Fiber Arts Festival
My 9-drawer box was accepted into the Fiber Arts Festival, which starts today at the Sequim Museum. The box, drawers and journal are covered with coordinated fabric. If you have a chance to stop by and see it, please do. The reception is tonight, which unfortunately, I cannot attend. But I did stop by this afternoon and took at look at the extraordinary exhibit. It is definitely worth the trip. The exhibit will be up until the end of November.
Boxes
I’ve been playing with making boxes lately. Here are some that are now completed.
Journals using new handmade buttons
Softcover Journals with handmade buttons
I just finished some new softcover journals using my new buttons. Some of these have standard handmade buttons from Bumblebeads. The others are using the new handmade buttons with my bird design on them. Dede from Bumblebeads made them specifically for me.
New Journals
Hardcover journals with exposed spine
I just finished a bunch of new blank journals. Some have a hard cover with exposed spine and others have soft wrap-around covers. I am taking most of these shown to the Focus on Book Arts conference in Oregon this week, where I’ll have them for sale in the artist shop.
Kitten Kitty Book headed to Print
Kitten Kitty Reads a Book
The newest children’s book that I illustrated is just about ready to head to print and should (fingers crossed) be ready for the Sequim Lavender Festival. Here is the cover of this book. It was a lot of fun to do the illustrations in this book.
New Painted Fabric for Books
Painted fabrics for book covers
I just finished painting a bunch of fabric to use to make into book covers. The next step is to get these cut out and start the process of making the journals. I’ll keep you posted.
Journals at Olympic Stationers in Port Angeles
I am so happy that Olympic Stationers in Port Angeles is now carrying some of my journals.
Green and Blue Marble Journal
Books from Bookbinding Class
Books with round spine
I have now taken Bookbinding 1 and 2 and they are great classes for learning the basics of classic bookmaking. Here are the 2 books we made during the last class. It is amazing the details involved in making these books.
Travel Journals
I just finished my first set of travel journals. They are small 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 soft cover journals with a closing flap. They include a pen and have beads on the spine.
Painted Fabric for Books
I spent the last couple of days painting fabric so that I can use it for journal covers. I started working on some prototypes today for a soft journal and will keep you posted on that progress.
