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Cindy Tonkin January 6, 2019
Census Taker

Census Taker

This book is called Census Taker, because i raided an existing book to use...

Cindy Tonkin September 21, 2018
Crazy walls of my own

Crazy walls of my own

So I have recently been inspired by crazy walls. Here’s the first of what...

Cindy Tonkin April 1, 2018
Atlas split concertina

Atlas split concertina

I had a dream on the night of Good Friday. In the dream I...

Cindy Tonkin March 11, 2018
Inner West Open Studio Trail - Sydney Book Art group unfurls

Inner West Open Studio Trail - Sydney Book Art group unfurls

Today Sydney BAG transplanted our studios to the Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, where we showed some...

Cindy Tonkin February 11, 2018
Cartes d'escargot

Cartes d'escargot

This folio and enclosed cards were also printed on the press at Sturt Summer...

Cindy Tonkin February 11, 2018
Forever: a Snake Book

Forever: a Snake Book

Similar to the Blue Book, I printed most of the artwork on this book...

Cindy Tonkin January 9, 2018
Blue book

Blue book

How this was made: Glen Skien (the teacher for this program) created a really...

Cindy Tonkin January 9, 2018
Boustrophedon

Boustrophedon

A kind of one-page / snake book, shown to us by Glen Skien at...

Cindy Tonkin December 19, 2017
El Doorador

El Doorador

https://youtu.be/bSXzV9GJVvo Laser cut from wood. engraving of a map on one side. some gold...

Cindy Tonkin July 11, 2017
Black Box

Black Box

This is another one of those just play pieces. The long concertina is decorated...

Cindy Tonkin July 11, 2017
Paris Piton

Paris Piton

After I've worked on a slow moving series like the Series of Unfortunate Events I...

Cindy Tonkin December 24, 2016
Making globes of the world

Making globes of the world

Globes of the world used to be made by hand! See here for video. And...

Cindy Tonkin October 31, 2016
Atlas Tassel book

Atlas Tassel book

First tassel bookdimensions - each page is 3 x4cm

Cindy Tonkin May 26, 2016
Carousel Orange

Carousel Orange

https://youtu.be/4KgsBvqoKBM I pulled this tiny carousel together quickly, having spent a really long time making Scuffy....

Cindy Tonkin January 9, 2016
Tiny terraces enclosed

Tiny terraces enclosed

https://youtu.be/_--GRlJMuEU Week at sturt is over.Rod Bamford has been really cool letting me ignore...

Cindy Tonkin July 3, 2015
Laser cutter-a-go-go

Laser cutter-a-go-go

For the last five days i have been geeking out with a laser cutter...

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