Peacocks and Music

 The cover is triple layered to create a dimensional effect to the peacocks (the blue is a lower layer). The background is tea stained and the rest hand inked. This was a wedding present so it takes its cue from the theme. Both the groom and bride are musicians so I thought it was an appropriate poem.

 This is a rare closed spine book for me. It's 3 3 signature bindings set into the same spine but I set one of them (the green one) upside down to really overlap the bindings.

The interior pages are quality paper and the end papers are the rest of the poem by O'Shaughnessy.

Elbow Patches

This is one of my favorite sweaters. It started out rather like a granny sweater but it has been improved with a new set of mismatched buttons and upon the elbows...dala horses. Cut out of dressmaker's felt and embroidered to mimic the typical mane, saddle, and bridle decoration, they are were then stitched on (checking with the sweater on to make sure they're in the correct place). They have survived for two years and several washes so I can attest that it's a pretty durable but quirky change.