Leather journals

 Something different for a change! 

I enjoy working with different materials as long as I can get them. Some are bought while traveling, some are gifts from friends and some are handmade. 

Good materials makes the best creations. But you need to feel them and know them in order to work with them. It can be very challenging. So it is wise to study them before using them because it could be difficult to find them again.

For these leathe journals, I wanted them to be simple but nice to hold them in your palm. A small journal that you can put in your bag or carry along lightly.

When you open the journal, I have some written notes for the writer.

I added some color around the block book to match with the leather.

Writing is personal and fun. You can write on them and one day in the future, it could be fun to read them again! 

Enjoy and treasure each moment!

Bamboo book

I love making handmade papers especially using flowers and leaves. For this book, I decided to try with bamboo leaves. They are so exotic and delicate.

And they are so strong like the Japanese proverb ‘The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists’.

On the pages there are sayings about bamboo leaves. I love to let the person who writes on these pages to find it interesting and to get to know about the bamboo tree and their leaves!

In the middle of the book, I have included a beautiful photo printed. And of course, they are bamboo leaves and the image makes you focus and on the green color of the leaves.

The pages have questions followed by answers regarding the bamboo leaves!

Everything has to be fun and interesting. A book is not just to write on. It has to be an interesting book and a book that you feel comfortable and enjoy to write on them!

Autumn book

 For this book, I decided to put some writings inside. I wanted to make it interesting and fun. Therefore, I put some phrases on autumn on these lovely papers and also used some autumn leaves for stamping images.

You will find some sentences below. They are all about autumn so it will inspire the writer of this book. Whatever he wants to write while thinking of nature. 

I stamped the leaves using acrylic oils. It was a bit difficult but then they came out pretty nice!

Open your mind

Dream, imagine and open your mind with new ideas and new experiences!

Everything around is rich of inspiration ideas for new creations.

Nature in bookbinding

Nature is full of beautiful and colorful leaves. They are everywhere and without doubt you can use them in many creative ways.

For this project, I used them to stamp images on the papers that I later used to make my books! 

You can easily use them on ink pad to create images and they look really nice.

Paper making

Here are some of my projects that I really enjoying creating... always a lot of fun!

The process of paper making is beautiful. Although it takes time and practice, the outcome is so satisfying.

I collected paper box, flowers, used papers, anything that I could recycle. The handmade papers are very fragile and delicate. They make beautiful book covers for sketch books, etc.

Rainbow … inspirational day!!

 

Create…be inspired…look around and feel it!

Printmaking

Yeah! Been trying the printmaking and loving it!

Some designs turn out like forest images and also imaginary things.

These are what they look like.

I see a tree standing on top of the mountain.  

I see mountains and nature!

Printmaking

 Today it’s all about printmaking and even though all the mess and paintings and etc.. it was worth it!

Here are some of the projects that I created and I loved it!

Even designed the cover box and style for them.

Artist Journal

I have been experimenting on collage designs and even bought some books for research. You will be amazed on what we can make use of and even recycle things to use them in your creations.

This collage journal was a very challenging experience because I figured out what colors  and design to use. Less colors and the right matching ones. Green color is one of my favourite because it is such a zen and nature feeling.

Next, I had to cut and use my handmade papers to create a design for the book cover. And finally, I had to use the right phrases on the cover to make some point on mind thinking! Try to read them.