Book and magazine art Margherita
Oct 2013
There are references / links for most items, if not then they are probably my images/notes etc OR on my Pinterest “textile group” page.
The notes below are a mixture of their words and mine with hints and steps etc.
#1SILHOUETTE RECYCLED
Materials:
o Cardboard.
Magazine pages.
Scissors.
Glue.
Black permanent marker.
1. Fold magazine pages so that they are as skinny strips.
2. On the cardboard draw a silhouette of your favourite animal, flower or even may be the initial of your name.
((we drew on paper a scribble, coloured in parts, connected them and this became our shape
– see my image below
– rip paper with grain of paper and the strips will be long and more even
– on the back of the paper mark size larger than image, glue strips – folded or ripped
– glue ripped strips so that no background shows between strips
– turn glued sheet over and cut out shape))
3. Take a strip and glue on the silhouette. Cut surplus of strip so just shape covered.
4. Repeat until the outline is completely covered.
Other options
The versions I made:
Left – I folded the strips
Right – I ripped or cut them and left flat
#2
rolled magazines (tightly or bigger looser rolls) pages glued onto canvas = very cool image pattern
Cut pages to size length roll you want.
You can cut roll after making and dry but it’s hard to get very accurate cuts if doing an exact placement
design eg image 1.
Decide what you want to show on your roll and have this part of the page facing down and the last bit to roll.
Use a facetted sided pencil - it grips the paper and makes it easy to roll
Here is another option for rolling paper – it looks a lot easier to control and would, I think, make
longer rolls. Rolling starts at 6 min – at 10 mins for a bowl and 16min for a box
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_4hTyu7ATI
Use large brush to brush glue over end of paper (if you have it in far enough then last couple of rolls will be
glued and it will hold faster so you don’t need to hold roll as glue dries
Don’t worry if end is glued properly as long as it holds, as the edge will be glued to your background.
Paint or colour background so any gaps aren’t too obvious
Draw guide lines or grid to give approx placement or keep lines straight
If doing a grid like image, make grid size the length of the roll
If next rolls don’t exactly fit see if you can squeeze another roll into gap
Or evenly spread rolls in grid shape and when glue is dry lightly press on rolls to flatten
and fill in gaps
#3 Fan large and small
Thin slice of book – if taken at top or bottom of book then more white will show, if you want text showing slice more to the
middle area of the book
Squish spine down and out to fan the pages, paint etc. as the paint dries the fan becomes set open.
Tiny fans - while wet and as it dries keep scrunching up the pages, use a pin to separate pages if needed.
#4
Flower
Catalogue /magazine – stapled or glued spine - with at least 30 pages/pieces of paper.
Scissors
Glue
Decide on width of curls eg wide slice or thin slice. Cut.
if using stapled paper make sure the piece you're using is stapled together.
You might want to add another staple for extra reinforcement.
Step 1: Open the first page. Place glue on bottom of the cover page (refer to picture) and back of page to curl down.
Choose options of how to curl eg.Curl 1 page at a time Curl 2 or more at a time
Curl 1 lot leave 1 lot loose (either same No of pages as curl or different No)
Glue curl – press curl down on pile of pages yet to curl, hold for a bit then lift curl and press on to other curls.
Step 2: Repeat till all pages are glued except the cover page to the left.
If using book with lots of curls, hang the curls over the edge of the table so that making the next curl is easier
Sit for a ½ hr to dry. Now, glue the last page to complete the flower. Let dry overnight.
Use fishing line through a loop to hang or attach to the wall.
Options for lay out and No of curls
Image 1) curl x 2 pieces, straight x 2 pieces
Image 2) same as 1 then go back and curl 1 so edge is just laid
beside other curl.
The pressure of all the curls will hold them in place or use touch of glue.
Using a book option
Image and notes from Hamilton library book – sorry don’t have name.
Book at least 300 pages
Cut pages block off cover – if hard cover OR rip off front and back cover – if paper back
Cut a section of the book off block – from the spine to the page edge
Fold 1 page to the spine
Flip to next page fold it to the spine and then the fold to the spine (so ½ size of first fold)
Repeat till book finished
#5
Book folding
2 fold options
1) single fold – fold so edges align at the point – point can be at any part of the page edge
Spine
The finished shape has a straight edge coming out from spine before it curves down
2) a double fold creased - fold so page edges align with spine = the point is crossed 1 page over the other
The double fold created this shape.
NOTE: to get a complete 360 degree form with creased designs, I found I needed to combine two books.
Get two identical books, folded both, removed their covers and glued them together.
A single book generally creates a 180 degree shape. I found this true with books up to 600 pages.
Absolutely precision isn't necessary in the folding but try to keep things even and aligned.
The tall cylinder was shaped by taking three pages at a time and curling
them into the center. The other pages hold each in place and as you get more pages curled in, a tightness develops which
keeps things together. In addition to curling I also creased the pages for some designs.
A curl is the edge of the pages curved down towards or to the spine BUT the fold is not pressed sharp, it’s
left as an open as a curve.
A fold is same as curl but then pressed, either a little bit or hard to make a hard line fold.
