Night Sky

doubled over twisted link and kettle

Trees in the wind

made with a friend, this is a closed spine book with various layered 3 signature bindings

it's nice end paper, no?

Soaring Song

background is a map of Sheffield (Rivelin Valley, 1920s) with birds cut out of a 1800s manuscript of Ishstar

lately my bindings are lacking much creativity...simple coptic. but I tried out dyed, waxed linen thread (the so-called proper thread for this work) and all I can say is NEVER AGAIN

Ideal Spanish Lady Take 2

cover is the same drawing as last entry's but the original tracing paper used as carbon paper sealed by silvery matte medium

a standard coptic


interior pages are purple/blue dyed, textured by lying on my tile floor, interspersed throughout

Masculine

cover

binding is some more double coptic modified into chevrons

Strange name for the book maybe, but it refers to my mother and grandmother's responses to the cover which was originally made as a gift to my godmother. It was rejected as too masculine and I had to make a different book for my godmother. I was entirely nonplussed by the judgement.

Memories

This cover is unusual for me in almost every way. Was I having a good day when I made it? nope. does that explain it? you bet.

binding is a double needle coptic modified into chevrons

A Glance

closed

cover is a screen-print of mine. binding is modified leather

izena duen guzia omen da

cover. "izena duen guzia omen da" is my sole phrase in Euskerra (Basque language) and it's one of those traditional sayings, that which is named exists.

sewing w/ weaving variation

close-up

Untitled

cover

binding is a rather dense twisted link and kettle

this book is one of those that is far better in person. The cover has so much texture caused by the 4-5 layers of paint of various kinds...

Drops

binding is straight up double needle coptic

Golden

cover

zig zag variation on coptic with zig zags left unfinished as a variation on the variation

close up

edges are dusted with gold

Awake

I've figured out that lately I stay most focused in class when I'm making a book. Any of the more complicated stitches that fall in line best when I don't think about it. I've been making a lot of books lately


binding is a double needle coptic modified into X shapes

Magpies

cover

binding is twisted link and kettle

Vestiges, Blue

the cover

Sewing w/ weaving variation and covers incorporated

close up of weave

Part of a set, its sister by style and binding is here and its sister by virtue of cover is here. I really liked the weaving variation and had I been in the US, I probably wouldn't have parted with them...but I think their new owners will appreciate them better than my bookshelf.

Vestiges, Red

Cover. This book is part of a set-one is related by cover, the other is more similar and yet to be posted.

binding is Sewing w/ weaving variation and covers incorporated

I made my very first book after the AP Art History exam. In lieu of continuing to teach her students art history, my teacher made art with us. So there is no name for the book-making stitch she taught us because she believed in art for the masses. No fancy thread or paper or anything was really needed to sew the books, just a minor idea of sewing...so I called it the Sewing stitch. Fast forward and I now can no longer do this stitch without improvising in ways too complicated to explain with words...

Vestiges, Weave

cover. This book is part of a set by virtue of its cover, its sisters will be posted later

binding is twisted link and kettle

in the center, a weave.

Sorry, I have not updated in awhile...I'm in Greece, still making books but not taking pictures of them.

Graduation

For years my best friend has been watching the people closest to her make books that are smaller than anything she'd like to regularly write in. I'm notoriously bad at giving presents even remotely on time so finally, for her graduation, I made her a nice big book

cover

inside cover. The paper has leaves and twig shreds embedded in it so that the inside paper continues the trend of the cover stencil

coptic zig zag variation...this took awhile

zumbando entre los árboles, orquestal y divino... aka Ragged

It's much larger than my usual

binding is hemp leaf

Frustration

cover

binding

close-up

This is a monster of a book. It has 20 signatures and more than 600 pgs. This is a Greek binding which at one point on each stitch uses 4 needles at once. The Greek binding is kind of stressful for the uninitiated learning from a book...this is the first book whose making of made me cry a little. But it's gorgeous. A strong, gorgeous binding that I have no doubt will hold up over time.

Brocade

cover

back cover. My cover design for this book was unorthodox. The interior page of the back is identical to the front and vice versa.

I alternated regular white pages with tea-dyed pages

The binding is experimental.

I utilized braided cords with coptic changeover at the ends. This picture also shows the first of the twisted blanket stitch

At the top is traditional blanket stitch followed by another twisted blanket.

This book was purely experimental. I rarely use cords, I've never separated them before, and the blanket stitch is not actually meant to be twisted.