hand-sewn sketchbook

i made my first hand-made sketchbook by binding rives BFK drawing paper and sewing the cover from patterned cotton fabric and off-white muslin for the inside lining.

in japan, it is common to hand-sew neat covers for bunkobon, or small paperback books, which is a good idea because sometimes, beautiful books have the misfortune of being published with hideous covers. i have a few examples on my shelf which deserve better dust jackets. it is also a good way to hide embarrassing reading material.

happy holidays!

the last romanovs

magic

i shot, processed, and printed them on friday. they are all a little funny, underexposed, but i think it's charming. wabi-sabi; i am embracing imperfection. the very fact that they exist and that i made them is a little miracle.

minicards, too

and the half-size cards with my blog address came in the post today! i love them, too.

business cards!

the business cards i ordered from moo arrived in the mail yesterday, and i love love them. they came in time for the market! the cards are printed on 100 % recycled paper and come in a precious little box.

art market 2009

today was the first day of mica's 3rd annual art market! i have prints and gift tags for sale, and i already sold about five items this morning. anything that doesn't sell - plus new prints - will be for sale in my etsy shop. the market will be going on through saturday, december 12th, 10 am - 6 pm. it takes up three floors of the brown center this year, and every department is represented.

alice in wonderland, 2.0

alice got a slight makeover tonight. i am going to be making prints of this one, as well.