Recent and Favorite Altered Art Books
For inspiration and technique, here are some of my personal favorites.
Alphabetica: An A-Z Creativity Guide for Collage and Book Artists (Quarry Book)Collage UnleashedThe Art of Fabric Books: Innovative Ways to Use Fabric in Scrapbooks, Altered Books & More
Alphabetica: An A-Z Creativity Guide for Co...
by Lynne Perrella
$14.95
Chockful of inspiration with blurbs by each participating artist. Not a technique book.
Collage Unleashed
by Traci Bautista
$15.63
Crazed messy fun
The Art of Fabric Books: Innovative Ways to...
by Jan Bode Smiley
$14.93
The best of only a few books out there about fabric-based altered books.
Collage Discovery Workshop - Beyond the Unexpected: New Techniques Using Color, Personal Imagery and Creative SurfacesArtist Trading Card Workshop: Create, Collect, SwapThe Mischievous Art of Jim Flora
Collage Discovery Workshop - Beyond the Une...
by Claudine Hellmuth
$15.63
Queen of altered collage. If you like her style, you'll like this even better than her first Collage Discovery book.
Artist Trading Card Workshop: Create, Colle...
by Bernie Berlin
$15.63
Newest book on ATC's, of only a few out there.
The Mischievous Art of Jim Flora
by Irwin Chusid
$29.88
I like to find inspiration for drawing in odd places: this artist designed album covers in the 40's and 50's. His drawings are...
Artists' Journals and Sketchbooks: Exploring and Creating Personal PagesUnique Handmade BooksThe Art of Walter Anderson
Artists' Journals and Sketchbooks: Explorin...
by Lynne Perrella
$14.95
A smorgasbord of inspiration from many different artists. I browse through this all the time to jump start my creative juices.
Unique Handmade Books
by Alisa Golden

Detailed instructions for a variety of book structures, from easy to complicated. Artful examples provided will also inspire.
The Art of Walter Anderson
$32.85
Fascination use of lines in his animal drawings in particular. I've carved rubber stamps based on some of Anderson's art.