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Kaarina Tienhaara, Ojai, California
The Book of Origins
Longstitch sewn through wrapper cover of Rives BFK paper
painted with charcoal grey and ochre acrylics. Sewn with oxblood red waxed
linen thread. Gold metallic thread lightning bolt on front cover. 8-1/2
x 5-3/4 x 1 inches. Bound 2005.
Random Ramblings
Blank book with round back case binding using Mongura Ori green crackle
book cloth and marbled paper for the covers; marbled paper endpapers.
9 x 6 x 1/2 inches. Bound 2002
Kaarina Tienhaara is a photographer/book artist, residing in Ojai, California.
Books have been an integral part of her life ever since learning to read
English after moving to the U.S. from Finland as a child. While working
at UCLA as a junior reference librarian, she took her first bookbinding
class with Margaret Leakey through UCLA Extension. In the late 1990's,
Kaarina was able to return to the book arts, taking classes/workshops
with numerous bookbinders including Tim Ely, Don Glaister, Daniel Kelm,
Monique Lallier, Kitty Maryatt, Tini Miura, Priscilla Spitler and Laura
Wait. She particularly enjoys creating one-of-a-kind artist's books, which
frequently express emotions and feelings. Her creative process unfolds
gradually, intuitively, with each step revealing the next. Her work has
been in numerous exhibitions in the U.S. Kaarina holds a B.A. in German,
Master of Library Science, and M.A. in Scandinavian Languages and Literatures
from UCLA.
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