July 31st, 2008
Altered Playing Cards
Artist: June Campbell
Business name: Scrappbookinging By Design
Location: North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Websites & Blog:
Scrapping by Design
Scrapping by Design blog
Altered Book
June’s videos
How do you describe your work?
I do a variety of paper crafting projects, including scrapbooking, card making, altered books, making mini albums and journals, altered art, mixed media collage, etc. I […]
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March 27th, 2008
Digital papers printed and used to cover a journal.
Artist: Di Hickman
Location: California, USA (but born and bred in Derby, England)
Websites & Blog:
Di Hickman
Di Hickman Designs (store)
Di Hickman (blog)
Computer journaling onto traditional scrapbook layout
How do you describe your work, Di?
I create cards, scrapbook layouts, mini books, altered projects, and ATC’s, using either paper, digital or hybrid […]
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December 31st, 2007
Looking for something to do with yourself now that the year is almost over? Here’s a great project that will showcase all of your favorite correspondence from the year:
Does anyone write letters anymore? Of course they do! Even if your love letters arrived via email, this great little tutorial will show you how to make […]
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December 19th, 2007
Although there are certainly plenty of books that cover the great art of book making, perhaps you’d like to try a simple version first before investing in more detailed directions. Dawn Vinson at Daydreaming on Paper has generously made instructions available, using both diagrams and photos to illustrate the most basic process of binding your […]
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August 24th, 2007
Thunder Moon
In my usual fashion, this month I worked on the moon for last month! You can find links to more of the Bead Journal Project’s participants on Robin Atkin’s blog.
Click on “Bead Journal Project” under “categories” in the right-hand sidebar to see the past two months’ beaded journal page.
Tags: Bead Journal Project, bead-art, bead-embroidery, […]
By Cyndi -- 18 comments
August 22nd, 2007
Nate True has come up with a journal clasp mechanism which you’ve just got to see in action. Fortunately, he’s included a video clip! This thing is great. He writes:
This was the product of a day’s worth of work after about a week of pondering on a cool way to keep a […]
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July 27th, 2007
Strawberry Moon
I just can’t seem to work on the current month…I have to think about what the previous month was like in order to really come up with a beaded journal page that I like. So here’s my journal page for July, but it features the moon for June. You can find links to more […]
By Cyndi -- 5 comments
July 12th, 2007
Central New York Book Arts is an exhibition that features book works created by regional book artists, including students at Wells College in Aurora, N.Y., and the printmaking course in the School of Art and Design, College of Visual and Performing Arts, at Syracuse University. The 22 works in the exhibition illustrate a wide range […]
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July 5th, 2007
Black Plum
Artist: Dennis Yuen
Business name: Studio CaiLun
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Website & Blog:
Studio CaiLun
CaiLun blog
Black Plum, detail
How do you describe your work?
I’d describe the essence of my work is heavily influenced by graphic arts. I came from a background of photography, cinematography and graphic design therefore I always think of composition and colors when I work […]
By Cyndi -- 6 comments
June 20th, 2007
Richard Minsky is the founder and the current chairman of the Center for Book Arts in New York City. The center has presented over 140 exhibitions since the opening, and has been prominent in establishing the artist book movement. Minsky’s book art is extraordinary, and as a master teacher, he has inspired his students […]
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