Ken's Coptic Bound Book 9" X 12"

Ken's Coptic Bound Book 9" X 12"

Ken H. came into the studio a couple of weeks ago not knowing what to expect.  He had made spalded wood book covers and wanted to make a book.  After some discussion, we chose the coptic bound book for his first ever 'book arts' project.  Hmmm, big project for a newbie.  He chose the signature parent sheets and with instruction proceeded to 'tear down' the signatures to the desired size.   He also decided he wanted a decorative paper to wrap around each signature.  We made a template and Ken punched the holes.  That pretty well did Ken 'in' for the day.  After he left, I quickly made covers for two much smaller books so that I could practice sewing one of the books (I was a little rusty).  And the other book would be my 'how to' for Ken to view.  Ken returned the next day with Cindy and Voila!, didn't he do an awesome job?   Now both Ken and Cindy have been to Vancouver to my favorite art stores and are going to make more books but I have told them one more afternoon in the studio and I am 'cutting them loose' with the printed instructions and they are on their own.

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