Muskegon Museum of Art's 88th Regional Exhibition
(click to expand slideshow) This is a bit late of an announcement, but I'm excited to share with you that two of my books, 1,000 Words...
I am a camera.
A day at the beach with my Minolta X-700, a Goodwill Rokkor X 50mm f/1.4 lens and HP5+ 400 (so. much. grain.) New photo chems arrived...
Making Paper from Beach Grass
I've been working on a chapbook for a collection of Elizabeth Kerlikowske's poems, Chain of Lakes. Each poem is based on the many lakes...
Suminagashi Marbling 101
It's been while since I've made a book arts video, so I decided to set up my camera and record the Suminagashi marbling process....
Sewing a French Link and Coptic Stitch Book
This is a replacement to another French-link and Coptic stitch video I had posted about a month ago (it wasn't the best!). Here, instead...
How to fix the blank spots on your marbled prints.
You know this scenario: You pull a beautiful print only to realize that during your careful, deliberate and precise placement of paper...
Making Paper Marbling Tools (Combs & Rakes)
For Turkish marbling, the tools you'll need are a bit more 'refined' than the ones you might use for alternate paper marbling techniques....
Making Miniature Leather Bound Journals
I've been making these tiny journals for almost a year now - My initial book pendants were a bit clunky, almost cartoonish. They've come...
Turkish Paper Marbling Session
Turkish marbling can be pretty fickle - there's been many times I've set up my camera to take video of the process but something...
My Bookbinding Process for Stab Bound Books
Right now, I'm preparing for my first juried craft fair which is quickly coming up! Saturday, November 7th 9:00am - 5:00pm at USArtQuest...
Turkish Marbling: What YouTube Videos Never Show You.
Like many of my fellow bookbinders, I am mostly self-taught; we comb the internet for tips on binding techniques, sewing patterns and...
A New Stitch for Exposed Spines - the Ladder Binding
Having experimented with many different ways to Coptic stitch (one needle, two needles, FOUR needles) I wanted to start playing around...