I'm Back

I'm back from my blog hiatus. For homework last week I had to finish another student's "half-done book." The book I received was fully illustrated, but with no text. Instead of adding words to this beautiful book, I left is as is and created a boxlike cover for it. The tulips on the front are carved out of the board before it is covered in paper.


Today in Book Arts, I learned a couple of hardcover bindings with open spines. The first was stab binding. The back stays closed because of the thread, and the front cover has a joint that can bend open. I made the design on the inside cover paper using paint and rice paste.





This next book is a coptic stitch. It is a traditional open-spine hardcover that can be made as thick or thin as you want. This one is tiny, only a couple inches each way. I can't wait to make a bigger one.