Etsy Shop for TheBlackSpotBooks

Iceland no. 3, 2009

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:57:23 -0500

$25.00
Iceland no. 3, 2009

Something curious this is.

Archival Pigment Inkjet Print
This listing 8x10 limited edition of 100.
Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet.
Printing by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Also available:
16x20 in an edition of 25 $150 each
(finished in antique frame for more. If you are interested, email me and I can send images of available frames!)

Medium Personalised word scrap leather journal necklace

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:44:07 -0500

$41.00
This is a usable and wearable miniature book!

This listing is for a book as photographed with up to 3 letters - I can squish 4 - of your choosing.

I also have numbers, and & sign, and .

This is a medium, I also have listings for small and large.

THIS LISTING IS FOR ONE BOOK NECKLACE!

Size:
7/8 inch high
3/4 inch wide
3/8 inch spine
36 sheets (72 pages)
on copper loop with 16 inch copper chain

ANCILLARY: (changes, find in ancillary section and purchase!)
silver 16 inch chain and loop $10
copper 22 inch chain and loop $3
silver 22 inch chain and loop $15

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - antique leather

paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. the pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

Each book now comes with a card that has details including no. of the book and title and materials!

Small Personalised word scrap leather journal necklace

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:20:48 -0500

$36.00
This is a usable and wearable miniature book!

This listing is for a book as photographed with a 2 letters - I can squish 3 - of your choosing.

I also have numbers, and & sign, and .

This is a small, I also have listings for medium and large.

THIS LISTING IS FOR ONE BOOK NECKLACE!

Size:
5/8 inch high
5/8 inch wide
3/8 inch spine
30 sheets (60 pages)
on copper loop with 16 inch copper chain

ANCILLARY: (changes, find in ancillary section and purchase!)
silver 16 inch chain and loop $10
copper 22 inch chain and loop $3
silver 22 inch chain and loop $15

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - antique leather

paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. the pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

Each book now comes with a card that has details including no. of the book and title and materials!

Old Hickory vintage well-worn boot leather book necklace

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:26:07 -0500

$41.00
This is a usable and wearable miniature book!

I covered this in a bit of a very well-worn boot. Shows nice colour changes from wear.

THIS LISTING IS FOR ONE BOOK NECKLACE!

Size:
7/8 inch high
3/4 inch wide
3/8 inch spine
36 sheets (72 pages)
on copper loop with 16 inch copper chain

ANCILLARY: (changes, find in ancillary section and purchase!)
silver 16 inch chain and loop $10
copper 22 inch chain and loop $3
silver 22 inch chain and loop $15

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - antique leather

paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. the pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

Each book now comes with a card that has details including no. of the book and title and materials!

A New Crack in the Earth no. 3 crackly scrap leather book necklace

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:52:28 -0500

$38.00
This is a usable and wearable miniature book!

I covered this journal with a bit of scrap crackly brown leather...

Certainly a one-of-a-kind piece.

THIS LISTING IS FOR ONE BOOK NECKLACE!

Size:
7/8 inch high
3/4 inch wide
3/8 inch spine
36 sheets (72 pages)
on copper loop with 16 inch copper chain

ANCILLARY: (changes, find in ancillary section and purchase!)
silver 16 inch chain and loop $10
copper 22 inch chain and loop $3
silver 22 inch chain and loop $15

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - antique leather

paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. the pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

Each book now comes with a card that has details including no. of the book and title and materials!

Red Cross antique beadge with flaming scrap leather book necklace

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:51:57 -0500

$43.00
This is a usable and wearable miniature book!

Been trying to find a good use for all of the red cross badges that I have - This one is perfect. The scrap leather has a rough and beautiful edge that I left raw on the top back of the book.

THIS LISTING IS FOR ONE BOOK NECKLACE!

Size:
7/8 inch high
3/4 inches wide
3/8 inch spine
36 sheets (72 pages)
on copper loop with 16 inch copper chain

ANCILLARY: (changes, find in ancillary section and purchase!)
silver 16 inch chain and loop $10
copper 22 inch chain and loop $3
silver 22 inch chain and loop $5

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - antique leather

paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. the pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

Each book now comes with a card that has details including no. of the book and title and materials!

Winchester vintage shot sac journal necklace

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:09:44 -0500

$30.00
This is a usable and wearable miniature book!

I covered this minimini with a bit of an olde shot sac.

THIS LISTING IS FOR ONE BOOK NECKLACE!

Size:
5/8 inch high
5/8 inch wide
3/8 inch spine
30 sheets (60 pages)
on copper loop with 16 inch copper chain

ANCILLARY: (changes, find in ancillary section and purchase!)
silver 16 inch chain and loop $10
copper 22 inch chain and loop $3
silver 22 inch chain and loop $15

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - antique leather

paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. the pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

Each book now comes with a card that has details including no. of the book and title and materials!

The Endlessness of the Leaving, Polaroid Pigment Inkjet Print 2006

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:25:54 -0500

$25.00
The Endlessness of the Leaving, 2006

Wanderlust.

This image was created in many parts, from digital to tangible then back again and again.

Pigment Inkjet Print for this listing 8x10 limited edition of 100.

Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet. Printed by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Larger sizes have smaller editions. Largest sizes for shows are framed in antique frames. (unless unwanted)

Abandoned, Polaroid Pigment Inkjet Print (The only thing that remained was a bone)

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:24:00 -0500

$25.00
Abandoned, 2008

This photograph was taken where the Rementer House once was. This is the house where I found the stripey fabric from my books, and cameras, and photo equipment. I found an olde album of tin-types and many portraits of dogs. I found rat shit and photgraphs of Flossy (see home page www.theblackspotbooks.com). This is the place I brought peope too. Christmas cards and $1 dollar bills. Savings bonds and snow. I remember trudging through the snow to the front porch with my mom. When I finally got a house of my own I returned to collect the treasure chest that I moved to the hallway for such an occasion. When I arrived I passed the house. And then backed up and passed it again. and then backed up. I got out and drove down that familiar driveway. Holy shit. I got out. I set up my camera. I set it to automatic and I grabbed an umbrella from the trunk - one that I had found in the house weeks before. I ran to where the house once was, I pointed the umbrella, click. I looked down, the point was on a bone. How peculiar I thought. And then I saw bits and pieces of what I had gone through again and again with so many others, ground into the dirt, the leveled fucking earth. Abandoned.

This image was created in many parts, from digital to tangible then back again and again.

