Artist Books: Lotus Fold Book Binding, Step by Step for Beginners

See step by step artist book techniques like the lotus fold and meandering fold. Shown are techniques for book covers, archival book glue, specialized tools like a bone folder, paper, and more.

Demo by RISD Adjunct Professor Clara Lieu and Guest Teaching Artist Caffrey Fielding.

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Clara Lieu was an Adjunct Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design from 2007-2020. Her artwork has been exhibited at the International Print Center NY, the Currier Museum, Childs Gallery, the Davis Museum, and more. Lieu received an artist fellowship from the MA Cultural Council, has written for the NY Times, and lectured at Brown University, the NAEA conference, and in Vancouver & China. She has been profiled in Artsy, Hyperallergic, KPCC, & WBUR.

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[GloriaBenaroch]

I found this video by mistake. Thank you for the detailed instructions.measurements would be nice. Loved it all thanks for the education.

[wendyknox-leet]

You both are excellent! Well done. I am a 70 year old artist and I have been making books for 50 years! So many and many given away, thank god. Hoarding is a problem of old area, !! And for artists!

[Zoomfreaky]

Really loved this tutorial. Bookbinding is so fun, experimental. Didn’t know the lotus fold. Thank you very much. Very inspiring!

[deborahcolman]

Very precise instructions. Thank you both so much for a wonderful session.

[doodahgurlie]

Such a great video! I've done squash/lotus books (people I've made these for love them!) and meandering books in the past, but the demo on the various meandering folds were new to me. Opens up so many more possibilities.

[MummyBrown]

This is AWESOME! I've never heard of this kind of book, whatta cool gift this could be!!

[artprof]

Have you made a handmade artist book before? Tell us about your experiences!

[SixthSun]

I was intrigued by the word "lotus"! Suggestion: With the pages being white & with a white background screen, sadly I couldn’t see it's expanded shape. The still photo just didn’t fully display it's shapes. 😐

[OrionUlttramarino]

Loved this video< <33<3<33<3<3

[dawnaurorastudio]

Hi, Very interested in lotus book making. Some questions: What type of paper are you using? Also, are they usually filled with blank paper so the recipient can fill it? Does the book maker sometimes create art/text on the papers? If so, is there a guide or samples suggesting content for pages? Thank you for such an interesting and informative vid.

[jayitadas]

Is it possible to make these with larger sized papers like case if i just want to show in a larger size?

[yvesklein]

if you buy a bookbinder's ruler (mine is aluminum) you can finish the corners in only a few minutes. this video belabors it.

[karenfrancis]

What type of paper do you use for this?

[Bella-mikw]

My teacher told me to do research on artist books do uno who I could research on how to approach it ? My teacher isn’t helpful at all😭