Pop-Up Exploration

First we delighted in Robert Sabuda's amazing pop-up version of The Chronicles of Narnia and then collectively shuddered as we made our way through the classic Pop-up Book of Phobias created by Gary Greenberg, Balvis Rubess and Matthew Reinhart.

Next, with Carol Barton's The Pocket Paper Engineer Vols 1 & 2 and The Elements of Pop-Up by David A. Carter and James Diaz at hand, we tried out some pop-up forms.  The collaboration and the cross pollination that developed from exploring pop-ups together inspired some exciting applications.

Here are some forms we learned from the how-to books.

 

 And here are some of the ways we found to use these forms in our work.

Debbie Stone

Miriam Frischer

Jo Renbeck

Lorraine Hartin-Gellardi

Welcoming the Winter Dragon

Dragons may be beneficent or malevolent.  They are a bit like winter in that way.
In our mind's eyes, we observed the winter dragon in its wintery landscape and then wrote some collaborate word streams about what we saw.  Here are some writing samples of what we discovered to be a rather lively, erratic character.
                                               Winter Dragon,
                                               red tongue,
                                               honey comb nostrils,
                                               rasping, clattering
                                               down the snowy hill.
                                               Winter Dragon,
                                               tangerine nostril
                                               smooth tail
                                               stomping, creeping
                                               on the edge of the fence
                                               Winter Dragon,
                                               shimmering blue tail
                                               scaly tongue
                                               singing, lunging
                                               in the hollow.
Using a basic one-two-three fold and shards of Chiyogami paper, participants created these spirited winter dragon books.

THURSDAY WORKSHOP

Dorothea Vincent

Susan Appollo

Gail Gates

Leonora Kovacs

Pam Wright

Santha Cooke

  SATURDAY WORKSHOP

Josette Lee

Debbie Stone

Lorraine Hartin-Gelardi

Karen Summerlin

Linda Goff

Karen Lempke

This was great fun, as always!  Thanks to all for your bright spirits and wild dragons.

October Spirit Shapes Books

What a variety in book forms this month, even with four people starting from the same hinged paper frame.  All the books offer really inviting ways to peek into the rich sensory aspects of October.  Delicious!

Gail

Dorothea

Lorraine

Tilly

Meghan

Miriam

Rose Anne

Susan

ROOTS workshop at the DREAMING GODDESS

Many thanks Rhianna of the Dreaming Goddess for inviting me to offer the ROOTS workshop at the September Pagan Crafts Circle.  What a wonderful, spirited group!  Fourteen women let their imaginations dig deep into the world of roots and found treasure to form their books.  It was great pleasure to witness fourteen uniquely expressive books come into being.  Cheers to you all!

Jacqui

Rhianna

Dawn

Tammy

Sarah

Dorothea

Maryalyce

Christine

Sue

Jennifer

Juliamae

Cheryl

Jennifer Jo

Elisabeth

BIRD Flock to the May Workshop

We entered the spaces and rhythms of bird life.  Birds, foliage and flight all emerged magically from acetate transfer mono-prints.  Double pamphlet books took flight as people experimented with ways to create openings and sculptural dimension with paper.

 THURSDAY GROUP

Deanna Touhey

Karl Volk

Diane Johnson

Judy Malstrom

Pat Joel

Susan Appollo

Karen Holtslag

Debbie Stone

Amy Farrell

SATURDAY GROUP

Lorraine Hartin-Gelardi

Cait Johnson

Karen Summerlin

Josette Lee

Pam Wright

Marianne Muggenburg

Karin Lempke

Thanks again to all who came to the workshops for all the fun of seeing your visions emerge with such spirit and beauty!  It is wonderful to make books with you in community.

Cheers,
Jo