Bookbinding

During my senior show year, I had further opportunity to pursue art in the forms of hand-bound books. Some of the ones depicted below have been sold, but they were all fun to make. It should also be noted that these were intended to be journals, so all of the pages are blanks.

 This first one is a Gothic style leather bound book. This particular one is sold, but I have made a few since as well, and the recipients have all been pleased with their respective purchases.

 This is an interesting style of book as it is completely made of cloth. The pages are made of muslin, which is the same fabric used for embroidery. The cloth is usable as a writing surface with pencil, or the right kind of ink pen. Still available for purchase.

 This is a caterpillar stitch on a coptic stitch bound book. Still available for purchase.

And finally we have a wood bound book with celtic knots burned into the cover. This one has been sold.