Book Making Class in San Antonio

The weekend of December 4 and 5, a group from Austin Book Workers traveled to San Antonio to take a 2 day intensive class. We each made a full leather flat back case in book with either inlay or pochoir.

Maggie (standing) was one of the excellent instructors. Two ABW members are seated behind her.

EJ at work.

Cindy sewing her text block.

Helen enjoying a minute's rest.

Instructors Leslie (in dark top on left leaning over the table) and Maggie (in apron standing next to her)

What Books about Book Making Inspire You?

I confess to having several titles on my shelf, along with various magazines and a notebook of pictures. Some are project books, others are book binding instruction guides; I am a magpie when it comes to this collection. As an amateur book maker, I enjoy seeing what can be done. I admire the creative spirit of the artists represented. Sometimes I have copied what I see (not for sale and I don't claim it as original work), but more often, the artist inspires me to create something unique. The artist's work becomes a springboard to my imagination.

A recent discovery is a small book from the Lark Studio Series. Available from Amazon, it's a series of pictures with title, artist, and book details on the facing page. "Innovative play" is what the introduction to the book calls it.

What books inspire your innovative play?

Deborah