Works in Progress
The process involves many stages, each with its own tools.
A single book can take a month or more to finish.
Embossed leaves in hand-dyed silk and backed with Okawara paper to be used as decorative "paste-down" paper at the beginning and end of a book.
Moment of truth - gluing leather to text block.
Tools of the trade, unchanged in centuries
Design elements for the cover
Working on three books that helped win a scholarship to The Academy of Bookbinding.
Laying out some ideas.
