It’s been quite some time since I created a handmade book with direction from Ali Manning at Vintage Page Designs - but I’m excited to share my latest which I just finished today! Please excuse the crummy photos - I find it rather tricky to get proper photos of my handmade books. You really need to see it in person and handle it yourself to fully appreciate all the details. Anyway, this one was based on Ali’s “Vintage Travel Journal” project and it’s a lovely, chunky book (that’s going to be even more chunky when I add all the bits and bobs from an upcoming trip). The only “new” item I purchased was a secondhand book so I could repurpose the cover - everything else came from my existing stash. And I got to punch rivets for the first time! Such a fun and creative exercise - I love my wee book, and I’m looking forward to filling it with travel memories.

«Los libros de artista se inspiran en la estructura tradicional del libro, pero son realmente una obra de arte, donde pueden combinarse palabras, ilustraciones, objetivos, cualquier técnica pictórica... cabe todo y las formas son muy variadas, además los materiales van desde el papel, a latas, cartón o madera»

A handmade bookbiding project with some layout work. The book is about Victor Hugo, and how even while being dead for quite some time now, this man’s presence can still be felt (at least in France).

Right now I’m writing the story and searching for ideas on the illustrations.

I’ve been making notebooks out of old watercolors, marbled paper, and random paper from my stock. It saves a little money but mostly it uses up stuff I have and I get a fun result to write my notes in. #handmadebook #notebook #sketchbook #reuse #reduce #recycle #reusereducerecycle https://www.instagram.com/p/CqlfCVYPkx3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

My piece in the Spring Mix show at Cotuit Center for the Arts. I love that @atyourdoorcurator Michelle Law placed a mirror behind it so you can see both sides! #capecod #cotuitcenterforthearts #artshow #handmadebook #concertinabook #collage #birds #watercolor https://www.instagram.com/p/CplYQSPvTo2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

It’s pretty spring like today but it it did snow yesterday so I snuck in another day of pages in my winter book. @catb.studio @barizaki #handmadebook #sketchbook #watercolor #ink #winter #winterjournal #winterbook https://www.instagram.com/p/CpQmOScvunN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

More pages in my winter book continuing with winter memories. Book made in a four week online workshop with @catb.studio and @barizaki #artmaking #bookmaking #handmadebook #journal #sketchbook #winterjournal #drawing #painting #watercolor #ink https://www.instagram.com/p/CpBQK3TvO8D/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=