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Masters: Book Arts + a book arts giveaway

May 09, 2011, 08:45 am  Posted by Beth Sweet
 

We’re currently celebrating a re-design of LarkCrafts.com (looks pretty cool, right?), which happens to coincide with a spring season filled with incredible Lark books landing on shelves.

cover image of Masters Book Arts

One of the gorgeous titles to be released this spring is Masters: Book Arts, a stunning collection of work by 43 master book artists. Curated by Eileen Wallace, Masters: Book Arts celebrates the design, craftsmanship, and innovation of contemporary book arts, and features a striking array of techniques from letterpress, collage, and printmaking to carving, photography, and stitching. A spectrum of book binding methods is explored, and artists’ messages touch on subjects of whimsy, reflection, performance, and mystery.

Each featured master artist takes center stage in an informative eight-page chapter that includes gorgeous photos, illuminating personal quotes, and a short essay by Eileen Wallace, providing a distinctive portrait of each artist and their impressive work. The book is truly a pleasure to behold.

In celebration of the release of Masters: Book Arts, we’re giving away six Lark titles that showcase the art of the book—books on Books, if you will—[Masters: Book Arts, 500 Handmade Books, Making Handmade Books, Eco Books, The Penland Book of Handmade Books, and Live & Learn: Real Life Journals].

photo of six stacked book arts books

To enter for a chance to win this swoon-worthy collection, please leave a comment on this post by 9 p.m. EST on Sunday, May 15th. One winner will be selected at random from among all eligible entries, and notified by Wednesday, May 18th. Click here for the official rules. Congratulations to Susan who said, “Love looking at the covers of those books! So inviting!” Hope you enjoy your new stack of books on books, Susan!

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=53402555 Mandy Knapp

    I love this series!

  • Drmithome

    This is a beautiful collection of books.

  • QuinnCreative

    Great selection from your collection. Would love to own autographed copies of all of these someday.

  • http://profiles.google.com/justdiysara Sara Anderson

    What a great collection. Winning these would make my entire summer! Just think of all the projects I could do and gifts I could make ^^ Thank you for the chance!

  • http://missvintagegirl.blogspot.com Kristin

    Wow, I would love to win this! I’m fascinated with making books and learning more about handbound books. =)

  • sewlindaann

    Yup, I’m in!

  • Dollie

    This is an awesome giveaway!

  • Dollie

    This is an awesome giveaway!

  • Diana

    Lovely books about books!

  • Heather

    Amazing! i’ve been wanting to make books for a while now, it looks so exciting!

  • Muireann

    What a great giveaway. Thanks for the chance to win!

  • Rhonda

    Fantastic selection of books – definitely swoon-worthy!!

  • Jennifer

    What exciting inspiring stuff :-)

  • Sharlyngp

    Making books is something new to me that is gradually capturing more and more of my time and attention. I’d love to have some resources at home to guide me through this art form!

  • http://carlacavelluccilandi.blogspot.com CarlaCL

    I already have the “500″ and the “making handmade books”… both are awesome! I’d love to win the other titles!!

  • http://grrlwithhands.tumblr.com grrlwithhands

    Found this via your tumblr! This would be a lovely little pile of books to own, I’ve been fascinated by sketchbooks and art journals for years. Good luck everyone (:

  • Elizabeth

    What a lovely selection! I’m writing down the titles, so I can check out the books even if I don’t win. :)

  • Patgaig

    I love Gwen Diehn!

  • cj grossman

    What a great giveaway! Some real classics!

  • http://profiles.google.com/km.k3321 Kae Kelly

    Would love to win these; thanks for the opportunity.

  • http://profiles.google.com/km.k3321 Kae Kelly

    thanks for the opportunity to win these grear books

  • Taylor Ernst

    What an amazing collection of books! Would love to have them!

