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Books We Publish

 

Photo Op ------ Shipping November 30, 2007
by Cherryl Moote

From vintage images to the instant images of the 21st century we are surrounded by photographs. Looking for some great projects to showcase those images? In Photo Op you will find them – simple display options, clever storage projects, fun albums, arty showcases, and heritage albums.
Book artists will find that the projects in Photo Op are versatile, allowing them to explore imagery, form and structure in exciting ways. Examples and suggestions given throughout the book act as a springboard for further artistic explorations.
Photo Op includes instructions for 15 projects and countless variations. Instructions are clear and precise, amply diagrammed with line drawings and further illustrated with both black and white and colour photographs of the projects.
B-PO © 2007, 132 pages, 8.5" x 11". Spiral, colour, soft cover, 6 pages colour photographs, black and white illustrations. Retail: $40.00 US $40.00 CDN



Simply Bound: Beginnings in Bookbinding
by Cherryl Moote

For papercrafters and others just beginning to make books, this manual gives clear, precise instructions for 16 projects including meander books, lotus books, tea bag books, flutter books, and single signatures. Beginners will also find clear instructions for creating simple sewn books and accordions.
© 2001, 80 pages, 8.5" x 11", Spiral soft cover

Retail: $30.00 US $30.00 CAD



Sleight of Binding
by Cherryl Moote

This book is about creating magic and tricks with book forms. Learn how to transform paper into shapes that, when manipulated, reveal other previously hidden faces. Insert pictures and expressions into openings in the gallery book or flip to your hearts content with the Jacob’s Ladder and some amazing flexagons. Learn a new meaning to disappearing cash when you make the magic wallet. Make an envelope for any size project without a template. It’s all about making geometric forms easy.
© 2002, 88pages, 8.5" x 11", Spiral soft cover Retail: $30.00 US $30.00 CAD


 

Copied, Bound and Numbered
by Cherryl Moot
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This book features book forms perfect for creating small editions of art books with your photocopier or computer printer. The book forms presented also make wonderful one-of-a-kind books. Detailed instructions are given for the book forms and tips are given to help you streamline the assembly of the books, which leaves you more time to create art. Standard printer size papers are used for most of the projects. Projects include numerous variations on the accordion book, two-minute book variations, stab bindings, and flip books. Whether you flip it, fan it, stitch it or make it in two minutes, this instructional book will have you bound up for success. These books projects are ideal for swaps.
© 2003, 90 pages, 8.5” x 11", Spiral soft cover Retail: $30.00 US $30.00 CAD


 

Paper Delights
by Cherryl Moote

This book is full of delightful card, paper folding and bookbinding ideas for papercrafters who want to showcase special papers in their work. The samples in the book showcase wonderful chiyogami papers from Japan but would work equally well with scrapbooking papers and any hand decorated papers like paste papers or stamped papers. Some of the featured projects include dry embossing, iris folding, bargello, basic paper quilting, rotating cards, origami inkwell, origami kimono & happi coat, a wonderful bookmark, a takeout box full of paper fortune cookie books and a miniature library in a folded slip case. Includes 3 double-sided pages of color photos.
© 2004, 124 pages, 5.5” x 8.5”, Spiral soft cover Retail: $35.00 US $35.00 CAD


 

Books With Girth
by Cherryl Moote

For bookbinders who love books with thick spines, this book has instructions for piano hinges, sewn books, tabbed books and more. Clear, step-by-step, clearly diagrammed instructions will help you make one-of-a-kind journals, sketchbooks, travel diaries and more with confidence.

© 2005, 240 pages, 8.5” x 11”, Spiral colour cover, 6 colour pages Retail: $50.00 US $50.00 CAD




     
Building With Your Creative Stumbling Blocks
by Cherryl Moote

All artists have their own set of creative stumbling blocks that trip them up or provide a protective wall to hide behind. This book shows you how to make use of your creative blocks while exploring simple bookbinding, paper crafting and journalling along the way. Not only will you deal with some of your creative challenges and learn to feel more in control of your creative path but you will be doing it while learning new skills and being creative along the way. Included in the book are sections on how to deal with critical voices, set goals, rediscover your creative voice, find the time for creativity in your daily life and deal with the fears and challenges of living a creative life.
© 2006,120 pages, 8.5" x 11", Spiral soft cover Retail: $40.00 US $40.00 CDN



 

 

The Weekend Intensive Series

Coming in 2008! Our new offerings in 2008 and will be part of a line of book and DVD sets which will offer you full printed instructions for wonderful paper arts projects with a DVD that shows the projects being created in the studio and by students in a workshop setting. Each book and DVD set will offer you the breadth of learning experience that you would have at a weekend workshop. In 2008 we will be bringing you:

The Journal: Form and Content which will feature coptic, longstitch and meishi journals plus lots of ideas for creating travel and art journals.

Sleight of Binding which will be republished with colour inserts and a DVD showing you how to create magic with books and cards.

Calligraphy for the Serious Beginner featuring Lynn Lefler which will offer solid calligraphic instruction for beginners who want to build a strong foundation for their calligraphic hand right from the beginning.

Paste Paper Play which will feature Cherryl and a group of her friends showing you how they create marvelous paste papers and showing you a few of the wonderful ways you can incorporate paste papers into your cards, books and collages.

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  Calligraphy for the Serious Beginner
By Lynn Lefler

Available Fall, 2008
For those students who want to devote the time and energy required to become a serious calligrapher.