Muna left on Sunday and we spent a busy time on Saturday trying to fill every spare minute. We had a couple of half hour gaps in the schedule and so we headed to the studio to see if we could make another book.
In stages we came up with this book, and its cover, given what we could find quickly.
Muna stitched a protective cover from tracing paper - it is never easy to handle the tracing paper in a sewing machine, but it all worked well.
We had bought the cover paper together last weekend at the Markets here in town. It is a nice tangible reminder of her time here and the places we visited.
A hybrid binding one would say... I had several folios of paper punched with holes that I had removed from another journal and we decided to use them as they were cut and ready to go. Then we decided we wanted a hard cover and the hybridness really began as I didn't think we could learn and stitch a coptic binding in half an hour! So we fiddled and faddled and amended and created an interesting version of a hard cover onto a pamphlet binding.
The final product was beautiful and will definitely be treasured...
In stages we came up with this book, and its cover, given what we could find quickly.
Muna stitched a protective cover from tracing paper - it is never easy to handle the tracing paper in a sewing machine, but it all worked well.
We had bought the cover paper together last weekend at the Markets here in town. It is a nice tangible reminder of her time here and the places we visited.
A hybrid binding one would say... I had several folios of paper punched with holes that I had removed from another journal and we decided to use them as they were cut and ready to go. Then we decided we wanted a hard cover and the hybridness really began as I didn't think we could learn and stitch a coptic binding in half an hour! So we fiddled and faddled and amended and created an interesting version of a hard cover onto a pamphlet binding.
The final product was beautiful and will definitely be treasured...
In 30 minutes? Wow! That's quite a nice little book. Given what was accomplished in 30 minutes, Muna must have returned home with a whole suitcase full of finished pieces, samples, ideas...
ReplyDeleteCan I be a visiting artist too? One day...
Hi Jennifer, of course would love to have another artist in residence!! Anytime...in fact we had about 2 x 30 minute goes at this book and it worked out well in between everything else we did!
Deletefiona, this is one of the first bindings i learned! nifty to see you use it here and to see that your guest was able to make up another remembrance.
ReplyDeleteHi V - I am so glad to know others have made this hybrid binding... It felt very much like making it up as went along! And it is another lovely remembrance.
DeleteWhat heart warming memories Muna will have of her stay with you. To leave with new skills taught or guided by sweet gentle people such as you and Barry is a treasure indeed.
ReplyDeleteThank you Robyn. I expect she had avert different experience to others ( she thought we were a psychologist and a ohysiotherapist) which we kind if sort of were, but mainly she got to see the art side of our lives and seemed to enjoy it... Go well
DeleteBeautiful book and rich color!
ReplyDeleteThanks Valerianna - it's luscious isn't it? Go well
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