Masters: Book Arts: Major Works by Leading Artists

Eileen Wallace curates juried products of 43 book artists on the forefront of bookbinding as an art form.  Miniature Book: 4,000 Years of Tiny Treasures Daniel Essig: I'm inspired by history and by traces of the past - ancient binding styles, altered books, distressed finishes, and found objects.Shanna Leino: the feeling of a treasure found, of something lost being rediscovered - this is the quality I chase in my work.Each artist is unique in their approach to the transmittal of information via multiple joined surfaces and is chosen to illustrate the breadth of visual potential in the book form:book in box  Books, Boxes & Portfolios: Binding, Construct and Design, Step-By-Step , Illuminated Manuscripts  handpainted books, Chinese traditional bookbinding: A study of its evolution and techniques (Asian library series)  Chinese side stab accordian folds, glued flag pages, origami foldsinteractive game books, New Pop-Up Paper Projects: Step-by-step paper engineering for all ages  cut outs, pop-ups, pull-outs, spinning pointers, embellishments, paper reams as if blocks of wood to carve, hidden surprises behind doors and windows,dimensional scenes unfolding in layers,detailed scissor cutting from paper invention in China, altered books, hand embroidery on paper,  A History of Illuminated Manuscripts  lettering, calligraphy, Karakuri: How to Make Mechanical Paper Models That Move  paper machines, Secrets of Rusty Things: Transforming Found Objects into Art  tins, twigs, clay, spiral bound letterpress printed,printing on plastic, translucent pages, photocopies, accounting pages, linoleum printing, oil paints, rubbings, Live & Learn: Real Life Journals: Designing & Using Handmade Books (AARP)  piggyback miniatures, wire binding, map fold, torn papers, scrolls, magnetic pages, wrappers, piano keys and brass nails like the jade plates hinged with gold wire worn by the Son of Heaven as whole body funeral armor, leather beads thongs, silk, organza pages, batik, woodcuts, basswood, watercolors, collage, linen, 1000 Journals  serendipitous discoveries adhered onto pages, coins, buttons, sun prints, cotton, copper, wire, slate, patchwork, sandblasted aluminum, canvas,Good Mail Day: A Primer for Making Eye-Popping Postal Art mail art, steel, tabs, fishbone folds, stencils, burned paper, Tyvek, gauze, bubble wrap, mica, photos, computer printed designs, slipcase, scanned art, three dimensional acrylic sheets, meteorite, goatskin, musical composition, tree bark, skeleton, padauk, Chinese calligraphy, papyrus, sand, resin, pumice, encaustic,Cover To Cover: Creative Techniques For Making Beautiful Books, Journals & Albums packed sewing over cords, cotton batting, antique cabinet, reused recycled ephemera, long stitch binding,The Archaeology of Medieval Bookbinding Greek Coptic binding, glass vials, etched brass, pressure prints, relief prints, silk screening, machine stitching, leporello binding, colored tape collage, newsprint, tea dyed, haiku, cork, silk suture, bias tape, tar paper, dos-a-dos binding, French door binding,Learn Calligraphy: The Complete Book of Lettering and Design handwritten lettering, varnish, card stock, watercolor paper, colored markers, laser cuts, ribbon, wallpaper, tweezers, rusted tools, crayon, ink, pencil, metal ring binding, buckram, tie closures, velvet, hand tinting, typed words, leather tooling, chalk, milk paint, tintypes, mahogany, cherry, maple, antique paper, shells, nails, trilobite, lens, antique texts, pamphlet binding, brocade, carousel binding, gatefold opening, marbled paper, tunnel book, gouache, tacket binding, hook and loop closure, parchment, cigar box, found items, rubber stamps, bamboo, gum labels, magnets, carbon rods, album screws, tarpaulin, embossing, wood-burning, ceramic stain, woodcut, hand lettering, paper clay, engraving, die cut, vellum, fabric hinges, colored pencils, sumi ink, graph paper, collaborative paintings, antique papers, stain, hologram, photogravure, hemp, German medieval link stitch, tabs, inkjet print, wood type, ornaments, soy ink, netting, feather, lithography, birch, acrylic paint, seeds, brass hinge closures, air brush painting, felt, handmade paste paper, ball bearing, solder, carved boards, brass tubing, gold leaf, sandblasting, alum tawed leather,Creative Wildfire: An Introduction to Art Journaling - Basics and Beyond hand sketches, zinc, leather onlay, solar plate intaglio,Bookbinding for Book Artists laced on boards, diptych binding, rivets, wood slats, fans.Also read Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout a marriage of passion and literacy through book arts in the crafted biography of Marie Curie Nobel Prize laureate 1903 for the discovery of radium. Author Redness teaches at the Parsons School of Design and created the cyanotypes of the physicist's personal challenges as well as designing the typeface named after the Curies' spiritualist medium.Laura Wait: I use the fluidity of handwriting as a way to create energy and concentrate on the abstract nature of letters as symbols. Lettering As DrawingShanna Leino: I've kept a journal all my life and was frequently disappointed as . . . they would inevitably fall apart before I was done. . . . Making a sturdy journal that would survive the tough love of regular use was my first book-making challenge.Book sizes vary from 1" to 132" long, with contours veering from traditional to globoid to architectural.I prefer wood board, leather, metal or bone covers in Ethiopian Coptic binding, with patterned integral handsewn headbands Headbands : How to Work Them. Thus I was initially drawn to Shanna Leino and Daniel Essig's work, miniature books of hand made paper, finely carved, detailed, sewn integrating symbolic content into haptic design The Penland Book of Handmade Books: Master Classes in Bookmaking Techniques.Daniel Essig: An old typesetter's cabinet sits in my basement. Instead of lead type the tiny drawers hold fossils, shells, and other found objects. Just as type impressed meaning onto the pages of traditional books, the objects in my cabinet help my books speak.Each artist in Masters excels in the interpretation, expression, imaginative variation on the book theme idiosyncratically executed. There are book forms for which I have no fond feelings, yet am able to admire excellence in craft, ingenuity, artisanship and inventiveness as beguiling, appealing and enticing the creative impulse nevertheless.Masters in my assessment deserves 10stars (also see 500 Handmade Books: Inspiring Interpretations of a Timeless Form (500 Series)) comprising exceptional breadth and vivacity; 329 pages of visual reflection for artists who appreciate the tactile grace of handbound letters.Is it possible to be too enamored of the outmoded concept of handwritten texts in an age of digital media?

