The American artist Ansel Adams is one of the world’s best known landscape photographers. He was born in 1902 in San Franciso. He died just south of his place of birth, on the beautiful coast of Monterey, in 1984. He was the most celebrated American photographer of the twentieth century, whose photography spans over 60 […]
NY Art Book Fair, Sept 30–Oct 1
September 20, 2011 by 1 Comment
Printed Matter, Inc. Contemporary Artists’ Books Conference The NY Art Book Fair September 30–October 1, 2011 MoMA PS1 22-25 Jackson Avenue at 46th Avenue Long Island City, NY The Contemporary Artists’ Books Conference is a dynamic, two-day event focused on emerging practices and debates within art-book culture. For the first time, the Conference […]
Why don’t men ‘do’ scrapbooking?’
November 24, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Why is it that nearly all scrapbook enthusiasts are women? It’s not as if we don’t like taking photographs, is it? If you’re on holiday and someone barges into you while they’re trying to line up a family shot, it’s not going to be Mum standing there apologetically! We also love collecting things, though that’s […]
Indian Block Printing
October 21, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The article “Indian Block Printing: Three Main Techniques” that Author Rajneesh Dubey wrote in 2007 is a great resource for this fine art technique. “Block printing, as name suggests, is the use of wooden blocks in the process of dyeing and printing. In India, block printing has been in practice since 12th century. Even before […]
A ‘How to’-article: Techniques for Creating an Art Book
October 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The following example on how to create an artbook was found on a polymer clay fine craft supply website: Faux Jade Mini Book Of course, you can completely tailor the techniques to provide your own messages and do your own detailing. Having said that, this Asian Proverb book project offers a myriad of art techniques […]
Book As Art 101: Page Layout
October 5, 2007 by Leave a Comment
This article “Scrapbooking Page Layout Ideas and Suggestions” written by a scrapbook art instructor discusses page layout ideas and is a good complement to the Book As Art article on this website on ‘mood boards’. “Scrapbooking is one of those things that keep our memories alive and brings smiles to people’s faces for years to […]
