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This Saturday I will be selling photographic prints, print-making, hand-bound books, postcards, magnets, and more at the Sideshow Flea Market at the American Visionary Art Museum! I’m working on making some new stuff to sell (especially books!) so, come on out and see what I’ve been working on!
* When: Saturday, September 4
* What Time: 9am – 3pm
* Cost: FREE!
* Where: American Visionary Arts Museum, 800 Key Highway, Baltimore 21230
This Saturday I will be selling photographic prints, print-making, hand-bound books, postcards, magnets, and more at the Sideshow Flea Market at the American Visionary Art Museum! I’m working on making some new stuff to sell (especially books!) so, come on out and see what I’ve been working on!
Excerpt from the AVAM Website:
Sideshow’s Semi-Annual Super-Duper Flea Market at the American Visionary Art Museum
* When: Saturday, September 4
* What Time: 9am – 3pm
* Cost: FREE!
More than forty vendors featuring: original art, antiques and collectibles, jewelry, books, vintage clothes, toys, and tons more interesting stuff (e.g. squirrel underpants)! Fun for the whole family. Snacks available or head upstairs and eat at Mr. Rain’s Fun House…then keep on shopping. Admission to the Flea Market is FREE, but stay and see “Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness” (regular museum admission) which closes Sunday, September 5!
Location: AVAM, 800 Key Highway, Baltimore 21230.
Website: http://www.avam.org/news-and-events/events/sideshow-sidewalk-sale.shtml
After a lot of trial and error with different bindings, and determining a size that would utilize materials in such a way that I could make these as affordable as possible – both to make and to sell – I determined to stick with my original binding choice: concertina, also known as accordion binding.
I tried to document as much of the process as possible to serve as a demonstration of how I created these limited edition books.
First, the paper had to be cut down, folded, and glued together until I had a full insert for the book.
The insert was slightly smaller then 6×6 inches.
Then, the board was cut down to 6×6 inch pieces and covered with black clothe.
All the parts laid out.
The end pages were covered with pink fabric and glued to the ends of the inserts.
The completed covers and inserts are pressed and then glued together.
The ribbons were prepped: cut to size and then melted at the ends to prevent unraveling, then glued to the back covers.
The cover image is then glued.
The prints for the book were cut down and double sided tape was added to the back.
The photos were then organized into separate stacks, one per book.
Finally, the images were added page by page.
Stay tuned to see the finished work!
Just arrived back this morning! I’m back and here to stay! I have a lot of news and things I need to accomplish, as well as many things I want to accomplish. I’m planning some shows and will be selling more items both here and at my etsy store. Soon I will announce the next free art giveaway in celebration of my return. Also, stay tuned for the finished “Into the Jungle” books!
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Melika Carr, known online as 'tinyturk', is a Baltimore native who just finished her BFA in Photography at NSCAD University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and is now back in Baltimore.
