Flag Book with Kirsten Varga

Welcome to another bookmaking adventure with StencilGirl® and me, Kirsten Varga! This month I am featuring the flag book. 

The Flag Book structure was invented by book artist Hedi Kyle. The structure is an accordion-folded spine with rows of flags attached to opposite sides of each fold. It is more sculptural than other book structures and the variations are endless. (That is one thing I enjoy about book arts, the endless variations!)

This was the first type of book I ever made! Back in college my professor had our class create multiples of a business-card sized artwork and we had an art exchange with our classmates. We each created a flag book and glued all the cards inside. It is a wonderful keepsake and a showcase of all our mini artworks!

For the book I created for you I am using painted papers from my stash for the flags. I think I will later glue on quotes, poems and fortunes from fortune cookies onto them. But, please don't limit your flags to just paper! You can use wood veneer, photographs, fabric or other thin materials. 

I used stencils to decorate 140lb. watercolor paper for the spine as well as a lighter weight mixed media paper for the covers. I limited myself to a small palette of acrylic paints and layered the designs until my eyes were happy. :)

I created a tutorial video to show you all the details! Find it on the StencilGirl® YouTube channel HERE!

Happy Creating!

Find me on Instagram: @kirstenvarga

Stencils used:

Soulful Scribbles Dots Dash (L605)

Rock Wall (L897)

Grout (L898)

Other Supplies:

140lb. cold press watercolor paper

mixed media paper (maybe 98lb?)

gesso

gel medium

Yes! Paste

bone folder

craft knife and ruler

glue stick

Golden Acrylics: 

Quin/Nickel Azo Gold

Prussian Blue Hue

Sap Green Hue

Transparent Brown Iron Oxide

Burnt Umber

Titanium White