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A Pocket Placard

Posted on September 25, 2022 by Byopia Press

This week’s project is my contribution to the #AreYouBookEnough_Protest challenge.

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Well, that didn’t work …

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Byopia Press

The title is a bit misleading, as most of what I did this week worked just fine.

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And repeat …

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Byopia Press

I did get a little more work done on A Month of Sun Days this week, though not nearly as much as I had planned.

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Bad News and Good News

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Byopia Press

I did not start my new series A Month of Sundays this week as I had planned because I ended up dealing with other things, so I am starting this post with the same cheerful picture I used for my … Continue reading →

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Polyhedra and Bits of Paper

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Byopia Press

Last week’s rose kusudama was a bit tricky to put together, so I continued to play with paper polyhedra this week, trying to create a “flower ball” that was easier to assemble. I believe I have succeeded. (Instructions later in … Continue reading →

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A Slide-together Rose Kusudama

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Byopia Press

Both the recent projects posted here were books —The Orihime Binding with a Drumleaf Variation, Part One and Part Two, and The Language of Flowers (a little drumleaf binding). It’s time for a different sort of paper project, though still … Continue reading →

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Marginalia

Posted on July 24, 2022 by Byopia Press

For several days this past week I worked on my project Marginalia for this month’s Instagram areyoubookenough challenge.

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The Orihime Binding with a Drumleaf Variation, Part One

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Byopia Press

The anniversary of this blog is coming up —July 7— and I post a special project every year to celebrate both this event and Tanabata. This year I am re-visiting the Orihime binding which was created for Tanabata in 2017. … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Gail Armstrong

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Byopia Press

For the month of May, Friday Night Flicks will feature artists working with paper as a medium, beginning with London-based illustrator Gail Armstrong.     I recommend looking at more of Armstrong’s work this weekend on her Illustrationx page or … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Lucila Biscione

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Byopia Press

The final papercut artist for April is Lucila Biscione. This short video by Ayoub Benali shows Biscione at work in her studio and teaching a workshop.     I recommend taking a few minutes out of your weekend to take … Continue reading →

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