Various books on 2024 the Art of Handmade Books

Three books in pristine condition . Inside paqe has been signed.

Book Arts, beautiful bindings for Handmade Books by Mary Kaye Seckler
This book is inspirational for anyone who enjoys creating different types of books. The projects are challenging and fun, while catering for beginners through to people who have had a lot of experience in book making. All instructions are easy to understand and materials required are fully explained.
This is a fantastic book!

The Penland Book of Handmade Books
Every year Penland, the innovative school where crafters from around the world come to hone their skills, offers a master class in the art of bookmaking that's simply without equal. Fortunately, it's available to everyone, thanks to this technical and inspirational guide that showcases ten contemporary book artists who have taught at the institution. 400 illuminating photographs highlight the crafters as each one demonstrates all the details of his or her particular expertise. Marvel at the beauty of Dolph Smith's sculptural books, the exquisite structure of Jim Croft's carved wood covers and metal closures and the intricacies of Barbara Mauriello's handmade boxes and slipcases. This book includes reflective essays by all the artists.
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Book + ARt by Dorothy Simpson Krause
Discover what happens when you add artmaking and bookbinding together.
With Book + Art, explore the basics of surfaces, images and words in order to create provocative works of art with layers of meaning. Whether you're altering a pre-made book or creating your own, here you'll find both the instruction and the inspiration to get it done. In addition to learning mixed-media techniques—such as how to age paper, transfer images and make your own monoprints—you'll be given step-by-step instruction for numerous book structures including:

• Single-fold and bi-fold books
• Simple and extended accordions
• Perfect bindings
• Side-sewn books
• Single- and multiple-signature books
• Boxes
• Unbound collections


Add the art of the book and the book as art to your own artmaking repertoire 2024 today and start making your own meaningful artists' books.