Pigment Inkjet Print for this listing 8x10 limited edition of 100. Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet. Printing by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Larger sizes have smaller editions. Largest sizes for shows are framed in antique frames. (unless unwanted)

SALE Victorian Lace Ring in silver - handsewn in 1800s

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:15:59 -0500

$50.00
Not forever, but a good little holiday boost, perchance?

$10 off, normally $60!

I made this out of antique Victorian handmade lace and lined it with muslin. It is super detailed and a cozy little thing.

This listing is for a sterling silver ring.

Also available in white bronze for $50.

The shape is slightly unround and difficult to size exactly, so i will say it is about 5.5 - 6!

The second photograph shows the piece prior to casting!

my website for books and jewels and other treasures! www.theblackspotbooks.com

The Hester Prynne Necklace - antique bronze letter

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:06:35 -0500

$16.00
Why wear your initials?

Why where what best describes you?

Antique brass letters hanging from copper loop and chain. Comes with 16 inch refer to ancillary section for other lengths, or simply make a request!

I do not have K, L, N, R, S or T.

Letter height 1 3/6 width around 3/4 (varies with letter)

Letter AND tab height 1 5/8

Custom word scrap leather and tie journal necklace

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:55:29 -0500

$47.00
This is a usable and wearable miniature book!

This listing is for a book as photographed with a word (up to 5 letters, I can press for 6 if there is an I in the word!)of your choosing!

I also have numbers, and & sign, and .

make what you want within the limits!

THIS LISTING IS FOR ONE BOOK NECKLACE!

Size:
1 1/4 inch high
1 inch wide
1/2 inch spine
42 sheets (84 pages)
on copper loop with 16 inch copper chain

ANCILLARY: (changes, find in ancillary section and purchase!)
silver 16 inch chain and loop $10
copper 22 inch chain and loop $3
silver 22 inch chain and loop $15

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - antique leather

paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. the pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

Each book now comes with a card that has details including no. of the book and title and materials!

The Jellyfish 1885 Victorian etching journal covered in vintage deerskin

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:36:53 -0500

$55.00
A wonderful proportion that'll look swell in a chest pocket, eh? Accessorize with The Jellyfish. Covered with vintage deer skin.
Size:
3 1/2 inches high
2 1/4 inches wide
1/2 inch spine
64 sheets (128 pages

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - scrap leather
paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. The pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

Each book now comes with a card that has details including no. of the book and title and materials!

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

Tutelary Journal bound in leather from an Ecuadorian saddle cover

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:23:46 -0500

$55.00
I cut up this stinky olde saddle cover on the balcony of the hostel I stayed in in Banos, Ecuador. Horse hairs and stuffing flew in the early morning sunlight. It returned home with me years ago and in the recent reorganising of my studio, I found this...

There were some holes in it which I backed with vintage red and white striped fabric that I also found long ago in an abandoned house. The leather is a bit stiff - needs a warm pocket and some loving.

Size:
3 inches high
2 1/2 inches wide
3/4 inch spine
78 sheets (156 pages)

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - Antique leather from Ecuadorian saddle
paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. the pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

Comes with a letterpress card with title, materials et cetera detailed upon it.

Iceland no. 1, Polaroid Pigment Inkjet Print 2009

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:21:47 -0500

$25.00
Iceland no. 1, 2009

This photograph was taken in Iceland last year. I got married in Iceland and then my husband wandered off to war for a year. It seemed like a good story but I am slowly realising, as the cold and damp creeps into my skin even though spring is here, and as the fireplace seems still to want a fire, that I don't like this story. Søren has been alive for nearly a year and his papa shall not return for another half. I was always the lonely kind. So now what?

We made a film entitled, "An Ever-Sure Antidote To Despair" which I have been trying to upload onto the internet. I am not figuring it out. When I do, I shall erase this nonsense and post a link!

Archival Pigment Inkjet Print
This listing 8x10 limited edition of 100.
Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet.
Printing by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Also available:
16x20 in an edition of 25 $150 each
(finished in antique frame for more. If you are interested, email me and I can send images of available frames!)

Antique handgun parts necklace, 1800s

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:59:29 -0500

$80.00
This is the first of the Handgun Necklaces! The main (rubber?) part was the detail from the handle, the dangling parts are from the mechanism! The metal used (with the exception of the bit that was form the handle, in the centre) is all copper. The chain is shorter than the other, about 13 inches. If you would like it lengthened, just let me know and i will do so!!!

Muddle, antique leather journal from saddle cover Ecuador

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:59:29 -0500

$40.00
This is a little journal, a rather really little journal, but superb for the pocket and scribblings. I covered it with a scrap of an antique saddle cover that I scavenged by quad whilst roaming 'round Ecuador a few years back.

Size:
1 1/2 inches high
1 1/4 inches wide
1/2 inch spine
48 sheets (94 pages)

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - antique leather
paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. the pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

White bronze antique scissors necklace.

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:59:29 -0500

$65.00
This is a scissor from the turn of the century. I cast it in bronze and it hangs from a 16 inch copper chain and it not functional (does not open)

MMMmmmmmmmmmmm.

Available in silver too for $95

Sorens Side Scuttle, A View To Victorian Sea Life - Journal

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:59:29 -0500

$100.00
This mini took all day. Now that it is finished I am excited to post it...

There are only 12 pages, and of these, only one side is available for writing. The back sides are all circular cut-outs of The Sea and Sea Creatures from a VIctorian Book, 1885. The front piece sewn onto the cover is an antique door-knob bezzle or rosette. Through the porthole, one can see a little olde fish, and through the holes, top and bottom, are bits of my favourite red and white stripey fabric that I found in an abandoned house, form the 50's or earlier. This same fabric lines the inside of the cover. The book opens flat.

This is a little treasure that I hesitate to part with. I made it with my little tot, Søren, in mind. My husband and I are working on a children's book and I thought to make some one-of-a-kind editions. But, eh, the book isn't written yet, so here it is.

Size:
2 1/4 inches high
2 1/2 inches wide
1/2 inch spine
12 pages

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - Scrap leather from Israeli Cobbler.
paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

Nightwanderer, a drawing created on a lovely sea

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:58:57 -0500

$25.00
I was on a little boat, 8 people maybe. We were travelling along the coast of Turkey and Greece, stopping at small islands en route. The company was regular, boring regular with a strong dislike for me. I spent a lot of time drawing and writing. I spent most of the time drawing this little thing which is of another trip on an olde pirate ship in the Galapagos! The Greece and Turkey voyage was amazing anyway, one of the best stops was when we had to because of a storm that was tossing us about. We had to get close to the island and create a pulley system to shore (they didn't hate me when i paddled to shore with the rope!) Once it was set up everyone got in the blow up boat and were safely pulleyed to land. There was a kid who looked like a cave man there, collecting bits of rubber and other crap that floated in. He put them in a coffee can over a fire and melted the bits to seal the boat he was building. He had a little shack right on the beach where he lived. We spoke in our own sign language. But this is not what I drew... I drew nighttime on the pirate ship. i would listen to music, I slept on a covered built in cooler thing that was right on the edge of the railing. If I slept to well I was likely to roll into The Sea. I just hung my head over the edge as we travelled by night and the plankton were like tiny little travelling stars in The Sea. Nightwanderers, I thought. And then I thought of all of the ghosts, too...

