Monthly Archives: January 2008

The search begins…

I’m on the lookout for a tabletop letterpress! Many people - including myself and my other half - would argue that it’s doubtful we can cram much more into this apartment, let alone a hunk of metal. I’m ready to find a tabletop press that’s in good shape, though. I’m prepared to spend a couple

Triple chain stitch book

Testing out a few new binding techniques from the copy of 1- 2- & 3-Section Sewings Keith Smith book I received for Christmas. This is the triple chain stitch: It’s not perfect (you can’t quite tell in this photo, but I definitely punched 2 extra holes in the spine that didn’t need to be there!),

Biting off as much as we can chew…and probably more!

I spent this afternoon at Memories Out of the Box, for the first of a few workshops I’m teaching there over the next few months. Today was all about Japanese stab binding techniques. These aren’t techniques I use often in my own binding, but they’re a useful way to start understanding the basic concepts, decisions

Work, workshops and, well, new work!

It’s true. I have to face it. I’ve become a machine! These days, if any paper-related project flies across my radar, however briefly, I latch onto it and run as fast as I can! I’ve been cranking out new albums, journals and ideas as fast as I can make notes about them on the train

New work…photos coming soon!

While the new year has been great for creating lots of new books…we accidentally left our camera in Galena over the holidays. We should have it back tomorrow but, for now, I can’t get pictures of new work up for your perusal quite yet, and nothing new on Etsy. Soon, though! Besides photos, though,