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Thomas Kinkade is America's most collected living artist. Each of the tranquil, light-infused paintings he creates is a quiet messenger, affirming the basic values of family, home, faith, and the luminous beauty of nature. In A Book Of Joy, Thomas Kinkade's paintings and his own words, as well as the words of Shakespeare, Keats, Wordsworth, and others, create a breathtaking gift book that is a jubilant... (more)

Pockets, Pull-outs and Hiding Places

by Jenn Mason

More and more artists are seeking clever ways to make their albums and paper projects more interesting and three-dimensional. One of the most exciting ways of accomplishing this is by adding interactive elements, such as doors that open and reveal hidden layers, and envelopes and pockets that hold secret text, personal letters, or special photos. Pockets, Pull-outs, and Hiding Places: A Guide to Interactive... (more)

Books Unbound

by Michael Jacobs

Create handmade books like you’ve never seen before! Go ahead, break the boundaries of bookmaking—it’s fun and easy with Books Unbound. Using simple bookmaking techniques, you can turn an ordinary book into a handmade sculptural masterpiece. Book artist Michael Jacobs takes you step-by-step through twenty innovative projects, including travel journals, modular books, wired books, and books within boxes.... (more)

Making Memory Books and Journals by Hand

Making Memory Books and Journals by Hand

by Kristina Feliciano, Jo Lethaby, Jason Thompson

Making Memory Books and Journals by Hand offers easy-to-follow instructions for more than thirty projects that connect and preserve life's important occasions and friendships. Readers will learn how to make personalized photo albums, travel diaries, wedding albums, portfolios, and dream catcher booklets using creative studio techniques such as wax resist, leaf printing, and plaster paper. The writer in each of us... (more)

Making Books by Hand: A Step-by-Step Guide

Making Books by Hand: A Step-by-Step Guide

by Mary McCarthy, Phillip Manna

The craft of book-making goes back as far as the earliest times. Though the techniques are old, the art of book making seems to be growing. This is most likely due to the beauty of handmade books but also the ease with which simple books can be made. Mary McCarthy and Philip Manna provide illustrated, step-by-step instructions to lead both the beginning and experienced crafts person through twelve simple and... (more)

Crafting Beautiful Journals & Albums: How to Personalize, Embellish & Make Diaries & Scrapbooks

Crafting Beautiful Journals & Albums: How to Personalize, Embellish & Make Diaries & Scrapbooks

by Anna Morgan

Who can resist the appeal of a brand new notebook or journal? The clean blank pages are waiting to be filled, perhaps with secret thoughts, perhaps with favorite family recipes or pasted up with photos, ticket stubs and cherished mementos. And what could be more appealing than to embellish these blank books with attractive covers of fabric and other decorations? Crafting Beautiful Journals and Albums shows... (more)

Writers on Artists

by Daniel Halpern

Daniel Halpern has gathered together essays by over forty distinguished writers who discuss artists, works, or genres of visual art that have profoundly inspired or disturbed them. Now available in paperback, this volume covers a broad spectrum of world art history, ranging from Italian Renaissance painting to the abstract modern art of the twentieth century. Here one finds Ford Madox Ford writing on Holbein,... (more)

Altered Books, Collaborative Journals, and Other Adventures in Bookmaking

Altered Books, Collaborative Journals, and Other Adventures in Bookmaking

by Holly Harrison

Today more than ever, you can’t judge a book by its cover. Why? Because two of the hottest new trends in bookmaking are pushing the boundaries of what it means to write, read, and experience a book. This exciting guide explores the creative processes behind altered books when artists make their own distinctive mark on an already published workand collaborative journals in which many artists come together to... (more)

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A Book of Joy

by Thomas Kinkade