Folded Book Art Made Easy: available online

This book is a concise manual for learning to recycle books into beautiful folded sculptures. These easy book folding tutorials and patterns show you step-by-step everything you need to know to create amazing book art! Quickly learn:· Which books are best for...
Ukrainian Easter Egg Activity

Ukrainian Easter Egg Activity

Here is a video tutorial for a basketful of Ukrainian Easter eggs–also known as pysanky. The Ukrainian method of Easter egg dyeing resembles batik where you use wax to block areas from the dye. You work in layers, blocking out the lightest colors first, then...
Printable Skin Prototype

Printable Skin Prototype

I’ve been working at an artist’s print studio for a couple years now and getting acquainted with all the forms of printing–linoprinting, woodcut, lithography, monoprinting, etching, etc. I have not had much hands on in the studio. Mainly, what...
Folded Heart: 1 Pattern, 3 Ways

Folded Heart: 1 Pattern, 3 Ways

After perfecting the easy method for book folding, I’ve now started experimenting with variations of a single pattern. This folded heart book shows the result of two variations on the original method for folding a book into a word or image. In both variations, I...
Simplified Folded Book Art

Simplified Folded Book Art

If you’ve ever seen books with the pages folded into the shape of words and wondered how the heck it’s done, here is one method. I’ve seen methods that use precise mathematical calculations for each page and the use of a ruler for each fold. Thanks...
Latex-Like Frog Face Makeup

Latex-Like Frog Face Makeup

This frog face makeup is yet another in a series of fauxtex makeup ideas for Halloween or costume parties. It is ideal for people who are allergic to real latex. Fauxtex is a homemade substitute for latex made with tapioca flour, water, gelatin and solid coconut oil...