The foliage bits on the sail are from an island and the boat itself is from a piece of junk that floated in from The Sea. The other bit on the boat bottom is the inside of an almond shell.

Pigment Inkjet Print
This listing 8x10 limited edition of 100.
You will receive ed. no. 4/100
Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet.
Printing by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Also available:
16x20 in an edition of 25 $150 each
(finished in antique frame for more. If you are interested, email me and I can send images of available frames!)

Madeiline, 2009

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:58:57 -0500

$25.00
Madeiline, 2009

I took this years ago. 2006 I think. I have been carrying the little polaroid around in a cigar box ever since and have finally decided to announce my love for this photograph. We were approaching the amazing olde abandoned house seen only form the road before this. It was dreary and mysterious. Madeiline arrived like this. It wasn't planned. This was a fantastic accident.

Archival Pigment Inkjet Print
This listing 8x10 limited edition of 100.
Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet.
Printing by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Also available:
16x20 in an edition of 25 $150 each
(finished in antique frame for more. If you are interested, email me and I can send images of available frames!)

Iceland no. 2, 2009

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:58:57 -0500

$25.00
Iceland no. 2, 2009

This photograph was taken in Iceland last year whilst travelling along Ring Road leading up to the wedding! (there is more to this story)

A short film of our wedding in Iceland! (the quality is horrible on Vimeo - anybody know another way to post?)

http://www.vimeo.com/3931910

Archival Pigment Inkjet Print
This listing 8x10 limited edition of 100.
Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet.
Printing by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Also available:
16x20 in an edition of 25 $150 each
(finished in antique frame for more. If you are interested, email me and I can send images of available frames!)

Iceland no. 5, Polaroid Pigment Inkjet Print 2009

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:58:57 -0500

$25.00
Iceland no. 5, 2009

This photograph was taken directly after we were married! We were married by Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson - a fellow who did a record with Sigur Ros! It was amazing... watch the film to see more. It was done in the traditional viking way...

A short wedding film (of sorts)

http://www.vimeo.com/3931910

Archival Pigment Inkjet Print
This listing 8x10 limited edition of 100.
Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet.
Printing by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Also available:
16x20 in an edition of 25 $150 each
(finished in antique frame for more. If you are interested, email me and I can send images of available frames!)

Railroad Robbery 6 shooter Antique Gun Trigger Silver necklace

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:05:53 -0500

$95.00
I had so many of these antique gun triggers but sold them before I learned how hard they were to get a hold of... I just found this new one (my husband thinks it is from a 6 shooter, big bullets, big trigger and that it is from the 1800s) and cast it into silver and white bronze. It is a heavy trigger, I put it in stinky liver of sulfer to return it to its original antique looking patina!

Available in white bronze (astro) with copper loop and chain for $65

Gorgeous Choromolithograph fetus and organs glass and silver locket late 1800s

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:21:10 -0500

$100.00
This is a lovely silver locket with beveled green glass. The locket opens when the bead twists upward on the threaded post. The images in this locket are absolutely beautiful! They come from a German woman's health book from the late 1800s. The were extracted from a large chromolithograph of an illustration by Dr. Anna of a fetus and the placenta. The colours are magnificent and look kaleidescope-like in the beveled glass.

Featured in one side of the locket is an illustration of a curled up healthy fetus. The other side is part of the pregnant mother's innards!

If you would like me to search for a particular theme, please let me know! I ONLY use original antique images, so i cannot resize them. A scavenger hunt it becomes...

The locket is 1" square
The loop and threaded rod and bead are 1/2 tall
1/2 inch thick.

I have 14" 16" and 18" inch silver chains with lobster clasps made, please send your preferred size in an email with the order. If you do not specify, then I will send the 16" chain!

SALE Victorian Lace Ring in silver - handsewn in 1800s SIZE 8

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:29:18 -0500

$50.00
Not forever, but a good little holiday boost, perchance?

$10 off, normally $60!

This is another ring of victorian lace, but due to many requests, I have made this one a bit larger.

It will come on an antique photograph as shown, but all of the photographs vary. You WILL receive a different and original antique photograph.

The shape is slightly unround and difficult to size exactly, so i will say it is about an 8!

SUPER SALE Leather journal from The Promised, erm, Land.

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:05:25 -0500

$150.00
I stumbled into a crowded little shoe shoppe smelling strongly of leather and dirt. I was greeted by a tiny olde man with cracked fingers resembling the leather i sought. I asked him in English if he had any olde leather and pointed to an antique attache case worn and weary and hanging on the wall. Communication was a challenge but it ended with his climbing up a dusty ladder he pulled down from the ceiling. He came down dirty and darker but with some lovely brown treasures! He held his fingers up until the amount he wanted was before me.

This book is made of that leather (the brown part) and some whitish scraps from Fabric Row in Philadelphia which I painted with a golden paint. The front back and spine boards are connected with brass tacks. This is a hard bound book.

6 inches high
5 inches wide
1.5 inch spine

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find linelessstrathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The images, when included, like those in the jewellery, are taken from olde books, embedded in the cover and sealed with matte varnish.

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

***if you have olde leather to trade, please let me know!!!***

Roseus scrap pink leather and vintage fabric journal necklace

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:48:16 -0500

$47.00
This is a usable and wearable miniature book!

I covered this with a bit of pink scrap thin and soft leather and lined it with vintage red and white striped fabric that I found in an abandoned house. I tied it with a piece of vintage deer skin.

THIS LISTING IS FOR ONE BOOK NECKLACE!

Size:
1 1/4 inch high
1 inch wide
1/2 inch spine
42 sheets (84 pages)
on copper loop with 16 inch copper chain

ANCILLARY: (changes, find in ancillary section and purchase!)
silver 16 inch chain and loop $10
copper 22 inch chain and loop $3
silver 22 inch chain and loop $15

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - antique leather

paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. the pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

Each book now comes with a card that has details including no. of the book and title and materials!

