Friday, February 26, 2016 at 11:18AM I started working on a new project paper lamp shades. Instead of going through the book publishing route, I can try selling them myself online. This is the first prototype: Lion head. It was made of 2 templates cut, folded and glued together with a color changing LED light behind it. I still need to work more on finding the right bulb size and better positioning, but I am excited about this new project.
Monday, June 23, 2014 at 11:21AM My dear friend Joan DeMartin has kindly posted this on her blog Bocci's beefs advertising my new paper craft book Paper Birds: 25+ projects to Copy, Cut and Fold. There are two autographed copies giveaway.
Friday, April 18, 2014 at 06:05PM My publisher Lark Crafts posted free online projects for my upcoming book "Paper Birds" on their web site. You can download the templates and the instructions for free, make your own paper birds and wait for the book to come out in June. So these free projects are sort of appetizers, I suppose. Here is the link to the free stuff page.
Friday, August 16, 2013 at 12:51AM This week I drove down to Asheville, NC for a photo shoot of my upcoming papercraft book, "Paper Birds". I spent 3 days in my publisher Lark Books' studio working as a stylist with the designer Shannon Yokeley and their photographer Steve Mann. We photographed 40 paper birds including baby owls and baby penguins. Shannon is such a perfectionist. She doesn't get satisfied until she gets near perfect shots. I admire that. Thanks to her, the photographs turned out really nice. My birds looked much better than I had imagined. Below are snapshots of the photo session.
Here is Shannon teaching a trick to multicolored Canaries on a stick.
Here is Steve in a staring contest with a Pelican.
A happy family of Horned Owls on the computer screen.
This book is scheduled to hit the book stores in June 2014. Just like my previous books, it will have templates to copy and cut, and step-by-step instructions. I will update on the book's progress in my later posts.