Thursday, October 16, 2014

book boxes

i learned to make a clamshell book box from
keith smith
at visual studies workshop.
then, years later,
i purchased gary frost's 
board book and mahdar kit.
i made one, then i made another couple,
and i bought a bunch of kits
to teach kids an illuminated journal workshop.
hedi kyle taught me to make a wunderkabinet, 
that was years ago.
you have to practice this sort of thing.
when made my edition of two books last year,
november song,
i had the amazing mark thomlinson make boxes for them.
worth every penny and the wait.
and today i found these 
two
book boxes.
on facebook.


unbelievable treats. 
posted by monica langwe and eden workshops.
can you imagine how precious a book would be to have such a container?
or how about the book being a container and the box 
containing the container...
and here's a third, from eden workshops
on facebook this morning.

12 comments:

  1. what wonderful, beautiful little treasures. I think I need a box for my sample book but it is big. not sure I up to even giving it a try. pictures coming.

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  2. These little book boxes are stunning... I would love to have one...

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  3. Wonderful, magical boxes, I would LOVE one.

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  4. jean, yes, a nice big box is a grand idea...
    donna, i showed them because of how much i love them!
    valerie, yes!
    penny, oh, me, too!

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  5. V - treasures indeed - reminds me a little of my Traveller's Shrines - but for books - hmm - now that could go somewhere. Go well. B

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  6. barry. as my daughter would say, "WOOT!" go for it!

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  7. These are exquisite! It would be wonderful to have special boxes for my most treasured books.....

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  8. danielle, yes, i would love to make a special one in leather...
    jude, i thought you might like it--
    sharmon, yes, and can you imagine how it is to open one?

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  9. love way they are attached with cords!

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  10. mc, yep-they not only hold the box together but serve to hang around the neck, keeping the book close to your heart.

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