Maurer-Mathison, Diane V.

A comprehensive guide to the history and creation of collages, with step-by-by color photographs and instructions to a number of projects.

Describes and illustrates the tools and techniques of papermaking; decorating paper by embossing, stenciling, stamping, batik, and other methods; and using paper to create collages, papier-m?ch?, pop-ups, and sculpture.

Full-color, illustrated instructions for creating a number of papercrafts including decorative boxes, lamps, paper-sculpted bird in flight, and origamic architecture.

Presents an introduction to the equipment, materials, and techniques of paste-paper, an art form in which colored paste is brushed on dampened sheets of paper and various combs and tools are used to create graphic images in the paste, and includes instructions for a selection of paste-paper projects.