Salt Prints: Final Trial

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Salt Prints: Final Trial

Post author:springleafpress
Post published:September 30, 2010
Post category:Bookbinding / Surface Decoration

Another day of testing and I have finally settled on the ratio of ingredients as well as a color for the final prints. Going back and forth between the first…

notebook open

Reporter Notebook

Post author:springleafpress
Post published:September 21, 2010
Post category:Bookbinding / Surface Decoration

During the times when I feel unproductive or that I am not working on the "fun stuff" enough, I try to find a small and somewhat quick project I can…

both papers dried

Salt Print Experiments

Post author:springleafpress
Post published:August 30, 2010
Post category:Bookbinding / Surface Decoration

I am experimenting with salt printing for the first time as I try to figure out a cover decoration solution. Ultimately, I would like to use salt prints as a…

spine: reused maps, acrylic dyed linen thread

Travel Journal

Post author:springleafpress
Post published:August 16, 2010
Post category:Bookbinding / Enclosures / Surface Decoration

Anyone studying binding makes their fair share of blank journals. It is a way to learn the binding process as well as experiment with cover decoration. With this journal, I…

Travel Sketchbook

Post author:springleafpress
Post published:August 10, 2010
Post category:Bookbinding / Surface Decoration

Before I tell you about the first work featured on this post, I would like to quickly tell you about what it is I do. I've taken many classes through…