Matthew Reinhart's Blog, page 18

Whats Popped Up: Pop-up Events

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Matthew Reinhart had a great time this past Saturday at Books of Wonder sharing his new Dragons & Monsters pop-up book and signing copies along side prestigious picture book illustrators Leo & Diane Dillon. If you missed the event, you can still stop by the bookstore and see the paper dragon window display and pick up an autographed book.

And if you are in the D.C. area tomorrow be sure to catch the final talk in a series of pop-up lectures when Bruce Foster will talk about "The Magic and Math of Harry Potter, The Pop-Up Book" at noon in the Carmichael Auditorium at the National Museum of American History.

~Kyle

Word of the Day: Lineament

Lineament \LIN-ee-uh-muhnt\ noun

1.  A distinctive shape, contour, or line, especially of the face.  Or a distinguishing characteristic feature.

Origin:
Lineament comes from Latin lineamentum, "feature, lineament, from linea, "line".

Vintage Movable Review: Six Brave Explorers

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I am a huge fan of Kees Moerbeek. This Dutch designer has made dozens of books over the years and his newest title, Aesop's Fables releases in October. But today, we are looking at one of my favorite pop-up books he created with his wife Carla Dijs. Six Brave Explorers was produced by Intervisual for Price Stern Sloan in 1988. It was printed and bound at Carvajal in Columbia. I was once told that during the design of this book, Kees and Carla were told that the book was too expensive so they had to cut some corners. And cut they did. This six-spread book has a unique triangular format that sliced their paper usage nearly in half. What a creative idea!

The format of this counting book is based off the "Ten Little Indians" children rhyme and Kees is not afraid to interject a little death and colonialism in the pages. The simple central pop-ups stand tall over the main characters and an easy flow is established throughout the book. This book was such a success that two other titles: Four Courageous Climbers and Oh, No Santa soon followed. Let's hope that many more books spring from the mind of Kees Moerbeek.

~Kyle

Word of the Day: Bloviate

Bloviate \BLOH-vee-ayt\ verb

1. To speak or write at length in a pompous or boastful manner.

Origin: Bloviate is compared to blowhard "a boaster or braggart".

Word of the Day: Elbow Grease

Elbow grease \EL-boh grees\ noun

1.  Hard work; vigorous exertion.

Origin:  Elbow grease was a metaphor for manual labor, as in elbow grease is the best wax for polishing furniture.  Now in an extended sense it can refer to any effort, physical or mental.

DIY Pop Up: Mother's Day Card

Mother's Day is this Sunday!  Have you made your mom a card yet?  Why not make her a fantastic pop up card to show her how much she means to you?  Click the link here to get started!

History Lesson: Munch's 'The Scream' is Recovered

On May 7th, 1994, one of Norway's famous paintings, "The Scream" by Edvard Munch was regained almost three months after it was stolen from a museum in Oslo.  The painting was found in a hotel about 40 miles south of Oslo.  It was recovered undamaged.

The fragile painting was stolen during a 50 second break-in on February 12, 1994.  The two thieves that broke in left a note on the wall reading "Thousand thanks for the bad security!".  In January of 1996 four men were convicted and sentenced in connection with the theft.

Weekly Beast: Chaetopterid Worm

The Chaetopterus pugaporcinus dwells at 3,000 to 4,000 feet under the ocean's surface.  It has a segmented body like other polychaetes but the middle segments are highly inflated giving it a round shape.  These worms are approximately the size of a hazelnut.  The Latin name translates into "Chaetopterid worm" which roughly translates to "resembling a pig's rear".

Word of the Day: Peripatetic

Peripatetic \pair-uh-puh-TET-ik\ adjective

1. Of or pertaining to walking about or traveling from place to place; itinerant.
2. Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle (who gave his instructions while walking in the Lyceum at Athens).

Origin: Peripatetic derives from Greek peripatetikos, from peripatein, "to walk about," from peri-, "around, about" + patein "to walk".

Artist Watch: Simon Schubert

Simon Schubert is a Cologne, Germany based artist.  He was born in Germany in 1976.  He works in white paper that is folded to create images and mixed media sculptures.  Schubert is inspired by Surrealism and Samuel Beckett.

His folded white paper pieces are usually of imagined architectural scenes.  Check out more of Schubert's work here.