Accordion Books with Paste Paper Technique.ppt

Accordion Books with Paste Paper Covers

1. Discovery:
Accor
dion Books

2. What is the oldest book you
have ever seen?
Where did you see it?
What was it made from?

3. Do you believe that all books
have the same form?
•Form is a three dimensional geometrical
figure as opposed to a shape, which is two
dimensional.

4. Ancient books come in a
variety of different FORMS!

5. Scrolls

6. What do you think were some of the
disadvantages for using scrolls?

7. The Japanese developed a variety of different book binding techniques!

8. Japanese Accordion Books
•Garden Facsimile
By Mary McCarthy
Boston, Massachusetts: Mary McCarthy, 2002. Edition of 50.

9. What is
movement?

10. What is rhythm?

11. •_____ I have made a Japanese Style
Accordion book
•_____ I have created rhythm and
movement using the paste paper
technique
•_____ I have written within my book
•_____ I have used good craftsmanship
•_____ I have completed the cover of my
book
Expectations:

12. Today You Will…
•Choose 1 piece of paper
•Write your first name, last name, and
teachers name on the paper
•Wet your paper with a damp sponge
•Create a rhythm and movement within the
piece
* Once you believe you have all of the items listed above finished, ask
a neighbor to check and THEN show Mrs. Zokan*

13. Contemporary Book Artists

14. Sarah Horowitz, Apple of Carthage handmade book
Print - colophon on handmade zecchi paper 

13 x 10 x .5 inches edition of 2012 pomegranate etchings images 2.5 x 2.5"

15. Sarah Horowitz, Mohn
Print - etching on mulberry
paper 

14.5 x 9.5 x .75 inches
edition of 20
Mohn means poppy in German. The poem
'Corona' letter pressed in English
and German along with eight poppy
etchings on Japanese mulberry
paper.
The poem 'Corona' by Paul Celan is
translated by John Felstiner.

16. Diane Jacobs, The Black Hole, accordion book, hairball, letterpress text 3" x 2" x 1/2" 2003

17. Diane Jacobs, Hair Talk, volumes I, II, &
III
61 - 65 unique answers to four hair
questions are individually sewn into
each book. The twine binding is made
from human hair and inspired by
Roberta Lavadours' beautiful twine
binding books. There are three unique
volumes.

18. Kathleen Amt

20. Antonio Frascosi, Plain Wrapper Press, 1985.
Quarter leather binding with paste paper sides. Hand sewn silk head and tail bands. Housed in
a cloth drop spine box with the Plain Wrapper Press device set in a recess on the front cover

21. Antonio Frascosi

22. Antonio Frascosi

23. Reflection:
•Write your first name, last name, and teachers
name small on the front cover with a permanent
marker
•Answer the following questions in complete
sentences inside of your sketchbook:
oWhat did you learn by making your own
accordion sketchbook?
oWhat do you want to learn this year in art?