Herbs, Petersilie or Parsley for your health glass and silver locket late 1800s

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:59:22 -0500

$100.00
This is a lovely silver locket with beveled green glass. The locket opens when the bead twists upward on the threaded post. The images in this locket are absolutely beautiful. They come from a German woman's health book from the late 1800s. The were extracted from large chromolithographs of an illustration by Dr. Anna from a page of medicinal herbs. The colours are magnificent and look kaleidescope-like beneath the beveled glass.

The locket is 1" square
The loop and threaded rod and bead are 1/2 tall
1/2 inch thick.

I have 14" 16" and 18" inch silver chains with lobster clasps made, please send your preferred size in an email with the order. If you do not specify, then I will send the 18" chain!

RESERVED for beatrice46845 The Endlessness of the Leaving, Polaroid Pigment Inkjet Print 2006

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:19:57 -0500

$20.00
The Endlessness of the Leaving, 2006

Wanderlust.

This image was created in many parts, from digital to tangible then back again and again.

Pigment Inkjet Print for this listing 8x10 limited edition of 100. You will receive 3/100.

Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet. Printed by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Larger sizes have smaller editions. Largest sizes for shows are framed in antique frames. (unless unwanted)

Library of antique and scrap leather books for the neck - eleven miniature books

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:11:01 -0500

$325.00
This is a usable and wearable miniature library!

This is only an example of such a leviathan. The one in the photograph has been sold.

If you order this, you will receive a necklace with the same amount of books in the same sizes and same presentation. If you wish for other sizes, let me know and I shall price it for you.

Also, please let me know if you would prefer a 16 inch or 18 inch piece (with the centre chain hanging one inch lower)

The books will be a mix of antique and scrap leathers according to my desires and materials, however, if you would like to specific colours or tones, email me with the particulars and I may be able to accommodate!

Camisole in photograph by ontheinside.etsy.com !!!

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - antique leather

paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. the pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

Each book now comes with a card that has details including no. of the book and title and materials!

SALE Rampant line and shiled Victorian case antique leather journal

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:12:30 -0500

$70.00
REGULARLY 90 dollars.

a note. i meant to write Lion and Shield. I don't know how things like line and shiled happen to me, but I am okay with it after curious. Yesterday a light berb bolnt out.

This is a journal of a good and sneaky size. I covered it with most of the case of an antique Victorian bridge score pad case. I died it with leather die. It was a bright teal colour which i have used the edges for in the journal necklaces called A Kind of Foliage. The die may wear down in places over time. I didn't coat it super thick, so the coour comes through as can be seen in the photographs!

The stitching holes along the side have been backed with a bit of vintage black and white striped fabric.

Size:
4 3/4 inches high
3 1/8 inches wide
1 inch spine
94 sheets (188 pages)

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - antique leather
paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. the pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

SALE Mama's Pilla Case vintage blue and white ticking journal necklace

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:01:07 -0500

$40.00
This is a usable and wearable miniature book!

I covered this with a scrap of an olde ticking pillow case that Walter brought home for me for mother's day shortly after Søren was born. What he actually brought for me, was an antique pyrex baby bottle with flowers that he picked from the forest in water, and this whole lovely bouquet was wrapped on the bottom in the olde pillowcase! This was May of 2008 and I haven't any idea how this is, but the bottle STILL has both the water and the flowers in it. I know this sounds like a concocted story, but it is truth. The next book I make shall be photographed with the assemblage!

Anyway, I sent the pillowcase to Laura of hierapparel and she made a bag from it and sent all of the scraps, even the miniest back to me!!! And now they have become a part of something else... i just peeked in at her shoppe because i never know which comes first, the i or the e and shit, her new stuff is incredible.

I am rambling...

It is tied with hemp.

THIS LISTING IS FOR ONE BOOK NECKLACE!

Size:
1 1/4 inch high
1 inch wide
1/2 inch spine
42 sheets (84 pages)
on copper loop with 16 inch copper chain

ANCILLARY: (changes, find in ancillary section and purchase!)
silver 16 inch chain and loop $10
copper 22 inch chain and loop $3
silver 22 inch chain and loop $15

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - antique leather

paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. the pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

Each book now comes with a card that has details including no. of the book and title and materials!

Illness Apprentice V, 2009, 8x10

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:53:13 -0500

$25.00
Illness Apprentice V, 2009

From the press release for my show at Stockbridge Fine Art Print. So well put I am cutting and pasting his doings...!!!

Stockbridge Fine Art Print is pleased to announce an exhibition of new photographs by Margaux Kent. From her recent travels to Iceland where she was married to her husband Walter, directly before his departure for Iraq, Kent has indulged in the morbid fantasy that his return may never come. Turning her camera on the hillside glaciers where her wedding took place, Kent explores her quixotic emotions within a harsh and sublime landscape. Illusory and romantic, Kent's photographs reveal the timeless longing of a soldier's wife.

This image was created in many parts, from digital to tangible then back again and again.

Pigment Inkjet Print for this listing 8x10 limited edition of 100. You will receive 4/100.

Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet. Printed by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Larger sizes have smaller editions. Largest sizes for shows are framed in antique frames. (unless unwanted)

The Illness Apprentice I - 8x10 inch print

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:51:25 -0500

$25.00
The Illness Apprentice II. (2006)

This series of work began with the double images I refer to as The Illness Apprentice I, II, III and IV, where I photograph multiple parts of me and situate them together like Siamese twins in a way to extract one from the other in an endless circle. The actual double-imaged self-portrait has transformed into a single portrait with multiple personalities. The process re-enforces the ambiguity of the character by disconnecting it from a particular time and placing it in a more theatrical location, thus creating endless interpretations though remaining a dueling self.

This image was created in many parts, from digital to tangible then back again and again.

Artist: Margaux Kent
Date: 2007
Size: 8x10 inches
Medium: Pigment Inkjet Print on Hahnemuhle German Etching Paper
Edition: 100

Printing by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com www.stockbridgeprinting.etsy.com

Also available in
Size: 16x27.3 inches
Medium: Pigment Inkjet Print on Hahnemuhle German Etching Paper
Edition: 25
$175

The Illness Apprentice II, Polaroid Pigment Inkjet Print

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:49:04 -0500

$25.00
The Illness Apprentice II. (2006)

This series of work began with the double images I refer to as The Illness Apprentice I, II, III and IV, where I photograph multiple parts of me and situate them together like Siamese twins in a way to extract one from the other in an endless circle. The actual double-imaged self-portrait has transformed into a single portrait with multiple personalities. The process re-enforces the ambiguity of the character by disconnecting it from a particular time and placing it in a more theatrical location, thus creating endless interpretations though remaining a dueling self.

