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Friday Night Flicks: Kathryn Holt

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Byopia Press

Tonight’s flick is really a slide show introducing Kathryn Holt and her collage process.     Perhaps you will make some paste papers this weekend for use in collages. If you haven’t made paste papers before, here’s a video from … Continue reading →

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DIY Cabbage Pie (Again)

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Byopia Press

This is a slightly adapted re-post from 2016. If you have read this before —and possibly made either the book or the cabbage pie— you might want to skip to the end for a new recipe: David’s Thin and Crispy … Continue reading →

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A Clear Midnight Revisited

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Byopia Press

With July 7, the beginning of Tanabata celebrations in Japan, still a couple of days away, I thought I would re-post one of my favourite previous Tanabata projects, a DIY star-themed artist’s book from 2018. An accordion with interlocked diamond-shaped … Continue reading →

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Memory Bank

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Byopia Press

I spent the week folding paper and assembling the five cubes for the work tentatively named Memory Bank. The cubes will be displayed as a group, but also work individually.

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The Frank Fold: a reduced version of Hedi Kyle’s Franklin Fold, with an optional cover

Posted on January 12, 2020 by Byopia Press

As promised last week, here is a slightly simplified version of Hedi Kyle’s Franklin Fold from The Art of the Fold by Hedi Kyle and Ulla Warchol. I call it the Frank Fold, since Frank is a slightly reduced version … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2019: Day Eighteen and an Origami Ornament

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Byopia Press

You can make one of these paper ornaments from a square of paper, a length of cotton cord, and some wooden beads from a dollar store. (The ornament on the left is sometimes referred to as a “German Bell”.)

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2019: Day Sixteen and some Luminaria

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Byopia Press

The winter solstice is fast approaching —December 21 at 10:19 p.m. where I live. (This website lets you check the exact time for your location.) If you are planning a celebration, you might want to make some luminaria. This waterlily … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2019: Day Ten and a Locking Pocket

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Byopia Press

This is the first paper project for the 2019 Advent Calendar that doesn’t start with a square piece of paper. It begins with a rectangle, but ends up as a square.

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2019: Day Seven and a Little Star Book

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Byopia Press

Today’s post re-visits a post from May of last year. It seemed fitting to include it in this year’s Advent calendar since it starts with squares, is square when closed, and can be used as a Christmas ornament.

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2019: Day Six and a Modular Box

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Byopia Press

This is a box built out of six two-part panels and twelve connecting units. Before you panic about making twenty-four parts to construct a simple cube, I would like to point out a couple of things.

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