Monday, December 22, 2008

LitPub Final Books...Beauty & Substance!

For their final projects, my Literary Publications students had to create a hand-made edition of 15 books containing original writing. As you can see, they made all sorts of books from all sorts of materials. Great job, everyone!

Lindsey's book, "Illumination," revealed its title only when plugged in...













Katie's untitled book resembled a guitar's fretboard...and inside, sheetmusic-style pages unfurl to reveal tiny poems...













Rose figured out how to incorporate her favorite breakfast food -- oatmeal -- into "Swallow," her collection of microfiction...











In her short poem collection, "Everyday Notes," Tania used a delicate chain binding to stitch together tiny observations from her everyday life...












In "Our Journal," Sylvia used her own creative works as prompts for the writing of her friends and family...












Jane created a double decker accordian book about a "Sensei Rabbit" and "Wriggle, the Poet Squirrel"...










Krystle used a glass soapdish and real lavender sachets to give her short story, "Love, Lavender and Loneliness," additional depth...










Meagan incorporated fun typography and colorful threads into her humor collection, "A Short Stack of Silly Shorts for the Morally Sidetracked"...












Amy's poetry collection, "Into the Chokecherry Tree," takes on an arboreal shape as it expands...











In "Duckie's Week," Abby uses a playful format to hold a playful children's story...










Michelle's book, "TM," uses colorful photographs and fun text to teach children about trademark law...












Kate created nature-inspired woodcuts to illustrate her poetry collection, "Transverberation"...












Rebekah's fake fortune-telling tome, "Asstrology," evoked giggles from all within listening distance...





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