altered books

"James Allen, Thomas Allen, Noriko Ambe, Anonymous, Cara Barer, Doug Beube, Su Blackwell, Jennifer Collier, Brian Dettmer, Ari?n Dylan, Yvette Hawkins, Nicholas Jones, Jennifer Khoshbin, Lisa Kokin, Guy Laram?e, Pablo Lehmann, Jeremy May, Pamela Paulsrud, Susan Porteous, Alex Queral, Jacqueline Rush Lee, Georgia Russell, Mike Stilkey, Kylie Stillman, Julia Strand, Robert The, Vita Wells"--.

Contains illustrated, step-by-step instructions for thirty-two craft projects made with books, including a birdhouse, ornaments, vases, a wreath, a mobile, and other items, and features information on books, tools, and techniques.

A guide to altering images for use in photography, collages, journals, and other mixed-media art works that illustrates a wide range of altering techniques using traditional art media and digital processes.

Presents an overview of techniques for altering books using a wide variety of methods and materials, with step-by-step instructions for projects.

Photographs and step-by-step instructions demonstrate how to create unique crafts using books, combining the techniques of woodworking, bookbinding, paper crafting, origami, and textile and decorative arts to transform ordinary books into extraordinary objects.

Showcases examples of collaborative art, including art journals, altered books, three-dimensional pieces, retreat swaps, mail art, and virtual exchanges, and offers instructions and advice on organizing and participating in collaborative projects.

Describes the basic techniques involved in creating decorative conversation pieces by altering books and other found objects with art materials such as paints, papers, stickers, and fabric, and includes instructions for twenty-four projects.

Step-by-step instructions explain how to use simple techniques to transform any book into a work of art, including projects for writing poems using words from a book, turning a book into a purse, decorating a book with paint and beads, designing a pop-up book, and more.