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I Sing the Salmon Home: Poems from Washington State is an anthology of poems collected by Rena Priest inspired by the cycles, spirit, and wisdom of salmon. The book is bound bradel-style in salmon parchment drummed over mirrored boards, depicting salmon as they transform on their journey from saltwater sea to freshwater waterfall. The edges are graphite, with the top edge gauffered in the style of salmon scales.

Salmon parchment made and naturally dyed by the binder. Board. Original text block. Hook Pottery endsheets. Reflective mylar film. Graphite edges. Embroidery thread.

Part of the Guild of Bookworkers Traveling Exhibition: Night Circus, opening in Boston, MA in October, 2024.

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It’s on its way to Atlanta now

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went to the annual guild of bookworkers conference

learned a lot, met new people, had a great time

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went to the annual guild of bookworkers conference

learned a lot, met new people, had a great time

sneak peek at my upcoming exhibition

#salmon #salmon skin #salmon parchment #rainbow #art #art panel #sneak peek

thank you for all the kind words in the notes of my salmon book posts. i’ll answer your questions eventually.

i’ve been kind of busy working on pieces for another exhibit about food… i can share wip photos of that if it’s interesting to you guys.

and i’ll get the store officially up and running soon don’t worry

#unfortunately i struggle with Putting Myself Out There #would much prefer just making my little things and tossing them into the world like fledging birds #but alas… i need Exposure in order to Build Interest if i’m gonna actually launch this business out of my head and hands and into the world #… gonna get radiation sickness from all this exposure #but it’s worth it to see all of your lovely comments they really make my day

I Sing the Salmon Home: Poems from Washington State is an anthology of poems collected by Rena Priest inspired by the cycles, spirit, and wisdom of salmon. The book is bound bradel-style in salmon parchment drummed over mirrored boards, depicting salmon as they transform on their journey from saltwater sea to freshwater waterfall. The edges are graphite, with the top edge gauffered in the style of salmon scales.

Salmon parchment made and naturally dyed by the binder. Board. Original text block. Hook Pottery endsheets. Reflective mylar film. Graphite edges. Embroidery thread.

Part of the Guild of Bookworkers Traveling Exhibition: Night Circus, opening in Boston, MA in October, 2024.

#bookbinding #hand binding #salmon #fish #salmon parchment #book arts #books #i sing the salmon home #fanbinding #guild of bookworkers #i guess #fish book #embroidery #the poetry is lovely #come see my book in person at the exhibition!#it’s cooler in person cos of the reflective boards #anyway the exhibit starts in boston at nbss and then goes to three mystery cities

more paste papers!

#bookbinding #hand binding #paste paper #decorative paper #paper #handicrafts #handmade

Paste paper is a style of decorative paper historically used in bookbinding. It’s made by applying a mixture of flour paste and paint to a dampened sheet of paper and then manipulating it through brushing, combing, and other methods.

#bookbinding #paste paper #handmade #keep your eyes open #something big is coming this spring

these card pouches and zipper pulls are made out of salmon leather! the skins were acquired from a sushi shop and i tanned them in a super-concentrated tea tanning solution.

the card pouches are sewn with hemp thread as a nod to hemp fishing nets.

#fish leather #salmon #handicrafts #fish #handmade

a double-wall, extra-chunky custom clamshell chisel box for a client and his favorite chisel “BLUNDT”

it has a birdseye maple label and supports to keep the chisel locked in place when the box is closed.

#bookbinding #sorta #box making #clamshell box #this is a ridiculously chonky box you guys #fun fact: this guy named the chisel just so that its box can have a label

an 18th century calf quarter binding with a modern twist! the sides are a historic indigo sugar paper (so called because of its traditional use in wrapping sugar cones), and it has indigo sprinkled edge decoration and green and yellow sewn silk endbands

the calf leather on the spine has been dyed “sap green” with a historic dye made out of buckthorn berries

#bookbinding #hand binding #historic bookbinding #historically accurate #this is so historic you guys #but also modern cos of the amount of leather on the boards

finished Vita Nuova art nouveau-style fine binding!

peacock blue goatskin with crimson goatskin gold tooled-edge letters, gold tooled swirling lines, duck eggshell panel silhouette, crimson leather headbands, and hand-marbled paper (made by me)

(photos by Jenn Pellecchia)

#bookbinding #hand binding #fine binding #vita nuova #la vita nuova #books #it’s in a case on display now #i made this!

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Atlantic Salmon Population Data in New England Rivers

The book is a salmon parchment-bound collection of data tables regarding salmon populations and management in New England rivers. Sewn onto the cover with fishing line are pieces of salmon parchment dyed in onion skins and stamped with the names of the data tables used. The edges are decorated in graphite, which adds to the shiny fishiness of the design. The endsheets are handmade paper with bits of plant material, which I thought evoked the feeling of standing in a river.

All of the salmon parchment used was made by me, the binder, out of skins procured from a local sushi shop.

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this is currently on exhibit at the north bennet street school in boston, massachusetts!

#so come see it if you’re in the area!#my finished vita nuova is up there too #as well as the court of napoleon leather reback #i should really post the finished photos of vita nuova…

progress on my 18th century calf bindings

the blue edge is sprinkled with indigo, and the red one is brazilwood

#bookbinding #hand binding #18th century calf #historically accurate

the yearning book. it’s a three-part leather bradel (black leather spine with “YEARNING” stamped in gray) with black leather headbands (stitched with yellow reminiscent of docs), rainbow marbled endpapers, and red/black checkered flannel covers. i made the bookcloth out of flannel and it’s so soft! you can rub your face against this book and hug it and feel nothing but joy.

#bookbinding #hand binding #here it is the lesbian book #gonna have a friend fill it with sapphic poetry #i am alas too ace to do it myself #this book is my gender #i am a serious bookbinder

"#idk who’s gonna be searching tumblr for board reattachment posts but whatever it’s relevant" joke's on you, I first followed you recently because of the gorgeous Folklore Fish books, but that post comes at a perfect time, as I have a book falling apart in much the same way. I've been wondering if it might be worth it trying to actually fix it instead of barely holding the hinges together with book tape, I'll take your post as a sign to look into it. So far I've remained only in the realm of exposed bindings, which is what I'm able to do with a small budget to invest in tools, but I find it all very fascinating so, yes, board reattachment posts and the like are very welcome 😂

yeah, do it! please don’t use book tape. it just causes problems later on with adhesive and losses.

in the meantime, dry cleaning soot sponges are amazing for picking up dirt and debris, and you can make 4-flap enclosures to fit the books that you want to repair to hold them and store them without causing damage. all you really need to make those are some 20pt card and double-sided tape, a blade and a ruler, a bone folder and a cutting mat, and some triangles. and something you can poke holes with.

#8bitlora #sorry for the delay i had this in my drafts and forgot it was there #also thank you for your interest!

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