Monthly Archives: September 2011

May: Ephemera

Posted on September 26, 2011 by springleafpress

May’s intellectual collaboration project challenge was to create an artist book having to do with “ephemera.” I’ve seen several at the Lilly Library that either stunned me or just made me wonder why anyone might want to collect such scraps … Continue reading →

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April: National Poetry Month

Posted on September 14, 2011 by springleafpress

I’ll continue to catch up on posting some earlier projects this month with one that occured in April. In honor of national poetry month, the Spring Leaf Press and Space Paste Press intellectual collaboration for April was a book of … Continue reading →

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Stenciling and the Set of 6

Posted on September 1, 2011 by springleafpress

I use stenciling as a (sometimes) quick method for decoration in various components of the binding design.  It is generally very successful and allows for clean design and a lot of control for the coloring method of your designs.  However, … Continue reading →

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March: Stuff in a Box

Posted on September 1, 2011 by springleafpress

March’s collaborative project between myself and Kristin at Space Paste Press was a lighthearted, fun assignment. Time was an issue due to some traveling between the two of us but that only meant a shorter execution period. The theme: Stuff … Continue reading →

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