Posted in Commissions, tagged anne of green gables, bespoke, commissions, coptic binding, custom orders, pride and prejudice on February 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I had a couple of custom orders this week which I enjoyed very much as they were in one of my favourite styles. One was simply a larger version of my classic Pride & Prejudice novel notebook, and the other was a similarly style one themed on Anne of Green Gables.
I’ve never actually read Anne of Green Gables, but I love the quote the customer chose to go on the back cover!
Posted in Commissions, tagged commissions, guestbook, handfasting, wedding on August 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Posted in Commissions, tagged commissions, hand illustrated, leather, recipe book on June 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A very special recipe book, commissioned as a wedding gift. The recipes were supplied by the colleagues of the bride, and are all tried-and-tested family favourites. I was given complete freedom in the design, and as the bride is a lover of fairy tales I decided to produce it in the style of an old-fashioned story book. Each recipe begins with an illustrated capital letter, and the text is handwritten throughout in an evocative style of script. The book features three original illustrations of ingredients.
Posted in Commissions, tagged commissions, Jim Jarmusch, sketchbook on April 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Commissioned as a birthday present for a film buff. Features the recipient’s favourite film still from a Jim Jarmusch film.
Posted in Commissions, tagged commissions, notebook, wedding on April 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A customer commissioned this small book as a belated wedding present. The birds were originally featured on the wedding invites.
Posted in Commissions, tagged commissions, desiderata, notebook on April 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A notebook commissioned by a daughter for her father’s birthday. The book features his favourite quote from the end of The Desiderata. The accompanying card features a quote from the beginning of the poem.
Posted in Commissions, tagged commissions, hollywood, notebooks on April 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Posted in Commissions, tagged commissions, fashion, portfolio on February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My studio is shared by a number of other people, including a freelance fashion designer. She was preparing a proposal for a company and asked me to bind her work before she presented it to them. The colours for the cover (acid and fire) were taken from the palette she’d used.
Posted in Commissions, tagged commissions, harry potter, hogwarts on November 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A very special Hogwarts letter, commissioned by a man who’s taking his partner to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando next spring. The client provided the text he wanted for the letter, but asked me to create a bespoke equipment list appropriate to their holiday (but still tying in with the Harry Potter theme). The back of the envelope was marked with the Hogwarts crest, and the envelope flap cut to shape by hand.
Posted in Commissions, tagged commissions, notebook on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
