Custom Binding

I worked with Ms Sligh to produce hand bound copies of her book It Wasn’t Little Rock for exhibition and sale. It Wasn’t Little Rock tells the story of challenges she and her siblings faced as they took part in the integration of schools in Virginia in the 1950s and 60s.

As an anniversary gift for his wife, my client wished to produce a small keepsake book of several poems he has written for her over the years. The poems are digitally printed and each placed on a page with a marbled paper frame. The eight poems are bound on these accordion-style pages so they can stand up for display. The entire book is covered in a dark red paper and the cover has an inset of the couple and a foil stamped title.

Two custom, identical books were made for my client. She wished to provide memories of her sister, dear aunt to her children, in a book of personal stories and images. We created story cards, a collage of images and set it all up in an accordion bound book with slipcases for storage. Decorative papers were used on the covers, pages were printed digitally and the entire book bound as an accordion can stand for display or be stored safely on a shelf.

This is a book of remembrances to honor a lost loved one. I worked with my client to create this book to give to her sister’s wife. The book is hard cover leather with lined pages for friends and family to record memories. The titling is gold foil stamped on leather. A clamshell box was made to hold the book for safekeeping in the future. The container has leather spine and fake suede cover with marbled paper lining. The box also has a leather inset with gold foil stamping.