This week's book is a new arrival to my stash titled Book Play: Creative Adventures in Handmade Books by Margaret Couch Cogswell. This is new release and I was excited to receive it in the mail this week. The book seems to be an indulgent attempt by the author to show off herself and friends. Most of the books presented seem impractical and are simply exercises to show skills rather than make usable books.
While traditional techniques are used, the instructions are limited. The steps are illustrated rather than photographed which make them a little less useful. The best feature of the book is the section on Artist Features which highlight essays are several well established book artists.
While some of the books are quite interesting, this book is best saved for people collecting bookbinding books.
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| Unbound Book (made with a candy tin) |
Full Disclosure: Neither Amazon.com nor the author have provided any compensation for this review. This was purchased online without a personal perusal before purchase.
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