In building a physical structure such as a book, it is so evident that mistakes, even if they’re quite small in isolation, really add up and get magnified when the final structure […]
Craftsmanship – Mistakes add up
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Share what you make
It is not easy to put your work out there, making yourself and your work vulnerable to others’ judgement. Especially in your early stages, when you are yourself unsure about what you’re […]
5 podcasts to boost your creativity
I listen to podcasts all the time. Not only are they a great way to learn something new during “dead time”, ie, making good use of the time when you can do […]
Best bookbinding method and materials for a writing journal
Since I’ve begun making books, I’ve also begun spending more time writing in them. It’s amazing how making something yourself makes you so much more invested in a product 🙂 I have […]
Starting a new bookbinding project
I’ve been thinking about what bookbinding project to start next. Having made more than 20 journals by now, I’m at the point where I want to try something different. I love making […]
Don’t wait to find the time to start and finish that task completely
Often times, you get an idea, but for whatever reason, you do not have the time to implement it in its entirety at that time. You’re busy with something else, the idea […]
Reading should be enjoyable not a chore
Growing up, somehow I was under the impression that I should only read books that are supposedly “good”. This would typically mean hard to understand, dense literature, that would go over my […]
Enjoying the work of Masters in other disciplines
I recently came across a cook book called “The Cordon Bleu Cookbook” by Dione Lucas. It was published in 1947. Dione Lucas was an English chef and the the first female graduate […]
Ideas for reusing old materials in bookbinding
You never know where you might find something that could be a useful material for your bookbinding projects. Now that I’m learning book binding, I find that I can use a lot […]
Libraries and local bookstores
While browsing through books at a local used bookstore here in San Francisco (Dog Eared books on Valencia Street), I came across a zine called “How to resist Amazon”. A zine, in […]
