Bound: 22 Cards: A peu_a_peu collection ft. Rookie Moves and 6 other delightful tales.
Typeset and bound by: me, @phoenixortheflame.
Art by: @the-forbidden-forest
One day, not so long ago, I made a vow to myself: "I'll never bind four copies again."
But then, a couple months ago, I cornered myself into co-hosting a small binder-artist collab exchange (shout out to my co-host, the talented @maleekamolscreates).
Which means I was already on the hook for two copies (one for my amazing artist partner @the-forbidden-forest and one for my recipient).
And of course I had to make a copy for peu. So that's three.
And then I saw the art Amelia was making and, well, you can see why I needed a copy for myself.
Did I regret it? Instantly.
Was it worth it? Absolutely.
I mean... just look at it. Look at the illustrations. Amelia did all of them. Every single bloody one. And this is only the dust jacket. Just wait til you see the typeset.
But first...
Because we went for a monochrome dust jacket and typeset, I really wanted to make the rest of the bind pop — and I think I achieved that.
The cover material is Verona bookcloth with Cricut brand metallic iron-on foil in light gold.
And because I like to make things hard for myself, I did four different back cover designs, each one representing a tarot card.
But wait! There's more!
Hand-sewn chaos endbands, gold-painted edges using acrylic ink, and the most beautiful chiyogami endpapers.
Of course, I insisted on including a few signature details "my followers expect to see from me." (Yes, I really said that to Amelia, and cringed as I did. But also: Its true!!!! Luckily, she humoured me. And anyway, I think it turned out awesome, so, yeah.)
Also, I should say, peu does not write for Hacks. But it's my headcanon. She absolutely could.
Okay now onto the typeset, featuring the most beautiful and perfect art I could possibly imagine for this bind. (Amelia, if you're reading this, you're a real one and I am so happy we had an opportunity to collab on this and ILY ILY ILY.)
I have literally been staring at that one of Harry (probably) getting a blowjob for weeks. God, I'm so happy for him.
And a few more details from the typeset, including a nod to the original Gay Hypnosis design in my Rookie Moves bind (which also happened to be my first bind ever).
This project was such a big undertaking, but I couldn't have asked for a better, more lovely, more talented artist partner. And the material is literally my lifeblood, so...
Thank you, peu. Thank you, Amelia. Thank you everyone who participated in this exchange. Thank you to everyone who cheered me on.
Love,
phoenix President of the peu_a_peu Fanclub
