BOOK ART
Pop-up books have been a favourite of mine for many years, I bought a very early Meggendorfer moving book, tinted by hand many years ago but I now collect some of the modern books.
Sue Blackwell, my goodness what a prolific lady. In addition to books she has done full size installations, theatre sets and window displays for top stores. She has featured on book and magazine covers. I wish I had noticed the Waitrose March 2012 cover I would have got a copy. Her sculptures were influenced by SE Asia when she lived there. Sue always reads her books first.
Frances Pickering. This lovely lady has a new book coming out in October called 'Under the Cover' which shows textiles and brown paper amongst other things. I was very taken by the fact that she is selling original pages from her book 'Page after Page' with the money going to the charity Sight Savers.
Paul Johnson has work in the Tate Gallery and New York. He is on the Craft Council's select list of British designer - makers. I think his books to encourage young children in literacy etc are amazing. I was able to purchase one of his books on line for 1p! + p&p what a bargain as well as fine one in the library. He will definitely be influencing my own book at the end of this module.
Jan Pienkowski. I love his sense of humour and have several of his books for children and some which I think adults would also love. If you ever get a chance to see Botticelli's Bed and Breakfast it is great. I was showing it to a close friend when she said she had been at university with him and knew him well. Our Polish Builders have helped me pronounce his name correctly at last.
Robert Sabuda. I have many of his books, my favourites being The Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland. I actually bought the former in Kansas City and was slightly miffed at finding it for sale in the UK. These two both have mini books inside many of the pages and W of O has a pair of 3D glasses to see the Emerald City. I also have some of his lovely greeting cards.
Kate Farley is a lady who also teaches book making and finds it complementary to her own creative practice. She used collage, photography and print making and likes to make work that "challenges visual interpretation of site, space time and experience".
Ron van de Meer claims he was the first paper engineer to insist that adults could be as fascintated by pop-up books as children. He has produced books on subjects such as architecture, music and psychology which have been best sellers. Pages can be opened to reveal 3D items of The Sydney Opera House, sailing ships, an orchestra or a volcano.
Paper Engineering and altered books seem to be a natural progression of my decades long love of origami stemming from my childhood Rupert Bear books which I have passed on to my own children and now grandchildren.
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