Palettes
I made some pages for a handmade book. I painted large sheets on both sides before tearing down and folding into pages. First step, applied gesso using stencils. This made some almost invisible motifs...
Category: bookmaking
A book of paintings
Something different. A friend organized a bookbinding get-together on Tuesday. I had accumulated some watercolor paintings that I’ve been doing for over a year. And I had instructions for a single sheet binding using...
Wrapping some things up
There’s a good feeling of completion coming from this matched set of little books with onion-skin dyed covers. It was my friend Jaye’s idea to make a book like this with sewn-over straps binding...
Fall-ing
It’s really starting to feel like fall. I’ve been curious this year about what contributes to this feeling of change. It doesn’t happen all at once. But I read the signs, even if it’s...
Pamphlet books
I’m trying to clean up the unfinished books that are hanging around. These were cut to size and just needed stitching. So a simple matter to finish them. The covers are all paste paper...
What’s happening
It’s Easter. I don’t celebrate this holiday in a Christian sense, but I participate in the feeling of joyful solemnity. The sun is shining! Things are growing! The lady’s mantle leaves are up –...
Cosmic book
I’m surprised that this book came together. I’ve been resisting bookmaking lately. How it happened: I got together with a few friends two weeks ago to paint papers. I made a black page and...