Tagged: talisman

Books on books

Bookmarking Book Art – Alicia Bailey and the Artists’ Book Cornucopia I found this post on Facebook on Abecedarian Gallery’s page. Today was the last day of the last of ten Artists Book Cornucopias...

White marigold

This book has taken a long time to make. Finally calling it done, although I might fuss with it here and there. It’s had a few names, but recently I’ve taken to calling it...

The pastel talisman

My friend suggested I create a white talisman book. She really liked the purity of the white papers with the white thread and white scraps, monochromatic, colorfree. I just couldn’t do it though. I’m...

Talisman book

I stitched my four winds books into a dyed and embroidered cloth cover. The cover was made from an old damask napkin, folded in half. The pages were attached with a three-hole pamphlet stitch....

Four Winds books – dyed and dried

I love how these booklets turned out. I gave the books a dip in an iron-vinegar solution before dyeing (India Flint’s “magic potion”). Some fabric scraps turned very dark immediately and I was concerned...

Four Winds Books in progress

I’ve stitched and folded 15 little books for India Flint’s School of Nomad Arts class being (t)here 2019. Papers: Paper Connection‘s vintage handmade 100% cotton paper, made in England. Gelatin-sized. 90 lb. I bought...