M6 Ch2 Experimenting with free standing books.

M6 Ch1 Choosing a Theme.  As you can see, this photo isn't ch 2 at all but my initial thoughts for my chosen theme, 'Charminster Footpaths'.

A.6.2.1/2 I put these two activities together as I investigated websites and tried some ideas I saw there as well as ones suggested by Viv.  The first 2 photos are zigzag books with 'signatures'.  The first is 'dos-a-dos' and the second straightforward.  I liked the idea of 'signatures'.

Here are a couple of 'flag books', one simple, one a little more complicated.  I wasn't particularly struck with this idea.

 Here are some ideas from ones seen on websites.  The first and third were on 'Images,' and the second (middle one) an idea by Sue Doggett.

 And here are a couple of children's zigzag books in my possession. The little house is remarkably robust being bought 30 years ago for my 2 year old, it has been in the hands of  numerous school children, not to mention grandchildren.  The zigzag book with flaps is as old but not very popular.

I did like the work of Sarah Edmonds who has made a wonderful selection of lovely books.  Ideas - Different shapes and sizes, papercuts and patterns, lots of little booklets within stiff covers with a wide spine.

Australian Marianne Little also had a good selection, making zigzags into stars or other folds, cut zigzag structures like houses or dolls.

Kelmscott Manor 'how to' website suggested tying the finished book together.

'Images' showed boxes to keep the finished book in, eg. a coffin for a coffin shaped book.