This image was created in many parts, from digital to tangible then back again and again.

Pigment Inkjet Print for this listing 8x10 limited edition of 100. You will receive no. 4/100

Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet. Printing by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Larger sizes have smaller editions. Largest sizes for shows are framed in antique frames. (unless unwanted)

All Those Barred Portals vintage ticking and antique key journal

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:51:35 -0500

$95.00
I just finished this hardbound journal covered with vintage ticking. I sewed an antique key was sewn to the front cover.

Must get to making some more hardbound books...!

Size:
4 3/4 inches high
3 1/4 inches wide
1 inch spine
78 sheets (156 pages)

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - vintage fabric and antique key
paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. the pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

Each book now comes with a card that has details including no. of the book and title and materials!

SALE First suitable for vegans vintage linen shot sac book necklace

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:01:38 -0500

$40.00
This is a usable and wearable miniature book!

The first little necklace to be covered in fabric... remains from a book that I made (and haven't yet posted!) This is from a vintage Winchester Shot Sac. The tie is a little piece of hemp that goes 'round and 'round. It is held in the back with a little drilled hole in the cover.

THIS LISTING IS FOR ONE BOOK NECKLACE!

Size:
1 1/4 inch high
1 inch wide
1/2 inch spine
42 sheets (84 pages)
on copper loop with 16 inch copper chain

ANCILLARY: (changes, find in ancillary section and purchase!)
silver 16 inch chain and loop $10
copper 22 inch chain and loop $3
silver 22 inch chain and loop $15

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - antique leather

paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. the pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

Each book now comes with a card that has details including no. of the book and title and materials!

Sterling silver antique scissors on a chain

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:22:53 -0500

$95.00
This is a scissor from the turn of the century. I cast them into little silver and bronze replicas.

They are not functional.

I have photographed them on two different chains. Please let me know which you'd prefer!

18 inch chain unless otherwise specified.

MMMmmmmmmmmmmm.

Available in bronze too for $65

The Widows Watch, Polaroid Pigment Inkjet Print 2009

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:38:45 -0500

$25.00
The Widow's Watch, 2009

I made this photograph before my husband, Walter, went off to war (for a year!) with the fear of him maybe not coming back. Søren is kind of secondary to my search through the spyglass for he who may be lost at sea. (in the photograph only!)

but Walter isn't in The Navy and he shot it so it wouldn't be so depressing and I have just finished it to-day, I suppose knowing he is returning in 3 weeks made it easier to finish.

Archival Pigment Inkjet Print
This listing 8x10 limited edition of 100.
Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet.
Printing by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Also available:
16x20 in an edition of 25 $150 each

Handsewn victorian lace made into a Golden ring

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:38:44 -0500

$295.00
Finally! I have made this ring in gold - a special order for a wedding band - It looks BEAUTIFUL!

This will take about 2 weeks from the order or request date as they are made to order...

Nightwanderer, a drawing created on a lovely sea 16 x 20

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:38:44 -0500

$150.00
I was on a little boat, 8 people maybe. We were travelling along the coast of Turkey and Greece, stopping at small islands en route. The company was regular, boring regular with a strong dislike for me. I spent a lot of time drawing and writing. I spent most of the time drawing this little thing which is of another trip on an olde pirate ship in the Galapagos! The Greece and Turkey voyage was amazing anyway, one of the best stops was when we had to because of a storm that was tossing us about. We had to get close to the island and create a pulley system to shore (they didn't hate me when i paddled to shore with the rope!) Once it was set up everyone got in the blow up boat and were safely pulleyed to land. There was a kid who looked like a cave man there, collecting bits of rubber and other crap that floated in. He put them in a coffee can over a fire and melted the bits to seal the boat he was building. He had a little shack right on the beach where he lived. We spoke in our own sign language. But this is not what I drew... I drew nighttime on the pirate ship. i would listen to music, I slept on a covered built in cooler thing that was right on the edge of the railing. If I slept to well I was likely to roll into The Sea. I just hung my head over the edge as we travelled by night and the plankton were like tiny little travelling stars in The Sea. Nightwanderers, I thought. And then I thought of all of the ghosts, too...

The foliage bits on the sail are from an island and the boat itself is from a piece of junk that floated in from The Sea. The other bit on the boat bottom is the inside of an almond shell.

Date: 2007
Size: 16x20 inches
Medium: Pigment Inkjet Print on Hahnemuhle German Etching Paper
Edition: 25
signed and numbered on back

Also available:
8x10 in an edition of 100 $25 each

larger sizes available in smaller additions.

Printing by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Come Wander With Me no. 2, 2009

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:38:44 -0500

$25.00
Come Wander With Me no. 2, 2009

...

Archival Pigment Inkjet Print
This listing 8x10 limited edition of 100.
Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet.
Printing by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Also available:
16x20 in an edition of 25 $150 each
(finished in antique frame for more. If you are interested, email me and I can send images of available frames!)

The Fall and The Gathering of The Leaves II, Polaroid Pigment Inkjet Print, 2006

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:56:26 -0500

$25.00
The Fall and The Gathering of The Leaves II, 2006

This photograph was taken on a lonely road trip through Ohio.

This image was created in many parts, from digital to tangible then back again and again.

Pigment Inkjet Print for this listing 8x10 limited edition of 100. Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet. Printed by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Larger sizes have smaller editions. Largest sizes for shows are framed in antique frames. (unless unwanted)

The Illness Apprentice III, Polaroid Pigment Inkjet Print

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:56:26 -0500

$25.00
The Illness Apprentice III. (2007)

This series of work began with the double images I refer to as The Illness Apprentice I, II, III and IV, where I photograph multiple parts of me and situate them together like Siamese twins in a way to extract one from the other in an endless circle. The actual double-imaged self-portrait has transformed into a single portrait with multiple personalities. The process re-enforces the ambiguity of the character by disconnecting it from a particular time and placing it in a more theatrical location, thus creating endless interpretations though remaining a dueling self.

The costume was found, with the exception of the skull which I found in Ecuador, in abandoned houses!

This image was created in many parts, from digital to tangible then back again and again.

Pigment Inkjet Print for this listing 8x10 limited edition of 100. Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet. Printing by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Larger sizes have smaller editions. Largest sizes for shows are framed in antique frames. (unless unwanted)

Horses at Sea journal of antique chaps and a sailors rope

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:56:26 -0500

$80.00
I mention on my front page my having found a spectacular pair of chaps from the 20s or 30s. I said I was gonna cut em up and make loads of books. Well, I am frightened. As always when cutting something super cool. I started with the inside pocket which covers this book. The outside leather is very different.

