Book arts

If you love altered books and working with type you should check out Lisa Kokin’s site. One of my favorite pieces is this page that cuts out words so that you can see part of a photo behind i…

These amazing book sculptures by Kelly Campbell are made with little more that some scissors, tweezers, and blades.

Way back in November, on an airplane coming home from a family Thanksgiving celebration, I said to myself, "Now, what am I going to do?...

Amy Tan's new Signature Series book is a smashing success! Every page is eye candy and filled with inspiration from corner to corner. I had the opportunity to include a layout and a "PaigeBook" in Amy's book. I used only supplies from Amy's Ready Set Go line, naturally! HOME IS WHEREVER YOU 3 ARE Journaling says: No matter where we are in the world, whether near or far, as long as I am surrounded by my family, that is where I call "home." It's true - "home is where the heart is" and there's…

A friend of mine approached me during the "Booked" Show and asked if she could buy "My Unforgettable Book Library" artist book. Its funny about selling these labor intensive pieces. Initially they are just too precious to sell, but after I have moved on and created a new one, the pain of separation is much less. So this piece will be sitting on someone else's shelf from now on.

Cover and interior illustrations for Sojourners magazine, for a special book issue.

From mushrooms to cheese to mini books - here's six of the stranger books to be found in the collection of the Bodleian Libraries Rilke's mushroom spores Mushroom spores growing out of the pages of a book are usually the...

Posts about artists books written by Lestaret