![]() My thoughts shifted from the project at hand, different materials came out to play, and new processes filled in. I was on the road, about to complete the journey, when a quiet voice grabbed my attention: “Hey, what about…?” The voice became louder, more insistent: “What would happen if…?” and then: “Wouldn’t it be more interesting if…?” I was sunk. I wanted to make an accordion-style, folded paper book to hold small cards. My new series began innocently enough, with low-tech processes and simple materials. My experience is that there’s a truth to them that every working artist knows: it is in the work that new ideas are born. Quotes like these are everywhere in the literature about creativity. If your hunch proves a good one, you were inspired if it proves bad, you are guilty of yielding to thoughtless impulse.” - Beryl Markham “I could never tell where inspiration begins and impulse leaves off. It comes while one is working.” - Henri Matisse (Art by Laura Cater-Woods and photos by Larry Stein.) Out of the Blue and Onto the Page: Creating Dimensional Mixed-Media Books, by Laura Cater-Woods Follow Laura’s tutorial below to learn how to create your own fabric accordion books! A thread-drawn image, selected for the flow of line, centers this page. These accordion-style books combine screen-printed fabric and photos with stitching, embellishments, and more mixed-media goodness-and the result is absolutely incredible. Take, for example, Laura Cater-Woods’ dimensional handmade books from our March/April 2007 issue. ![]() We love looking through back issues of Cloth Paper Scissors magazine and rediscovering favorite projects and techniques.
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