My friend Clifford spent some time living in the Middle East, and like all of us who have spent time there it finds a special place in your heart, and you're never untouched by what happens over there.
4 pages, double-sided, individual pages 4" (h) x 2" (w), and when fully open 8".
This is just an astonishing book by this formidable Czech artist, illustrator and graphic designer known particularly for her work with children's books. And this monumental 164 page accordion with its cut-outs, cut-ins and every other way in which Pacovská has taken liberties with the pages of this book, is a wonderful testament to her legacy.
In one of the double flaps of this book is this statement by Pacovská (b. 1928):
"I choose the colors according to their sound, their own noise… Green Monday, Blue Tuesday, Orange Wednesday, Pink Thursday, Sunday has yellow ears… This is what I imagined when I was ten years old, surprised that no one others do not know the color of the days. Of course, depending on the mood, age or point of view, these colors could change...it's up to you to look at them now."
82 pages, double-sided, individual pages 5" (t) x 5" (w) and when fully opened 35ft 10".
Roger Omar has just sent me three new works in this wonderful series of accordions that illustrate dreams by children from around the world. See this blog's posting of a whole bunch of them here: 6dreams, editor Roger Omar
This is a really beautiful and well thought out accordion project initiated in 2002 by Roger Omar, which combines a really sharp conceptual framework, matched with a fresh formal design and presentation.
At the present time there are approximately 38 accordions in this "6dreams" series, and the underlying structure and theme of the individual accordions is so simple and beautifully complete. Individual accordions are designed by different illustrators, and they are based on 6 dreams as described by children between the ages of 8-10 years, most of them from Mexico and Spain, and presented in both Spanish and English.
The format and size is the same for all of these 5 page double-sided accordions: individual pages 8.25" (h) x 7.75" (w), and when fully open they are 38.75".
