Forgotten Book Arts Project...

This is from awhile back, I forgot about it...

I wanted to do something different, I think this qualifies.

A little taste of what to come...

Here are some sketches of things that I am working on for my final bookmaking project! More to come for sure!

Sculptural book formats: Tunnel book

My most recent book is a sculptural book, more specifically, the tunnel book. The tunnel book straddles the definition of a book, because it doesn't really have "pages" in the normal sense that people think about about pages, you can only open up the front cover to peer through the pages, but everything is presented to the viewer at once.

With its construction, it is very much a book.

This book measures 12"x 13.5"

The images were created with a combination of 5 drypoint prints (Stonehenge paper), and colored with watercolor

Alice in Wonderland/Tea Party Movement

Accordion folds allow depth, can be pulled further to create a deeper illusion of space

Case Binding: Great Opppurtunity

Case bound book, Great Oppurtunity

3.25" x 4"

Coptic Stitch Book: Faces

Project two for my bookmaking class, the coptic stitch. 7.5" x 9.5" in size. Illustrations created using acrylic ink and watercolor on hot press watercolor paper.

Pirates!

This is the first project for my paper making and book arts class, PIRATES! The project was centered around the binding, in this case, Japanese stab binding, and in my case, hemp leaf with nobel corners. Drawings were done with India Ink, and watercolors. Bound with black waxed linen thread, and covered with various papers and book clothe. Book block composed of tea stained 90lb Canson watercolor paper.

Size 6" x 9"

The left inch or so over every drawing is hidden by the spine of the book.

(scanned before binding)

I was going to sketch in some pirates making him walk the plank, but it looks like I forgot! Oh well, now he just looks like some crazy tied up guy committing suicide?