This book is really nice, but I should have shaved some of the thickness away. It is a bit stiff but should break in nicely. (I am reducing the price a bit as a result of this). I tied it with an olde piece of rope that I found in an amazing olde leather suitcase that I bought without looking inside! (also found navy uniforms, a cool olde white bag and a box of calling cards!) I lined the edge of the book with red and white striped fabric that I found in an abandoned house.

Size:
4 3/4 inches high
3 1/4 inches wide
1 inch spine
78 sheets (156 pages)

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - Olde leather jacket
paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. the pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

Each book now comes with a card that has details including no. of the book and title and materials!

The Fall and The Gathering of The Leaves III, Polaroid Pigment Inkjet Print, 2006

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:54:42 -0500

$25.00
The Fall and The Gathering of The Leaves III, 2006

This image was taken many many many times until right. The house is an abandoned one that I often frequented. I found an olde chandelier in it, but that was it and I ended up throwing it away. The kitchen was full of rat poo.

I am aiming an antique pistol that I found in Greece and I have my olde friend Fred on my shoulder.

This image was created in many parts, from digital to tangible then back again and again.

Pigment Inkjet Print for this listing 8x10 limited edition of 100. Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet. Printing by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Larger sizes have smaller editions. Largest sizes for shows are framed in antique frames. (unless unwanted)

Nightwanderer, a drawing created on a lovely sea

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:01:08 -0400

$25.00
I was on a little boat, 8 people maybe. We were travelling along the coast of Turkey and Greece, stopping at small islands en route. The company was regular, boring regular with a strong dislike for me. I spent a lot of time drawing and writing. I spent most of the time drawing this little thing which is of another trip on an olde pirate ship in the Galapagos! The Greece and Turkey voyage was amazing anyway, one of the best stops was when we had to because of a storm that was tossing us about. We had to get close to the island and create a pulley system to shore (they didn't hate me when i paddled to shore with the rope!) Once it was set up everyone got in the blow up boat and were safely pulleyed to land. There was a kid who looked like a cave man there, collecting bits of rubber and other crap that floated in. He put them in a coffee can over a fire and melted the bits to seal the boat he was building. He had a little shack right on the beach where he lived. We spoke in our own sign language. But this is not what I drew... I drew nighttime on the pirate ship. i would listen to music, I slept on a covered built in cooler thing that was right on the edge of the railing. If I slept too well I was likely to roll into The Sea. I just hung my head over the edge as we travelled by night and the plankton were like tiny little travelling stars in The Sea. Nightwanderers, I thought. And then I thought of all of the ghosts, too...

The foliage bits on the sail are from an island and the boat itself is from a piece of junk that floated in from The Sea. The other bit on the boat bottom is the inside of an almond shell.

Pigment Inkjet Print
This listing 8x10 limited edition of 100.
Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet.
Printing by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Also available:
16x20 in an edition of 25 $150 each
(finished in antique frame for more. If you are interested, email me and I can send images of available frames!)

Anatomy of a Mammal journal

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:46:21 -0400

$100.00
This is a section of a small mammal from a little science Series book from 1888! I have put the technical details on the other side of the front cover. He is real nice he is. The leather is scrap nad perfect.

This is a perfect sized book for carrying daily.

6 inches high
4 1/2 inches wide
1 inch spine
100 sheets (200 pages)

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - Scrap leather from furniture shoppe.
paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. The pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

Each book now comes with a card that has details including no. of the book and title and materials!

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

Dr. S.E. Josephi antique leather journal

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:04:58 -0400

$160.00
This is a super duper antique doctor's bag with the fellow's name upon the front in golden letters! I lined it with vintage red and white striped fabric.

9 1/2 inches high
6 1/2 inches wide
1 3/4 inch spine
126 sheets (252 pages)

the pages are 6x9

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - antique leather
paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. The pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The spine is pressed and glued using ph neutral adhesive and the is then hammered round for a comfortable open and close. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

Tin Boys Side Scuttle, a book for me but look

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:20:13 -0400

$300.00
I often have requests for the biggies (from etsy video - http://www.etsy.com/storque/handmade-life/process-new-books-with-old-materials-by-theblackspotbooks-2703/) but I rarely list them. here is a start! It is not nearly as big, but as I now have a boy and another growing, I am trying to be a bit more pragmatic - and have made a smaller and more manageable book to show!

I have just made this new journal for me, so this listing is not for this journal, but for one like it, or even for the size and we can work out details for your particular book...

This book is covered in an antique deer hide (i have some more). One the front cover is a rosette from the 1800s with the face of a little boy in a hat tin-type peering through. The holes are backed with vintage red and white striped fabric that I found at an abandoned house (my favourite!) and I stitched it on with heavy book binding thread!

On the back, through a natural tear in the leather, I put a piece of an olde journal entry form Germany, written in 1915!

This is a hardbound book with acid free book board beneath the leather. Otherwise constructed as usual!

9 1/2 inches high
6 1/2 inches wide
1 3/4 inch spine
142 sheets (282 pages)

the pages are 6x9

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - antique leather
paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. The pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The spine is pressed and glued using ph neutral adhesive and the is then hammered round for a comfortable open and close. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

Railroad Robbery 6 shooter Antique Gun Trigger White Bronze necklace

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:13:33 -0400

$65.00
I had so many of these antique gun triggers but sold them before I learned how hard they were to get a hold of... I just found this new one (my husband thinks it is from a 6 shooter, big bullets, big trigger and that it is from the 1800s) and cast it into silver and white bronze. It is a heavy trigger, I put it in stinky liver of sulfer to return it to its original antique looking patina!

Available in silver with silver loop and chain for $75

Antique WHITE BRONZE medicine ring remade SKULL, CADEUCEUS, HEART CROSS

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:04:52 -0400

$50.00
I cast this from an antique ring that I had in my Plundered shoppe. It was too nice to let go all at once, so now there are more!

This is an antique ring with a skull, cadeuceus, heart and cross/thermometer looking thing.

I have made this in both silver and white bronze in sizes 6,7 and 8 1/2. This listing is for white bronze (astro), silver is $60.

Antique silver medicine ring remade SKULL, CADEUCEUS, HEART CROSS

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:05:08 -0400

$60.00
I cast this from an antique ring that I had in my Plundered shoppe. It was too nice to let go all at once, so now there are more!

This is an antique ring with a skull, cadeuceus, heart and cross/thermometer looking thing.

I have made this in both silver and white bronze in sizes 6,7 and 8 1/2. This listing is for silver, white bronze is $50.

