Forest of Flexagons

I don't often have the chance to make flexagons with a class. But recently, Mrs. Schroeder, who works with an artistic group of fifth graders, asked me to plan a project with these students that could showcase their creative energies while still requiring that they use research skills. Mrs. Schroeder chose Adirondack trees as the…

Making Books while the Snow Falls

Working as a visiting artist in Upstate New York requires good snow tires. Since where I live is centrally located int he middle of nowhere, I generally drive about an hour no matter where I am heading. If we're expecting sleet and ice I stay home. With snow, I drive slowly and pray.  Yesterday, the…

Using Wallpaper for Book Covers

Pamphlet covers  made from salvaged wallpaper sample books have captured my attention. Up until recently I have not been a fan of using wallpaper sample books as part of anything that I do with bookmaking. The fact is that no matter what you do with wallpaper it still always looks like wallpaper, a quality which I found…

‘Tis the Season to Make Paper Snowflakes

Addendum, 2016: This page has  gotten so many views that I decided to update the original set of directions with the improved version above. I'd be grateful to know if you've found these directions helpful. This post was written after I tried, through two thousand miles of phone wire, to explain to my friend Cynthia…