The face on my book here is from a sketchbook cover and I had accumulated quite a stack, 20 or 30 of these images, so I had lots to work with.
So by carefully wrapping the same image around each section, just moving it slightly each time, I was able to get the face onto the spine. Then I just added the rest of his head on the front cover. All the materials in the book are either repurposed or 100% recycled; it's bound with four rows of chain stitches.
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NICE!
I've been a long-time antiquarian book-collector and have just recently started learning to bind, and just a few days ago came across the site. I've read through your blogs and looked at the pictures of your books, and just wanted to say that your work is a pleasure to see and your blogs are a joy to read. It's really nice of you to share your stories and techniques. I wish you the best of luck and much success and will check back often.
That is fantastic!
thank you michelle and sue!
hi shawna, i'm glad you found your way here and that you're enjoying my blog - best of luck with your own bookbinding endeavors too :)
Wow! how clever are you?! It looks really good, Rhonda.
All I can say is... Wow.
That book is fabulous! It's not often that I consider the visual impact of the spine in my own work, other than the stitching. You've left me inspired!
That is stunning!
That is stunning!
Rhonda, this is very clever and so well done. Your work just gets better and better. Congratulations. I've finally managed to blog again after a long gap but I've been keeping up with you and my other favourite bloggers. Blogging is a great resource for binders and book artists and so good to be able to keep in touch.
That is a beautiful book. So inspiring! Thanks for sharing.
I couldn't pass commenting on such an awesome book! I absolutely love the drawing as it goes over the spine - so creative!
Thanks ali, derek, elissa, kiley, carol, prairie, and c+k!
This is brilliant! I once did a similar thing by sewing repeat fabric in pleats .Now I'm going to have to try this.
(I got here by googling Ethiopian stitch and I see you know Carol at Barnaclegoose.)
This is incredibly effective, the first time I've seen this technique. I have a sneaky feeling it wouldn't be as easy to do as you have made out. You are very clever.
Rhonda, I love it!
Are you familiar with fore-edge painting? I'd like to inspire you to experiment with more ancient techniques that have a resemblance to your work!
seehttp://theartofthebook.blogspot.com/2006/09/invisible-artwork-fore-edge-painting.html
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fore-edge_painting. I look forwards to seeing more of your work!
Thanks for visiting my blog Karla, and for the links! Yes, I am very familiar with fore edge painting. I've tried a few experiments myself, mostly with marbled edges. Just finished a couple books with marbled edges, actually, and hope to have something here on my blog about them soon.
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