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Favorite
Web Sites of the Popuplady
Don't miss the artist books at the bottom!
(If you are interested in purchasing out-of-print
books, email the Popuplady.)
Great
New Jazz!
Hear The
Dred Scott Trio who have appeared
at The Newport Jazz and Saratoga
(NY) Festivals.
I don't often tell you about books without
pop-ups but DON'T MISS THIS ONE.
My
River Chronicles: Rediscovering America
on the Hudson (Free Press) by
Jessica DuLong, one of only 2 female
Fireboat engineers,
a heroine of 911, and the editor of The
Movable Book Society's Celebrat10n
Book.
VIDEOS
The Popuplady has found
these videos and thought they would be interesting
to pop-up book lovers. Most have
been posted on YouTube. Please enjoy the
creativity that's out in the world. I am
in awe. I
have included a video of a Bookano book from
my
collection.
Hopefully,
I will post others. [By including these videos,
The Popuplady does NOT necessarily endorse any
of the products shown
or opinions given by these videographers, websites,
or YouTube.]
 (as
of 12/19/09)
Theo Jansen
has created 'animals' out
of cardboard tubes. They're alive!!
(Time alert! The
last minutes
are an ad.)
Take a tour of
the Getty Museum's new
exhibit and see some
of the earliest movable books!
Migrations of the Mind: Manuscripts
from the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection-November
17, 2009-April 18, 2010
The New Zealand Book Council has put together
an amazing pop-up book.
See it here!
Amazon's site
has a great video of the legendary Eric
Carle and his new pop-up version of the classic, Very
Hungry Caterpillar.
A pop-up book made of Legos!!! See it here!
I've loved
Robert Crowther's work for years. Here's
his website.
Don't have
to go to Broadway to see the uproarious show, Wicked. The
new pop-up is out today, engineered by the
spectacular, Kees Moerbeek.
First gay pop-up
book? See
for yourself. Editionof 250.
SCROLL DOWN
AND LOOK FOR THE NEW SIGNS
to find other new links.
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A
pop-up lamp that lights!! What will they think of next?
Movable
vintage Valentine's -some animated!-from
the collection of The Popuplady and
Larry Seidman.
Bookano
book as it appeared on Japanese Public
TV. [If you can translate the Japanese and
send it to me, I would be so grateful.]
Interview with Maurice Sendak, Arthur Yorinks,
and Matthew Reinhart on the making of Mommy?Please note: Mommy? is NOT Sendak's
first pop-up. He did the movable cover for Brooklyn
Pops Up also engineered by Reinhart.
Experience Sabuda's Alice in Wonderland set
to music.
Don't own Inside the Personal Computer (Abbeville
Press-1984)? See it here.
Inside the Random House series for Star
Wars.
Star
Wars #35-1978, The
Empire Strikes Back #41-1980, Return
of the Jedi #45-1983 [last in the numbered
series]
See the Masters of Pop-ups talk
about their new books! [These videos take a while
to load.]Robert Sabuda on Narnia;
Matthew Reinhart on Star
Wars
UNKNOWN ARTISTS YOU
SHOULD WATCH
Introducing
Colette Fu-you'll be awed
by what she's done with pop-ups!
Pop-ups and movables in video by the talented
and versatile paper engineer, T.J. Tangpuz
A. Listen carefully to Tangpuz's the
poetic description of the artistic impulse B.
Magnificent kinetic
sculptures
C. Tangpuz's Man
and Machines Don't miss this!
A chairs project
Harry: This artist uses all the bells and
whistles of paper engineering
COMEDY
You
are going to laugh 'til you drop when you see
what Ennio Marchetto does with movable paper. Don't
miss this!!!
A
music video illustrated solely with pop-ups.
A HOOT! [WARNING! foul langauge used]
Will
Ferrell's impersonation of GW Bush and
the Prez's take on pop-up books
Have you seen Celebrity
Meltdowns, engineered
by Bruce Foster?
INTERACTIVE
WEBSITES
11/09 Remmelin's
book of anatomical flaps, Captorum Microcosmicum (1614)
is NOT to be missed.
A French
website totally devoted to pop-ups! ooh-la-la!
The new website of multi-Caldecott winner,
Paul
O. Zelinsky, for his newest movable book,
Knick-Knack Paddywhack-a NY Times Best Illustrated
Book, brilliantly paper engineered by Andrew
Baron
MenOpop!
see the world's largest pop-up uterus Have fun!!!
You MUST look at this totally interactive site
by the Getty
Museum
Pop
Goes the Page! University of Virginia-one
of the best INTERACTIVE exhibitions on line!
Alice
in Wonderland (Paper engineers: James Rodger
Diaz, John Strejan;Delacourte Press, 1980)
See
Siebold's Alice. What a HOOT!
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SPECIAL
COLLECTIONS
The University of Florida,
Baldwin Library of Historical Children's
Literature has
prepared a series of videos from their
children's movable book collection. Hear the
recitation and see them MOVE!
Dean's Cock
Robin; Lothar Meggendorfer's Always
Jolly: Ernest Nister's Moving
Animals;
Learn how to Conserve
and Preserve your
old books.
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Picturing
Childhood 1550-1990-the UCLA Special Collections,
a wonderful history and more!
