Archive for October 31st, 2003
On the subject of pop-up books, I just received an announcement through the Harvard History of the Book Seminar mailing list about an upcoming exhibit of European movable books at the Beinecke Library at Yale University. The exhibit opens Tuesday, November 4 with a reception at 5:15 PM.
The exhibit, curated by Yale graduate student Suzanne Karr, will feature German and Italian Renaissance movable books and will examine how and why these books were constructed. Many curiosities will be on display, including one work with a courtesan with a liftable skirt (!).
I am not certain when the exhibit will end, but it will be open during the Beinecke Library’s regular exhibition hours throughout November, excluding Thanksgiving weekend.
Note: If you would like to sign up for the History of the Book Seminar list, please visit the Harvard Humanities Center homepage or the seminar announcement page.
October 31st, 2003
It is Friday and time for a little frivolity–with a Halloween theme. I promise that this is the last silly post of the day, as there are many serious things to write about, particularly all of the Works on Paper Weekend happenings. But before I write seriously about works on paper, I would like to write (not so seriously) about having fun with paper art.I have probably mentioned this before, but Robert Sabuda is my favorite pop-up book artist. I noticed these pop-up how-tos on his site earlier this month but decided to wait until today to post the link. The bat and the witch are very appropriate for Halloween; the Christmas tree and the valentine are not so much so, but I will leave it up to your imagination and your own paper art proclivities.
Granted, pop-up cards may not be a reasonable project to do during a break at work. That is when it is time to turn to the How to Draw a Radish desk calendar (or any of Joy Sikorski’s books). Today’s calendar project (if you do not have the calendar) is a sticky note jack-o’-lantern, and I have all of the supplies at hand (orange and yellow sticky notes and an art knife). Unfortunately, this project is not online, but Joy Sikorski’s website has many other projects for creative cubicle-ites (and archives/rare book processing workstation dwellers).
October 31st, 2003
"She is too fond of books and it has turned her brain." -- Louisa May Alcott
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