Handmade Books

I make a variety of handmade books. From journals to photography books to poetry to beautifying repairs of loved books. The process is all done by hand—folding paper, poking holes, sewing with needle&thread, and making a cover with book board and cloth or decorative paper.

Collection of notebooks, books, and papers on a table, including a black and white patterned paper, a beige folder, a cream-colored book, a gray textured book with black and white photo, a blue notebook, and a small black and white photo of two women smiling.
Person sewing or repairing the edge of a book cover with white thread on a wooden table with a blue folder nearby.
A collection of books, notebooks, and small printed images arranged on a surface, including a black and white textured book, a beige notebook, a larger white notebook, and a blue notebook with a label that says 'seeking light'.
Close-up of a person holding a textured hardcover book with a small black square on the front cover, featuring a white swan logo.
Open book with black and white photos of a forest and forest ground, including leaves, twigs, and a small skull.
A hand holding a light-colored, textured book or photo album on a light fabric surface. The album features a small black-and-white photograph of two people smiling and close together, attached on the right side of the cover.
Close-up of a hardcover book with a fabric cover held by a hand against a beige textured wall.
Black and white photograph of a person with shoulder-length hair sitting outdoors, reaching out to touch plants
A closed, light pink, hardcover book with a plain cover, placed on a beige fabric surface.
A person holding a beige hardcover book with visible pages inside. The photograph is taken from above, towards the top edge of the book.
Open sketchbook showing a detailed black-and-white drawing of a Yarrow plant with the word 'Yarrow' written above it.
A beige book or notebook with a small black-and-white photo and poetic text on the cover, resting on a textured, light-colored fabric surface.
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A book with a blue spine and swirling black, gray, and white cover design, placed on a beige fabric surface.
Open book on a textured beige surface, showing abstract black circular artwork on the left page and typed text on the right page that reads 'love in a cafe! arms wrapped around each other, mugs & books switch hands'.
A hardcover notebook with a marbled swirl pattern in red, blue, yellow, and white, with a red spine and yellow tabs on the side, placed on a light-colored fabric surface.
Blue hardcover book with a silver vertical stripe and small white text on the cover reading 'seeking', 'flight'.