Artists books handmade

inside panels. handmade book. made by me. 2007. using photos, ribbons, fabric, grommets, pins, book board, and more.

What makes handmade books unique are the special touches, and these 10 tips and tricks will show you how to make your next book a one-of-a-kind treasure.

Tekla McInerney

The [artists’ book] movement had its beginnings with a few individuals (conceptual artists Dieter Roth, Hansjörg Mayer, and Ed Ruscha immediately come to mind), but in the area of structural …

Well this month is month 2 for the Art X 12 Artists Collaboration arranged by Seth Apter. The talent of artists on these traveling book projects is very impressive and I am so honored to be on this…

Found this unique illustrated fabric book in the archives of the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), New York. The English translation of the title is “Ode to Forgetting”. The pages are composed of fa…

Cas Holmes upcycles old books and ephemera into handmade art books

Embroidered & Collaged Fiber Constructions, Mixed Media Collage Paintings and Artist Books by Sharon McCartney

I started this post nearly a week ago but somehow none of it saved so here goes again. I am teaching a workshop for Papermakers of Victoria this coming Sunday and we are doing acetate etching (although it is perhaps more correctly acetate engraving). I have done a bit with sheets of thickish acetate scratching the surface with an awl and that is what we will be concentrating on however I have also been playing around using an engraver on perspex and was happy with the results so we will do…

William Cobbett's A French Grammar, published in 1829. Artist Kyra Clegg took this sad, battered old book and turned it from thi...