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Purgatory Pie Press has had solo exhibitions at the Victoria & Albert Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harvard University and Smith College. Purgatory Pie Press editions are also in the rare book collections of Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, The National Gallery of Art, the Corcoran, the Tate, San Francisco MoMA, and the Walker Museum.

Esther K Smith has curated artist book exhibitions and has taught Artist Books at Cooper Union since 1992. She and Faust also present lectures and workshops as visiting artists, train interns at Purgatory Pie Press in New York City, and design, letterpress print and hand-bind commissions for clients. Purgatory Pie Press has won design awards from The American Institute of Graphic Arts.

Esther K Smith is working on a new book for Random House, Magic Books & Paper Toys. ]]> female 2090588 0307353362 9780307353368 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255870670m/2090588.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2090588.How_to_Make_Books_Fold_Cut_Stitch_Your_Way_to_a_One_of_a_Kind_Book 4.32 99 How to Make Books will walk you through the easy basics of bookmaking. Whether you’re a writer, a scrapbooker, a political activist, or a postcard collector, let book artist Esther K. Smith be your guide as you discover your inner bookbinder. Using foolproof illustrations and step-by-step instructions, Smith reveals her time-tested techniques in a fun, easy-to-understand way.]]> 953354 4.35 110 31 5350796 0307407098 9780307407092 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255836154m/5350796.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5350796.Magic_Books_Paper_Toys_Flip_Books_E_Z_Pop_Ups_Other_Paper_Playthings_to_Amaze_Delight 4.55 11 How to Make Books, unlocks the secrets of making tricky book forms even if you’ve never worked with paper before.

While some of these 25 projects can be made by kids with a little help from mom or dad, all are designed with the adult in mind—the adult who’s a kid at heart! With step-by-step directions and charming illustrations, a few carefully placed cuts and an array of folds and twists almost magically become a colorful, multidimensional book.]]> 953354 4.35 110 31