Sunday, September 4, 2011

inspired by travel in italy

luna moth thoughts; miniature hand bound journal; .75 x .50 x .125 in; kimberly nogueira 2011

threshold  journal; hand bound miniature leather travel journal; .75 x .63 x .37 in; kimberly nogueira  2011

threshold  journal--open; hand bound miniature leather travel journal; .75 x .63 x .37 in; kimberly nogueira  2011

luna moth thoughts; miniature hand bound journal; .75 x .50 x .125 in; kimberly nogueira 2011


several years ago i travelled to italy with my family--i took many photos, ate lots of yummy food, walked and walked and walked and treated myself to little trinkets in each town. the paper shops in rome are so wonderful, and so expensive! i am drawn to tiny things obsessively so what i emerged from the little shop with happened to be the least costly items and the tiniest--two little handmade books.  i recently revisited these wee tomes, still encased in the shop's adorable bag, because of a mixed media project that i am working on--a tiny ship's log (or travel journal, not sure which yet) is what i need to make.
my threshold journal and the little italian souvenir journal that inspired it
my luna moth thoughts journal and the tiny italian hand bound book that inspired it




about 8 years ago an artist friend of mine helped me learn to make hand-bound books, specifically journals, and that's what everyone on my holiday list received that year as a gift.  i still have one, and it really is beautiful. i went back and did some reading and researching and made some simple very tiny books to warm up.  i've included some photographs of them above for you to see...


1 comment:

  1. I haven't made a book in ages! If I made another one, you would probably have to remind me how to do it again. Looking at these books you are making makes me want to make them again, too!

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