Project Title - Bookbinding Portfolio
Cathedral Covers
Materials Used
- Cover: Black sheep leather
- Double sided resist paper (sticker paper)
- Sewn with waxed linen thread
- Laser cut wooden windowframe
Binding Techniques
- Medieval cord binding
- Blind tooling below window
Project Description
Books serve as our window into new worlds, knowledge, and understandings of ourselves. Taking this line of thinking quite literally, I started to explore including various windows into books covers. They offered an opportunity for surprise and a layered approach to cover design. I also found window styles themselves impact the feel and message each book carried. A gothic cathedral inspired window felt more grand and dramatic than a window from an old town home.