  • http://profiles.google.com/annabelkina Anna Belkina

    Those books are great! I am reading the “Real life journals” right now borrowed from BPL, and I definitely wish to have my own copy, it’s so useful! “500 books” are just stunning :)

  • http://profiles.google.com/annabelkina Anna Belkina

    Those books are great! I am reading the “Real life journals” right now borrowed from BPL, and I definitely wish to have my own copy, it’s so useful! “500 books” are just stunning :)

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_AT4WSKI4HLBCXQBGFA2PIETBDM Annabel

    Thanks for the great give-away!

  • http://profiles.google.com/jhc4631 Jim Carmin

    Always good to promote artists’ books, thanks.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_HTLY2SSKRF45S6JS5GIMZJ7PNE Larry

    A great promotional idea. Thanks.

  • http://alexiapetrakos.com Alexia

    Sweet! These are awesome books.

  • http://profiles.google.com/briesknees brie sullivan

    yeah book making!

  • Joy Corcoran

    There’s nothing quite as spiritually delicious as a handmade book. I love the anthologies and the technique books. Even if I never make one myself, reading books about technique enhances my pleasure when I look at the books. Lark has been such an inspirational publisher — keep up the good work!

  • Quilter

    What a _wonderful_ give away!! I’d truly love to have these books – making books is an occasional pass time of mine that I’d like to get better at.
    :) Linda

  • http://profiles.google.com/cindycarawaybeadwork Cindy Caraway

    What fun! I have made several handmade journals in the past and am exploring book arts again this year – what wonderful timing. Is it terrible to say I hope I win? :)

  • http://twitter.com/FreelanceFlora Freelance Flora

    I’d love to win this! Thanks for the opp.

  • http://www.alicesimpson.com Alice Simpson

    Over the years, Lark Books has celebrated things handmade. Their “500″ series is a wonderful source for information, consideration, and inspiration. I am proud to be included in “500 Handmade Books,”

    and feel I am in fine company!

  • Groshing

    I have to suggest these for purchase by my local library. They’ll heart them.

  • taraefsmith

    What a great giveaway! Thanks for thinking of us! :)

  • Alphabeth

    I will donate the duplicates of books I already own to my local library. Pick me! Pick me!

  • Suze

    Love looking at the covers of those books! So inviting!

  • Wordygirl

    What a phenomenal giveaway! Thanks so much for the chance to enter. I’m already thinking of those with whom I’d share if I won…though I know I would pore over them first.

  • DonnaJ

    What a wonderful giveaway – I’ve got my fingers crossed!

    Thanks,

  • reccashay

    Simultaneously splendid and sublime.

  • Rebeccarapport

    Oh, please please please let me be the lucky winner!

  • Jpburton12

    What an amazing give away!!! It would be fabulous to win these!!

  • http://profiles.google.com/trsmjs Merrie Jo Schroeder

    What a wonderful collection of books on books!! Would love to win. Thanks!!

  • Profcnc

    Great books. Great give-away.

  • Cemetz09

    Great collection!

  • Raland

    Great giveaway. I want to win this stuff!

  • http://profiles.google.com/kathryn.e.gonzalez Kathryn Gonzalez

    This sounds like an amazing book! Eileen Wallace
    was my bookbinding and papermaking instructor when I studied abroad in Cortona, Italy.

  • http://www.robbinamisilverberg.com Robbin Ami Silverberg

    I have book images in two of them — and would love to have them all to show my book arts students at Pratt!

  • Bkisrael

    What I wouldn’t give to win this great give-away. Thanks SO much for the chance. Just amazing!

  • http://profiles.google.com/gonzalezreports Tony Gonzalez

    I remember running into “Eco Books” at a store in Asheville. A nice surprise. Lots of good stuff in there.

  • Anonymous

    These are excellent books! I have paged through Eco Books and it is fascinating. I’m sure the other are too!

  • http://www.fingerstothebone.com Shuju

    I’m copying alphabeth and will give my copies of 500 Handmade Books and Making Handmade Books to the library if I win!

  • Chase Purdy

    What a cool giveaway. They’d be great items for art therapy sessions.

