Last Saturday I went to a Santa Fe Books Arts Group meeting where Freya Diamond gave a workshop on the “Ins and Outs of Creating a Flag Book.” While I’ve made flag books before, I was intrigued by her “people flag books” pictured on the Vamp & Tramp website.
She started the workshop by showing the evolution of her flag book ideas. When she first learned how to make the structure, she made a book for her six year old granddaughter, with each flag showing her at each year of her life. Diamond then went on to develop the idea of using people, primarily women artists, on each flag. In person the books are quite delightful, with the people dressed in their own artwork. Below are a few of her books (see more here).
Sonia Delauney, A Body of Work by Freya Diamond
Mary Cassatt, A Body of Work by Freya Diamond
Dolls of Africa by Freya Diamond
Picasso’s Dora Maar A Body of Work by Freya Diamond