Eva Kodera's Books and Odds

A diary I made for a friend. Linen and italian paper with golden accents.

The book I bound for this years bookbinding contest. Wish me luck! Silk head band, black and Red oasis goat leather, blood (just kidding, I mixed watercolours together) and white Gel pen.

Apparently the best way to break in a new book is like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDZ5t8odnaE , though, like I said, I (even as a bookbinder) rarely do anything else than pressing down the covers vertically and folding up the lose page of the end paper.

At the bindery I work at we open the cover and just... press it down vertically at the hinge. However, we mainly make books covered in cloth or paper, leather and parchment are a whole other story. Maybe you can tell me a bit more about how the book is bound (cover material, way of binding?)

The same paper as last time, this time with salmon coloured oasis goat leather and gilded dots as accents. God, I cannot wait to have photos good enough to put into this beauty.

Red oasis goat leather, hand stitched silk headband, italian paper.

A “Edelpappband”, italian(florentine) paper which reminds me of old medieval book paintings with gold accents with leather to protect the edges. Hand stitched silk headband.

I just wanted to show you what else you can do with books. I love pop up books and I really have to make more of those.

I used part of an old map(1956) I bought at a market in Brighton (UK) and applied a foil to protect it. Maybe I should have added metal corners, I will have to remember that for the next time.

A Leporello I made, using kraft paper, black cardboard and a embossing stamp they had at school. I want it. I WANT IT.

The books I bound for my cousins for Christmas. I was playing around with the materials and was rather happy with the result. I don’t know what Hannes is doing with his, but Emma is using hers as a diary.

A half leather I bound, using oasis goat leather in a wonderful dark blue, and marbled paper I bought in Venice. Hand stitched silk head band, reading mark and coloured edge, using blue ink and gold wax usually used for polishing wooden picture frames. I think the effect goes rather nicely with the paper.  

A copy of “The picture of Dorian Gray” I bound for a friend. It is her favourite book. And what would be more fitting than a grey cover and a picture frame?

One of my earlier notebooks. It looked rather boring and was more about the technique than about the looks, so I took it home and added the galaxy.

the calendar I am using this year. Handmade paper. I need to find an ink that is waterproof next time I do this.

A sketchbook I made which I am sadly using way to rarely.