More signatures are ready for the junk journals I’m working on. Thirty new signatures are waiting to be added. The journals are various sizes and will have up to five signatures depending on the width of the spine. Each signature will be trimmed to fit the journal covers. The covers are made of box board – trimmed boxes from frozen pizzas, crackers, tissues, and other boxed products, covered in scrapbook paper or fabric or both. The spines are reinforced with muslin that extends into the hinges.
The signatures are made up of various papers dyed with coffee or gel frosting colors, or magazine pages, maps, drawing paper, lined papers of various colors, and other types of paper. They will be embellished with borders and pockets, stamps, and stencils and collaged pieces.
This stack of paper represents 30 journal signatures.
I’m back. Busier than ever. Since last we met, I’ve joined a makerspace here in Madison, called the Bodgery. I’m the Craft Area Captain. What that means is I’m in charge of a large room filled with almost everything a crafter needs – sewing machines, knitting machines, a heat press, bookbinding supplies, yarn, fabric and even more stuff. I teach members how to use the equipment in the Craft Area, as well as bookbinding, knitting , sewing and papercrafts. I’ll be posting the projects I’m working on as well as a few pictures of classes with the participants’ permission.
Right now, I’m working on some junk journals. Here are two made from return envelopes covered in tissue paper. The inside pages are various papers including magazine pages and scrap papers.
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