Paperart: The Art of Sculpting With Paper. A Step-By-Step Guide and Showcase

Lafosse, Michael G.

ISBN 10: 1564963780 / ISBN 13: 9781564963789

Published by Quarry Books, Gloucester, MA, 1998

About this Item

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 143 pp, introduction, Sculpting with Paper; FOLDED PAPER: Origami from Paper: Michael G. LaFosse; Twists of Paper: Chris K. Palmer; Origami Puzzles: Tomoko Fuse; Bringing Paper to Life: Akira Yoshizawa; Folded Paper Gallery. ASSEMBLED PAPER: Pure Forms from Paper: Patty Teenboe Eckman; Composing with Paper: Joe Zina; Washi Dolls: Dan Fletcher; Paper Environments: Catherine Nash; Assembled Paper Gallery. WORKING FROM PULP: Light Forms in Pulp: Donna Koretsky; Pulp Paintings: Lisa Houck; Characters in Pulp: Sara Burr; History in Paper: Allen Eckman; Pulp Paper Gallery; resources, directory of artists, acknowledgments, credits, about the author with color illustrations throughout. Quarry Books, an imprint of Rockport Publishers, Inc.: First Edition, 1998. "In these pages, the reader will visit paper artists at work in their own studios, and will learn how to apply their special techniques to your own work. Watch as the work of gifted paper-artists unfolds step-by-step, and gather inspiration from each artist's individual approach to shaping plain pieces of paper into fascinating, dimensional works of art. Material lists, sketches, and step-by-step color photographs document a range of challenging techniques. Full-color gallery sections of commercial and fine art showcase the amazing deversity of paper." Not Price Clipped. 3/8" closed tear to spine dj, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. White cloth with blind-stamped title on spine. Size: 4to.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Paperart: The Art of Sculpting With Paper. A Step-By-Step Guide and Showcase
• Publisher: Quarry Books, Gloucester, MA
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1564963780
• ISBN 13: 9781564963789
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • CRAFTS

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Synopsis

Presents step-by-step instructions for a variety of paper crafts, including paper sculpture, origami, and paper assemblage

About the Author

Michael G. LaFosse, origami artist and paper maker, has been practicing the art of paper folding for more than 25 years. His work has been featured in books, films, and designer's displays, and is exhibited in galleries and museums across the country. LaFosse and Richard Alexander, of Alexander, Blace & Company, recently opened the Origamido Studio gallery in Haverhill, Massachusetts.