Tag Archives for handmade books

Goals & such & tracking

Earlier this year, I needled (encouraged? depends on who you ask!) a friend to create a 30-in-30 list—30 goals to accomplish during the year she turned 30. I found turning 30 to be prettyfuckingfantabulous (granted, 29 was hideous), so I was excited for her to have a good experience of turning 30, too. I also […]

Published in 33in33, books, journal, true life stories on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 Also tagged ,

Friday Five: A few of my favorite things

Inspired by the Fancy Friday feature organized by the great gals at LoveFeast, this week’s Friday Five ventures out of the studio and explores my favorite things. As always, you can click on the photo to see a larger version of it. One of my closest friends is a book conservator which, in turn, has […]

Published in books, friday5 on Friday, January 14, 2011

Modus Operandi: Workbooks and being an art student

I had something else planned for this week’s modus operandi, but something Collage Contessa shared via twitter has been percolating in my head, so I’m switching gears. In discussing coming to terms with the the idea of one’s workspace as a “studio,” Kris shared the definition of the word: STUDIO1. An artist’s workroom.2. An establishment […]

Published in artist's way, books, modus operandi on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 Also tagged , , ,

“me to you” a handmade book, an act of healing

I created the above book as a gift to my father, whom I have not heard from in more than a decade. Obviously, writing to him and creating this representation of who I now am–when we last spoke, I was in high school; I’m now a thirty-year old woman, married and experiencing the trials and […]

Published in artwork, true life stories on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Also tagged , , , ,
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