Altered Books, Collaborative Journals, and Other Adventures in Bookmaking

by Holly Harrison

Revealing how to alter treasured books through collage, paint, layering, sewing and more, this title details the creative processes behind the craft and shows how artists can come together to select a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564969959
• ISBN13: 9781564969958
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Quarry Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

my first altered book...

i've browsed through the selection offered at bookstores and i must say this one blows me away totally so i had to buy it off the shelf and bring it home! this book doesn't necessary go through the steps of creating one, but by the detailed pictures and variety, plus a bit of your crafty imagination, we can achieve a lot more via our own creativity, using ideas from this fascinating book to create our own altered books. not to mention an AB idiot like me, the information it offers all the way from AB communities to materials is priceless. i can't wait for more from Holly. ^_^ keep 'em comin'!

Inspiring and informative paper arts book.

I've read a LOT of craft and art how-to books, and many of them are geared towards beginners or focus on techniques like rubber stamping, which is pretty self-explanatory.I liked this book because it shows examples of altered books by artists working in the medium and has an accompanying section called "Technique Highlights" that tells you how to do things like gelatin prints, image transfers and bookbinding.For those already familiar (as I am) with some of these techniques, it was a pleasant surprise to find alternative methods of accomplishing these methods.Finally, it's always inspirational to see what other artists are doing with the medium. It helps you look at your own work and supplies in new ways. I'd definitely recommend this one.

Serious Eye Candy

This book is filled with lovely pictures of altered artwork. Although it's not a how-to book, it does include some brief descriptions of various techniques used in altered art, including one by Melissa McCobb Hubbell on digital artwork. It's about time someone thought to include this in a technique listing, since most of us are now using our computers for some aspect of our art. If you're looking for a book on basics, this probably isn't for you. If you want something that gives you lots of visuals to spin off into your own ideas, it's well worth the cover price.

It was very motivating, but she left off some good resources

The Altered book community is finally getting recognized. We're not just a bunch of "artists" who enjoy ripping up books. There is such a wide variety of things to do alter a book. This book is not for the very beginner, I don't think, but it will get your creative juices going. Her resources section is a bit small. There are so many great resources on line such as www.kloj.com or www.mantofev.com - see for yourself!

Some books are for more than reading...

While the art of altering books has been around for awhile, it is just now becoming a creative trend, and deservedly so. This is an art where you can release your innermost creative desires to express whatever you feel onto the pages of a book.ALTERED BOOKS, COLLABORATIVE JOURNALS, AND OTHER ADVENTURES IN BOOKMAKING will help to make your journey a little easier if you are beginning and give you inspiration if you're more advanced. The full-color photographs are beautiful and give you a little taste of the variety of things that you can do with this medium.Chapters include ideas for type of books to work with, things you can do in your book (collages, niches, transfers, ink, etc.), and goes on to more involved projects like rebinding your own books and joining round robins.All in all, you will gean a wealth of information from this book from both it's gorgeous pictures and fantastic ideas.