I recently attended a wonderful workshop to learn how to make an exploding book. This is only one name for this technique, but it's a good one given how the book works. We were told that all the items for the book would be supplied with the exception of the prints to be used, so I just bundled up a pile of old prints in 2 different colourways, orange and green and hoped that I would have enough suitable prints to make the little book. I did and below is the result, first the front cover with the pages folded and then the book opened out.
After making the book in class I decided to use up parts of old eco
printed paper to make another book, to see if I could make it without
the excellent guidance of the tutor. I only made 2 small mistakes and what's more I used up a lot of those old prints.