Bantam Houses Beneath a Thunderous Sky painting

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:55:02 -0400

$15.00
Untitled still, but those are my little thoughts. These are my little thoughts...

Bantam Houses Beneath a Thunderous Sky

This painting came about one night whilst my husband, Walter, was at war and we were attempting, from afar, to work on a book idea we had... This was the beginning...

Hm, maybe this title will stay.

Pigment Inkjet Print for this listing 5x7 limited edition of 100.

Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet. Printing by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Also available in 8x10 for $25! Ask and I shall make a listing for you...

22 inch copper chain and big jump ring for book necklace UPGRADE

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:04:28 -0400

$3.00
This is an alternate chain length for the book necklace.

Varying lengths and chains make for beautiful layering of books, and also allow for writing whilst wearing! YAY! I have two different chain styles, please choose WHICH chain you would like from the photographs.

Order this in ADDITION to a book necklace and I will change the chain before shipping!

If you would like a 22 inch copper chain and lobster clasp and NOT a book, please just order that directly from the ancillary section.

Antique Leather Barnacle with copper rivets on a copper chain

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:10:18 -0400

$25.00
This is a new little necklace was constructed from 2 discs punched out of an antique camera case and riveted together over a copper loop and connected to a copper chain.

It is 17 inches around, please let me know if you would like a longer chain!

I named it after our third child (we only have 1) who was named after my friend's kitty. My husband doesn't like the name, so maybe only this will be called Barnacle.

Man-O-War and August Belmont Jr. antique card game case covered journal

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:50:25 -0400

$75.00
My friend (creator of Artemas Quibble and the Creatures of MMe. DuBarie) knocked on my door one day and offered me this little treasure complete with the olde cards! This was over a year ago but I have finally turned this Man-O-War into a journal!

Size:
4 3/4 inches high
3 1/4 inches wide
1 inch spine
78 sheets (156 pages)

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - antique leather
paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. the pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

Erstwhile no. 3 Antique leather from handbag journal with red and white striped fabric detail

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:08:53 -0400

$40.00
MMMMM, a yummy little book for the pocket covered in leather from an olde handbag and red and white striped fabric that I found at an abandoned house running along the inside edges.

So freakin cozy.

Size:
2 1/2 inches high
1 3/4 inches wide
3/4 inch spine
54 sheets (108 pages)

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - Leather
paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage
neutral pH adhesive

Meta Stelly leather journal with a hole leading to a a bit of a diary entry

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:08:52 -0400

$110.00
A few weekend ago it is but a new book has been made!

This weekend in an attempt to get away from The Rain (Oh how I used to love the rain!) that hammered down against the house AND within, I visited my Granma who lives upon a mountain. When there, we wander about to antique stores and civil war cemetaries. This time I found many treasures including a small piece of a deer hide that has been hanging around since the 1950's.

I conditioned the leather to make it a bit darker. This also brought out some of the marks that have come to exist upon the leather.

The hole was in the leather, from the stretching. It is darker on the inside and frames the antique paper nicely. I cut a small scrap out of a diary signed by what seemed to read Meta Stelly (it is in German) 1916

I sealed the paper with matte varnish so it will not go away.

The inside edge is finished with a scrumptious little detail... vintage red and white striped fabric that I discovered in an abandoned house!

Size:
6 inches high
4 1/2 inches wide
1 inch spine
100 sheets (200 pages)

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - Leather
paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage
neutral pH adhesive

The Ever-Moving Island, Pigment Inkjet Print, 2008

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:08:52 -0400

$25.00
This photograph was taken in North Carolina on an island by a house that was built and buried soon after by the ever-moving sands and heavy winds. I stopped to pee on a road trip, went around a sand dune and there it was! My husband took the photograph as I took its photograph. I was pregnant with Søren.

This image was created in many parts, from digital to tangible then back again and again.

Pigment Inkjet Print for this listing 8x10 limited edition of 100. Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet. Printing by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Larger sizes have smaller editions. Largest sizes for shows are framed in antique frames. (unless unwanted)

For the Unscrupulous Young Person Mini Journal 1700s

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:08:52 -0400

$40.00
Another mini with a hardcover and bird. This bird was born in Germany in the 1800s. I cut him out of a bible. He sits upon a scrap of mahogany, inlaid into the bookboard covered in French text, 1749.

1 3/4 inches tall
1 1/4 inches wide
nearly 3/4 of an inch thick
54 sheets (108 pages)

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. the pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

Shoot - Journal made from beautiful antique holster, sam browne and belt loop still upon it

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:52:06 -0400

$65.00
I covered this with a pretty thick piece of an olde holster! I will include a tie with this so that it could be worn on the belt without it fanning out. I patched a corner that otherwise would have been bare with the same leather.

This is amazing.

Size:
3 inches high
2 1/2 inches wide
3/4 inch spine
78 sheets (156 pages)

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - Leather
paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage
neutral pH adhesive

Ballad of Paladin journal made of leather from turn-of-the-century cowboy chaps

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:02:46 -0400

$230.00
Boy o boy it's a goodie. Got me to listening to olde cowboy songs for a title. Søren. my little nugget, is dancing to The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

I made this out of the most worn and malleable part of the olde cowboy spats that I found in NY. This, about the company that made them!

Blake Miller
1900s-1920s
Saddlery-Saddle Maker

Primarily a saddle maker in Cheyenne from 1900s through mid 20s, Miller was known for his ornate and beautifully tooled saddles which often carried pictorials on the fenders. He carried a complete leather line in addition to featuring silver inlaid bits and spurs made by other makers including GS Garcia, Morales, Crockett and Phillips & Gutierrez.

This book is a whopper! The details can be viewed in the photographs. The olde hardware is where it originally was on the chaps - I situated them to be decorative and not functional.

I lined the edges in my favourite red and white striped fabric (cut on a diagonal) that I found at an abandoned house.

Size:
9 inches high
6 inches wide
1 1/4 inch spine
120 sheets (240 pages)

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - antique leather
paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. the pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

Coral Tree handbound leather journal with Victorian Coral cut-out hand-coloured

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:02:30 -0400

$95.00
A lovely Coral Tree hand coloured by my very hand surronded by a marked olde piece of leather. The Coral Tree was cut from a Victorian Book, dated 1885.

As with all of my images, double click for a closer look!

This is a perfect sized book for carrying daily.

6 inches high
4 1/2 inches wide
1 inch spine
100 sheets (200 pages)

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - Scrap leather from furniture shoppe.
paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. The pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

Each book now comes with a card that has details including no. of the book and title and materials!

