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Loading... Scrap City: Scrapbooking for Urban Divas and Small Town Rebelsby Paul Gambino
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Scrapbooking: craft, art - or both? The contributors to this book are all of the opinion that their scrapbook pages - which are lavishly illustrated here - are pure art, an effort of self expression and a revelation of the world in which we live. While the book was published more for inspiration than how-to, it appears to me to be an excerise in voyeurism. The edgy, off-the-wall look of the contributors' scrapbooking usually deals in some very personal, sometimes hard to look at, subjects. I wouldn't say their work is "pretty". In fact, some of it is ugly and was done that way intentionally to bring home the page's story. Quite interesting (but not terribly useful, if that is what you are looking for) and notable for it's nod to the artistry of a pasttime which is often scoffed at. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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The face of scrapbooking is about to get a youthful, cutting-edge makeover! Despite the craft’s popularity, all the books flooding the market focus on the same images of weddings, baby showers, and Little League. So where’s a scrapbooking rebel to go? To Scrap City of course. With its edgy and artistic points of reference, it fills the gap to reach those urban hipsters, downtown secretaries, big city divas, and small-town nonconformists. Along with a basics section and scrapping tips, is the pi#65533;ce de r#65533;sistance: a gallery of real-life scrapbook pages from people of all stripes, from the single mom to the skate kid. These contributors celebrate their panty collection; reveal why single is fun; list their tattoos; and, yes--even redefine the baby shower. Paul Gambino has taught screenwriting at the School of Visual Arts, was a production consultant and writer for NBC, and was Creative Director for the magazines Gener8 and Ultra. He has spent endless nights in NYC’s hottest ♣ years as a punk on London’s King’s Road; and college days with Keith Haring and Jean Michael Basquiat. Now a father, he has a special appreciation for time’s fleeting nature and how important it is to preserve memories for yourself and others. No library descriptions found. |
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