Alphabet Caterpillar Book
I handbound this alphabet sampler book with a caterpillar binding style using variegated yarn.
Tag: Hand Bound Book
Hope art book
A small multi-media art book, based on the concept of hope in one's life, by Elizabeth Roe. The book is approx. 6" x 5", and is composed of handmade paper, fabric, and acrylic paint.
Esalen Book
I created this book while volunteering at Esalen as an artist's assistant for a former professor. The book is made up of individual cards that are attached to open in an accordion-style. It also incorporates cardboard paper-doll forms in the center of the book. The pages each function individually, and capture different moments or…
Ornithology
Ornithology is an expression of my love of birds. This handmade book/journal is reminiscent of a Darwinian journal that could have been kept during his exploration. It includes images of various birds and their habitats with simple descriptions of their habits.
The Heart Speaks
This journal was made out of old hardbound book covers
Accordion format, resin book, garden materials
I pressed materials from my garden and arranged them by season into pages that are held together in a matrix of layered resin, with a few textural inclusions like lace and natural woven fibers. The pages are set into rabbit wire ( after all, I AM the Mistress of Longears http://www.flickr.com/people/longears/ ). The rabbit wire…
An artisan’s garden journal – accordion book
I harvested river birch bark and sewed it together for the cover, adding resin for durability. Seed packets and wood skewers form the binding. Inside, I've used a hand carved stamp to not rainfall, mixed media for planning, watercolor and hand-carved stamps for recording blooms, to do lists and an interactive wheel page to choose…
Flag book format – a fruit salad of my samples of mixed media techniques
I used the flag book format to make a collection of samples of mixed media techniques I've tried. I can thumb through to find the look I'm going for or to see how a certain technique turns out. Each technique is executed with a specific fruit or vegetable and I've collaged on the ups identifier…
Traveler’s Journal
The "Traveler's Journal" was handmade with an upcoming trip in mind…that didn't happen! So I saving it for some future trip instead. The overall size of the book is 8.5 x 10.5 inches with the pages at 8 x 10 inches all bound together using a butterfly stitch. There are 72 faces or 48 pages…