THREAD LOVES PAPER

I love to look at published works about contemporary artist books, for inspiration, admiration and to collect them for my own library. And there are the marvelous how-to instructional books ad then those gorgeous coffee table varieties. Delicious! However, nowhere did I find one that talks about the uses of thread and paper in these works or why the artists chose these materials. I set out to write my own book, gathering examples from contemporary book artists.

The book was printed in autumn of 2012. It consists of large color photographs of 28 different works with accompanying text in the artists' own words. In addition, there is a bit of history about covers, bindings, embroidery and altered books.

Thread Loves Paper costs $20 per book. It is available through Amazon.com. Only 50 books left!