Handmade Books
Oct 2023 Gratitude Coptic Journal
Handmade Book
6.25" x 6.25" x 1"
October 2023
Colophon:
Gratitude Coptic Journal
Book-boards: 6.25” x 6.25”cardboard box and cereal box glued together
Covers: WWF wrapping paper
Covers: sealed with matte medium
End papers: WWF wrapping paper
Envelopes: 12” x 18” WWF wrapping paper
Inside envelopes: construction paper
Edges of envelopes: WWF wrapping paper
Signature papers:
6” x 12” folded = 6” pages
Paper: sulphite white 80 lb drawing paper
Four Ply Waxed Linen Thread
Ribbon closure: recycled, pink ribbon from a gift bag
Four signatures: Five sheets folded per signature = 10 pages in each signature
Binding: Coptic and Kettle stitch
Addition: one
Book maker: Lisa Aksen
Date/Location: 10/8/2023, New York