Last Thursday I taught a handmade cards and books workshop here in the Studio, just in time for the holidays! We discussed several bookmaking methods including accordion folds, pamphlet stitching, Japanese stab binding, and non-traditional techniques.
In addition to their stack of books, participants created handmade cards, envelopes and a colorful set of papers for future projects.
Below are a few books to help inspire you to create handmade books and cards this holiday season!
The Booklyn Education Manual compiled by The Booklyn Artists Alliance *currently out of print, but you can download the contents of the manual for free here.
Handmade Hellos: Fresh Greeting Card Projects from First-Rate Crafters
by Eunice Moyle and Sabrina Moyle
Collage Lab: Experiments, Investigations, and Exploratory Projects by Bee Shay
Print & Stamp Lab: 52 Ideas for Handmade, Upcycled Print Tools
by Tracy Bunkers
Painted Pages: Fueling creativity with Sketchbooks and Mixed Media by Sarah Ahearn Bellemare
Books without Paste or Glue by Keith A. Smith
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This workshop seems like it was able to encourage the teacher’s own creativity while giving them ideas to use with the children – it is great to see professional development like this. I have seen too many power point presentations!
Thank you for the links, also – I had not thought about mixed media in sketchbooks, and I’m looking forward to trying that out!
Allie
Hi Allie,
I also find hands-on workshops with free time to play with the materials can be more inspiring than their power point counterparts! I’m so glad you found the resource links inspiring. Best, Diana