Category Archives: Accordion

Book Forms by Various Artists

By Naomi Bardoff | Published: May 10, 2011

Red Dos-a-Dos Book by A. Fain Books. When I first heard of this book form, I thought it was named after the do-si-do dance step. It turns out I wasn’t too far off: do-si-do (or dosado) is a corruption of the French dos-à-dos, which means “back-to-back.” Everything Falls into Place, from Purgatory Pie Press. A [...]

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Naomi Bardoff
Naomi Bardoff
In 2010 Naomi Bardoff graduated from Bard College, where she majored in fine arts and studied watercolor, ink drawing, and book-making. She has also taken classes at the Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts. Since moving to the San Francisco Bay Area, Naomi has been working on her illustration portfolio, working in an office, and volunteering and taking classes at the San Francisco Center for the Book. In addition to the SFCB blog, she blogs on her art blog, naomese - naomi bardoff's art blog; her tumblr, curiosities & clockwork (check out the book art tag on her tumblr to see more of her favorite book arts); and pins to her Pinterest boards. Her own book work can be found on her website.