Art Day! 

I have been working on a few projects in the studio and I thought I would share. Over the winter break I learned a new bookbinding technique and I have been making books for a variety of uses. (Mostly I have been making books to make books)  Up next I will be making small books (4"x 4") and then I'm going to try my hand at triangle books. TRIANGULAR BOOKS, people! I'm pretty jazzed about the whole thing.

This is the book I made for my trip to the International Children's Book Fair in Bologna, Italy. I'm leaving in SIX WEEKS. 
I learned the technique through Mary Ann Moss' online class Ticket to Venice. It's totally worth the cost--her instructions are really clear and easy to follow. 

It took me a few days to wrap my head around how she builds books--she uses a variety of papers inside her signatures, and there are flaps and pockets...she doesn't build a book as much as she engineers it.

I made this one to see if I could build a book that was in landscape format rather than portrait format. Plus I got to use some paper that had been a drop cloth for a different project. I love it when that happens! 

And I have been working on lettering and flourishes in watercolor. 
In anticipation of Galentine's Day, I am making a few cards. 
You can check in later to see what I mean...(hint hint)
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