So many of you have been loving the folded book projects over on YouTube, books are a great way to display your art in a 3D and interactive way. As a beginner you can achieve very sophisticated looking book structures that elevate your gelli prints & decorative papers (especially the plethora of beautiful papers we made in our recent master classes!) I figured this would be a great opportunity to build on the skills we have been learning with the folded book series. The first series will include 3 videos that will teach you 3 beginner friendly no sew book structures/book binding techniques! Each series will build on the skills you have learned previously, taking you through to intermediate and advance book binding techniques.

Part 2 of the innovative book arts series that will cover one now sew book and one sewn book, no needle required. Book 1 Small Black & White Book : A concertina style In this tutorial I will show you a new take on the concertina book format. My unique twist will give the effect of a traditional western bound book where the pages open left to right versus in the folded style. This tutorial will also include the process of me staining the book covers! Book 2 Envelope Book ​: A great introduction to hand sewn book structures. This book does not require a needle so it is perfect for beginners. You will learn to achieve a beautiful slip not stitch using wax thread that resembles the coptic stitch. You can use any style envelops including standard #10 envelopes, invitation envelopes or the manila envelopes, as I used! (Thrift stores are great resources for inexpensive envelopes!) I included a bit of staining and eco dying on the gelli plate in this tutorial for inspiration purposes.

This Handbook is designed to help with that age old problem that Artist seem to suffer with and that is finding their unique voice/style and creating an unlimited source of ideas to use in creating Art! Let's "UNLOCK YOUR UNIQUE ARTISTIC VOICE"