Books

Most of my books have been written under my full name, Diane Maurer-Mathison. Many are out-of-print, but new signed copies are still available from me. I recently reprinted “The Ultimate Marbling Handbook,” known internationally as the “marbler’s bible.” I’m also including my handmade books on this page. For US orders I accept credit cards or Paypal. Please visit my contact page, above, to place an order.

Back in Print!!
The Ultimate Marbling Handbook is a gorgeous reference on the art of marbling, with clear instruction for suminagashi, oil color, watercolor and acrylic marbling. Novices can use it to produce stunning papers, fabrics and three-dimensional objects. Advanced marblers will be inspired to explore artful unconventional designs using ideas and techniques from marbling artists world-wide.

144 pages, 8.5″ X 10.5″
This new hardcover version of what has been called “the marbler’s bible” is available for $65 plus $7.00 shipping. Contains an updated source directory.

Creating Marbled Patterns is a 20 page full-color booklet that contains the patterning section from the Ultimate Marbling Handbook. Pages are removable, so this makes a perfect assist in helping you form beautiful classical marbled designs, as well as fantasy designs based on plant and animal motifs seen in Persian marbling.

20 pages, 8.5″ X 11″, $25 +$7.00 priority shipping

Collage, Assemblage and Altered Art is a complete guide to collage in every dimension, with more than 120 gorgeous, full color reproductions of inspiring works by noted artists. It contains everything you need to know about papers and other materials, both found and altered, plus the principles of color and design. It is filled with dozens of innovative techniques and nearly 100 detailed step-by-step color photographs and clear instructions.

144 pages, 8.5″ x 10″, $19.95 + $7.00 priority shipping

The Art of Making Paste Papers
All the techniques for creating beautiful decorative paste papers are covered in this stunning full-color book. Patterning sections will guide you through making combed, stamped, textured, brayer-printed and hand-drawn images. Leading paste paper designers, calligraphers, and book artists share their secrets and show how they use friskets, underpaintings, stencils and other design techniques to create gorgeous paste-painted works. A special section will show you how to use your paste papers to create woven baskets, hand-bound books, lidded boxes and other exciting projects. (See my accordion-fold books for the handbound title, Making Paste Papers)

112 pages, 8.5″x11″, Copies available HERE on Amazon for $29.95.

Paper Art
Showcasing the work of nearly 50 leading artists, Paper Art is an indispensable reference designed to entice novices into trying a new craft and to encourage working paper artists to experiment with new techniques. It covers the fine arts of papermaking, stenciling, leaf printing, batik, salt printing, paste paper design, and embossing, among others. Paper craft techniques include weaving, paper sculpture, paper pop-ups, paper-mache. and contemporary rolled paper.

160 pages, 7.5″ x 10″, $27.50 + $7.00 priority shipping

Dinosaurs Dining
This is a charming book of poems about dinosaurs’ dinner habits, with marbled illustrations to delight dinosaur lovers young and old. Printed in two shades of brown ink on an appropriately toothy sepia-toned cover stock.

20 pages, 8.5″ x 11″, $20.00 + $7.00 priority shipping

Making Paste Papers
This accordion-fold book, hand bound in original decorative papers, will introduce you to the 16th century art of making paste papers. Its unique 3 7/8″ x 4 1/4″ size, and six tiny paste paper samples, make it a welcome addition to any book lover’s collection.

$20.00 + $7.00 shipping

Suminagashi Marbling
Suminagashi Marbling explains how to create beautiful marbled papers featuring the meandering lines and jagged rings of color common to Oriental marbling. Hand bound in original suminagashi papers, the book contains six tiny paper samples. 3 7/8″x 4 1/4″

$20.00 + $7.00 shipping

Making Fold & Dye Papers
Making Fold & Dye Papers will teach you how to make luminescent papers for bookbinding and paper art projects. Hand bound in original decorative papers, the book contains clear instructions for Japanese orizomegami techniques and an insert featuring four color-copied examples of finished designs. 3 7/8″x 4 1/4″

$20.00 + $7.00 shipping