Rare
books (Pop-ups of course!) at the University
of Indiana-Urbana
"Pop-up
and Movable Books A Tour Through Their History"
at the University of North Texas. It's
animated!
AbeCedarium
An Exhibit of Alphabet Books
La
Cosmographia A volvelle similar to the one
seen in Brooklyn Pops Up!
University of Delaware collection
of movable books
The
Life and Work of Lothar Meggendorfer
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THE
PAPER ENGINEERS
11/09
Kyle Olmon, working in Robert Sabuda's studio,
is turning out some wonderful pop-up books
of his own. See them and also read Kyle's
Blog.
Log
onto Bruce
Foster's website to see how he has been
working overtime with several new books out
this Fall. His scissors never seem to dull!
Looking for a paper engineer to help you with
a project? Meet Mary
Beth Cryan.
Visit with paper engineer and the creator of
the Bug Books, David
A. Carter
Visit the website of Robert
Sabuda where there are contests, merchandise,
and free stuff
Keith
Moseley's world. Keith has been one of the
most innovative paper engineers for over 20
years!
Meet Pam
Pease, illustrator, paper engineer, self-publisher.
You'll love this Website!
Lots of information at the site of John
Patience!
Marivi
- Paper artist with images from her work at
the American Craft Museum, NYC
Adriaan
Heino - Don't miss this great site-a true
resource!
Robert J. Lang, a physicist by training,
produces the most complicated and LARGEST origami sculptures.
Featured on CBS Sunday Morning, he has 'married'
origami and mathematics. Have a look at his
website.
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LEARN
ABOUT POP-UPS
11/09
Want
to know the history of flip books? Click
here.
Home
page for C.
Carey Cloud [1899-1984], creator
of movable Cracker Jack prizes
and illustrator and paper engineer for some
Blue Ribbon Books. So much more to learn about
pop-ups and movables and this artist and inventor.
The
amazing INTERACTIVE history
of Flap or Fugitive books from the University
of Toronto Library. Click on the images to
lift the flaps.
The
History
of Tunnel Books by paper engineer,Ed
Hutchins, tunnel book maven.
Show
Me a Story: Children's Books & the Technology
of Enchantment -The making of pop-ups-past
and present-from the exhibition at San Francisco's
Center for the
Book-2004
Very cool and comprehensive site using
paper plates and many fine illustrations
to give a history lesson on volvelles.
Join the Movable
Book Society and learn more about pop-up
books!
Visit the Brooklyn
Pops Up! exhibit with over 100 pop-up book
titles from 1540 to the present
Wolff
Paper Arts Company - TONS!!! of information
here!
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POP-UPS
IN THE NEWS
Read about the collection of MBS member, Adie
Peña , in Manila, Philipines.
February 8, 2004 - Interview
with Ann Montanaro of the Movable Book Society
POP
ART The Star-Telegram, June 18, 2002 Dallas
- Ft. Worth, Tx
Brooklyn
Pops Up! NYTimes (Nov.27,2000)
A spicey review of a PSEUDO
pop-up book! (This is only a spoof! Just laugh!)
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LEARN
TO MAKE POP-UPS
THANKS
TO THE PAPER ENGINEERS WHO MADE THESE VIDEOS. 11/09
If you are a beginner or a teacher who wants
to learn the simplest methods for making
pop-ups, try these two sites: Jay
Davis Ballanger and TJ
Bookarts.
The Popuplady's FAVORITE movable.
Here's how to make it! A
WATERFALL from Stampingvideo.com
Italian
paper engineer, Massimo Missiroli, has
prepared a series of videos How to Make Pop-ups.
Watch
for his new children's book imprint, Agomas,
from DeAgostini Books, Italy.
Bear; Chick; Mommy;
Giraffe; Butterfly;
Frog; Elephant
FOR ADULTS ONLY: making
naughty pop-up cards
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All
kinds of stuff
to make, like buildings and icons.
Have your book and eat it too? Learn
about edible books and the International
event held on April Fool's Day! Delectable!
Robert Sabuda's suggested book list of How
To Make Pop-ups
From the Duke
of Pop-ups, Ron Van Der Meer, the classic
V-Fold
(Adobe Acrobat required)
From Bovine
Designs, lots of step-by-step. (Not for
the Math-phobic.)
Jonathan
Emmett easy How-Tos, including how to publish
a children's book.
Be
an Explorer and make a pop-up book!
(For additional templates to download, explore
the sites of the paper engineers above.)
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ARTISTS
USE POP-UP BOOKS TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES
Here are some of their websites.
Explore the
enchanting world of Yasushi
Shibata.
PLEASE meet Ed
Hutchins and see his incomparable work,
including tunnel books and flexagons. Noone
stretches the definition of "what is a
book?" like Ed does!
The wonderful books of Emily
Martin, The Erma Bombeck of Book Arts.
See Carol
Barton's luminous work.
Be among the first to experience a NEW book
artist,
Kelly Houle, whose first book, 'Why
is a raven like a writing desk? (from Alice
Through the Looking Glass), is a must see!
Another new comer, Garth
Kauffman, has some colorful pop-ups. With
a site called, Good Ant, you know you are in
for a treat.
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