Dukno Yoon / MetalWorks Movement and interactive relationship with the body has been the most important element throughout my body of work. However through these works, I also started to explore the mechanical structure as a form. Mechanical structure becomes the most enjoyable form to me as it becomes complex yet remains simple and coherent. The contrast between metal structural form and natural feather, together with the repetitive and whimsical movements of fragile wings, provokes the imagination and evolves the intimate relationship between work and viewer/wearer. Although the recent series, segmented wings have been focused on the formal challenge to engineer an intricate movement that simulates bird wings, these works are intended to be a series of poems in which I develope my own formal language, interpret the nature of wings, create various structural forms with movements, and share the metaphor, imagination, humor, with viewer/wearer. A Passage Introduction for Exhibition catalogue written by Susan Ewing
Bookbinding 101 - Getting Started I seem to get a lot of inquiries from people who are interested in learning how to do some bookbinding. It would be nice if I could just send these people to a single magic website for some good introductory bookbinding lessons; however, that website doesn't exist yet. There are some amazing resources online for bookbinders and lots of tutorials, but I have found nothing that is as organized and dedicated to teaching basic bookbinding as a face-to-face class or a good solid analog book! For people who have never made books before, I would suggest buying either Cover to Cover by Shereen LaPlantz or Creating Handmade Books by Alisa Golden - these two books cover many of the same techniques so you would not need to have both (ok, so you can't afford to buy a book, well, you can probably get one of these or some other similar book from your local library). The Japanese Bookbinding book by Ikegami is another great book to start with. The CBBAG Home-study programme:www.cbbag.ca/HomeStudy.htm
Paper Art Sculpting by Kris Trappeniers Welcome to Paper Art Love ─ a site authored by Andrew Kelsall, a Creative Designer from England, UK. Join 27K+ People who receive updates via RSS, Free Emails, FaceBook and Twitter. Also, follow me on Google+. Paper Art Sculpting by Kris Trappeniers — a stencil artist based in Belgium. Paper Art ‘Flat Sculptures’ Gallery: Above: Paper cut on glass Above: Paper Art Cutout of face Above: Papercut with Acrylics with Matte Varnish Above: Paper Art Face in white All images are © copyright Kris Trappeniers. Get Inspired If you liked this post, I’m sure you’ll love Pencil Sculptures by Jennifer Maestre. I take it you Love Paper Art?
» Slip, Engobe, or Underglaze? Robin Hopper Demystifies Three Common Pottery Materials Slips and Engobes Slips are predominantly liquefied clay; they usually are applied on wet to dry greenware. Engobes usually have a lower clay content and also can be used on bisque-fired ware. The word slip generally is used to describe any clay in liquid form. All slips and engobes can be colored with oxides, carbonates and stains. Sometimes very crusty surfaces can be made by applying slips and engobes over the fired glaze surface and then refiring. Casting slips give extremely good properties for use as a drawing medium in a fine-to-medium aperture trailer. Slips used for decorating usually are mixed with water only, unless specific qualities of fluidity or viscosity are desired. Slips can be used to coat another clay to make it lighter, darker or colored. 7 Methods of Slip Decoration Engobes and Underglazes The word engobe is used most often in North America and describes a wider range of uses in the development of the decorative surface. 2) Fluxes as used in glazes; 6) Colorants.
Create a Stunning Combination Coptic Long-stitch Archival Book This tutorial will show you how to make a good quality, archival book from beginning to end. Book binding requires a lot of patience and practice, but the result is a beautiful work of art that you can give as a gift, or fill with your own drawings, notes and photos. Let's begin! Supplies 2 pieces of book board cut to 12 x 15cm, short grain (What is short grain?).Book cloth large enough to cover your book boards (Learn how to make your own here).30 pieces of acid-free drawing paper cut to 11.5 x 29cm, short grain.Piece of 6.5 x 11.5cm scrap paper.2 sheets of acid-free paper for the inside of the cover 11 x 14cm, short grain.At least 4 sheets of newsprint.pH-neutral glue.Clean brush for glue.Bone fold.Scissors.Awl.X-acto knife.Ruler.Set square or triangle tool.Cutting mat.Waxed linen thread.Book binding needle.Paper weight. Make sure your paper, book cloth and book board are acid-free if you want your book to be archival. What Is Short Grain? Step 1: Cut Your Book Cloth
Paper Art Paper art can be traced back to Japan, where it originated over a thousand years ago. From complex paper cutting to book carving, this is an ever expanding area of design that is hardly talked about. These intricate paper designs grace museums and exauhibitions throughout the world and is becoming yet another exciting medium of expression for many designers. Some of the artists featured here use simple materials, such as A4 printing papeel, while others resort to unexpected materials, such as actual books, as their prime materials. In this article, we’ll take a look at 13 remarkable artists and showcase their truly amazing pieces of paper art. Peter Callesen Visit website Jen Stark Visit website Simon Schubert Visit website Brian Dettmer: Book Sculptures Visit website Sher Christopher Visit website Elsa Mora Visit website Yulia Brodskaya Visit Website Su Blackwell Visit website Richard Sweeney Visit website Jolis Paons Visit website Bovey Lee Visit website Bert Simons Visit website Ingrid Siliakus Visit website
1curric Bookmaking Bookbinding Ethopian Coptic Ceramics@Goshen | What do we learn in this class? | Course Requirements? | Learning Tasks? First Assignment on the Wheel | Second Assignment - Vertical Throwing What do we learn in this class? skills You will learn minimum skills using the potter's wheel, slab building, coil building, glaze application, and firing. knowledge of art We will work at some basic questions about art. knowledge of ceramics We will cover the special qualities of the materials and processes used in ceramics. learning in art - how it happens We take class time to discuss student work in progress. Ask for instructor counsel. Since unfired clay can be reprocessed, you decide what to fire. Course Requirements? time on task Regular attendance at 2 sessions per week is expected. attendance Each class session is planned to provide new information and inspiration. production requirements Each student brings in all the work from the term to be evaluated at the end of the term, a production (work) grade is based on only the 12 best pieces. text
Chain or Coptic Stitch Bookbinding Tutorial Here’s another method of binding your book with an open spine…a chain stitch or also called coptic stitch binding. This is a great method for when you have book covers that are individual boards instead of completely wrapped around the entire journal. You are basically binding all the signatures and covers together with a connected stitch that holds everything together tightly, but with super flexibility. The pages will open up completely flat and that’s a big reason why this method is so popular. I’m sure you might have seen lots of books on Etsy bound in this way. From a materials standpoint, you’ll need your cover boards and paper signatures to go inside. The first thing I do is to cover my cover boards with the decorative paper. Then I stuck them on the boards, cutting the corners at a diagonal so that it’ll fold over nicely without too much bulk on the corners. You just smooth down one corner and make sure everything is flat without bubbles and continuing securing the other sides.