This is not a technique how-to book on bookbinding, but a very inspirational book filled with gorgeous photos of handmade books from today's best mixed-media artists. As such, I find it incredibly inspiring and challenging, the perfect coffee-table book and conversation starter, and a reference volume that I will return to again and again. I love the full color detailed photos, and I appreciate the brief text accompanying each book that gives some insight into the artist's materials and working methods. Anyone interested in learning more about the artists and their work can easily google them, and I have already found several that I would love to learn from--several teach around the country.What I love about inspirational books like this is that they help me to think differently; they sort of crack open my brain and cause me to consider new approaches to my own artwork. If you're looking for a book of inspiration in the book arts, this is one of the best. I also recommend the other title in this series, Masters: Collage: Major Works by Leading Artists.Sharilyn Miller, author of Arty Jewelry & Arty Jewelry II

The book is a collection of book arts coming from different artists, exhibiting their works and such.I bought this along with the Penland book of hand made books. I was sort of tired scouring the net for different art book creations so I bought this, very efficient and looks pretty on my coffee table.I like it. A good book for a starting book artist such as myself.

Always enjoy these books - full of ideas

Good overview of contemporary book art but with focus on more "traditional " definition and methods. Lots of great pictures.

This is rather different and very interesting. Add it to your library and expand your library universe. It's a beautiful book!

I am a bit disappointed in this book as I have already seen quite a few of these book arts / artists' books / book objects in other books. Some of them are so old and have been around for years. Time for an update Lark and for some newer blood.

This book showcases wonderful and varied book artists. Each artist presents their work with artist statements. This book is a wonderful thing to study.

I bought this thinking it would give some explanation on how to make the books, however it just shows excellent designs and you have to figure out how to make them.

Extrêmement complet, avec plusieurs pages sur un même artiste, ce qui permet d'embrasser la qualité de la démarche et des créations.Les photos mettent bien en valeur les oeuvres.Le livre est volumineux et couvre un champ large et riche de cette aspect de la création contemporaine.Concernant l'envoi et la réception de ma commande, cette dernière a été retenue à la douane française, ce qui a occasionné du retard à la réception ... j'ai contacté le vendeur qui m'a immédiatement et cordialement répondu.Je suis très satisfait :).

Même si c'est en anglais, même si vous ne parlez pas anglais,si vous aimez les livres d'artistes, n'ayez aucune hésitation. Les photos sont superbes, tous les livres d'artistes présentés sont étonnants de créativité.Un livre d'art magnifique à un prix modeste.