I am privileged to be a part of a group of book artists who meet monthly and share ideas and inspire each other.
They are:
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Concertina book of drawings and found paper objects
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Sacred Hands: Shortlisted for the Blake Prize and Director’s Cut exhibition 2009
Now part of the collection of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital’s museum
Cindy Tonkin (me)
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Upcycled copy of Grimm’s Fairy Tales rescued from
a fence in Newtown: in a box covered in the same pages.
a fence in Newtown: in a box covered in the same pages.
Lisa Giles
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Lisa’s piece is at the back – an origami chain made
from upcycled real estate magazine pages
from upcycled real estate magazine pages
Julie Bookless
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Box and book made from old maps
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Mrs Merivale: a Flag Book with text from Leaves of Grass by Patrick White
Island of Rust: Double Concertina
Gary Smith
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The Day at Braille Beach made from found materials including empty sushi soy sauce bottles