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Custom hardcover binding - self-published - limited edition - custom rebinding (in a new cover) - fan fiction - heirlooms to order! In spite of the name, more than blank books. #fanfic #fanfiction
Custom hardcover binding - self-published - limited edition - custom rebinding (in a new cover) - fan fiction - heirlooms to order! In spite of the name, more than blank books. #fanfic #fanfiction
A few in-progress photos and one of the original set. This project took dozens of hours over several months.
March 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
A few in-progress photos and one of the original set. This project took dozens of hours over several months.
Recently completed. A commissioned rebinding of The Essential Supernatural coffee table book. And a few in-progress photos. Hand-cut layers of tag board, glue-stiffened string, and book leather over a binder’s board base. One of the sets from the show. Silver “calipers” soldered and oxidized black.
March 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Recently completed. A commissioned rebinding of The Essential Supernatural coffee table book. And a few in-progress photos. Hand-cut layers of tag board, glue-stiffened string, and book leather over a binder’s board base. One of the sets from the show. Silver “calipers” soldered and oxidized black.
I guess the advent calendar ended yesterday, but one more. Made it for myself. A measuring mistake resulted in the sign extending past the top. Very challenging. Never again. Also, one of my favorites ever. More photos in comments. Happy Holidays! 25 December 2024 #artadventcalendar
December 25, 2024 at 3:22 PM
I guess the advent calendar ended yesterday, but one more. Made it for myself. A measuring mistake resulted in the sign extending past the top. Very challenging. Never again. Also, one of my favorites ever. More photos in comments. Happy Holidays! 25 December 2024 #artadventcalendar
A large, truly one of a kind scrapbook binding. All leather. Raised elements done with hand-cut board, glue-impregnated string, and many layers under the leather. #supernatural 24 December 2024 #artadventcalendar a few more photos in comments.
December 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM
A large, truly one of a kind scrapbook binding. All leather. Raised elements done with hand-cut board, glue-impregnated string, and many layers under the leather. #supernatural 24 December 2024 #artadventcalendar a few more photos in comments.
Very large 15” tall (my max size these days is 13” tall) custom blank book with intricate Celtic-themed cover. Hand-carved cover board with individually leather-covered leaves. 23 December 2024 #artadventcalendar #celtic #bookbinding #ooak
December 23, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Very large 15” tall (my max size these days is 13” tall) custom blank book with intricate Celtic-themed cover. Hand-carved cover board with individually leather-covered leaves. 23 December 2024 #artadventcalendar #celtic #bookbinding #ooak
Large maiden/mother/crone journal. Leather cover. Carved binder’s board. 22 December 2024 #artadventcalendar
December 22, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Large maiden/mother/crone journal. Leather cover. Carved binder’s board. 22 December 2024 #artadventcalendar
A colorful raised/inlaid leather mid-century design small journal. 21 December 2024 #artadventcalendar
December 21, 2024 at 3:29 PM
A colorful raised/inlaid leather mid-century design small journal. 21 December 2024 #artadventcalendar
The smallest, most intricate book cover I’ve ever done (roughly 6”x9”). Rebinding of a paperback. 20 December 2024 #artadventcalendar #supernatural #supernaturalart #bookbinder
December 20, 2024 at 3:09 PM
The smallest, most intricate book cover I’ve ever done (roughly 6”x9”). Rebinding of a paperback. 20 December 2024 #artadventcalendar #supernatural #supernaturalart #bookbinder
A pair of intricate raised/inlaid leather journals featuring vintage campers. Each color is a different individuality-covered, hand-cut piece set into a recess in the cover. 19 December 2024 #artadventcalendar #vintagecamper #bookbinding
December 19, 2024 at 1:01 PM
A pair of intricate raised/inlaid leather journals featuring vintage campers. Each color is a different individuality-covered, hand-cut piece set into a recess in the cover. 19 December 2024 #artadventcalendar #vintagecamper #bookbinding
Leather hardcover handmade journal with intricate raised retro motel sign. 18 December 2024 #artadventcalendar
December 18, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Leather hardcover handmade journal with intricate raised retro motel sign. 18 December 2024 #artadventcalendar
Super-intricate leather foo dog cover on a handmade book (design based on an existing painting by the recipient - that's why the heart's there as well as the checkerboard border) and a peek at the underlying structure I built to create the raised, textured result. 17 December 2024 #artadventcalendar
December 17, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Super-intricate leather foo dog cover on a handmade book (design based on an existing painting by the recipient - that's why the heart's there as well as the checkerboard border) and a peek at the underlying structure I built to create the raised, textured result. 17 December 2024 #artadventcalendar
Handmade leather bound book with carved/raised clouds and permanently attached vintage metal airplane toy. 16 December 2024 #artadventcalendar
December 16, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Handmade leather bound book with carved/raised clouds and permanently attached vintage metal airplane toy. 16 December 2024 #artadventcalendar
The other book in the “motel signs in the fog” series of two - gray cowhide book leather, hand-cut layers of tag board on binder’s board, hot foil stamping. 15 December 2024 #artadventcalendar
December 15, 2024 at 3:36 PM
The other book in the “motel signs in the fog” series of two - gray cowhide book leather, hand-cut layers of tag board on binder’s board, hot foil stamping. 15 December 2024 #artadventcalendar
Handmade blank book “motel sign in the fog”. Hand-cut and sculpted raised design on cover board under leather. Hot foil stamping. Rubbed silver pigment. 14 December 2024 #artadventcalendar
December 14, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Handmade blank book “motel sign in the fog”. Hand-cut and sculpted raised design on cover board under leather. Hot foil stamping. Rubbed silver pigment. 14 December 2024 #artadventcalendar
Day/night, world/underworld journal. Multicolor leather cover. Hot foil stamping. 13 December 2024 #artsdventcalendar
December 13, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Day/night, world/underworld journal. Multicolor leather cover. Hot foil stamping. 13 December 2024 #artsdventcalendar
This is the cover of a large clamshell box that holds a book. All leather. Raised and inlaid parts. Super-intricate. Built for a fan of the show #Supernatural 12 December 2025 #artadventcalendar
December 12, 2024 at 5:43 PM
This is the cover of a large clamshell box that holds a book. All leather. Raised and inlaid parts. Super-intricate. Built for a fan of the show #Supernatural 12 December 2025 #artadventcalendar
I have done rebindings of the 3 published D&D volumes all bound into one book for people: Monster Manual, Dungeon Master’s Guide, etc. Cost depends on cover complexity. This exact type of leather is no longer made, but there are others.
December 11, 2024 at 9:24 PM
I have done rebindings of the 3 published D&D volumes all bound into one book for people: Monster Manual, Dungeon Master’s Guide, etc. Cost depends on cover complexity. This exact type of leather is no longer made, but there are others.
One of a kind super-intricate leather bound Book of Shadows with handcrafted sterling silver pin closure. 11 December 2024 #artadventcalendar
December 11, 2024 at 4:53 PM
One of a kind super-intricate leather bound Book of Shadows with handcrafted sterling silver pin closure. 11 December 2024 #artadventcalendar