To help you figure out what the theme is in your book, ask yourself these questions. We even have calendar accordion minis to keep you organized and smiling all year round. Make a handmade book for a loved one with this accordion book binding tutorial. Octopus drawing diy and mini accordion book tutorial by hamilton bleakley i. Accordion book directions with bonus cat last spring i did some accordion bookmaking with kids as part of a writing workshop i taught at the kamloops young authors conference.
The accordion book is a great scrapbook for beginners and even more experienced paper crafters who want a quick project. Accordion books endless possibilities in the lemon tree. Making handmade books is easy and they make great gifts for family and friends. Clip art by pandavector 2 1 coloring book clown near circus theme 4 stock illustrations by clairev 1 3 red accordion isolated on black background stock illustrations by netfalls 1 34 accordion icon stock illustration by berkut 0 176 accordion stock illustration by yuriv 1 75 crazy surgeons operation band drawings by izakowski 14.
You can also unfold the spreads back to the full sheet size so if you were painting panoramas, you can easily trim them out and be ready for framing. Tropical trout artists accordion book accordion book, concertina. Within the expansive measure of time and space, the accordion fold book format continues to further the exploration of what maybe i should now call, the haptic project. I got this book for the advanced techniques playing m7, maj7, etc. Accordion drawing stock photos download 97 royalty free. It describes any book having a folded, rather than sewn, text block, where the pages are pleated folded back and forth in a manner similar to the bellows of an accordion, rather than being folded as a map and are viewed by expanding the book like an accordion. As with any book, you still have to leave it face open to dry so i did clip it to a. I took some liberties with the coloring on this trout this is what he dresses up like to go down to the bahamas.
The back of the book is a guide, expanding on the practice of using accordion books as a tool for capturing, visualizing, and building upon reflective thinking. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Book fold accordion units at least 2 take each sheet of paper. Children can fill the pages with funny cartoons, fun drawings, or even paste in photos of friends and family. A question that has been in the back of my mind as i make books to share. Make you own accordion fold travel journals for watercolor. Onah indigo, the joyful troublemaker behind the electronicaccordionexpanding project noaccordion, was plotting a video for her latest release, love warrior. Carefully place the book board in the center of the book cloth and press down. For a while now, ive been wanting try making my own accordion fold. This project is, perhaps, a bit more involved than those of weeks past, but it allows me to introduce a few additional basic materials found in every book artists studio and a handy technique or two. The brown paper alludes to the craft paper that is ubiquitous in schools and captures process more than the preciousness of a final product. Pinterest is full of inspired artists in the present and in the past each with their own style. Tape two sheets of drawing paper together to make a long strip, then fold the paper strip to resemble an accordion.
I had more fun with this book then i thought and it became somewhat addictive. Making books for the holiday season, and a color poem book in homes for poems. Visit the ebookstore for specific accordion book projects with patterns. An elegant black cloth cover completes the package for a stunning tabletop, shelf, or mantel display that stands on its own. Your very own accordion memory book the perfect gift for so many occasions. Accordion books contain heavy weight acidfree paper, folded and bound to hold up to ten 4 x 6 or 5 x 7 photos. Use your bonefolder to smooth out any imperfections air bubbles, ripples, etc. Fall 2016 a bit over a decade ago, i had the idea to make an accordion book. Palmer hughes accordion instruction series book 7 contents. Now you can truly understand the beauty of books and better appreciate them. Fold the paintings in half lengthwise, then into the accordion, by folding each end back to the center.
Coat the first page of your accordion with glue, then press the first cover cardboardsidedown onto it. Accordion illustrations and clipart 8,166 can stock photo. Lets take pop up cards to a new level we are going to show you how. Front and back of the accordion was painted with watercolor. Gerakaris takes viewers on a microcosmic odyssey through his organically detailed floating world accordion book. Dragonfly, peacock feathers, and art nouveau flowers the kit contains precut, phneutral binders board, decorative papers, ribbon, acidfree ivorycol. See more ideas about accordian book, book making and accordion book. A couple windows were cut out and dark paper patches were glued to the back side. All accordion drawings ship within 48 hours and include a 30day moneyback guarantee. So i quickly bashed one together, and took it to a local life drawing workshop.
Allow each ribbon to stick out a few inches so, once closed, the card can be tied shut. This quick lesson will allow you to make a book out of basic materials. Pick your occasion, choose your layout and drop in your photos to make your dream mini photo book. This guide shows the simple steps for making an accordion book. See more ideas about illustration, illustration art and graphic illustration. The pages of this twosided book actually are composed of one long piece of paper folded back and forth.
See more ideas about accordion book, concertina book and book design. See more ideas about accordion book, handmade books and book making. In the bear book i glued my back cover on the wrong side, that is why the string is sticking out between the last 2 pages. Some tell a story and others like the accordion book, are one long piece of art. The oaklandbased artist knew she wanted to do something uplifting and fun. Accordion music books and dvds we have an extensive selection of instructional books, songbooks, dvds, and cds. Accordion books playful bookbinding and paper works. You can tie it together with some cute bakers twine and you have one fabulous gift to get your free printables and make your own accordion memory book first stop by crystals shop a well feathered nest and let her know you are grateful for her sharing this beautiful design with you. Ruth originally made these tiny books as gifts for her advanced bookmaking students after a particularly challenging project, but you dont have to learn coptic stitch to try it out for yourself. Each handmade book can be displayed as a standing set of frames or as a twosided book. In ancient times, people made drawings on cave walls and other natural surfaces.
