✨🌙 MARCH MADNESS (but make it art) 🌿🎨
HELP! My studio shelves need to be cleared because I've been drowning in all the books I've been making, so all this month my handbound books are on sale ✨
#bookbinding #etsyshop #papermarbling #journaling #artsandcrafts #marbled #sketchbook #watercolor
2026 Reading Goals ▪️ Read a little less 👀 - target of 156 books. ▪️DNF at 30% if I don't feel strongly about/love it. ▪️Read/listen to at least 1 book per month in a language other than English. ▪️Read/listen to at least 1 Nostalgic reread per month. 2026 Bookbinding Goals ▪️24 binds - with 1-2 maxing out on technicals. ▪️24 typesets - with 1-2 maxing out on technicals. ▪️Improve paper marbling skills. ▪️Learn 2-3 new to me casing/construction techniques. ▪️Try making some paste papers. ▪️ Try making some handmade endbands. ▪️Work with real leather for casing at least 1x. ▪️(Stretch goal) Compile tutorial/guide on bookbinding accessibility hacks.
2026 Reading/Bookbinding Goals
#booksky #storygraph #AO3 #booktower #readinggoals #bookbinding #fanbinding #papermarbling
2025 Bookbinding Year End Review ▪️8 books - a bit less than last year, but not bad with the mid-year move - new printer/paperstocks to learn. ▪️2 - rebinds (1 paperback, 1 3pc bradel). Both gifts - forgot to take pics of the finished 3pc bradel 🥲 - it turned out really well. ▪️6 - fic binds (4 quartos, 4 paperbacks, 1 flexibound, 3 squareback wrapcovers) - 2 blind binds. ▪️ Also got into (& really enjoy) the related side hobbies of paper marbling - ebru + suminagashi. #bookbinding #fanbinding #papermarbling
6 picture collage of this year's binding and marbling projects. Pictures are different sizes but all are squarish. From left to right, top to bottom - 1. 4 mostly hard cased books, open to endpapers. Endpapers are vintage fox hunting horseback scene, warm toned printed marbled paper, dark blue and gold printed marbled paper, Christmas holly patterned paper. 2. Selection of marbled papers - some on colored paper (contrast!!), some metallics. 3. Front cover shot of 7 of the 8 binds. Titles are hard to make out - but Black Beauty and Holiday Magic are the top two faves. Black Beauty is all black design - folio size black faux leather wrap cover with black HTV- simple horse head design, with some vine patterns to fill up the front panel. Holiday Magic by pluperfectsunrise is a printable canvas quarto size wrap cover - simple holiday theme with holly, cardinals, red check ribbon design elements, on tan jute-like a background, with white text for title and author name. 4. 7 Books standing up on end displaying the head - demonstrating variety - deckled edge versus cut edge, edge painting versus plain versus speckled edge. The ribbons and endbands tend to match the cover colors pretty well, if I do say so myself. 5. Work in progress shot - rebind of Lady Tan’s Circle of Women. The shot is a color selection palette of toner reactive foils, ribbons, endbands, and the printed flats for the three-piece bradel. Ended up using the holo gold foil - worked well with the dilute green and tans of the cover design. 6. Selection of marble papers, continued - some suminagashi (fairly dilute) and smaller warm toned marbled papers.
2025 Bookbinding Year End Review
#bookbinding #fanbinding #papermarbling
Splashes of blue, red and green on a white paper background
Splashes of green, yellow and red streaking the paint
Primarily green and yellow street on white paper
Beautiful marbled endpapers and speckled edges of the book ‘Traité de la construction des chemins’ by the French engineer Henri Gautier. Published in Paris by Chez Duchesne, 1755.
Milwaukee Puiblic Library Rare Books.
#marbledpaper #papermarbling #bookhistory
a pink marbled paper sheet. a stylus has been dragged through the paint to make diagonal lines, and gives the appearance of feathers
a green marbled paper sheet. the cells of paint have not been touched, so it has a lava lamp like appearance
matchablossoming again
#marbling #papermarbling #craft #art
I took a silk marbling class tonight through Indy Art Center. We practiced with using paper, so my project partner had a lot of fun. Half is hers and I will mail her half to her after they are dried and ironed. #benitamakes #silkmarbling #papermarbling #indyartcenter
Hands-On with Helaine: Paper Marbling
Tuesday, Sep 9, 10am–noon
Join us for this unique class and discover the technique of paper marbling on the surface of water.
#papermarbling #visualarts #capecodclass #capecodworkshop #helainebuckley #keepcapecodcreative
https://f.mtr.cool/rqqkrynwin
Hands-On with Helaine: Paper Marbling
Tuesday, Sep 9, 10am–noon
Join us for this unique class and discover the technique of paper marbling on the surface of water.
#papermarbling #visualarts #capecodclass #capecodworkshop #helainebuckley #keepcapecodcreative
https://f.mtr.cool/rqqkrynwin
a papercut artwork of a character sat on a brick wall. they're looking off to the side, have a maroon pinafore dress and a light green bishop sleeve shirt. their hair is orange, long, and has space buns. the background is trees, bushes, and sky made out of marbled papers.
last minute final artfight papercraft DONE
#emryspaperart #artfight #papercutting #papercraft #paperart #marbledpaper #papermarbling
Marbled paper made in Clip Studio Paint for the interior covers of Returned Part One.
#art #marbling #papermarbling #ClipStudio
Just finished: “Her Autumn Dress”; acrylic marbling on paper, 10x14”. #papermarbling #figurativeart #worksonpaper #lizwalkerartpdx
Year of the Snake. Relief print on hand marbled rice paper. #printmaking #reliefprint #linocut #suminagashi #papermarbling #lunarnewyear #yearofthesnake
Marbled paper with light blue, white, and dark green swirls
Marbled paper with blues, greens, and white swirls
I made suminagashi prints last night. It's been several months since I last did suminagashi, so it took me a few minutes to find my rhythm, but I think the results were good. I will turn these into a necklace for my mom. #suminagashi #papermarbling #handmade
Spaces are still available for 'Bookcraft'. Don't delay in registering. Ticket sales close at 00:15 Thursday 28 November. #printing #binding #papermarbling #bookcraft
Just finished: Moonstruck #2; acrylic marbling on paper, 13x19”. When I first painted this subject in 2017, it was about the solar eclipse that summer. Now, I think maybe we wanted the moon and the stars, too. #acrylicpainting #papermarbling #worksonpaper #lizwalkerartpdx
I’ve just posted a new compilation of mesmerizing paper marbling patterns set to chill lofi beats. Hope it brings you some relaxation and creative inspiration! 🌿🎨
#papermarbling #relaxation #crafts #ArtInspiration #portland #art
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Some marbled 💙 for Valentine’s Day! Hope everyone shows themselves some love today ❤️
#papercrafts #handmade #papermarbling
