Tag Archives: typography

Third Time’s a Charm (sort of)

Posted on June 4, 2023 by Byopia Press

The idea of a double-tabbed nonadhesive joint for assembling book pages continued to niggle at me last week, so I made another attempt at a workable version. The image below shows the successful iteration.

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Waiting for glue to dry …

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Byopia Press

The major book arts project this week was finally constructing a wrapper for Recomp, a work that I started in 2015. (You can read about it here and here.) Recomp is mounted in a box that has hinges and a … Continue reading →

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The Faceted (Map) Ring

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Byopia Press

I was going to post instructions for another band closure for books (and other things) this week, but I attended Helen Hiebert’s Zoom mini-workshop on Thursday and got distracted. (I couldn’t resist learning another star fold.) Here is what I … Continue reading →

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Catch-Up Week

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Byopia Press

I will be doing some catching up this coming week after spending far too much time selecting images for my Zoom presentation for CBBAG.

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Hither and Thither

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Byopia Press

A number of things were accomplished this week but the biggest project was selecting the images for my upcoming Zoom presentation for the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild.

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Memory

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Byopia Press

I have been working on another piece about childhood memories. (You can find a DIY version of Fragile, a previous memory-based work, here.) I am using a folded structure that I created four years ago. This model has been floating … Continue reading →

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Cut Paper Valentines

Posted on January 22, 2023 by Byopia Press

I learned something this week: when designing a papercut I think like someone who works with a knife, not like someone who works with scissors.

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A Little Bit About This and That

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Byopia Press

Early this past week David and I drove to Outlook, Saskatchewan to deliver and install my solo exhibition at the AGO. (Sorry, Art Gallery of Outlook. I can’t resist using the initials.)

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Following a Train of Thought to a (Possibly Illogical) Conclusion

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Byopia Press

Showing you sneak peeks of the projects coming in December has begun to feel a bit mean, so I have an actual project for you this week. It began as a bit of paper play and led to something completely … Continue reading →

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Make Your Own Copy of Saki’s “The Open Window”

Posted on October 23, 2022 by Byopia Press

This week I have a seasonally appropriate little drumleaf binding for you to make. (It’s a sort of ghost story.)

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