Bookbinding Summer School: Nailed it.
Our last day in Bookbinding Summer School started off with a blur. Cut this, fold that, push that lady out of the way to get to the glue. We had … Continue reading
Bookbinding Summer School: Where the cool kids hang out.
Day two of Bookbinding Summer School at Ink Spot Press here in Brighton. Pamphlets? Done. Double pamphlets? Done. Accordions? Hell, yeah. And now we’re about to put a bullet in … Continue reading
Designing ze Deluxe Edition. ooh la la.
Of the total edition of 75 copies of this new book, the first ten will be a “deluxe edition,” special copies that are housed in a more elaborate way. Until … Continue reading
I will not make another blue book, so help me god.
New mockup (with slipcase) and Hot Damn! Let me just say that the moment I gave up on my weird attachment to buckram everything about this binding started looking a … Continue reading
I guess I’ll just fold some things.
Ink Spot Press, (where I am printing my book,) is hopping this week with letterpress summer school. (I am teaching bookbinding summer school in a couple of weeks, see here … Continue reading
Shocking Bookcloth Decision
I am back in the UK! I devoted yesterday to finishing off another mockup so that I could improve on the binding plan for the new book. Above you can … Continue reading
OCAC: Books Accomplished.
The artists’ books are done after a marathon week-long workshop at the Oregon College of Art and Craft! The three presses were humming all the time and some planning was … Continue reading
Wells Institute Day Four: Books Are Actually Happening
Every press in the Wells type shop was humming today, even the creepy one that I don’t like. These books are actually coming together. Look at the image above, … Continue reading
Big Jump Press 