Studio 5 Book Arts

As the gold leaf is removed the lady begins to come through. The dynamic pose, the gesture. I really like this look, the gold looks worn, si...

Not the perfect day for laying down the gold leaf but I want to crack on with the job. Finding all the gold leaf cushions in the studio and ...

Once the blue dye had dried out I was able to continue with the other areas. Quick brush strokes to give movement and energy. Next will be t...

With all the blind tooling done and Black Line work finished the first of the dyes are applied to the cover. In this case a touch of red and...

With Lysistrata I am making my own tools. They are simple and not so expensive so i am not worried about altering them to create new shapes....

Now that the fair goat is on the book the application of the design begins. I have transferred the out line of the design to the book and am...

Okay, I've shown you mine, now show me yours...

©Janie Airey The night of the Man Booker presentation, the author, the book and the binder. All of the Man Booker Bindings for 2010 are now ...

Now that the Man Booker is out of the way (I have a cracking image that I hope to post soon) I can resume work on Lyistrata. The whole is bo...

안녕하세요 한국에 있는 모든 예술제본가와 북아티스트.

My new single screw laying press. Based on my old one but improved. The woods used are reclaimed so a low carbon footprint there. The backin...

Thanks, comments are important, it is all too easy to be working in a vacuum. I have feed back with the students and studio members, as I of...

I am so happy, images to follow soon.

Having managed to traverse London, I arrived at the Guildhall. As usual I faced the now normal routine of the door men not believing I was a...

Shaken and stirred !

Having found my Dinner Jacket (tucked away in the darkest region of my wardrobe) and all the other bits and bobs that go with a Black Tie ev...

One week ahead of the presentation! On to the next book......