  • Joanne Thompson

    That’s an amazing collection of books to be given away…a collection that would be wonderful to win! Good luck to all of us!!

  • Sue

    Alisa Golden is one of my very favorite book artists! I’m not sure if this new book of hers has new info or is just a wonderful collection of book art and teaching from her previous books. I am curious about the “Master” series…

  • Iamdawt

    I’ve always wanted to make a book! Thank you for hosting this book give-away!

  • Rache Bruno

    I had a mental orgasm when I saw this…

  • Melby

    Heck yes. This is fantastic.

  • http://profiles.google.com/chloeskyedelaney Chloe Delaney

    These look great! Book making is on my summer to do list.

  • Ami

    This looks like such an awesome giveaway!! I’d be honored to selected!

  • Ellen Hunter

    I just attended a bookbinding workshop and I think I’m hooked! So wonderful!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=683900192 Shannon Crabill

    Yes! Book binding and my newest obsession! I

  • Josefine

    This is one of the best giveaways I’ve ever seen!!! I’m so excited now…I LOVE books and I LOVE crafts…so there is nothing about this that I wouldn’t like!!

  • Tish

    oooo @ making handmade books!! i would love to give this a try!

  • http://profiles.google.com/elaine.normandy Elaine Normandy

    I’d love to win something from this giveaway.

  • http://profiles.google.com/neliamne Jennifer Martin

    Would love to win- I’ve had a few of those on my wishlist for a while! Thanks for the chance!

  • Melissa Dojcsak

    I just made my first few books, i’m really interested to keep challenging myself.

    -Melissa Dojcsak

  • Melissa

    These are beautiful books. I love the new “look” at Lark!

  • Dawn Cathlene

    Those books are amazing! Thank you for the chance to win–I would love to make my own books.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1495620026 Ashley Herron

    Yes Please. My friend would be so jealous of me for owning these, I’d share of course.

  • Carissa

    I just ended a semester with Eileen as my instructor, and she showed us the book during class. It is incredible!

  • http://squirrelacorns.wordpress.com Tina @ Squirrel Acorns

    Awesome giveaway! I’ve been wanting to learn to make handmade books but have been feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the different ways. I wish I could find a class that wasn’t hours away!

  • Maegan Zigarevich

    What a cool collection!

  • CanCan

    My heart races at the thought of winning all these wonderful books!!! What a wonderful collection!
    Can’t wait CAN’T WAIT!!!

  • Tammy Alexander

    I love the “Masters Series” books! Would love to read all of them!

  • Erica Daschbach

    I love the new website design! What a fantastic collection of books!! :D

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=12708938 Ardi Kinerd

    I love handmade books!

  • Kit

    These books are amazing!

  • Diana

    I haven’t seen the 500 Books! I need to get one!

  • http://profiles.google.com/talia.halliday Talia Halliday

    I’m a bookbinder and i LOVE all of these books!! It would be so great to add them to my collection!! ;)

  • Robin Price

    Hello Beth,
    The Typo-Finding Queen in me sees sentences like this one:
    “The book is a truly pleasure to behold.”
    and they yell and scream, begging for revised word order, rearranged or deleted apostrophe, and the like.
    But not before the delightful experience of reading your post on yarn bombing (I’m one of those novices to the term), which led me to http://streetcolor.wordpress.com/.
    I’m very glad to be included in the wonderful_ Masters: Book Arts_.

  • Beachbrights

    Throw my name in the hat, please! Beachbrights@gmail.com

    Xoxo-

  • Firegoddard

    I’ve never seen any of these-they look great!

  • Jody Alexander

    I’m in three out of six of these titles. My students love these books and would love to have extra copies in my studio! Plus don’t have the three others. Thanks Beth.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_5GNVJ7NUK6WT6YXIRR4VGZ3P5I Amy

    Lovely, inspirational collection of books for one lucky winner!!

  • Kelcey

    I have 500 books and I LOVE it~ This new one looks great!

