Learn to make a beautiful and sturdy artist journal or sketch book. This soft back leather book uses few tools and no glue. This longstitch structure is a favorite of many book artists. The book will contain a variety of artists papers all protected within the strong and flexible leather cover wrapper. Using the tintype photograph sewn to the cover, our books will be secured with a magnetic closure.
Supply List:
- Ruler
- Awls
- Sturdy scissors
- Pencil
- Double sided tape
- Japanese paper drill, 1mm & 3mm tips
- Exacto knife & blades
- Small cutting matte
Optional:
- couple extra tintypes-3x2.5 inch size
$20 Kit Fee Includes:
- Text block
- Leather
- Rare earth magnet
- waxed linen thread
- Needles
- One tintype
- Other misc. materials or tools needed to complete the project
A Little About ME
Daniel Essig was born in St Louis Missouri, studied at Southern Illinois University, Penland School and the University of Iowa. Ten years ago he moved to Asheville North Carolina where he has maintained a full time studio at Grovewood Gallery. Daniel Essig lectures and offers workshops at book centers, craft schools, colleges, artist retreats as well as privately. Dan has created wooden and sculptures books for over 20 years. He is a recipient of the North Carolina Artist Fellowship Grant. Daniel exhibits his work nationally and is in numerous private and public collections. Recently his work has been collected by the Smithsonian Renwick Museum, the University of Iowa Libraries and the Topeka library. Many of Daniel’s sculptural pieces are featured in The Penland Book of Handmade Books.
