One Very Large Portfolio

This portfolio in black leather is about 17.5" x 26" 

Last book on my forever long to-do list before shutting
down shop for Christmas!

Grey Handmade Lokta Paper from Nepal was used for the
inside of front and back covers, the pages are not yet added.

Screw Post Binding which lays flat when open,
the pages are not yet added

Raised name in the leather which not only looks nice
but you can't help but run your hands over it to feel it!

That's a 12" ruler sitting on top of that portfolio

Paul Scott Page is a photographer that commissioned this work. He creates beautiful images of seemingly ordinary things. This particular portfolio will hold images of large spaces which really call to be printed and viewed in this larger format. 

To view Paul Scott Page's work you can visit his website at PaulScottPage.com 

One of my favorite images is called "metro arteries"; see if you can find it!

10 Book Workshop in Provo

Taught by Karleigh Jae Heywood and Daniel Heywood

To register and pay for the class please contact: KarleighJae@gmail.com

10 Book Workshop 

 Provo Art & Frame

201 W Center Street

 Provo, UT

January 18th and 19th

9:30 am - 5:30 pm 

(with a one hour break for lunch)

Each student has the opportunity to create and keep 10 different books. We will cover the basics of bookbinding for beginners, but students of all skill levels are welcome.


The ten book structures are:

Single Sheet Books
Chapbooks
Japanese Stab Bound Books
Flower Fold Books
Accordion with Pockets and Sewn Signatures
Hinged Ledger Book
Circle Accordion
Softcover Leather Longstitch
Hardcover Longstitch
Tapes Bound Book ( A Traditional Hardcover Book)
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Each student needs to bring:
An x-acto knife (or scalpel) with extra blades
A Pencil
Scissors
A metal edged ruler
Bonefolder
Glue Brush (PVA glue will be provided)


All other materials and tools are provided.


The workshop fee is $150 which includes all materials for the ten books and also includes some bookbinding tools.

This class has a maximum of 15 students.

To register and pay for the class please email KarleighJae@gmail.com


Examples of 7 of the ten book structures are found below. Each student's will be unique as we use papers and materials from all over the world.

Chap Books, front view

Top view of an accordion book with sewn signatures

An accordion book with pockets and sewn signatures-
This photo is of one of my students from the 10 book class.

A flower fold book

A flower fold book full open, showing the front and back hard covers

A Japanese Stab Bound Binding

A Hardcover Longstitch

Leather Longstitch Books

Tapes Bound Book with leather spine and paper cover

Christmas Deliveries

Last year's 4pm Delivery to the Post Office.

This year is about the same!

New Steampunk Journals

We had a request for a couple of large 9 x 12 steampunk books and decided to do about 10 small books to give the client a few options of different antiques and styles. These are the first three of the ten books which are available in our  Etsy Shop.

 Book One

 Book Two

 Book Three

Custom Order for Christmas

Custom orders for the holidays are already coming in. 

This album was a custom order for a Christmas present last year by a wonderful return customer. She gave it to her mother-in-law who has a lot of Disneyland memorabilia.

Purple Leather was requested for the cover

A Disneyland E ticket was used for the inset on the front cover

Sewn onto cords for a traditional look.

The end papers front and back came from two
different disneyland maps. These were really fun for me to
look at as I've never been to Disneyland myself. 

I'm excited to see what custom orders we'll be making for this year's Christmas.

Custom Order - Our Adventure Album

This was a custom order request for an anniversary present. The letters and hinges are raised in the leather which is a rustic brown cowhide. I think I might make myself an adventure album someday too. 

You can see more details on the album or order one for yourself by clicking HERE.

Rustic Albums, A Custom Order

This custom order was for a woman who had found some rough characters in her family history. She gathered their information, stories and photos and we made these rustic albums for her. 

We antiqued the leather by hand, spending hours stripping the original hide. We learned our lesson on that one. We'll always start with a hide that is either very easy to strip the sealant off or just use a hide that has not been sealed. We then hand colored the leather and stained it to make it look older and then sealed it with wax. The results were great. The hide went perfectly with the Rives BFK Cream paper that was used for the inside. We also printed out title pages for each person she was giving the book to. 

A note from the gift giver:

"I just wanted to let you know how much everybody loved the albums.  There were tears all round when they opened them and this with five of the six being 20-something year old boys.  Of course my 92 year old aunt and 84 year old Mom loved getting to point out the relatives they remembered and tell the family stories.  Everybody loved the leather and the way the paper and binding worked with the old photos.  I had printed the pictures in sepia tones and the finished products really hang together nicely.  

These albums are something very special and they would not have happened without your husband's and your creativity and skill.  Thank you."

No making books today....

Daniel has the flu. So the kids and I will spend the day cleaning the house and the studio. It's nice that Ethan likes to clean. This picture is from last year and he started cleaning the windows all by himself. 

Oh the things kids say....

"Mom, will you make me some cowboy boots?"

He's totally serious.

Jadon and his friend Caleb
Age 4

Custom Order - Printing on Handmade Paper

This was for a wonderful return customer. She makes me smile with her praising comments on our albums. I love getting her emails. 

She requested a yellow leather, raised hinge spine with handmade paper on the cover. After giving her a few options of handmade papers, she chose this gorgeous one that was handmade in Thailand and has plant inclusions. 

She wanted the names "Leo & Ella" printed on the cover. But, this type of paper doesn't go through the printer well. So I suggested we inset the names. I originally had planned on printing the names on natural lokta and then insetting the lokta piece. When I pulled out the lokta next to this handmade paper, it didn't go well. The colors clashed a bit too much for my liking. So I daringly sent a piece of the inclusion paper through the printer. The parts on the paper where stems and leaves were raised led to black ink being smeared across it. However, the part where "Leo & Ella" was printed ended up being just fine as it was a bit smoother than the rest of the paper. So, I cut that part out and inserted the paper with names onto the rectangle I had carved out and inset it on the front cover.  

I think it turned out beautifully and was very happy with this one.

Book Arts Supply Sale!

Hollanders Internet Sale!

Hollanders.com has a yearly internet sale. It starts October 20th and goes to the 23rd. All items are 10% off and if you spend over $250 you get an extra 5% off. 

Some items I like getting from Hollanders:

Decorative Paper 

(especially love the Lokta and the Italian Papers)

Headbands

Mull (Super)

Tapes

Book Cloth

Jade 403 

(glue can't be shipped during the winter so now is the time to stock up!!)

They also sell bookbinding tools, bookboard and many other book art related items.

Raised and Inset Design Workshop at the Central Utah Art Center

Workshop at the Central Utah Art Center

Raised and Inset Designs in Paper, Fabric and Leather

86 N Main Street Ephraim, UT 

Saturday November 5th, 2011

11 - 2pm

Cost is $50 which includes materials for the book covers you will create. To register and pay for the class please email KarleighJae@gmail.com.

Students need to bring:

pencil
scissors
bonefolder
xacto knife or scalpel with extra blades
ruler with metal edge
glue brush

Each student will create 3 book covers while learning raised and inset design techniques. To register and pay for this class please email KarleighJae@gmail.com

Examples of raised and inset designs found below.