Feilding Intermediate School with their 'Give it a go' programme.

The set of 12 freshly 'cased in' journals are placed top and tail under a clean flat board covered with some heavy weights. The books are best left like this overnight before anyone opens the Journal. As the glue dries fully the strength of the construction increases and  after some hours under pressure the book will open right out and be very strong. ( I let the students take their Journals with them and they promise to put them under a stack of books overnight before 'opening' them in the morning.)

Allison's handkie project for her Dad.

There will be 14 handkies in the artist book for the Australian exhibition in June. This is one of the examples and has knots tied in the corner as a sun protector for her Dad who was a builder and worked outside in the mid 20th century.

Allison's handkie project for Eva.

The set of handkies with keepsakes of Eva's were placed into this blue box in preparation for a book art 'Handkie' exhibition in Australia.

Australian Book Arts Journal

Linda Douglas has just edited and published this Book Arts Journal for the artist book community. Issue 1 April 2010. There are a range of interviews, articles, profiles, book reviews, opportunities and contacts for the book art community. Thanks to Monica Oppen who has just sent us a couple of copies to spread the word in New Zealand.