Product Description

Creating unusual items is so enjoyable... and making altered books is very rewarding. The supplies are simple... discarded books, paper, glue and assorted embellishments. You'll soon have books for every theme and season plus gifts for friends and special people. Turn old books into art! Beth Cote and Cindy Pestka share valuable tips on what to use and how to do it. Catch the Altered Book Craze. It will keep you turning pages! This book went into its third printing in the first 6 months.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #238068 in Books
• Published on: 2000-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 51 pages

About the Author
Beth Cote - Beth is a professional artist who works with mixed media and book art. Her focus is altered books. She travels across the country teaching at paper arts coventions and retreats. She is currently the co-president of the International Society of Altered Books Artists. Beth lives in rural Illinois with her husband and three children.

Cindy Pestka - Cindy is a mixed media artist who teaches classes and is the owner of Northern Lights Designs, a web-base supplier of wonderful collage and decoupage papers. Cindy loves altered books. She has way too many found objects and thrift store treasures for her small Seattle home and loves using her collection in artistic creations.

Customer Reviews

Great Idea Book
As Beth Cote, one of the authors, says, you don't need any artistic ability to make altered books and that's the best part of this wonderful guide. You can do it! I'm an art therapist in an assisted living center for Alzheimer's patients and this book has served me and my patients well. With glue, markers and vanishing memory they are able create altered books every bit as wonderful as those shown in this book. So, if you're color blind, memory challenged and can't draw a darn thing to save your life, you can still be an altered book artist. Get this great picture guide and alter by the numbers.

Not "101" enough
I was disappointed in this book. I found that it was less of a beginner's guide and more of a "isn't this neat!" book. I did not find the information to be detailed enough for me as a beginner and the format made it hard to pick out important information or techniques. There are some very nice projects in the book, but, again, I found it hard to follow the directions in order to learn the technique the projects were teaching.

A Great Beginner Book
If you want to get into altered books, this is a great resource to get you going. Really fun techniques and lots of colorful photos to admire. Her style is friendly and low pressure. I've bought every book on altered books that Amazon sells and I definitely recommend this one. You will be inspired and you will learn all the techniques you need to get started on your own altered books.