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               2 from BAMBOO DART PRESS Diaries and Letters shows the constricting space of pandemic-era living.  With the addition of writing around each drawing, artist TM Givens creates a thick boundary that encases the artwork in an unesay narrative. The words are descriptive, the observations mainly hopeful, the frustration real and persistent. By incorporating writing into this series of drawings, Givens offers insights into daily life in a turbulent time.--from the introduction to Diaries and Letters                                           **********  From: Still Playing with Words, --An Impromptu Prologue                Words belong to no one. They are all robbed, orborrowed if you prefer, from the babble of our contemporaries and the bibles of our forb...

  " WOW! THE POSSIBILITIES JUST KEEP GOING AND GOING. I had no idea there was so much variety in flexagons! Quite an impressive book. This book goes into amazing depth in the incredible variety of flexagons. There's something for everyone: if you just want to make cool gadgets, there's clear instructions (and downloadable templates) for a wide variety of shapes, but for those who want to go deep, the mathematics of flexagons are also presented, rich and rewarding. Be forewarned, though: they're addictive." - -Robert J. Lang, physicist, virtuoso origami artist, and master of origami mathematics, theory, and real-world applications WHAT ARE FLEXAGONS?                     Flexagons are fascinating, origami-like puzzles folded from strips of paper that you  flex  in various ways to reveal previously hidden portions of the flexagon. Flexigon shapes are found in machine designs, jewelry.  I lov...