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Sewn-on-the-Spine Bookbinding Class Registration Opens Today
I’m excited to announce the launch of the online version of my Sewn on the Spine Book Binding class. The above video tells you about the structure and shows you various examples so you’ll know what to expect. (If the above video doesn’t run please see it on YouTube at this link.) The first […]
Simple Round Back Spine Class Registration Will Close February 14, 2019
Registration for “The Simple Round Back Spine” online bookbinding class is still open through February 14, 2019. Class begins on February 15, 2019 with all lessons dropping at once so that students can work at their own pace during the month. I’ll be available to answer your questions. (I recommend that students aim to make […]
The Potentiality of the Page
I write a lot on the blog about using the types of papers that you want to work on so that you can push your work forward in intentional ways. One of the simplest ways to do that if you work in a bound journal is to bind your own journals with the papers you […]
New Adventures in Book Binding
It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to add a new entry into this series of posts started way back at the beginning of my blog! A shoulder injury has kept me from binding batches of books. I’ve bound a book now and then so I’d have a special Minnesota State Fair Journal, […]
Tearing Down Paper for Book Binding—Stacks of Gutenberg
Last year I got the news from Wet Paint that Hahnemühle was discontinuing Gutenberg. It’s one of my favorite papers for binding into art journals. It comes in 3 weights that all take wet media, all work great with gouache, and the thickest weight is also a great support for collage. I happen to love […]
Simple Round Back Spine Returns July 15, 2017
My popular bookbinding class, “The Simple Round Back Spine” returns on July 15, 2017. (This is the only time I’ll be offering this class in 2017.) You can read about the class on this page. There you can also download a supply list. Registration is open now through July 15, 2017. You can click here to […]
There’s Still Time To Sign Up for May’s Simple Round Back Spine Bookbinding Class
If you've got an urge to make some visual journals in May or bind custom sketchbooks for yourself, you still have time to sign up for my 2016 Simple Round Back Spine Class. Class begins on May 1. You can read all about class here. Or you can go right to the registration page by clicking […]
Join Me for “The Simple Round Back Spine” beginning May 1, 2016
Above: Examples of the Simple Round Back Spine structure. The book at the left and front both have recessed labels which we'll create in class. We will discuss other labeling approaches like the back, right book in class. If you’ve already heard about the class and want to register click here to go to the […]
The Eighth MCBA Visual Journal Collective’s Portrait Party: Monday, January 18
It’s that time of year again—Monday, January 18 is the eighth annual MCBA Visual Journal Collective’s Portrait Party. Join us from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m for great fun, sketching, and bookmaking. (Note our earlier starting time for this special event.) In two and a half hours we will not only make the content for our […]
Don’t Get Attached
Above: Puffin sketches made at the zoo in an 8 x 8 inch handmade journal which contains defunct printmaking paper. Verso: first sketches of the day made with a dried out Staedtler Pigment Liner. But I am having so much fun. I think I might have started to giggle. The puffins were sitting right on […]