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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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A Model Reversible Box with Attached Accordion Book

Posted on May 29, 2022 by Byopia Press

Time for another paper project: this one falls in the field of book arts.

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This Could Be The Start Of Something Small

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Byopia Press

The Saskatchewan Craft Council has put out a Call for Entry and I am thinking about making something. This members show is open to Saskatchewan Craft Council members in good standing (excluding Patrons and Organizational memberships). The Saskatchewan Craft Council … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Deep Time

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Byopia Press

Today’s flick features an artist’s book by Radha Pandy. The ‘book’ itself is a series of dyed single sheets with papercuts and drawn topographic maps.     Perhaps you will spend some time this weekend thinking about erosion, sedimentation, and … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: City Sidewalks

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Byopia Press

Late Again! Today’s flick features “two artist’s books that use maps to document movement of an artist over time. Works featured include “La Acera” by Steven Daiber and “Call a Wrecking Ball to Make a Window” by Shana Agid.”   … 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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Seven Weeks or Forty-five Days

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Byopia Press

I have completed seven weeks of my #99DayProject, or 45 squares. I will show the squares in a moment, but first I am pleased to announce that my one-of-a-kind artist’s book The future isn’t what it used to be has … Continue reading →

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And on it goes …

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Byopia Press

Six weeks of squares have been completed. Here’s today’s: It represents the year’s shortest night in the Northern Hemisphere, just before the Summer Solstice today. Oddly enough, it is also #42.

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Not very much ado about a few things

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Byopia Press

It has been one of those scattered weeks with a bit of this mixed with a bit of that. I did some preparatory work for a possible piece for a show later this year at the Hand Wave Gallery. This … Continue reading →

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Ruth Smith’s Folded Secrets 1 and 2

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Byopia Press

In the summer of 2017, when I was looking for the folding pattern for this collapsing box, I discovered the Chinese Thread Book/Zhen Xian Bao and the work of Ruth Smith. I learned from the internet that she had written … Continue reading →

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