6.2.1. There is an unbelievable number of artists under the headings of hand made books etc. I have a few favourites and although her books don't pop up or out, I love the work of Frances Pickering. There is something peaceful and close to nature that I find delightful.
I have been collecting 'commercial' artist books for some time, but as usual they are all packed away somewhere. One that I do have to hand and part of a series is the cute little London by Sara McMenemy, part of a series of cities. It is three dimensional and has a cut out skyline, is double sided and has stand outs. They make lovely souvenirs.
For many years I made a point of collecting advertising give aways that come under the heading 'paper engineering. I have a brilliant one from Honda that just keeps unfolding in different directions.
6.2.2 Samples
I have some very good quality paper that I bought some long time ago that I could use for these samples. Although it takes more work to fold neatly, it does make a strong shape.
The first is just a very long zig-zag. I could sew signatures into this, cut the top to shape, stick flags etc. So the base part is very important.
The second is a star book. This is obviously rather limited, but can be very effective.
Another zig-zag or accordion fold book, this time with windows in various sizes cut out and pushed through to the other side. A hard covered board is stuck to each end with a ribbon slotted through before fixing one end to fasten the book.
The last one is a double slotted accordion book, again with covers as before
Just for fun I thought I would end with something I did in a 2 hour workshop at my favourite Contemporary Craft Fair, the one at Bovey Tracy. It was on paper cutting and this is one that turned out quite well.
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