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This can be anything you want it to be. It's all about the fold and cut paper. So simple. This has been a wonderful show piece.
Measurements:
W: 6 3/16, H: 9 3/8
Price: $125.00
(Including Postage in the U.S.)
The next image is the back of the photobook
This is a double clamshell box. One side has dried flower petals protected by a plexi-glass lid with a circular hole. The other side has handmade paper for taking down notes on who loves you and who doesn't.
Measurements:
W: 4 3/16, H: 5.25
Depth: 3 5/16
Price: $385.00
(Includes postage for U.S.)
This book was so much fun to have. I used this wrap around book to show the progression in my drawings for the first two years at The Pacific Northwest College of Art. The book is fun to show because when you observe people trying to figure out how to use it.... it's great to watch. Adults become kids again. Some get frustrated, some enjoy the act of unwrapping the book. All have really liked the idea.
This book comes with the case.
Measurements in the case:
W: 3 7/16 x H: 5 3/16
Depth:3 3/16
Price: $1,055.00
(Including Postage in U.S.)
When I first started to use a sketchbook, I was humbled by how easy some artists made it look to keep a nice sketchbook. That method wasn't working for me. As I would attempt to use my expensive sketchbook, I would rip out pages as they were not to my satisfaction. In the end I felt like it was costing me more money and I wasn't having fun sketching. One book arts instructor, Barb Tetenbaum, displayed a sample of a book created from a Ritz cracker box and I thought that it was a marvelous idea on many levels and used that model to create my first sketchbook. I learned that it's important for me to create something by re-purposing products like old wallpapers or common items like cereal boxes and give them a new life. I continued the thought by creating other reasons why these types of books would be valuable. 1. Recycle the items to create a longer, sustainable use via book making where you can write, scribble, brainstorm, draw and paint; 2. The ease in making one. You don't need special tools and you can vary the paper choices; 3. A great idea to keep kids drawing and writing... the book is not intimidating, plus it was easily made, so in my case, I was more likely to use it. Thanks to Kurt Hollomon and Danny Gregory I learned to become a more competent sketcher.
This book has been inspirational to me. I hope it inspires someone else to think on paper. There are notes from school, gallery outings, a couple of artist friends drew in it and notes from my instructor.
The book comes with the magnetic closed butterfly case.
Masurements with case:
W: 4.75 x 7.75
Price: $985.00
(Including postage in the U.S.)
This book started from a dream I had as I was waking up. The dream was captured then manipulated to create this book. The dreams components were separated... for example..... How many different words were used... I created a spread sheet and broke down the words, how many 'A, B, C, D's...... were used. Then using an intuitive design sense... Just went at creating the book. At the time there was a Swedish book show at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. I know I must have been inspired by all of the fabulous books.
Measurements: W: 5 and 14/16
H: 5 and 9/16
Price: $135.00
(Including postage in U.S.)
It's been fun creating and sharing the samples and models of book structures. Most of these were from various classes or assignments. Now it's time to let them go and allow someone else to enjoy them.
If you are interested in purchasing a sample or model, please use PayPal my e-mail address is a@handbound.com. Specify the model/sample you are interested in and I will send it out right away.
Title: Brown Box
Measure: 4.75 x 11 & 11/16
Covering Material: Berlantia book cloth
Price: $57.00
(including postage in U.S.)
Books are absolutely amazing. They contain every aspect of art. Books can dance depending on the structure devised. You can put words, drawings, illustrations and paintings on the pages. You turn the pages at your own pace creating your private movie.
Books are a great way to put pencil to paper, to encourage kids, teens and adults to write, draw, paint and make. You can utilize items like old wallpapers or very thin strips of paper and re-purpose them by making small books.
Once you know how to make a couple of different types of books, you are only limited by your imagination.
This cereal box book (pictured below) is the book that really got me started thinking about how to better craft books I will use to sketch in. I could not seem to draw or write in sketchbooks I purchased. So I thought of a way to make it so I would use the book. I learned this long stitch from Barb Tetenbaum at The Oregon College of Arts and Crafts. They have an excellent book arts program. Some of the pages fold out. The edges are guilded with metalic silver pen. I made a magnet closed butterfly case to house the book. The book appealed to me because it used items like a cereal box and re-purposed it into something useful.
Books are the facilitator. What you write in a book and make happen in your life makes all of the difference.
Aren't you inspired when you go to a gallery opening or museums? Does that inspire you to draw and create?
Welcome to Handbound
I make books and boxes. I encourage people to draw, write, sketch, make lists, compose, paint, figure out, brain storm and enjoy the cheapest form of entertainment which is a pencil and a piece of paper.
There are some blank books of various sizes using various types of materials for sale. Please have a look in the "Blank Book" section.
I hope you enjoy what you see and if you are interested in a custom made book and box, feel free to contact me.
Currently, I am set up to accept payments through PayPal via check or credit card. The e-mail address is a@handbound.com
Enjoy and Thank you for stopping by.
Stop by often, there will be weekly updates with new products and projects.
