Beyond Paper Dolls: Expressive Paper Personas Crafted with Innovative Techniques and Art Mediums - Softcover

Lynne Perrella

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0971729689 ISBN 13: 9780971729681

Publisher: Stampington and Company, 2006

Synopsis

The publisher of Somerset Studio and Art Doll Quarterly is proud to present Beyond Paper Dolls, a publication dedicated to expressive paper personas crafted with innovative techniques and art mediums. Artist, author and designer Lynne Perrella, has invited over 50 mixed media artists to contribute to this book of over-the-top imaginative interpretations of the human form. Far more than paper dolls, this selection of thought-provoking and innovative paper personas will awaken your urge to make artwork that is meaningful, expressive, and full of story-telling.

With creative chapter headings such as Inner Visions, Curtain Up!, Celebrations, Fetish Figures and more get ready to immerse yourself in colors, textures, found objects, paint, fabric, fibers, metal and that eternal favorite paper. In addition, each chapter will also include a Details Dossier revealing the artists' techniques for creating the work, and giving you countless clues for using mixed media supplies, as well as spy-glass close-up views of the art to satisfy your inquiring mind.

Pull up your favorite chair, keep a sketchbook close at hand, enjoy the creative banquet served up by over 50 well known artists, and then start plotting how YOU plan to go beyond paper dolls. With creative chapter headings such as Inner Visions, Curtain Up!, Celebrations, Fetish Figures and more get ready to immerse yourself in colors, textures, found objects, paint, fabric, fibers, metal and that eternal favorite paper. In addition, each chapter will also include a Details Dossier revealing the artists' techniques for creating the work, and giving you countless clues for using mixed media supplies, as well as spy-glass close-up views of the art to satisfy your inquiring mind. Pull up your favorite chair, keep a sketchbook close at hand, enjoy the creative banquet served up by over 50 well known artists, and then start plotting how YOU plan to go beyond paper dolls.

About this title

About the Author:

Lynne Kendall Perrella is a mixed-media artist, author, designer, workshop instructor, and incurable collector. Her interests include collage, assemblage, one-of-a-kind books, and art journals. She conducts creativity workshops in the United States and abroad and exhibits collage in galleries throughout the Berkshire Mountains.

Review:

"A feast for the eyes and spirit, Beyond Paper Dolls could not be richer or more sumptuous. The book has been edgily compiled (and written and contributed to) by Lynne Perrella, whose skill in bringing together large and diverse communities of artists to create to particular themes is renowned. Most of the "paper dolls" in this book, while occasionally paper, and in general, loosely fitting the definition of doll, push the envelope in ways that will inspire and delight anyone with even a passing interest in the human figure as art. Vivacious and luscious colors and textures abound - the photographs of each artists' project(s) almost jump off the page - just short of 3-d. From Michelle Ward's fashionable Zelda Fitzgerald - complete with playing cards - to Deb Trotter's Buffalo Bill Cody shrine, the art created for this book shimmers and pulses with personalities, of the author, the artists and their subjects. I would be remiss to not give a nod of approval to the design and production of this nice thick volume. The backgrounds stand on their own, the quotes and typography add additional interest, and the layout, while easy on the eyes, is never static." --S. Fishburn

"Sometimes judging a book by its cover can be a wonderful thing! Lynne Perrella's gorgeous paperdoll-assemblage on the cover of Beyond Paper Dolls is a colorful invitation into this beautiful volume. Given the opportunity to create their vision of a "paper doll", over 50 top artists let their imaginations run totally wild. Every page is populated with glorious creatures fashioned from materials as diverse as a vintage fly swatter to gilded leather antique book covers and their pages. This is a hefty book at almost 200 pages and every single one is stunningly styled and photographed in full color. I really appreciated the Details Dossier feature of this book--interesting elements from each doll were singled out and special focus was given to technique and inspiration with a close up photo as a helpful visual. Lynne Perrella is simply one of the best writers around. Her insightful intros (graced with her own astonishing artwork) and commentary for these dolls add depth and playful dimension to each one. She is a joy to read." --Linda D. Warlyn

"This is one of those books that I have looked through time and time again. It really makes me want to sit down and craft something. It really helps me to look at things differently and think, "maybe I should try this technique to make today." --Kelley's Reviews, Goodreads

About this edition

• Publisher: Stampington and Company
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0971729689
• ISBN 13: 9780971729681
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192