This is a great way to show off photos, create a unique greeting card, or journal your favorite vacation. Squeeze this a cultural history of the accordion in. Glue the cardboard to the front and back of your accordion. Many of the pieces created were made from his futurism drawings and paintings into. In addition to making singular large to small drawings, i have made a series of now over 20 primarily one of a kind accordion fold books. Use a tape runner to attach several scored sheets of paper along the 1. These drawings also contributed his development of forms and composition in these vests. Cut out the book covers from the cereal box so that theyll be just slightly larger than the accordion book when its folded up. Shape square, rectangle, heart, person shaped size you can even make tiny accordion books into necklaces. See more ideas about piano accordion, accordion music and polka music. Accordion books truly have endless possibilities both in design and content. Choose your favorite accordion drawings from millions of available designs.
The video shows camille, with the encouragement of the studio birds, making one of her artist. Accordion on white background macro closeup photo nobody harmonist. Lift one edge of the book cloth and press it onto the back of the board. A man in national clothes plays the accordion music band. Specific projects using the accordion book are on susans making books with children blog. Here are only a few suggestions on variations of this book format. This is a step by step tutorial on how to make a back to back accordion artist book with map folds. After hearing the broadcast, in which audio samples portray the scrappy squeezebox as most ridiculed and kitschy, i asked myself. Flip the accordion over, and do the same thing with the other cover. This book has something in it for the beginner and the expert. Noaccordion music, new music, music video, listen to. The magnets are adhered to the pages andor to the front and back cover boards using glue or adhesive and may. These accordionstyle mini photo books offer a fun and affordable way to showcase your photos. We talked about how each story is a heros journey with a quest and obstacles to overcome along the journey, then we created accordion book plot diagrams.
The best way for me to work with pain was to make the music, she explains. A book structure and method for constructing a spine of a book, using a magnetic field created through the adhesion of magnets to hold together the book block at the spine and to allow the book spine to be separated at any page to expand the book partially or fully like an accordion. The book covers were wrapped with a decorative paper from the hobby store, and the circle theme was carried over to the inside and backside, too. Tropical trout artists accordion book by ruth bleakleytake paper and use.
It is one of the staples of the mini scrapbook world as they are so versatile and you can do so many things with them. The book would use the accordion keyboards as covers and the bellows would be cut along the vertical ends, so that when pulled open, it would look like a real accordion book. Music theory is discussed throughout all sections of the book. See more ideas about art, art drawings and harry styles drawing. This can be done in a horizontal or vertical fashion. I started out drawing and playing around with making accordion books. There are a few creative ways to keep accordion book cards shut. We thank jaine drake for creating this tutorial for us. The video was projected in a large, antique movie theater june 20 25th, 20 for the mykonos biennale in greece, curated by lydia venieri. Marcy here with a little mini accordion book tutorial for you all. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Dont forget your own name as the author of the book report. How to make simple handmade accordion books with kids from recycled.
Ive been getting back into gouache and watercolor lately, and i do love me an. Clip art by pandavector 2 1 coloring book clown near circus theme 4 stock. An accordion sketchbook can be a fun way to show a sequence of events, or a timeline of a full day in your life, or really. Accordionbook summary free lessons teacher created. That is a small part of the book, but well worth the price. Handmade accordion books how to make simple books with kids. See more ideas about book art, handmade books and book making. How to make a back to back accordion book duration. After finishing the book, you have the option to flip it over and keep drawing on the backs of the pages giving you 30 pages total. The process will give you insight on the life of a book from the moment it is born. Flip the whole thing over and fold back the single flap back to meet the edge of the fold on the left. Cover best cover magazine love how simple patterns can be used to form images.
If you opened up your accordion book fully, the cardboard would be on the backside of the first page and on the backside of the last. The oaklandbased electronic musician and accordion maverick was reeling from a soured relationship and the lingering pain of a back injury when she created the music on surrender selfrelease may 18. One way to make a cute closure is to glue a piece of ribbon or raffia between both the front and back covers and whatever you glue on top and bottom. How to create an accordion fold album diy crafts tutorial guidecentral duration. Luckily, her tutorial for making these beautiful mini accordion books is simple enough even for the uninitiated. Senneliers urban sketchbook, features an accordianfold design, offering eight panels per side for your sketches. The books by hand accordion album kit includes materials for making three 14page accordion albums with three different covers. Trim all four corners of the book cloth along the diagonal, using your book board as a guide. Susans multicultural books to make and share, which contains sixteen bookmaking projects from around the world including several projects using the accordion book form, is available from the. Accordion book valley folds mountain folds flip over side view side view mountain folds side view fold each end into first mountain fold open all folds fold each mountain fold in to the center mountain fold. You can also unfold the spreads back to the full sheet size so if you were. Children will make a book that encourages creativity, sequencing, and finemotor skills.