  • Beth

    Hi Robin, thanks for alerting me to the word flip :)

  • Otgjen

    Wow! Would love to see all the new eye candy1

  • BJS

    books, books, books. Love Lark Books!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000088576167 Bridget Elchert

    Oh my! So Exciting!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000088576167 Bridget Elchert

    Oh my! So Exciting!

  • Heather_isaacs

    my fingers are already itching to page through the books! these are the boost I need to pump up my creativity!

  • Kris A

    Wow – this amazing collection of books all going to one lucky person – what a great giveaway! Would love to see all the inspiring handmade books & ideas showcased in these books.

  • Linda Conover

    Love to win the books!

  • Rebecca Abi-Saad

    this is such a fantastic giveaway! book arts are wonderful.

  • Beadsophisticate

    Okay, this is me! I love books, I love art, what could be better than reading about making art books?

  • Guineababy

    I would love to win this. Books and words and letters have always been a favorite of mine. To learn to do something with them would be awesome!

  • Gillian

    These books look amazing! :D

  • Knrak

    Fabulous instant library for one of my favorite subjects!

  • Clara Boza

    What a great collection. There can never be enough books about book arts and book artists. Each new one is a treat.

  • Scogdog

    Wow, Ray…once again a very generous give away. Another new craft to explore is always great.

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  • Anonymous

    Just discovered Masters: Book Arts because my aunt is one of the artists. Very beautiful and intriguing stuff!

  • Zirbelzoo

    Love books and bookbinding–what a great way to learn!
    Thanks

  • http://www.artnic.etsy.com Cintra04

    …i love all your books!!!! xo cintra/artnic

  • Ksukeena

    Love the entire “Masters” series

  • http://www.brittanygolden.com Brittany Golden

    My name is Brittany and I am a journal/ altered book addict!! I just recently started making my own books and was excited to see this post. Lark publishing books about books, what could be better!! I don’t own any of these titles but I am sooo looking forward to getting my hands on them!! I always know where to turn first when I am looking to learn something new and exciting or need some inspiration, LARK!!

  • Emily

    Wow, all these books look amazing! I love Lark!

  • BarnCat

    Yes, please. I would like to enter. I don’t have enough books yet. So I need to make some. Besides, books are becoming an endangered species. I don’t see any “art kindle” books out there yet -

  • Krista Shufelt

    I have only made pretty simple books so far.  Can’t wait to read this one!

  • Anonymous

    what a great giveaway – I have a “thing” for books about books and will be deeply envious of who ever wins this wonderful stack —-HEY! it might be ME!!

  • Jessica C White

    What an amazing collection of books. I already have the Penland book, but it would make a great gift if I got another :)

  • Susan Tucceri

    I  NEED these books!

    Working Girl

  • Kathle Ford-Walters

    It would be so exciting to have all these books.  Just think how many people I could share with.

    Kathlene

  • Zack

     Great collection! My girlfriend and I would love to win these :)

  • http://www.superdumbsupervillain.com/ superdumb

     Ooh, this would keep me busy all summer!

  • http://www.katydidandkid.com KatydidandKid

    I’d love to win these! I’ve taught bookmaking workshops to kids and adults, and always want to add to my stash of resources. The Penland Book looks great!

  • http://elizabethcarls.com Elizabeth

     Swoon worthy indeed! 

  • Catherine

    I would love all of these titles!
     

  • BeadHostage

    I am addicted to books so this giveaway is awesome.  

  • Carmen

    Great idea!

  • Laura

    As an artist resources are invaluable… it was be great to increase and expand my library with wonderful ideas leading to fanstastic inspirations! It would be an honor to have more Lark books line my shelves! 

  • Jannav

    I’ve only made a few books- these Lark books are great inspiration to do more! 

  • http://trashingmyreputation.blogspot.com trashmaster46

    Oh my gosh, yes! Please, please sign me up! 

  • http://www.sayitrahshay.blogspot.com Rachee Fagg

    Great pack!