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

Autumnal Library 11 antique and scrap leather books for the neck black walnut, yellow ochre, burnt sienna, crimson, sap green and soot

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:37:08 -0400

$325.00
Another listing for a piece that is not in my possession. I made this Autumnal Library for a fashion show coming up in Philadelphia, but I can make a similar one again!

I used antique and scrap leathers in autumnal tones of black walnut, yellow ochre, burnt sienna, crimson, sap green and soot. Those names make me want to flop about in leaf piles! (my husband the painter helped me with the glorifying colour list)

Please specify 16 or 18 inch chain (same cost) and I shall get to work!

We are planning a road trip and european wandering soon so scoop it up!

shirt by warsaw.etsy.com and hair by not brushed in days. yikes!

I can make this with silver chain and loops for an additional $45 dollars.

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - antique leather

paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. the pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com

Each book now comes with a card that has details including no. of the book and title and materials!

Sand Castles, 2009

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:18:12 -0400

$25.00
Sand Castles, 2009

This photograph was taken in the city of Philadelphia, so close to where I live.

I was looking for a place to build a new home... this belongs with the rest of the photographs from this year, ideas for whilst my husband was away at war...

From the press release for my show at Stockbridge Fine Art Print. So well put I am cutting and pasting his doings...!!!

Stockbridge Fine Art Print is pleased to announce an exhibition of new photographs by Margaux Kent. From her recent travels to Iceland where she was married to her husband Walter, directly before his departure for Iraq, Kent has indulged in the morbid fantasy that his return may never come. Turning her camera on the hillside glaciers where her wedding took place, Kent explores her quixotic emotions within a harsh and sublime landscape. Illusory and romantic, Kent's photographs reveal the timeless longing of a soldier's wife.

Archival Pigment Inkjet Print
This listing 8x10 limited edition of 100.
Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet.
Printing by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Also available:
16x20 in an edition of 25 $150 each

Come Wander With Me no. 1, 2009

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:50:05 -0400

$25.00
Come Wander With Me, 2009

This photograph was taken in a strange place by a lake. Another world.

Dwindling...

He said come wander with me love
Come wander with me
Away from this sad world
Come wander with me

He came from the sunset
He came from the sea
He came from my sorrow
And can love only me

Oh where is the wanderer
Who wandered this way
He's passed on his wandering
And will never go away

Come wander with me love
Come wander with me
Away from this sad world
Come wander with me

He sang of a sweet love
Of dreams that would be
But I was sworn to another
And could never be free

TWILIGHT ZONE Episode no. 154 22 May 1964

Archival Pigment Inkjet Print
This listing 8x10 limited edition of 100.
Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet.
Printing by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Also available:
16x20 in an edition of 25 $150 each

Short Stories, 1922 antique leather blank journal with red DeMaupassant cover

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:14:18 -0400

$55.00
I was in desperate want of a new book style when I stumbled upon this little leather covered De Maupassant short stories book at the fleas! I covered my classic pocket sized journal with the cover and put the title The Wreck on the the front page. It is simple and so yummy!

Size:
3 inches high
2 1/2 inches wide
3/4 inch spine
78 sheets (156 pages)

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
leather - Leather
paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage
neutral pH adhesive

Self Portrait As A Drowned Girl, Polaroid Pigment Inkjet Print 2007

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:09:32 -0400

$25.00
Self Portrait As A Drowned Girl, 2007

This photograph is an homage to Hippolyte Bayard who, on the back of HIS Drowned Self Portrait wrote:

The corpse which you see here is that of M. Bayard, inventor of the
process that has just been shown to you. As far as I know this indefatigable
experimenter has been occupied for about three years with his discovery.
The Government which has been only too generous to Monsieur Daguerre, has said
it can do nothing for Monsieur Bayard, and the poor wretch has drowned himself.
Oh the vagaries of human life....! ... He has been at the morgue for several
days, and no-one has recognized or claimed him. Ladies and gentlemen, you'd
better pass along for fear of offending your sense of smell, for as you can
observe, the face and hands of the gentleman are beginning to decay.

**********************************************************

This image was created in many parts, from digital to tangible then back again and again.

Pigment Inkjet Print for this listing 8x10 limited edition of 100. (You will receive no. 3) Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet. Printing by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Larger sizes have smaller editions. Largest sizes for shows are framed in antique frames. (unless unwanted)

The Woodsman, Polaroid Pigment Inkjet Print, 2006

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:09:32 -0400

$25.00
The Woodsman, 2006

This image was taken in a park with the pine needles down and an olde taxidermied coyote around my neck. (borrowed by former taxidermist, Joey Silvestera) The mask is a vintage thing from the early 1900's.

This image was created in many parts, from digital to tangible then back again and again.

Pigment Inkjet Print for this listing 8x10 limited edition of 100. Ready to frame. Signed and numbered by artist versl.
Printed on Hahnemulhle german etching, archival pigment inkjet. Printing by www.stockbridgefineartprint.com

Larger sizes have smaller editions. Largest sizes for shows are framed in antique frames. (unless unwanted)10.

The Woodsman, Pigment Inkjet Print, Sizes Variable between 11x14in. and 30x40in., Prices Vary $200-2000. 2007.

SALE Lamb Pouch from abandoned house treasures - dresses and more

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:08:13 -0400

$35.00
Lamb Pouch for all of your small treasures made of fabric from dresses, pillowcases, brassiers and whateverelses found in one particular abandoned house - all of the bits belonged to Flossy Rementer!

Widest dimensions 4.5 x 4.5. Pouch tapers at top to 3 in.

A vintage and peculiar little boy in flames pouch

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:08:13 -0400

$35.00
This is another little soft thing that I made years ago and rediscovered. I made it out of a slip and other underthing bits. I added flames and put a transfer of a strangely dressed boy on the front. This was always one of my favourites. I saved it to use it but never did!

5 1/2 inches width at bottom and 4 inches tall

SALE Little Girl Lost in and Attic handbound journal underthings

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:08:12 -0400

$100.00
This is another older treasure made of an olde photograph and underthings that i found in an olde attic of an abandoned house. There are 2 bra straps and buttons to close the book... everything is pretty well worn and lovely

6 inches high
4 1/2 inches wide
1 inch spine
150 sheets (300 pages) (guessing)

Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards)
paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched.
thread and binding tape - linen
headband - found in London, vintage

My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find lineless strathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. The pages are each hand sewn with archival linen binder's thread. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The books can be carried daily and beat up. They are quite strong creatures.

Each book now comes with a card that has details including no. of the book and title and materials!

I am always interested in trading olde leather toward books! Please contact me if you have some!

for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com