tedorigawabookmakers

Well, I’ve done it. Finally. What have I done? I’ll tell you if you promise not to tell anyone (sounds like a Beatles tune). I finished my long-postponed Adelaide Crapsey book of poems. I selected 15 of her cinquains and slapped them together.

Let me explain the actual book. I used what I have been told are French Doors as a cover: the cover opens like a pair of doors. I used Chinese stab binding to attach the poems on the cover. It’s sort of a Chinese-French concoction. The book includes 15 poems and a short biography of Crapsey/explanation of what a cinquain is for a total of 19 pages. One photo of the author is included.

Cool book but it took too long to make and was too long in the making. Working on an edition of five. 15 Crapsey Cinquains. Only available at Tedorigawa Bookmakers. Swift.

Listen Now:

 Standard Podcasts [00:00:52m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download | Embeddable Player | Hits (24)

Read Full Post »

Here is an odd duck, so to speak. (You have to turn your computer sideways to see it properly.)

It is a Chinese stab binding, B5 size, 11-page book with Japanese and English words for animals and insects (Fox, cat, dog, cow, snail, cicada, etc). The Animal is 動 and the insect is 虫. It is part of my September Sweeps Fortnight wherein I attempt to make 14 books in 14 days.

This one was surprisingly frustrating - I miss-sewed the binding three times and had to remove it twice but saved it on the third attempt. A 20-minute sewing job turned into an hour of frustration.

But all’s well that ends. Eventually. I assume. Here is an interior shot of the same book with two words in the language of Japan and the language of the faded British empire. Fox and Cat. Kitsune and Neko. 狐 and 猫.

As you can see, the Fox should have been a bit lower (or the Cat a bit higher). This is also on my list of:

“Things I have learned from making this book”

In other words, things I should’ve done differently. Along with thicker paper.

Sound effects from FreeSound.org Thanks for reading and listening.

Listen Now:

 Standard Podcasts [00:01:15m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download | Embeddable Player | Hits (64)

Read Full Post »