May Bookbinding Project
This year I am exploring a new book structure each month. So far I've made coptic, long stitch, flag, and accordion books. My May bookbinding structure was s portfolio. I had some loose drawings/paintings that I wanted to put in a portfolio for safe keeping, so I chose to make it 8 X 10.5 " to fit these papers. I used the basic instructions from Alisa Golden's book Making Handmade Books: 100+ Bindings Structures Forms.
The cover and end papers were made from paste papers originally made in a workshop at Center for Book Arts here in New York City. The spine was made from Tex Libris book cloth.
Comments
Very attractive book!
Posted by: Dan Kent | May 27, 2013 7:17 PM
Very cool, Shirley, glad you squeezed it in! :-D
Posted by: Cathy Johnson (Kate) | May 27, 2013 10:00 PM
Great folio and I like your papers.
Posted by: Beth Berman | May 28, 2013 6:37 AM
This is really pretty! I love making books and never seem to make time to do so. Great idea, challenging yourself with a new structure on a regular basis.
Posted by: jenna | June 1, 2013 11:49 AM
Each one has been beautiful—nice project!
Posted by: Jennifer Lawson | June 5, 2013 7:34 PM