Experiment - Niches in Art Books

Paper Craft Project Technique: Altered Book Practice For Beginners

© Jennifer Hollowell

Adding niches to altered books is not only interesting when your audience looks through them, they are really fun to work on. Nervous novices take note!

Some feel very overwhelmed when approaching an altered book project and, really, who could blame them? There are other seasoned book artists who find these kinds of projects natural and easy, though. It takes some practice, some patience, and some diligence to work your way from nervous novice to seasoned pro in the wonderful world of book arts.

For this project, the need for an open imagination, a book to alter, a cutting knife and notebook are needed. The idea is to brainstorm ideas, and then work through each experiment. The altered book spreads created through this exercise are for experimental purposes only, not for presentation. This takes on that sort of sketchbook scrawl style where ideas are worked out, and then brought forth to the final piece.

This experiment works best when you don’t feel the pressure to create a finished piece. This exercise isn’t about finishing something beautiful; it’s about working through the process until you feel comfortable with all the materials and tools. For those who are already used to working on these kinds of projects, take it a step further by experimenting with something you have never done before. Or, consider taking what you know and brining that information to a nervous novice to help them spread their creative wings.


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