• Home
  • About
  • Meet the Team
  • Bibelot Box
  • Get Involved
  • Contact
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
Previous Post
Next Post
Nov 04
in Creative, Read, Reviews 0 comments tags: Book Review, Collage, Cute Paste Create, Eleanor Shakespeare

Cut, Paste, Create: A Design Journal by Eleanor Shakespeare

Cut, Paste, Create is a brand new design journal created by Eleanor Shakespeare and finished by you! The book starts with some key collage tips from Eleanor which introduce 52 projects for you to complete ranging from building tree houses to designing cushions for a sofa and cheery umbrellas for rainy days.

 

 

Leading on from the huge adult-colouring trend which seems to be dying down a little (although I am still loving Johanna Basford’s releases), activity books seem to be the big new trend in publishing. I read recently that this is down to the fact that publishers are looking to emulate the experience the younger generation are used to on screen, and that it is no longer enough for any form of media to be complete when published but instead should be interactive in one way or another. The increase in popularity has also made the activity book market a very saturated one and any book hoping to stand out from the crowd must have a fairly unique quality. Cut, Paste, Create’s niche comes from its vintage twist. Just like Eleanor’s beautiful portfolio of work, the book is filled with monochrome drawings and photographs, aged textures, retro colours and inky typography. As well as creating an already aesthetically pleasing start to your artworks, this gives a gentle nod to a past era of analogue and celebrates it as a simpler, and in many ways more creative time.

 

 

I imagine this genre of book, whilst popular, must be one of the hardest to create. In essence, Eleanor has been tasked with designing a blank for the reader’s imagination to run free on – no small challenge but one that she has risen to excellently. Although each page is beautifully composed and features elements in Eleanor’s signature style, making the book uniquely hers, there is still heaps of space for expressing your personal style of collage.

 

 

As I use collage a lot in my own illustration work, I am a huge advocate for its soothing qualities. Colouring in is all well and good but the stress of staying inside the lines can be too much at the end of a long day. However, with collage there is no such stress as you are able to calmly cut out each section and lay it on the page, finding the perfect composition before committing to glue. If you are looking for a stress-free creative hobby, collage is definitely the therapeutic pass time for you and I would highly recommend Cut, Past, Create as the perfect setting in which to discover it.

 

Greg McIndoe

 

headlessgreg.com

Share this:
3868
3

  • A smoothie for every mood

    Happiness

    Vanilla in its pure form has remarkable Read more
    in Drink, Positivity, Treat Yourself 2 comments
    5
  • Nick Ozanne – Interview
    Today we catch up with weaver Nick Ozanne, the man behind the luxury brand Leto Read more
    in Creative, Fashion, Interview 0 comments
    3
  • The Cobra Lily – Interview
    Flowers in her hair... Flowers everywhere... I love the flower girl... Kate Read more
    in Craft, Creative, Interview 0 comments
    0

Leave a Comment! Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Newsletter

Subscribe to our mailing list

* indicates required
Categories
  • Art
  • Beauty
  • Bibelot Jukebox
  • Birds
  • Competition
  • Craft
  • Creative
  • Drink
  • Eat
  • Ethical
  • Events
  • Fashion
  • Food
  • Guests
  • Illustration
  • Inside The Artists Studio
  • Instagrammer of the week
  • Interview
  • Learn
  • Listen
  • Lists
  • Make
  • Music
  • Oh! You Pretty Things
  • Pets
  • Positivity
  • Read
  • Reviews
  • Shop
  • Silver Screen Suppers
  • Story
  • Travel
  • Treat Yourself
  • Uncategorized
  • Vintage
  • Watch
Recent Posts
  • Silver Screen Suppers – David Niven’s Christmas Rice Pudding
  • Aww Sam – Holiday Light Pillows – Tutorial
  • Jonna Saarinen’s Gingerbread Biscuits – Recipe
  • Nicky Grace – Interview
  • Malin Koort – Interview
What is Bibelot?
Bibelot is about more than craft projects; it represents an imaginative and sustainable way of life. Readers will feel stimulated, uplifted and motivated. Bibelot will begin its life as a blog, an online hub bringing artistic, original and innovative people together. It’s a space for sharing ideas, learning and sparking inspiration!
Tags
60s 70s Book Books Children's Books Chloe Owens Christmas Clare Albans Competition Craft Book Creative Spaces Cruelty Free Decorate DIY Embroidery Exhibition Fabric Fiction Floral Flowers Flying Eye Books Giveaway Handmade Hello Hooray Illustration Interior Design Jeremy Fox Learn Music Nobrow On Vegetables Paper pattern Photography Playlist Quote recipe Recipe Book Retro Sew Sewing Tutorial Vegan vegetarian Vintage
Copyright © 2015 Bibelot. All Rights Reserved.
astropay astropay kart astropay al ucuz astropaysakaryada kız yurduastropay kartastropay alsakaryada kız yurdusakarya kız yurtları