Deadline Met! Shift Accomplished!
A miracle. My book and its partner print are in the belly of a plane making their way to the San Francisco Center for the Book, just in time for … Continue reading
Print teach bind teach print teach bind print
What is happening today? What is happening tomorrow? Things are busy right now and I am only just on top of what is happening day to day. Here is a … Continue reading
Breathing room + Deadlines = Honest to God Artwork
A long break in teaching since the holidays has given me the breathing room to think and design. The book I am producing with Shift-lab is really moving forward now. … Continue reading
Shift Lab: you tweet, we print
Hello all! This weekend I am embarking on an exciting new endeavor with fellow book artists Katie Baldwin, Macy Chadwick, Denise Bookwalter and Tricia Treacy. Together we are Shift-lab. Our … Continue reading
Put down that mulled wine immediately. We are making bookcloth today.
Happy Holidays! Here, put on this apron and stop drinking. We’ve got work to do. We’re making our own bookcloth today, so tell your family to get lost and let’s … Continue reading
A loopy box with a drawer
Yesterday I finally got all my paperwork in to Penland for the boxmaking class I’ll be teaching in August. It got me all in a box making mood, so I … Continue reading
SALE ! SALE! SALE!
Hello Blog Friends! Happy Thanksgiving from the UK, where no one seems to have noticed? I spent all last weekend selling books and boxes and I JUST CAN’T STOP. I’ve … Continue reading
SHIFT
Whoa, what’s this? This doesn’t look like a bookbinding handout? What’s it doing in my studio? Wait a minute, is this. . . artwork? Yes, that’s right ladies and gentlemen, … Continue reading
I will not have an empty shop. I will not have an empty shop.
Just a little over three weeks before I head to MADE Brighton and I am trying to conquer my fear of an empty shop through steady, obsessive binding. Small books, … Continue reading
What a complete dork does with a day off
Someone, please save me from myself. I had a pretty serious teaching schedule this weekend. Friday, Saturday and Sunday were all devoted to separate full-day workshops in London. When this … Continue reading
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