Domestic Papers       Homemade Books


By combining centuries-old bookbinding techniques
with a unique blend of papers, and my own modern
twist, I make books that not only celebrate the
special events in your life, but make everyday life
more special, too.


 New!  Rebound Books!

Prowling the library sales and thrift shops pays off when I un-cover
vintage volumes that make neat-o retro journals.  Forget the forgotten
texts and instead carry the cool covers I've re-bound to contain a cache
of blank pages ready for you to re-write the past and chart the future.














The Secret Belgian Binding

Somebody lost the instructions for this unique stitch for about a couple
hundred years! Luckily, it was uncovered to reveal this beautifully laced
spine that looks so difficult to do.  The secret part is that it’s actually quite
simple, tho' it takes more than six feet of thread to create the distinctive
woven pattern. 16 sheets of archival text-weight paper, folded into four
signatures,  lets you be ‘in on the secret’ too.


The Longstitch

Who are all these people and why are they on my book?
Well, all I can say is I rescued these folks at an auction
and the rest of the story is up to you. I find vintage
group photos of classrooms, communions, picnics, and
teams endlessly fascinating to look at! The Longstitch  
name comes from the long running stitches that go up
and down the spine. This sewing technique makes a great
journal because, not only does this wide spine lay open
flat, the five signatures of paper inside give you plenty of
room for easy sketching and writing.



        



    Viennese Vintage Garden Journals

             At a flea market in Vienna Austria I found a cache of vintage     
fruit identification cards. Maybe not so surprising since the flea market
was behind the Naschmarkt where we saw all manner of fresh fruit for
sale.  In my studio these rare cards printed beautifully, and with
remarkable detail onto cotton canvas giving me a flexible durable cover
for these Japanese bound journals.





Slotted Spine Journal
with U.S. Postage Stamp

Those were the days! Not only did it cost less to send a letter, we actually
got letters in the mail. These days we are lucky to find a real stamped
letter among the credit card junk mail and window envelope bills due.  
The slotted spine is a variation of the Longstitch where constant back-and-
forth stitching to connect 8 signatures inside builds up a pretty thready
pattern on the spine.


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