordham’s ‘The Dream’

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Byopia Press

The remaining three Fridays in February will feature artist’s books. Today’s flick is from Georgia Center for the Book and takes a close-up and detailed look at Julie Fordham’s painted and stitched accordion book The Dream.     The Dream … Continue reading →

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Pocket Book: Theme and Variations Part Two

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Byopia Press

Last Sunday I ended the description of my paper experiments with this structure. But wait … there’s more!

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Pocket Book: Theme and Variations Part One

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Byopia Press

On December 30, 2020, Wendy Feldberg posted images on Instagram of one of the books she makes for storing swatched samples of her inks. In response to requests, she posted some images of the construction a day later.

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An Early Start

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Byopia Press

It seems that 2021 might be a year when more people than usual will be sending postal valentines to loved ones, so I thought I would present this year’s Byopia Press valentine to allow time for making and mailing.

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