Entries by Michele

PageBREAKERS with Kate Rutter WWNJC*

One of the first classes I took at the *Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference 2020 was PageBREAKER taught  by Kate Rutter. It was more of an IceBREAKER for me and was one of my favorite workshops. With amusing visual charts she describes the reactions journalers might have while drawing in the field: anticipation, curiosity, doubt, vacillation, […]

My Adventures with Nature Journaling

I have made books and taught Book Arts for several years. Over time my books became more organic as I sought out materials from local forests, beaches, and fine woodworkers. I started using wood for covers, heavy linen threads for medieval sewn bindings, and sticks, stones, and shells for embellishments. I also began to feel […]

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Bindings 4 Me

I love making books with wooden covers and I have come to realize that the covers are just a good excuse to come up with interesting bindings. Of course, the book covers can be made of other things too. I just rearranged my books to highlight the bindings and walking by them every day has […]

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Repairs

I haven’t posted anything for a year while taking a sabbatical from book arts. Actually, not quite true because I made a guestbook for the wedding of dear friends, and I’ve made three title books for new babies of family members. I have recently been lured back into the studio to repair (I won’t say […]

“Sabbatical” year

To say this has been a momentous year would be an understatement. We have celebrated the marriages of two of our children, my brother, and my niece; we have mourned the loss of three dear people; welcomed our latest great-grandchild; and celebrated the 100th birthday of my mum. Oh yeah – we also bought a […]

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Another Gocco saved from Oblivion

When I first joined North Redwoods Book Arts Guild we made a collaborative book using a Gocco machine to produce the number of images needed for all of those books. It’s a form of printmaking that disappeared for awhile. They are no longer made but apparently the machines have developed a kind of cult following […]

Art in the Neighborhood

I have been feeling a need to put down the book arts for awhile – a kind of sabbatical so that I can be open to other things. I want to have more time for printmaking (more on that later) but for now my artistic self is being fed by the artwork in the really […]

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Ladies of the Letterpress

Lynn Jones of Just My Type Letterpress Paperie was my co-teacher for our second class for OLLI Book Arts. Eight women worked together to produce collaborative books with the title Blooming Chaos. You can share in our creative journey by viewing the photos below. Students – thank you all for two wonderful afternoons of inspiration and comraderie! […]

Bradel Bindings Galore!

What a fabulous group of people I worked with in this course! The Bradel Binding requires a bit of patience, risk taking, and precision. Nine women tackled the project with enthusiasm, cooperation, and humor. They shared materials, expertise, laughs, and book arts stories. The first day of the class involved dyeing the Tyvek with acrylic […]

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The Bradel Binding

This elegant binding gives the book artist a chance to create a colorful cover and rounded spine. Students will decorate the Tyvek spine and create two headbands for their book. . The text block will be provided and is a pre-sewn yearly calendar (see below). When: Tuesday, February 13 & Thursday, February 15, 2018, 1:00 […]