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Transform old, damaged books into amazing cards, jewellery and gifts with this inspirational book. --Papercraft Issues Magazine, July 2011
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In these pages, Jason Thompson has curated an extensive and artistic range of both achievable upcycled crafts made from books and book pages and an amazing gallery presenting truly phenomenal examples of creations that transform books into art. The content encompasses a wide range of inspiring techniques and step-by-step projects that literally transform books and their parts into unique, beautiful objects and accessories. The book combines in equal measure book art techniques, paper art techniques, collage and altering techniques, along with a healthy dose of experimentation and fun. The beautiful high-end presentation and full color photos make this book a delightful must-have volume for any book-loving artist or art-loving book collector.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This amazing book features the work of many artists who excel in their field. They deconstruct, re-organise, shape and form books into works of art. An art that has become known as upcycling. Discover the techniques from bookbinding to origami that make these incredible works possible. Anyone who loves books or book-making will find a place for this book on their bookshelf as well as in their heart. It is full of fascinating work, beautifully presented. Find out how to understand the makings of a book, salvage old prints and illustrations to use in your work. I love the pocketbook, the paper houses, the necklaces and blooms not to mention the folding, manipulating and inspiring details in this book. The gallery takes you several steps further, showing the ultimate in what is achievable with good artist profiles. This review first appeared on Karen Platt's book reviews website.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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I was initially disappointed when this arrived as I expected more projects & less gallery of other 's work. However, I decided that the projects were well described & achievable, & that the work of other artists in this field inspirational & both in one volume a good idea. Not all unwanted books are suitable for passing on to others as I have found ( this includes offering them to family, friends, neighbours, schools, charity shops ,libraries , jumble sales or re-selling them). Now there is a use for them before the re-cycling bin. The items are not all child orientated either & include both practical & decorative objects. This with only basic & readily available tools so no need to go searching around for & hard to get or expensive equipment. Certainly worth the money.!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a brilliant book with 28 inspiring ideas for paper crafts. The basic idea is to create beautiful, unique and functional items, using old unwanted books. I always cherish my books and even when I no longer need them, especially now with all these e-books, I usually give them to charity. However, I still have boxes filled with books that are in no condition to be given to anyone, and this fantastic book gave me just the inspiration I needed, in order to recycle them, and create lovely things for the house and original hand-made gifts for friends and family.
The first chapter; "Getting Started: Fold, Mutilate, Staple & Spindle", has all the information the reader needs in order to prepare and create all the crafts, explains each technique, and presents all the tools that are required.
The second chapter; "Projects to play with: Novel Ideas for Artists and Bibliophiles", has all the projects, with detailed instructions and useful photographs, of both the finished products and the various stages of the projects. Sadly, the projects in this book are without the necessary templates. There are collage, folding, beading, jewellery making, rolling, cutting and shaping projects, that are fun and easy to make. It may seem that 28 projects are not that many, but there are many variations for each project. The projects include, cards, a book bag, a business card holder, necklaces and earrings, flowers, wrapping ideas, a book clock, coasters and ornaments to mention just a few.
The third chapter; "Gallery: Reimaging the Book", presents the work of many artists who work with books and create amazing art.
I love books and crafting, so I was delighted to get this book and I already made some of the projects. However, if you are reluctant to destroy books, in order to make these crafts, most ideas work just as well with unwanted catalogues, magazines, newspapers and any kind of paper you have available.
The first chapter; "Getting Started: Fold, Mutilate, Staple & Spindle", has all the information the reader needs in order to prepare and create all the crafts, explains each technique, and presents all the tools that are required.
The second chapter; "Projects to play with: Novel Ideas for Artists and Bibliophiles", has all the projects, with detailed instructions and useful photographs, of both the finished products and the various stages of the projects. Sadly, the projects in this book are without the necessary templates. There are collage, folding, beading, jewellery making, rolling, cutting and shaping projects, that are fun and easy to make. It may seem that 28 projects are not that many, but there are many variations for each project. The projects include, cards, a book bag, a business card holder, necklaces and earrings, flowers, wrapping ideas, a book clock, coasters and ornaments to mention just a few.
The third chapter; "Gallery: Reimaging the Book", presents the work of many artists who work with books and create amazing art.
I love books and crafting, so I was delighted to get this book and I already made some of the projects. However, if you are reluctant to destroy books, in order to make these crafts, most ideas work just as well with unwanted catalogues, magazines, newspapers and any kind of paper you have available.
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Recycling books
Contains twenty-eight projects. My eight-year old daughter has tried one of the easier projects, though some of the others require a little more patience. Read more
Published 2 months ago by beaded_girl
Playing with books
A beautifully produced book. It covers materials and resources needed to re-image, deconstruct, re-invent and recycle / upcycle books you no longer want to keep to read. Read more
Published 2 months ago by perry
Playing with books.
For anyone at all interested in books, paper,creating, recycling, upcycling this book is for you.
I have at least a dozen books on this subject and this is definitely my... Read more
I have at least a dozen books on this subject and this is definitely my... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Flossie
FASCINATING
I have yet to do any of the projects in this book but am excited to! The format looks user friendly, as do the instructions and the ideas! wow! Lovely.
Published 13 months ago by S. M. OLeary
Inspiring and truely creative ideas
He encourages us to go beyond the conventional, and brings home the old adage, "Don't judge a book by its cover". Read more
Published 18 months ago by J. Macdonald
A new life for old books
As a book lover I must have donated thousands to charity shops over the years, many of these I know would end up being pulped. Read more
Published on 19 May 2010 by Colin Barnard
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