I have about 7 drafts of blog posts started and several more ideas to get out of my head and on to the “page”, but for now I just wanted to share some of this week’s work, plus our beautiful spring (nearly summer) week here, and shots of my dad working on a project we’re …
Our Strand invitation with Apricot Mums chiyogami paper February! It’s prime time for wedding planning, so just a reminder that we have a great collection of designs to choose from. All of our invite designs incorporate Japanese silkscreened papers – and you can even customize by choosing your own chiyogami pattern from the thousands out …
(To see what in the world I’m talking about, here’s Part 1) My dad is here this week and we’re (he’s) getting our apartment seriously organized and outfitted with much-needed shelving he’s built for us (although anyone can see he’s really made the trip to visit my 2 feet, 2 inches tall assistant!). This year, …
Last week was full of some planning for the year, making even more Valentines (!), and finishing up a couple of custom bookbinding projects. This journal is a casebound (covered spine), traditional sewn journal with 86 pages of heavyweight printmaking paper. The covers are blue burst chiyogami (Japanese silkscreened paper) and chocolate brown bookcloth. Here …
Just a quick peek at yesterday’s work table, with the sliver of sunlight that comes through the front window for all-too-short a time in January. I’m working on custom books and Valentines this week, and getting ready to add a few new things to the shop in the next few weeks. Even though it’s not …
