There’s a screw in the concrete of my patio.
I made an accordion book out of recycled book boards and delaminated corrugated cardboard. It is very much not an archival process. I am brimful of not caring.
Screw and Book
Category: Bookarts
C H O N K Y
8 x 6 1/4 inches
exposed spine sewn on tapes with waxed linen thread
96 pages recycled from old student work
cover recycled from a creepy children’s book
I finished filling this book with gluebook collage, and even after removing a bunch of pages, it’s heckin chonky. Oops!
Comet
Hark! A tiny painting!
gouache on paper
4 x 6 inches
Circus Book
Working
Makeshift punching cradle
Circus Book
single-needle coptic binding with waxed linen thread, using repurposed book boards and card stock pages
I used spacers so there would be room to add collage work without stressing the binding. Some people like fat books that won’t close, but I’m not one of those people.
Tacket Binding and Photo Albums
Tacket binding using a recycled encyclopedia cover. I’m planning on doing more of these, using the same encyclopedia set.
I also spent the weekend sorting photos and getting a start on putting them into albums. Just when I thought I was finished sorting, I found another box of photos. And then I realized I’m still missing a stash, but I have no idea where they are.
Jingle Bell Jack Book
Jingle Bell Jack Book
8 x 6 1/4 inches
exposed spine sewn on tapes with waxed linen thread
96 pages recycled from old student work
cover recycled from a creepy children’s book
And finally the point of all that rummaging through old art. I found enough old drawings and sketches that were on decent(ish) paper that I was able to cobble together a nice sized book out of it.
I still have a mountain of old sketches on lightweight paper and newsprint, but those aren’t suitable to binding. I’ll probably tear them up and use them in collage. My end goal is to get rid of the giant box they’re stored in, because it is awkward as hell and a giant pain in the ass to store. It’s going to take me a while, though.
Sewn on Tapes
exposed spine sewn on tapes
4 5/8 x 4 3/4 inches
handmade paper and recycled boards
14 signature of 2 sheets (56 pages)
I’ve never sewn a binding on tapes before, so I gave it a try. I’d probably make a few small tweaks next time, but it turned out pretty well.
Recycled Book
4 3/8 x 3 1/2 inches
7 signatures of 4 pages each
boards and pages from recycled cat food packaging
Coptic bound with waxed linen thread
Happy Earth Day! I celebrated by making a little book from recycled materials.
To Do and To Finish
I finally finished one book that had been lingering, so there’s hope that I might make some progress on the others. Maybe.
Hark! An Art!
I spent Christmas weekend finishing up work on a collage book I started two years ago. It was enormous (108 pages), so I don’t know when I’ll find the motivation to sit down and scan the whole thing. I did a page-through video, though. (Audio provided by Thomas, who decided that was the perfect time to sit down next to me and chew on his Benebone.)
red paper boat 