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Susan McBride and Annie Fain Liden collaborated on a hand-made storybook which is featured in a Lark Book, titled: Artful Storybooks, published spring 2008. This piece is a commemoration to happy childhood vacations spent by Susan McBride and her good friends at a cabin in the Allegheny mountains of western Pennsylvania.
“Once upon a time… storybooks held a special place in our lives, filling our hearts with wonder. Thanks to this extraordinary crafting anthology we can experience that magic again in a marvelous new way by recreating and reinterpreting the picture book. An overview outlines a variety of structures and techniques, from simple collage to gluing. But above all, these highly visual pages offer ideas and inspiration, with talented artists presenting lovingly designed story spreads and covers. Take a fantasy vacation via a travel booklet fashioned from vintage, nostalgic postcards. Follow The Queen of Tarts in a story that unfolds in a miniature puppet theater motif. And two different artists offer their revised versions of a classic: The Princess and the Pea. ”
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A wonderful bookarts class inspired by this project will be co-taught by Susan and Annie Fain at Asheville Bookworks in spring 2009.
ENCHANTED: MIXED MEDIA STORYBOOKS
Tuesdays, 6-9pm
April 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26 & June 2
In 2007 Asheville artists, Susan McBride and Annie Fain Liden collaborated on a book making and story telling project that was eventually published in a Lark book, The Artful Storybook, Mixed Media Artists Create Handmade Tales (2008). It also inspired this workshop. They will share their combined skills in mixed media illustration, story development and book construction to guide students through the exciting process of developing their own story book. Students will choose from 3 interactive book structures, make the book from scratch, learn to use a storyboard method to plan the tale and use linoleum block printing, painting, drawing, collage and simple book closures to illustrate and embellish their own unique story book.
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