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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2021: The Index

Posted on December 26, 2021 by Byopia Press

To make it a little easier to find that post you vaguely remember seeing earlier in December, here’s the index for the 2021 Advent Calendar. Posts with an asterisk at the end contain instructions for DIY artist’s books. (Clicking on … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2021: Day Twenty-five and Seven Stars

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Byopia Press

A post from Byopia Press featuring seven stars couldn’t begin with anything but the Chinese Lucky Star. It is part of the reason that my website/blog exists. If you would like to fold a few (they look best in groups), … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2021: Day Twenty-four and Modular Accordions

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Byopia Press

Today’s instructions are for a modular accordion. This accordion is a logical simplification of a structure I have used before. It is based on multi-part accordion I made some time ago inspired by the modular paper works of origamist Tomoko … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2021: Day Three and More Ways to Fold an Accordion

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Byopia Press

On Day One I showed you the Keith Smith instructions for an Oriental Fold Book. This is not, however, the method used by Japanese binders. I learned the Japanese method from this book:

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2021: Day One and Three Ways to Fold an Accordion/Concertina/Leporello

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Byopia Press

Welcome to the first post in the Byopia Press Advent Calendar for 2021. This year the theme is “Simple, Occasionally Unusual, and Mostly Non-adhesive Structures for Artists’ Books”. (If you are looking for more ‘seasonal’ projects, check the links at … Continue reading →

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… and another new flexagon.

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Byopia Press

Last week I posted a new flexagon/fidget toy I invented after Paula Beardell Kreig inspired me to play with little squares of paper. I came up with a second design, which is the subject of this week’s post.

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Make Your Own Pocket/Hedi Kyle Panorama Book: Part Two

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Byopia Press

Last week I posted instructions for a model of a book structure that combines a pocket/modular accordion book with the panels from Hedi Kyle’s Panorama Book. This week’s post shows you how to make two projects based on that structure: … Continue reading →

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Make Your Own Pocket/Hedi Kyle Panorama Book: Part One

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Byopia Press

I have been posting teasers about this project for a few weeks, and it’s finally here: the Pocket/Panorama Book. It is a combination of the pocket (modular accordion) book structure I played with at the start of this year and … Continue reading →

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99 and Done

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Byopia Press

My #99DayProject is now complete. I finished the last square ahead, so you can have an advance peek at tomorrow’s square.

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Week Four of my #99dayproject and a Modular Accordion

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Byopia Press

I finished another seven squares for my 99 day project this week. Monday was lilacs.

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