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    • Urgent 2nd Class

    Creating Curious Collage, Dubious Documents, and Other Art from Ephemera

    By Nick Bantock

    9-1/4 x 7-1/2 in; 128 pp;
    175 color illustrations
    Paperback
    Published in July, 2004
    ISBN 9780811843058
    ISBN10 081184305X

    SKU# 9780811843058

    1 Review(s)
    $19.95
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    His internationally best-selling Griffin & Sabine saga is treasured for its blend of lyrical storyline and compelling, imaginative art. Now Nick Bantock gives a short course in visual creativity in Urgent 2nd Class. A tour through the techni...

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    His internationally best-selling Griffin & Sabine saga is treasured for its blend of lyrical storyline and compelling, imaginative art. Now Nick Bantock gives a short course in visual creativity in Urgent 2nd Class. A tour through the techniques and materials which constitute his signature style, Bantock shares with readers numerous ways ways of using old paper ephemera -- maps, letters, postcards, ledgers, scraps, photos, and many more items -- to create their own idiosyncratic art. Written for people of all artistic skill levels, the materials mentioned are all easily found and inexpensive, and the processes are simple enough to do at home (and with access to the most advanced machinery used in the book, a photocopier). An inspirational guide to the simple artistic techniques which can alchemically transform ephemera into remarkable works, Urgent 2nd Class is the handbook for a new generation of visual poets.

     

    Nick Bantock is the author of numerous illustrated novels, including Griffin & Sabine, Sabine's Notebook, The Golden Mean, The Gryphon, and Alexandria, which together spent 100 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list. Born in England, he now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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    Treasure Trove of Collage Ideas

    10/11/11| Marcia Scurfield
    I have this book and it is fascinating! If you are into collage and Griffin and Sabine and Nick Bantock, then I guess I'm probably preaching to the choir anyway. But if this is all new to you, Nick gives some sources for collage resources you probably hadn't thought of, plus gorgeous examples of what you can do with them.