Category Archives: bookbinding

Ruth Smith’s Folded Secrets 3 and 4

Posted on November 22, 2020 by

Last week I wrote about the first two books in Ruth Smith’s Folded Secrets series. Today’s post will be about the last two books.

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The Final Box (and a gift of flowers)

Posted on November 1, 2020 by

I finished the final prototype for the blue boxes this week. (In the box industry it’s called a Reverse Tuck End with friction fit tabs.) I designed it with the flaps on the sides of the lid because the box … Continue reading →

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The Right Box

Posted on October 25, 2020 by

I made a test version of the box for Twenty-twenty Hindsight this week. I made a quick template –without side flaps– and cut it from the card stock I plan to use for all nine of the final boxes. I … Continue reading →

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… and done.

Posted on September 20, 2020 by

I finally finished Nurture, not Nature! Here’s a quick shot of it on the bench.

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… and on, and on, and …

Posted on September 13, 2020 by

I really did think I would have finished Nurture, not Nature this week, but I have not. I am, however, getting really close. This is what I left on my bench yesterday afternoon when it got too dark to continue … Continue reading →

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The Elements: Air

Posted on July 19, 2020 by

I spent a good part of the week working on The Elements, beginning by making some test prints to check colour. (This also functioned as a printer test. Inkjet printers can get cranky when left sitting for extended periods.)

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The Elements

Posted on July 12, 2020 by

This is the image for the Fire piece from my planned series The Elements.

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A Clear Midnight Revisited

Posted on July 5, 2020 by

With July 7, the beginning of Tanabata celebrations in Japan, still a couple of days away, I thought I would re-post one of my favourite previous Tanabata projects, a DIY star-themed artist’s book from 2018. An accordion with interlocked diamond-shaped … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Book Restoration

Posted on May 15, 2020 by

Another binder/conservator is featured in this week’s Friday Night Flick: Judith Ivry.     Although there is no information provided on Ms. Ivry on the Vimeo page for the video, I did some internet sleuthing and dug up her website. … Continue reading →

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Memory Bank

Posted on May 10, 2020 by

I spent the week folding paper and assembling the five cubes for the work tentatively named Memory Bank. The cubes will be displayed as a group, but also work individually.

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