Hint:
Keep book of unfolded pages as flat as you can so that you can curl page edge to the spine
Curl edge to the spine first then line up the point you are aiming for then line up folded edge.
With a double fold sometimes your page edge will need to curl up at the spine to fit it in, just curve up the
edge and it will set in place when you fold the curl out of the way ready to do the next one.
The cone is made by folding each page singly over at a diagonal and creased.
Choose a point on the outside edge of the page where you want to bend from. Put your nail at this point then fold the page
http://www.ashbeedesign.com/2012/04/altered-books-folding-part-ii.html
After several weeks of creating folded forms using books I decided to start altering the book shape before I started folding.
I found that books came in similar sizes and shapes, and even a large book and a small book, once folded created a form
that was very similar in size. I wanted more variations
Experiment 1 had me slicing a book into a 1 1/2" strip on the bandsaw and folding its long
skinny pages. That created the wheel like form (one at the back of image). It is a great shape in the arrangements but it
doesn't hold as even a texture as the other shapes did. The end view shows the gaps.
Next, I sliced a split into a book right at its midpoint but I did not cut all the way to the binding. On this one I did a diagonal
fold and crease from the center cut out. It created a wonderful double cone shape. This book had over 600 pages so it
made a much denser form when done.
http://www.ashbeedesign.com/2012/04/folded-books-more-ideas.html
More ideas.
Hang with folded books, especially with covers left on, with wall plate hangers
instructions and other ideas are here http://awhimsywillow.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/book-arttutorial.html
http://www.refabdiaries.com/2012/01/book-folding-free-patterns.html
http://www.refabdiaries.com/2012/10/upcycle-book-folding-from-budget-living.html
same hamilton library book
free complex patterns, http://rhymeswithmagicart.blogspot.co.nz/search/label/free%20patterns
And for gallery of her folded words http://www.fubiz.net/en/2013/03/25/folded-book-art/
Source: Benjamin Wieler on Etsy
Wendy Kawabata - "Withdrawn from Circulation".
Ceiling hanging art
Materials that you will need:
-1 large roll postal/craft paper from your home improvement store. Any heavy weight paper will do!
-ruler
pencil
scissors (exacto knife or rotary blade work great too!)
double stick tape
Mark paper every 4″ across your paper. Move your ruler up and keep marking as you go. Then go back and connect the
marks with lines. These will be your guides for cutting.
Using scissors or knife (with cutting mat) cut on the lines to create several single strips of paper.
Now take 1 of your strips and fold a piece of tape over the top of it. Punch a hole in the middle and attach a piece of string
to it. The tape will secure the hole and keep it from ripping through. Use a pin to hang your strip of paper.
Hang your strip of paper to the ceiling and measure how long you need it and trim accordingly.
Tip: Take your double stick tape and cut several pieces off and set them aside for easy access! This will
speed up the process and make things run a lot smoother!
Now it’s time for the fun stuff! Use your remaining strips of paper and some serious brain cells to create shapes and
designs to attach to your strip. Use a series of folds, creases, bends and curls to come up with some fun shapes! There is
no wrong way to do it! Make sure you have some small shapes and some large ones to give it dimension.
Use your pieces of double stick tape to hold down your designed shapes as you go. (the tape is not really pink! It’s just the
release liner!)
Once you have come up with a good shape, cut it from the rest of the roll.
You can begin to add your pieces to the hanging strip of paper. Use your tape to attach them to not only to the strip of
paper, but to each other. Work from either the bottom up or from the top, down.
Add as many as you want and make it as full as you want until you get to the end of your strip and finish it off.
find a sentence you like. Mark out the rest. Mount page on board
http://www.marthastewart.com/269354/magazine-christmas-trees?backto=true&backtourl=/photogallery/easyholiday-crafts#slide_16
STEPS
STEP 1 Open magazine and bend to break spine.
STEP 2 Fold individual page from top right corner to inside seam spine. Fold same page from
bottom right edge to gutter.
STEP 3 Fold bottom triangle of each additional magazine page up, making the bottom of the tree flat.
Then, fold top of all pages down to form tree shape.
STEP 4 Spray-paint folded tree desired color. Immediately sprinkle glitter over wet paint. Let dry.
Hang with plate hangers re instructions here http://awhimsywillow.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/book-art-tutorial.html
folded words, lovely http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.co.nz/2012/08/dogeared-design-folded-book-art-of.html
http://www.fubiz.net/en/2013/03/25/folded-book-art/
#6
http://awhimsywillow.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/book-art-tutorial.html
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jewelry
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deconstructed book folds very different http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTw3I6wfPAM
https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=book+folding+patterns&rlz=1C1CHMO_engbNZ473NZ473&oq=book+folding&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l3j69i62l2.6026j0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
http://tag.wonderhowto.com/folded-book-sculptures/
http://www.refabdiaries.com/2012/01/book-folding-free-patterns.html
http://www.chezlarsson.com/myblog/2013/03/folded-book.html
http://awhimsywillow.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/book-art-tutorial.html
http://www.instructables.com/id/Folding-Book-Art-Wedding-Table-Numbers/
The Folded Book Art of Isaac G. Salazar. - gallery of his folded words,
http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.co.nz/2012/08/dogeared-design-folded-book-art-of.html