5 x 3 1/2 inches, 16 signatures (32 pages)
140lb Cotman cold press watercolor paper Coptic bound with cotton thread
The covers were recycled from the back panel of a notebook. At first, I was going to cut off the holes from the spiral binding, but they reminded me of sprocket holes in film, so I kept them. I haven’t done anything to decorate the covers yet. They’re just bare davey board.
The pages are made from watercolor paper. I bought a few sheets of it, to try it out, and didn’t end up liking it for painting. I held onto it, though, because I thought it might work in a book. We’ll see.
I was taught never to cut art paper, so I almost always tear my book paper. This time, though, I cut the fore edges with a pair of crafting scissors. The blades are supposed to mimic torn paper, which I think they do reasonably well. Since this book isn’t going to be used for watercolor, cutting with scissors won’t hurt anything.
(You can see by the orange flecks in the detail to the right that Miss Brown’s hair tends to get into everything.)
red paper boat 