Memento Mori ☠️ Mini book with mini clamshell, both tooled with 24k gold and finished with marbled paper by Jemma Lewis

There’s nothing like a big double walled box to fill up the bench. These trays and the pressed case below will cover a family bible, protecting it from dust, light, and changes in the environment. Now I just have to find someplace else to work for a bit. #clamshellbox #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookbinding #bookarts #preservationenclosure (at Big River Bindery) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cky3rrKJMd6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Scottish Decadence ✨ would love to make one of these in red! . . . #McCallCo #bookbinding #create #craft #craftsmanship #craftsperson #finebinding #theprocess #wip #workinprogress #bookbindingporn #leatherwork #magic #handmade #handmadeisbetter #blankbook #grimoire #bespoke #clamshellbox https://www.instagram.com/p/CelsKDnlZKN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Clamshell box for the binding of Francis Barrett’s The Magus I did a while back. Adorned with a block-printed portrait of the author on vellum. . . . #McCallCo #bookbinding #grimoire #magic #magick #occultart #spellbook #bookofshadows #leatherbook #craftsmanship #leatherbound #booklover #journal #bibliophile #clamshellbox #themagus #francisbarrett #francisbarrettthemagus https://www.instagram.com/p/CdgMnmZrGqw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

This week we’ve been working on clamshell boxes. We were surprised to see all of them would be wrapped in @colophonbookarts Dubletta Grays book cloth. #clamshellbox #bookbinding #bookarts #bookcloth #preservationenclosure #atlantabookarts (at Big River Bindery) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cafx_FZJ_le/?utm_medium=tumblr

It’s not only the holidays that are shiny and bright. The bindery added more brass type to our collection for gold stamping of covers and boxes. #bookbinding #bookconservation #bookrepair #clamshellbox #goldstamping #bookarts #atlantabookarts (at Big River Bindery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYALpXKr2fG/?utm_medium=tumblr

Re-elect the president 💀 Clamshell box made for Hunter S. Thompson’s own copy of his book Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ‘72, in @thejacka_lope’s impressive collection. Recreation of the dust jacket art done with backpared leather onlays; inside lined with papers by @jemmalewismarbling . . . #McCallCo #bookbinding #create #craft #craftsmanship #craftsperson #finebinding #theprocess #bookbindingporn #leatherwork #handmade #handmadeisbetter #blankbook #bespoke #clamshellbox #boxmaking #leatheronlay #huntersthompson #fearandloathing #gonzo https://www.instagram.com/p/CYUHw4tlMNY/?utm_medium=tumblr