A Special Edition piece which is totally unique! A bright white velvety leather cover, printed directly from leaves and fruits found in my locality.
First I took a piece of alum tawed leather. This is a traditionally made leather that was prolifically used in bookbinding from the 11th through to the 15th centuries due to its unique properties of flexibility, durability and bright white colour. The skin is prepared and then treated with alum salts which tawes the leather rather than tanning it (mineral rather than tannin is involved). The surface is tactile - soft and velvet-like and very strokeable.
I then went into the community woodland nearby and gathered - leaves from hawthorn, oak, flowering currant, plantain; crabapples; maple keys; rosebay willowherb seedheads.
I painted my selection with a range of bright and coppery leather stains and printed them onto the leather, and then speckled the background. The shapes are outlined with a micron pen to give them a graphic feel and make them stand out.
The cover has been treated with an eco-friendly olive oil based sealant to protect it and to keep the white bright. It has antique brass eyelets and burgundy elastics to complement and a mulberry coloured leather closure tag. It also comes with our striking Scribology leather bookmark on a narrow ribbon.
It has two lined inserts.
I made only two of these - one A6 and one A5 slim.
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A Special Edition piece which is totally unique! A bright white velvety leather cover, printed directly from leaves and fruits found in my locality.
First I took a piece of alum tawed leather. This is a traditionally made leather that was prolifically used in bookbinding from the 11th through to the 15th centuries due to its unique properties of flexibility, durability and bright white colour. The skin is prepared and then treated with alum salts which tawes the leather rather than tanning it (mineral rather than tannin is involved). The surface is tactile - soft and velvet-like and very strokeable.
I then went into the community woodland nearby and gathered - leaves from hawthorn, oak, flowering currant, plantain; crabapples; maple keys; rosebay willowherb seedheads.
I painted my selection with a range of bright and coppery leather stains and printed them onto the leather, and then speckled the background. The shapes are outlined with a micron pen to give them a graphic feel and make them stand out.
The cover has been treated with an eco-friendly olive oil based sealant to protect it and to keep the white bright. It has antique brass eyelets and burgundy elastics to complement and a mulberry coloured leather closure tag. It also comes with our striking Scribology leather bookmark on a narrow ribbon.
It has two lined inserts.
I made only two of these - one A6 and one A5 slim.
{stock #279}
