Creating with Paper: Basic Forms and Variations

By Pauline Johnson

Book Overview

"There is no doubt that this is the best manual on paper folding designs available today." -- Display World This comprehensive and superbly illustrated guidebook offers complete instructions for making an almost limitless variety of imaginative and beautiful paper objects -- masks, hats, baskets, greeting cards, party decorations, costumes, trees, Christmas decorations, stars, birds, giftwrap, even mobile sculptures. Art educator Pauline Johnson provides step-by-step instructions and expert advice on every technique involved: cutting, curling, bending, folding, scoring, fastening, and more. Over 470 photographs and 560 diagrams and illustrations accompany the easy-to-follow directions. Best of all, no complicated equipment is needed. Paper, a pair of scissors, an X-ACTO knife, staples, and adhesives are the only tools and supplies required to begin making paper magic "By far the most extensive and best treatment of the subject I have seen. A versatile and useful book which should appeal to art educators, classroom teachers, and ... to the youngsters themselves." -- Art Education "A most thorough, creative, and beautifully organized book, so complete that it could be the basis for many art and craft projects for all age groups." -- Recreation Magazine

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295954086
• ISBN13: 9780295954080
• Release Date: January 1975
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Age Range: 8 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 3 and higher

Customer Reviews

Creating With Paper...Variations : Pauline Johnson

An excellent resource book for home or school. Parents ,teachers and students will be inspired and enjoy using this versatile medium. All the basic skills are illustrated- bending, crumpling, folding, tearing, scoring, curling,cutting and weaving, etc.with many excellent examples included. Create works based upon all major holiday themes. This book will lay the foundation for imaginative and original works with the many varieties of papers available.

papertastic!

This is the best book on paper art and design that money can buy! It may be from the 50's but the ideas are still fresh and relevant today. Never will you look at a piece if paper without wanting to tweak and fold it into a piece of art! Wonderful!